Biography

The youngest of five children, Benjamin Clementine grew up in a middle-class family in Edmonton, London, with his strict Roman Catholic grandmother. After she died, he moved in with his parents. At 19, Clementine moved to Paris, France, becoming homeless but eventually became a cult figure in the music and art scene winning numerous awards. He then moved to California to pursue a career in acting. He made his film debut in 2021, as an imperial emissary in Denis Villeneuve's Dune.
- IMDb mini biography by: Preserve Artists

In February 2019 he was named a knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government, in recognition of his contribution to the arts.