It’s Pom Klementieff’s 40th birthday! The French actress was born on May 3, 1986, in Quebec City, Canada.
Klementieff began acting in the mid-late 2000s, with her first on-screen roles coming in the 2006 French short film “Des Mots” and the 2007 French drama movie “After Him.” She is now best known for playing the Guardians of the Galaxy member “Mantis” in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and for her role as Paris in the final two “Mission: Impossible” movies
On the day Klementieff celebrates becoming a quadragenarian, let’s take a photographic journey through her life. We’ll start with her childhood, and go all the way up to how she looks today.
Pom Klementieff as a Child
Above is a social media post with a picture of Klementieff as a child (foreground) alongside her late older brother Namou.
Early Roles
Above is a social media post with a picture of Klementieff in the 2009 French movie “Loup,” aka “Wolf.”
Klementieff’s earliest on-screen roles came in the mid-late 2000s.
Her first movie roles came in three French films. They were 2007’s drama “After Him,” 2008’s heist movie “The Easy Way,” and 2009’s drama “Loup,” aka “Wolf.”
Klementieff’s only role on television during this time came in 2009. She appeared in eight episodes of the French crime miniseries “Pigalle, la nuit.”
The Early 2010s
GettyThe early 2010s saw Klementieff make significant strides in the acting world. While she had no television appearances, she appeared in many movies.
In 2011, she starred in several French films. They were the action comedy “Borderline,” the action thriller “Sleepless Night,” the romantic comedy-drama “Delicacy,” the rom-com “Love Lasts Three Years,” and the drama “Silhouettes.” In 2012, her French movie credits were the comedy-drama “Radiostars” and the comedy “Porn in the Hood.” Another French film followed in 2013, the comedy “Paris or Perish.”
Most pertinently, her first Hollywood movie also came in 2013, in the form of the American remake of the 2003 South Korean neo-noir action thriller “Oldboy.”
The Mid-Late 2010s
GettyMore movies and television credits were added to Klementieff’s repertoire in the mid-late 2010s.
In 2015, she appeared in the romantic thriller movie “Hacker’s Game.” In 2017, her credits included the romantic drama “Newness,” the black comedy drama “Ingrid Goes West,” and her first appearance as the MCU’s Mantis in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.” 2018 saw Klementieff reprise her role as Mantis in “Avengers: Infinity War.” She did so again in 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame,” before filming scenes that were ultimately deleted for crime thriller “Uncut Gems,” and voicing Layla and Kayla in the animated supernatural comedy “The Addams Family.”
On television, she appeared in a 2019 episode of “Black Mirror” entitled “Striking Vipers.”
The Early 2020s
GettyThe early 2020s saw Klementieff’s stock continue to rise, with many significant roles on both the big and small screens.
Movie-wise, in 2021, she voiced a character in the mockumentary short “Save Ralph,” appeared in the superhero comedy “Thunder Force,” and made a cameo appearance in DC superhero movie “The Suicide Squad.” In 2022, she reprised her role as Mantis in “Thor: Love and Thunder.” She did so again in 2023’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” before playing Paris for the first time in “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.” In 2024, her only movie appearance came in the action thriller “The Killer’s Game.”
On television, Klementieff appeared in three 2020 episodes of the dystopian sci-fi Western drama series “Westworld.” She played Mantis again in 2022’s “The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special.” In 2023, she appeared in the “The Making of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” episode of the anthology docuseries “Marvel Studios: Assembled.”
Pom Klementieff Today
Above is a 2026 social media post by Pom Klementieff with an album that features two recent pictures of her.
Today, Klementieff is looking as radiant as ever.
Her most recent movie credits include reprising her role as Paris in 2025’s “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning,” voicing a robot in DC’s 2025 “Superman” movie, and appearing in the 2026 French thriller “Mi Amor.”
Klementieff’s upcoming roles include the 2027 action thriller “The Beekeeper 2” and 2027’s animated musical adventure comedy “High in the Clouds.” She will also appear in the action comedy “Mister,” which is yet to get a release date.
We’d like to wish the beautiful Pom Klementieff the happiest 40th birthday imaginable. We hope she has the most amazing day celebrating.
Pom Klementieff’s filmography info was courtesy of IMDb.
