Pom Klementieff

Cast · Writer

Born

May 3, 1986 · Quebec City, Canada

“I don’t want to be stuck in a box. I want to do comedy, I want to do drama, I want to do everything.” With her magnetic presence and fierce versatility, Pom Klementieff has become a striking force in contemporary cinema. Born in Quebec City to a French-Korean-Russian heritage, she trained at the prestigious Cours Florent drama school in Paris, where she won a scholarship for her exceptional talent. Initially breaking into French cinema with films like "Loup" (2009), she gained international acclaim as the empathetic alien Mantis in Marvel’s "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" (2017), a role she reprised in several MCU entries including "Avengers: Infinity War" (2018) and "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" (2023). Klementieff’s acting style blends physical discipline, emotional rawness, and offbeat humor, making her characters both surreal and deeply human. She’s worked with directors like Park Chan-wook in "Oldboy" (2013) and Christopher McQuarrie in "Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning" (2023), solidifying her as an action icon and a symbol of global hybridity in Hollywood.