The comic will be playing sci-fi writer Dr Ronald Chevalier in the film Gentlemen Broncos, due out next year.
In the movie, from Napoleon Dynamite Jared Hess, Chevalier steals a story idea from a teenage author, played by Michael Angarano.
A clip showing Clement in character has been posted on YouTube, ditching his natural New Zealand accent for a British brogue similar to James Mason’s.
Here it is:
