Conchords star welcomes son

'Flight of the Conchords' star Jemaine Clement and his wife are celebrating the birth of their first child. Photo / Mark Mitchell

Flight of the Conchords comedian Jemaine Clement has become a father.

Clement's wife, Wellington actress and playwright Miranda Manasiadis, gave birth to a son, Sophocles Iraia Manasiadis Clement, last month in New York.

Clement was filming the second season of the hit Conchords series in New York at the time.

Sophocles is believed to have been named after one of Manasiadis's Greek grandfathers. While Iraria is the name of one of Clement's grandparents.

The couple married in Los Angeles earlier this year.

- NZPA