Klement Tinaj was born in 1990, in Selcë of Kelmend in Albania, also known as Great Highlands (alb. Malësi e Madhe). The breathtaking area lies north of the Albanian Alps. Tinaj spent his youth eternally on the move, and by the time he was 15, had attended 5 different schools in the US and Albania. He finally settled in 2005 in Yonkers, New York. While in high school, he developed an interest in acting and abandoned his plans of becoming a farmer.

 

Tinaj received his B.F.A in Theatre Arts in December of 2012, and his MFA in Acting for Film in January of 2015.

 

Tinaj has gone from relatively humble beginnings, as a supporting cast member of the film The Attacker (2010), and low budget horror film, such as Last Chance (2015), to a major movies such as Fast & Furious 7 (2015) The Second Coming of Christ (2015) and 4Got10 (2015.