Susan Kent (actress)

Susan Kent
Susan Kent
Born	December 12, 1974 (age 49); St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Education	Memorial University of Newfoundland
Occupation(s)	Actress, comedy writer
Years active	2000–present

Susan Kent (born December 12, 1974)^[1] is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her work as a cast member of CBC Television's This Hour Has 22 Minutes since joining in 2012.^[2] Kent had previously been a writer for, and an occasional performer on the program.^[1] She is also known for her portrayal of Susan (the foul-mouthed hockey mom) in Trailer Park Boys since Season 11 (2017).

Early life and education[edit]

Kent was born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, though she was primarily raised in Corner Brook.^[1] She studied theatre arts at the Grenfell Campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland. She was classmates with the filmmakers Sherry White and Adriana Maggs, and comedian Jonny Harris.^[1]

Career[edit]

Kent also previously appeared in the television series Pretty Hard Cases, Hatching, Matching and Dispatching, Three Chords from the Truth and The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town. Kent's film credits include Young Triffie, Diverted, A Christmas Fury, Hopeless Romantic, Relative Happiness, How to Be Deadly, Making Love in St. Pierre, Grown Up Movie Star, Spinster and Who's Yer Father?.

Kent is a member of the sketch comedy group Dance Party of Newfoundland.^[2] She has also acted on stage in St. John's, with Rising Tide Theatre in Trinity, and with Resource Centre for the Arts Theatre, including performances in Sara Tilley's The (In)complete Herstory of Women in Newfoundland (and Labrador!) and her own one-woman show, Nan Loves Jerry.

In 2024 she received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Lead Performance in a Comedy Film at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards, for her role in the film Who's Yer Father?.^[3]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]


Year	Title	Role
2000	Violet	Romona
2004	Making Love in St. Pierre	Marjie
2006	Young Triffie	Mrs. Head
2009	Grown Up Movie Star	Jennifer
2014	Relative Happiness	Susie
2014	How to Be Deadly	Debbie Stokes
2019	Spinster	Amanda
2021	Hands That Bind	Susan Hollis
2023	Who's Yer Father?	Rhonda Perry

Television[edit]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005–2006	Hatching, Matching and Dispatching	Darkene Furey	6 episodes
2006	Heyday!	Fiona Sullivan	Television film
2007	ReGenesis	Young Mother	Episode: "Back to the Future"
2008	Gossip	Tiffany	Television film
2009	Three Chords from the Truth	Donna Daniels	3 episodes
2009	Diverted	Dori	Television film
2010	The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town	Female Cop	2 episodes
2011	Republic of Doyle	Carlie	Episode: "Something Old, Someone New"
2016	Mr. D	Candace Wilkes	Episode: "Hell-icopter Mom"
2017	A Christmas Fury	Darlene	Television film
2017–2018	Trailer Park Boys	Susan / Woman	6 episodes
2018–2019	Little Dog	Scary Shane Babstock	3 episodes
2019	Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series	Susan / Trixie	3 episodes
2021	Diggstown	Elidh McCaskill	Episode: "Nina Francis"
2021–2023	Pretty Hard Cases	Layna Sullivan	9 episodes
2023	Hudson & Rex	Fiona Anders	Episode: "Lost and Found"
2024–present	The Trades	Steph

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Meet 22 Minutes’ Susan Kent: Misfits, weirdos and (of course) Celine Dion". The Globe and Mail, December 2, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Susan Kent". CBC. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
^ "BlackBerry Leads CSA Nominations". Northern Stars, March 6, 2024.

External links[edit]

Susan Kent at IMDb

[mix-1] "Meet 22 Minutes’ Susan Kent: Misfits, weirdos and (of course) Celine Dion". The Globe and Mail, December 2, 2013.

[:0-2] "Susan Kent". CBC. Retrieved February 18, 2020.

[3] "BlackBerry Leads CSA Nominations". Northern Stars, March 6, 2024.

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