Brynley Stent

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Brynley Stent
Born
Brynley Alexandra Stent

1989 (age 31–32)
Christchurch, New Zealand
EducationToi Whakaari
Comedy career
Medium
  • Television
  • Theatre
  • Comedy
Years active2014–present

Brynley Alexandra Stent (born 1989) is a New Zealand actor, comedian and scriptwriter.[1] She appeared on the first season of the New Zealand adaptation of Taskmaster[2] and played the character Kelly-Anne Johnson on long running New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street.[2] She won the 2021 Billy T Award for best breakthrough comedian for her show Soft Carnage.[3][4]

Stent studied drama at Toi Whakaari in Wellington, New Zealand, graduating in 2013 with a Bachelor of Performing Arts in Acting.[5] She appeared as the recurring Gloriavale character Providence Gratitude in Three's Jono and Ben,[6] alongside Rose Matafeo and Laura Daniel in Three's Funny Girls,[7] in 2020 sitcom Golden Boy, and acts regularly on stage for Auckland Theatre Company.[8]

Stent won the Billy T Award in 2021 for her solo sketch comedy show Soft Carnage.[4]

In August 2021, it was announced that she would feature in the 2021 Season of Celebrity Treasure Island 2021 with her flatmate/contestant Chris Parker.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Brynley Stent | Auckland Actors". www.aucklandactors.co.nz.
  2. ^ a b "Former Taskmaster NZ contestant Brynley Stent returns to Shorty". Stuff. July 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "Billy T Award". NZ International Comedy Festival.
  4. ^ a b "Eli Matthewson and Brynley Stent take home Fred, Billy T awards at NZICF's Last Laughs". NZ Herald.
  5. ^ "Graduate". www.toiwhakaari.ac.nz. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  6. ^ "Meet the women who'll be stealing scenes on Jono and Ben this year". 31 May 2018.
  7. ^ Screen, NZ On. "Funny Girls | Series | Television | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com.
  8. ^ Zealand (www.bka.co.nz), Site designed and developed by bka interactive ltd, Auckland, New. "Brynley Stent | Auckland Theatre Company". www.atc.co.nz.
  9. ^ "Meet the contestants of Celebrity Treasure Island 2021". TheSpinoff. 2021-08-01. Retrieved 2021-08-03.

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