Susan Kent
Biography
Susan Kent (born December 12, 1974) is a Canadian writer and actress. She is best known for being a writer and cast member on CBC Television's This Hour Has 22 Minutes from 2012 to 2020, and for acting on television shows such as Trailer Park Boys (2017-2018), Pretty Hard Cases (2021-2023) and The Trades (2023-2026). Her film credits include Grown Up Movie Star (2009), Relative Happiness (2014), Spinster (2019) and Hands That Bind (2021).
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 crime comedy film Who's Yer Father? (2023).
In 2026, Kent wrote the screenplay for Jenna MacMillan's directorial debut The Snake, which she also starred in. The film had its world premiere at the 2026 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival, where Kent won the Narrative Feature Performance prize.
Filmography
The Snake
2026
as Jamie
Bloody Mess
2024
Who's Yer Father?
2023
as Rhonda Perry
Hands That Bind
2023
as Susan Hollis
Wharf Rats
2020
Spinster
2019
as Amanda
Hopeless Romantic
2018
A Christmas Fury
2017
as Darlene Fury
Relative Happiness
2014
as Susie
How To Be Deadly
2014
as Debbie Stokes
Abandoned
2014
as Sister (Blue)
- No poster
Me2
2013
as Margaret Moores/Maggie Moores
Stray
2013
as Sherri
Oliver Bump's Birthday
2011
as Background
Grown Up Movie Star
2010
as Jennifer
Cardboard Junction
2010
as Mom
Diverted
2009
as Dori
- No poster
Bathroom
2008
as Cheryl
The One That Got Away
2008
as Tiffany
- No poster
Diamonds in a Bucket
2007
as Trina
Young Triffie's Been Made Away With
2007
as Mrs. Head
Making Love in St. Pierre
2004
as Marjie
Violet
2000
as Romona