Brynley Stent
New Zealand actor, scriptwriter and comedian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Brynley Stent | |
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| Born | Brynley Alexandra Stent 24 June 1989 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Education | Toi Whakaari |
| Awards | Billy T Award (2021) |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
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 was a contestant on Series 1 of Taskmaster, which was broadcast on TVNZ 2 between 21 October 2020, and 23 December 2020; a total of 10 episodes. Stent came third overall at the end of the series.[9]
In August 2021, it was announced that she would feature in Celebrity Treasure Island 2021 with her flatmate/contestant Chris Parker.[10]
Brynley appears regularly in videos for the youtube channel Viva La Dirt League. She has appeared in videos: Surprise Replacement Boss, When Players Focus on the Wrong NPC, Assuming Someone's Pregnant and Managers Getting Aroused by their Power.[11][12][13][14]
In 2023, Stent appeared on Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee.
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