Guy Kent is an American actor and producer."Exclusive Interview: Guy Kent And His Film Debut in Autumn Lights" Flanellemag.com, October 2016 He stars in and produces the American-Icelandic international drama Autumn Lights with the producers of the Icelandic Academy Award winning film Metalhead, David Gordon Green's Prince Avalanche, and Nordic Council Film Prize-winning Either Way."Autumn Lights on in Iceland" Deadline.com, June 4, 2014 The film was a NYFCS Pick and was released in theaters in North America on October 21, 2016."Freestyle Falls For ‘Autumn Lights’; First Trailer For U.S-Icelandic Mystery" Deadline.com, July 2016
Life and career He stars in the international drama Autumn Lights opposite Icelandic Academy Award winners Thora Bjorg Helga, Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson and Borgia's Marta Gastini."Autumn Lights on in Iceland" Deadline.com, June 4, 2014"Autumn Lights starts Iceland shoot" Screendaily.com, June 3, 2014 He produced the film with the film's director Angad Aulakh and award-winning Icelandic producers Davið Óskar Ólafsson and Árni Filippusson. Institutemag.com, October 4, 2016
Autumn Lights was honored as a Peter Travers New York Film Critics Series (NYFCS) pick before it opened in select theaters in North America on October 21, 2016. In Fall 2016, he shared in the nomination for Best Film at Norway's Cinema Scandinavia Awards. In addition, Autumn Lights was shortlisted by AMPAS for Best Original Score and Best Original Song for the Academy Awards in 2017."Oscars 2017: Listen to 70 Songs Eligible for This Year’s Academy Award" Indiewire.com, January 2017
He also appeared on ABC's FlashForward.
Kent was born in Los Angeles on November 2, 1989 and graduated from the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California."This Course: Guy Kent" Anthemmagazine.com, October 6, 2016
Filmography Film Year Film Role Notes 2013 Wooden Hills The Man Also ProducerShort film 2015 Hi-Tone Scottie Also ProducerShort film 2016 Autumn Lights David Also ProducerNominated - Grand Jury Prize Best Picture Riviera International Film Festival (Italy)Nominated - Best Actor Jury Prize Riviera International Film Festival (Italy)Nominated - Best Film, Cinema Scandinavia Awards (Norway)New York Film Critics Series Pick
Television Year Film Role Notes 2010 FlashForward Chad Episode: "Course Correction"
Awards 2022 Cult Critic Movie Awards Nominated - Jury Prize for Best Actor for Autumn Lights, Riviera International Film Festival (Italy) Nominated - Grand Jury Prize for Best Picture for Autumn Lights, Riviera International Film Festival (Italy) Nominated - Best Picture for Autumn Lights, Cinema Scandinavia Awards 2016 (Norway)
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