Joni Ayton-Kent is a British actress.
Early life and education Ayton-Kent studied acting and music at Rose Bruford College, graduating in 2018.
Career Ayton-Kent made her London debut in 2019 in the ensemble of Sweet Charity at the Donmar Warehouse. She played the non-binary role of Bradley in the British TV series Don’t Forget The Driver (2019). The same year she played the nonbinary character Corporal Cheery Littlebottom in BBC America's Terry Pratchett adaptation, The Watch (as Jo Eaton-Kent).
In 2021 Ayton-Kent played Mrs. Mullin in Carousel at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. The same year she played the Ghost of Christmas Past in Dickens' A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story, first at the Nottingham Playhouse, then at London's Alexandra Palace.
In 2022 she appeared in Alice Birch’s play Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again at The Other Room, Cardiff, and as Sam in the play The Prince, by Abigail Thorn, at the Southwark Playhouse. This same year she played four characters in the panto Treasure Island. The following year, Ayton-Kent appeared as Seven in the concert production Super You at the Lyric Theatre in November 2023, and in the project The Cost of Living, a mix of protest, performance and music in Swansea, Wales, created and directed by Dave Evans and Memet Ali Alabora.
In 2024 she was the alternate Bernadette in Priscilla the Party at London's Outernet; the show was an immersive party adaption of the musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert. In February 2025 Ayton-Kent played Elena in the two-day staged concert of If/Then at the Savoy Theatre in London.
Stage YearTitleRoleTheatre2019Sweet CharityEnsembleDonmar Warehouse2021CarouselMrs MullinRegents Park Open Air Theatre2021-2022A Christmas Carol: A Ghost StoryGhost of Christmas PastNottingham Playhouse and Alexandra Palace Theatre2022Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again -The Other Room, Cardiff2022The PrinceSamSouthwark Playhouse2022Treasure IslandBillie Bones, Benji Gunn, Brian the Monkey, Ross PoldarkHall for Cornwall2023Super you in Concert SevenLyric Theatre2023The Cost of Living -National Theatre of Wales2024Priscilla the Party!alternate BernadetteHere at Outernet 2025If/Then (staged concert)ElenaSavoy Theatre2025HadestownFateRoyal Theatre Carré2026Bank of Dave: the MusicalMegan/MaryLeicester Curve
Filmography +YearTitleRoleNotes2019Don't Forget the DriverBradleyTV mini series, 6 episodes2020-2021The WatchCorporal CheeryTV series, 8 episodes2022MisnomerCaiShort2022A Christmas Carol: A Ghost StoryGhost of Christmas PastStage play, cinema release2023The PrinceSam2023T BlockersSash VO2024Dead HotMarissaTV series, 1 episode2024Divine InterventionXenaShort
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