Kent entered the film business in Canada in 1970. At the same time, he established a number of UK companies, including an independent theatrical distribution group as well as a number of independent production vehicles. He produced a significant number of successful dramas with both the BBC and ITV in the UK.

Kent has always had an interest in historical dramas and as an independent producer he has worked extensively throughout the world. His considerable feature film and television credits range from classics such as Hotel New Hampshire starring Rob Lowe, Jodie Foster and Nastassja Kinski, to A Handful Of Dust with Kristin Scott-Thomas, Alec Guinness and Anjelica Huston, as well as Where Angels Fear To Tread with Helen Mirren, Judy Davis and Helena Bonham-Carter.

More recently he has extended his historical interests to include Arabia, with such films as Young Alexander and in China, Young Flying Tigers.

However it is in India that Kent seeks to make his most important contribution to film-making to date. He is embarking on a most ambitious and prestigious film on the missing years of Jesus Christ – believed to have been spent in India.

This interfaith film, inspired by Satish Kumar Modi's book "In Love with Death", sets out to explore the mystery of Jesus Christ’s journey to enlightenment and the influence Eastern religions, in particular Buddhism had on his thinking and teachings.