Brent grew up on a small farm in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont.
He studied fine arts (and Juggling) at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. He has taken numerous workshops at Celebration Barn Theater with Avner Eisenberg, Julie Goell, Fritz Grobe,and Keith Johnstone. Brent has been on the prestigious Faneuil Hall Street Performers roster since 2009. His work has taken him all over the world, but he still calls Vermont home.