Kevin Tent

Editor, Producer, Director, Actor

Kevin Tent is an American film editor and director. Tent has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors (ACE) and serves as President of the board. He is best known for his longstanding collaboration with Alexander Payne, having edited every feature film Payne has directed as of 2023. For his work on Payne's films, Tent has been nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Editing for his works in The Descendants and The Holdovers. Tent also won an ACE Eddie award for first film and received three other ACE Eddie Award nominations for Election, Sideways and About Schmidt. In addition to his career in editing, Tent also co-directed two films, Ultra Warrior (1990) and Blackbelt II (1993), and directed the 2017 film Crash Pad.

FreeMovies & Shows on Plex

  • The Golden Compass
    The Golden Compass
  • I Don't Know How She Does It
    I Don't Know How She Does It
  • Frankenhooker
    Frankenhooker
  • Powder Blue
    Powder Blue
  • Parched
    Parched

Known For

  • The Holdovers
    The Holdovers
  • The Descendants
    The Descendants
  • Crash Pad
    Crash Pad
  • Ultra Warrior
    Ultra Warrior
  • Blackbelt II
    Blackbelt II

Filmography

2017
Crash Pad · as Executive Producer
2016
Elvis & Nixon · as Executive Producer

2016
TruInside · as Self - Editor
2005
2004
2001

1990
1990
Hollywood Boulevard II · as Film Editor

2019
Honey Boy · as Editorial Consultant
2015
Parched · as Co-Executive ProducerOn Plex
2002
Friday After Next · as Additional Editor