Trent was born in Sydney and grew up in various places throughout the state of New South Wales. He moved often throughout his life with his formative years spent in the country town of Coonabarabran, before relocating to Kempsey on the Mid North Coast towards the end of his primary schooling.He attended secondary college at St Edwards college East Gosford on the NSW Central Coast where he excelled in Drama, English and Sport.From an early age Trent followed his inclination to be involved in all things performance, honing his skills in Junior Shakespeare productions. Not recognizing this as a potential career path, it wasn't until he left school that he began to pursue acting as a career. He soon landed a guest role on hospital drama All Saints and a recurring role on the popular Australian soap opera Home and Away quickly followed.Since then he has been seen in various productions including Rescue special ops, Bikie wars: Brothers in arms, Carlotta, Australia: The story of us and Winter.