Beginning as a child actress, Hunt appeared in the 2011 film
Intruders, the 2012 film
Les Misérables, and the 2014 independent film
Robot Overlords. She made her television debut at 18 in 2016 as Ellie Marsden alongside
Daisy Edgar-Jones as her twin Olivia in the
ITV series
Cold Feet. Hunt starred as Anna Shepherd in the 2018 film
Anna and the Apocalypse, which earned her a
Scottish BAFTA nomination as well as an ensemble award at the
Toronto After Dark Film Festival. She also appeared in the 2019 film
Summer Night and starred as Kat Malone in the 2020 film
Kat and the Band. In 2018, Hunt was cast as
Sue Gilbert in the 2019
Apple TV+ period drama
Dickinson. In April 2020, Hunt released her first single, "Magpie". In November 2021, Hunt released the single "Holding On," followed by the EP
Triptych a month later. In 2023, Hunt released two extended plays: Motel Blues and Fair Weather Lover. Hunt portrayed comedienne
Gilda Radner in the 2024 film
Saturday Night, a comedy drama based on
Saturday Night Lives first broadcast. In 2025, she released the singles "Subway Trash" and "Mother's Chair". ==Personal life==