Name
Lyriq Bent
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1979-01-03 (47 years old)
Place of Birth
Kingston, Jamaica
Biography
Martin Lyriq Bent (born January 3, 1979) is a Jamaican-Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles as Daniel Rigg in the Saw franchise, the series Rookie Blue, The Book of Negroes, and Jamie Overstreet in the Netflix series She's Gotta Have It, based on the film of the same name.
Known For
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Four adopted brothers return to their Detroit hometown when their mother is murdered and v...
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A former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school syste...
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One year after his young son disappeared during a Halloween carnival, Mike Cole is haunted...
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Creatures, bound by the blood of the wolf, that can kill with curses and move at lightenin...
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Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York...
- 2005 Saw II as Daniel Rigg
- 2007 Saw IV as Rigg
- 2021 An Ice Wine Christmas as Declan Monroe
- 2021 Our Christmas Journey as Rick
- 2013 Queen City as Takiri
- 2002 10,000 Black Men Named George as Disgruntled Man
- 2003 Crime Spree as Ellwood
- 2014 The Good Sister as Investigator
- 2003 Honey as Barber
- 2001 The Caveman's Valentine as Seraph Dancer
- 2002 Pretend You Don't See Her as Detective
- 2001 Jane Doe as Rawlins
- 2014 Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B as Barry Hankerson
- 2012 Home Again as Dunston Williams
- 2015 Pay the Ghost as Jordan
- 2010 Mother's Day as Treshawn Jackson
- 2005 Four Brothers as Damian
- 2016 Ladies Book Club as Carlyle
- 2018 Acrimony as Robert Gayle
- 2009 Defendor as Wayne
- 2018 Nappily Ever After as Will
- 2018 Love Jacked as Tyrell
- 2014 A Day Late and a Dollar Short as Randall
- 2006 Skinwalkers as Doak
- 2019 Benjamin as Paramedic #1
- 2019 Astronaut as Jim
- 2006 Saw III as Rigg
- 2006 Take the Lead as Easy
- 2026 Long Time Listener as Carter
- 2006 Angela's Eyes ( 13 episodes ) as Leo Jetson
- 2002 CSI: Miami ( 1 episode ) as Colin Madison
- 2010 Haven ( 1 episode ) as Ray McBreen
- 2022 The Rookie: Feds ( 1 episode ) as Congressman Damien Roberts
- 2010 Rookie Blue ( 50 episodes ) as Frank Best
- 2008 Sophie ( 7 episodes ) as Andre
- 1999 Relic Hunter ( 1 episode ) as Quelch's Guard #2
- 2017 Mary Kills People ( 6 episodes ) as Detective Frank Gaines
- 2016 Shoot the Messenger ( 8 episodes ) as Kevin Lutz
- 2001 Tracker ( 1 episode ) as Bartender
- 2002 Street Time ( 3 episodes ) as Sergeant Danny Blackstone
- 2001 Blue Murder ( 1 episode ) as Twist Ballard
- 2003 Platinum ( 3 episodes ) as Devon
- 2005 Kojak ( 1 episode ) as Billy Harris
- 2001 Blue Murder ( 1 episode ) as Keith Rose
- 2007 The Dresden Files ( 1 episode ) as Jake
- 2021 Delilah ( 6 episodes ) as Gordon Leighton
- 1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as Pastor Mike Butler
- 2015 The Book of Negroes ( 5 episodes ) as Chekura Tiano
- 2003 Missing ( 1 episode ) as Dante
- 2014 The Affair ( 3 episodes ) as Paul
- 2003 Playmakers ( 4 episodes )
- 2004 Kevin Hill ( 2 episodes ) as Jack Johnson
- 2015 12 Monkeys ( 1 episode ) as Henri Toussaint
- 2017 She's Gotta Have It ( 19 episodes ) as Jamie Overstreet
- 2022 Long Slow Exhale ( 12 episodes ) as Garrett Carter
- 2009 Guns ( 2 episodes ) as Ford Sanders
- 2015 The Man in the High Castle ( 2 episodes ) as Mingus Jones
- 2001 Mutant X ( 1 episode ) as Harris
- 2001 Mutant X ( 1 episode ) as Randall Blake
- 2018 Carter ( 8 episodes ) as Joyce Boyle
- 2025 All's Fair ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Walton
