Lyriq Bent
Acting
Born January 3, 1979, Kingston, Jamaica
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.
Filmography
- 2026Long Time Listener — Carter
- All's Fair — Mr. Walton
- Long Slow Exhale — Garrett Carter
- The Rookie: Feds — Congressman Damien Roberts
- 2021An Ice Wine Christmas — Declan Monroe
- Delilah — Gordon Leighton
- 2021Our Christmas Journey — Rick
- 2019Astronaut — Jim, Executive Producer
- 2019Benjamin — Paramedic #1
- 2018Acrimony — Robert Gayle
- Carter — Joyce Boyle
- 2018Love Jacked — Tyrell
- 2018Nappily Ever After — Will
- Mary Kills People — Detective Frank Gaines
- She's Gotta Have It — Jamie Overstreet
- 2016Ladies Book Club — Carlyle
- Shoot the Messenger — Kevin Lutz
- 12 Monkeys — Henri Toussaint
- 2015Pay the Ghost — Jordan
- The Book of Negroes — Chekura Tiano
- The Man in the High Castle — Mingus Jones
- 2014A Day Late and a Dollar Short — Randall
- 2014Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B — Barry Hankerson
- The Affair — Paul
- 2014The Good Sister — Investigator
- 2013Queen City — Takiri
- 2012Home Again — Dunston Williams
- Haven — Ray McBreen
- 2010Mother's Day — Treshawn Jackson
- Rookie Blue — Frank Best
- 2009Defendor — Wayne
- Guns — Ford Sanders
- 2008Saw V — Riggs (archive footage)
- Sophie — Andre
- 2007Saw IV — Rigg
- The Dresden Files — Jake
- Angela's Eyes — Leo Jetson
- 2006Saw III — Rigg
- 2006Skinwalkers — Doak
- 2006Take the Lead — Easy
- 2005Four Brothers — Damian
- Kojak — Billy Harris
- 2005Saw II — Rigg
- Kevin Hill — Jack Johnson
- 2003Crime Spree — Ellwood
- 2003Honey — Barber
- Missing — Dante
- Platinum — Devon
- Playmakers
- 200210,000 Black Men Named George — Disgruntled Man
- CSI: Miami — Colin Madison
- 2002Pretend You Don't See Her — Detective
- Street Time — Sergeant Danny Blackstone
- Blue Murder — Twist Ballard, Keith Rose
- 2001Jane Doe — Rawlins
- Mutant X — Harris, Randall Blake
- 2001The Caveman's Valentine — Seraph Dancer
- Tracker — Bartender
- Relic Hunter — Quelch's Guard #2
- Law & Order — Pastor Mike Butler