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Lyriq Bent

Acting

Born January 3, 1979 · 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.

Filmography46 titles

Delilah

as Gordon Leighton

CSI: Miami

2002as Colin Madison

Rookie Blue

2010as Frank Best

The Man in the High Castle

2015as Mingus Jones

Haven

2010as Ray McBreen

12 Monkeys

2015as Henri Toussaint

Mary Kills People

2017as Detective Frank Gaines

Law & Order

1990as Pastor Mike Butler

Nappily Ever After

2018as Will

The Rookie: Feds

2022as Congressman Damien Roberts

The Dresden Files

2007as Jake

Take the Lead

2006as Easy

Missing

as Dante

Acrimony

2018as Robert Gayle

Four Brothers

2005as Damian

Carter

2018as Joyce Boyle

The Affair

2014as Paul

Mutant X

2001as Harris

Relic Hunter

1999as Quelch's Guard #2

Shoot the Messenger

as Kevin Lutz

A Day Late and a Dollar Short

2014as Randall

Saw II

2005as Daniel Rigg

Pretend You Don't See Her

2002as Detective

Tracker

as Bartender

The Book of Negroes

2015as Chekura Tiano

Mother's Day

2010as Treshawn Jackson

Defendor

2009as Wayne

Saw III

2006as Rigg

Jane Doe

2001as Rawlins

She's Gotta Have It

2017as Jamie Overstreet

Honey

2003as Barber

Astronaut

2019as Jim

Saw IV

2007as Rigg

Love Jacked

2018as Tyrell

The Caveman's Valentine

2001as Seraph Dancer

Our Christmas Journey

2021as Rick

Crime Spree

2003as Ellwood

An Ice Wine Christmas

2021as Declan Monroe

Pay the Ghost

2015as Jordan

The Good Sister

2014as Investigator

Skinwalkers

2006as Doak

All's Fair

2025as Mr. Walton

Benjamin

2019as Paramedic #1

Home Again

2012as Dunston Williams

Long Time Listener

2026as Carter

Ladies Book Club

2016as Carlyle