Lyriq Bent

Known for: Acting

Born: 1979-01-03 (age 47)

From: 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 (59)

MOVIE
Long Time Listener
2026
as Carter
TV★ 4.8
All's Fair
2025
as Mr. Walton
TV★ 7.0
The Rookie: Feds
2022
as Congressman Damien Roberts
TV★ 5.2
Long Slow Exhale
2022
as Garrett Carter
MOVIE★ 5.6
Our Christmas Journey
2021
as Rick
MOVIE★ 5.4
An Ice Wine Christmas
2021
as Declan Monroe
TV★ 9.3
Delilah
2021
as Gordon Leighton
MOVIE★ 6.1
Astronaut
2019
as Jim
MOVIE★ 4.5
Benjamin
2019
as Paramedic #1
MOVIE★ 6.1
Love Jacked
2018
as Tyrell
MOVIE★ 7.2
Nappily Ever After
2018
as Will
TV★ 6.7
Carter
2018
as Joyce Boyle
MOVIE★ 6.7
Acrimony
2018
as Robert Gayle
TV★ 6.3
She's Gotta Have It
2017
as Jamie Overstreet
TV★ 7.3
Mary Kills People
2017
as Detective Frank Gaines
TV★ 6.7
Shoot the Messenger
2016
as Kevin Lutz
MOVIE
Ladies Book Club
2016
as Carlyle
MOVIE★ 5.4
Pay the Ghost
2015
as Jordan
TV★ 7.4
12 Monkeys
2015
as Henri Toussaint
TV★ 7.5
The Man in the High Castle
2015
as Mingus Jones
TV★ 6.5
The Book of Negroes
2015
as Chekura Tiano
MOVIE★ 6.5
Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B
2014
as Barry Hankerson
TV★ 6.7
The Affair
2014
as Paul
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Good Sister
2014
as Investigator
MOVIE★ 6.6
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
2014
as Randall
MOVIE★ 6.0
Queen City
2013
as Takiri
MOVIE★ 4.1
Home Again
2012
as Dunston Williams
MOVIE★ 6.5
Mother's Day
2010
as Treshawn Jackson
TV★ 7.5
Haven
2010
as Ray McBreen
TV★ 7.7
Rookie Blue
2010
as Frank Best
MOVIE★ 6.4
Defendor
2009
as Wayne
TV★ 4.6
Guns
2009
as Ford Sanders
TV★ 5.5
Sophie
2008
as Andre
MOVIE★ 6.2
Saw IV
2007
as Rigg
TV★ 7.0
The Dresden Files
2007
as Jake
MOVIE★ 6.4
Saw III
2006
as Rigg
TV★ 8.3
Angela's Eyes
2006
as Leo Jetson
MOVIE★ 5.1
Skinwalkers
2006
as Doak
MOVIE★ 6.9
Take the Lead
2006
as Easy
MOVIE★ 6.6
Saw II
2005
as Daniel Rigg
MOVIE★ 6.8
Four Brothers
2005
as Damian
TV★ 4.4
Kojak
2005
as Billy Harris
TV★ 5.1
Kevin Hill
2004
as Jack Johnson
MOVIE★ 6.3
Honey
2003
as Barber
TV★ 4.6
Playmakers
2003
TV★ 6.9
Missing
2003
as Dante
MOVIE★ 5.6
Crime Spree
2003
as Ellwood
TV★ 6.2
Platinum
2003
as Devon
TV★ 7.7
CSI: Miami
2002
as Colin Madison
TV★ 2.5
Street Time
2002
as Sergeant Danny Blackstone
MOVIE★ 3.9
10,000 Black Men Named George
2002
as Disgruntled Man
MOVIE★ 6.6
Pretend You Don't See Her
2002
as Detective
MOVIE★ 6.4
Jane Doe
2001
as Rawlins
TV★ 6.6
Tracker
2001
as Bartender
TV★ 6.7
Mutant X
2001
as Harris
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Caveman's Valentine
2001
as Seraph Dancer
TV★ 6.1
Blue Murder
2001
as Twist Ballard
TV★ 6.7
Relic Hunter
1999
as Quelch's Guard #2
TV★ 7.3
Law & Order
1990
as Pastor Mike Butler