Lyriq Bent

Acting

Lyriq Bent

Born January 3, 1979Kingston, Jamaica59 credits

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

Long Time Listener

Long Time Listener

Movie

2026

All's Fair
5.2

All's Fair

TV

2025

The Rookie: Feds
7.1

The Rookie: Feds

TV

2022

Long Slow Exhale
5.2

Long Slow Exhale

TV

2022

Our Christmas Journey
5.6

Our Christmas Journey

Movie

2021

An Ice Wine Christmas
5.4

An Ice Wine Christmas

Movie

2021

Filmography

Long Time Listener
2026Long Time Listeneras CarterMovie
All's Fair
2025All's Fairas Mr. WaltonTV
The Rookie: Feds
2022The Rookie: Fedsas Congressman Damien RobertsTV
Long Slow Exhale
2022Long Slow Exhaleas Garrett CarterTV
Our Christmas Journey
2021Our Christmas Journeyas RickMovie
An Ice Wine Christmas
2021An Ice Wine Christmasas Declan MonroeMovie
Delilah
2021Delilahas Gordon LeightonTV
Astronaut
2019Astronautas JimMovie
Benjamin
2019Benjaminas Paramedic #1Movie
Love Jacked
2018Love Jackedas TyrellMovie
Nappily Ever After
2018Nappily Ever Afteras WillMovie
Carter
2018Carteras Joyce BoyleTV
Acrimony
2018Acrimonyas Robert GayleMovie
She's Gotta Have It
2017She's Gotta Have Itas Jamie OverstreetTV
Mary Kills People
2017Mary Kills Peopleas Detective Frank GainesTV
Shoot the Messenger
2016Shoot the Messengeras Kevin LutzTV
Ladies Book Club
2016Ladies Book Clubas CarlyleMovie
Pay the Ghost
2015Pay the Ghostas JordanMovie
12 Monkeys
201512 Monkeysas Henri ToussaintTV
The Man in the High Castle
2015The Man in the High Castleas Mingus JonesTV
The Book of Negroes
2015The Book of Negroesas Chekura TianoTV
Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B
2014Aaliyah: The Princess of R&Bas Barry HankersonMovie
The Affair
2014The Affairas PaulTV
The Good Sister
2014The Good Sisteras InvestigatorMovie
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
2014A Day Late and a Dollar Shortas RandallMovie
Queen City
2013Queen Cityas TakiriMovie
Home Again
2012Home Againas Dunston WilliamsMovie
Mother's Day
2010Mother's Dayas Treshawn JacksonMovie
Haven
2010Havenas Ray McBreenTV
Rookie Blue
2010Rookie Blueas Frank BestTV
Defendor
2009Defendoras WayneMovie
Guns
2009Gunsas Ford SandersTV
Sophie
2008Sophieas AndreTV
Saw IV
2007Saw IVas RiggMovie
The Dresden Files
2007The Dresden Filesas JakeTV
Saw III
2006Saw IIIas RiggMovie
Angela's Eyes
2006Angela's Eyesas Leo JetsonTV
Skinwalkers
2006Skinwalkersas DoakMovie
Take the Lead
2006Take the Leadas EasyMovie
Saw II
2005Saw IIas Daniel RiggMovie
Four Brothers
2005Four Brothersas DamianMovie
Kojak
2005Kojakas Billy HarrisTV
Kevin Hill
2004Kevin Hillas Jack JohnsonTV
Honey
2003Honeyas BarberMovie
Playmakers
2003PlaymakersTV
Missing
2003Missingas DanteTV
Crime Spree
2003Crime Spreeas EllwoodMovie
Platinum
2003Platinumas DevonTV
CSI: Miami
2002CSI: Miamias Colin MadisonTV
Street Time
2002Street Timeas Sergeant Danny BlackstoneTV
10,000 Black Men Named George
200210,000 Black Men Named Georgeas Disgruntled ManMovie
Pretend You Don't See Her
2002Pretend You Don't See Heras DetectiveMovie
Jane Doe
2001Jane Doeas RawlinsMovie
Tracker
2001Trackeras BartenderTV
Mutant X
2001Mutant Xas HarrisTV
The Caveman's Valentine
2001The Caveman's Valentineas Seraph DancerMovie
Blue Murder
2001Blue Murderas Keith RoseTV
Relic Hunter
1999Relic Hunteras Quelch's Guard #2TV
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Pastor Mike ButlerTV