Lyriq Bent
Lyriq Bent was a Canadian actor best known for his role in the "Saw" films, as well as a few groundbreaking television shows. Born on January 3, 1979 in Kingston, Jamaica, Bent moved to Toronto, Canada with his family when he was six years old. After studying at Seneca College in North York, Bent began his acting career in earnest in the early 2000s, making appearances in the Samuel L. Jackson-starring drama "The Caveman's Valentine" (2001), and the Canadian sci-fi series "Relic Hunter" (CTV, 1999-2002). After making guest appearances on the legal drama "Kevin Hill" (UPN, 2004-2005), and the Ving Rhames's short-lived reboot of "Kojak" (USA Network, 2005), Bent scored his first starring role in a TV series, on the crime drama "Angela's Eyes" (Lifetime 2006), but unfortunately the show was canceled after one season. Bent had much more luck in the movies, when he played the supporting role of Officer Daniel Rigg in "Saw II" (2005), and "Saw III" (2006). He proved to be so popular amongst fans of the hardcore horror series that he was given a bigger role in the next installment, "Saw IV" (2007). Bent got his next series regular gig back home in Canada, when he spent four seasons playing Staff Sergeant Frank Best on the police drama "Rookie Blue" (ABC, 2010-14). In 2015, Bent found his most acclaimed role yet, playing the slave Chekura Tiano in the miniseries "The Book of Negroes" (CBC/BET, 2015). Critics hailed his performance, and Bent took home the award Best Actor in a Leading Dramatic Role at the 2016 Canadian Screen Awards. This caught the attention of legendary auteur Spike Lee, who cast Bent as Jamie Overstreet in the Netflix series adaptation of his debut film, "She's Gotta Have It" (Netflix, 2017).
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Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | An Ice Wine Christmas | Declan (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Our Christmas Journey | Rick (Character) | - | 2021 |
67% |
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Astronaut |
Jim (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 2019 |
25% |
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Love Jacked | Tyrell (Character) | - | 2018 |
71% |
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Nappily Ever After | Will (Character) | - | 2018 |
19% |
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Acrimony | Robert (Character) | $43.5M | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ladies Book Club | Carlyle (Character) | - | 2016 |
10% |
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Pay the Ghost | Detective Reynolds (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet |
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Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B | Barry Hankerson (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet |
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A Day Late and a Dollar Short | Randall (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Queen City | Takiri (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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Home Again | Dunston Williams (Character) | - | 2012 |
42% |
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Mother's Day | Treshawn Jackson (Character) | - | 2010 |
72% |
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Defendor | Wayne (Character) | $37.6K | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Guns | Ford Saunders (Character) | - | 2009 |
18% |
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Saw IV | Rigg (Character) | $63.3M | 2007 |
11% |
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Skinwalkers | Doak (Character) | $1.0M | 2006 |
38% |
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Saw II | Rigg (Character) | $87.0M | 2005 |
67% |
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The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico | Mr. Stuff (Character) | - | 2005 |
No Score Yet |
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Pretend You Don't See Her | Detective (Character) | - | 2002 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 67% | Long Slow Exhale | Garrett (Character) | 2022 |
57% | 80% | Carter | Joyce Boyle (Character) | 2019 |
100% | 84% | Mary Kills People | Frank Gaines (Character) | 2017-2019 |
78% | 59% | She's Gotta Have It | Jamie Overstreet (Character) | 2017 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Shoot the Messenger | Kevin Lutz (Character) | 2016 |
100% | No Score Yet | The Book of Negroes | Chekura Tyano (Character) | 2015 |
88% | 79% | 12 Monkeys | Dr. Henri Toussaint (Guest Star) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 84% | Rookie Blue |
Frank Best (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2010-2014 |
63% | 86% | Haven | Ray McBreen (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 65% | CSI: Miami | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
58% | 87% | The Dresden Files | Jake (Character) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Angela's Eyes | Leo Jenkins (Character) | 2006 |
85% | No Score Yet | Kevin Hill | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004-2005 |
No Score Yet | 39% | Mutant X | Randall Blake (Guest Star) | 2003-2004 |
83% | No Score Yet | Platinum | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |