Actor profile

Lyriq Bent

3rd January 1979 Kingston, Jamaica Acting

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.

29 Movies 30 TV Shows 59 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Long Time Listener poster

Long Time Listener 2nd April 2026 as Carter

Our Christmas Journey poster

Our Christmas Journey 4th December 2021 as Rick

An Ice Wine Christmas poster

An Ice Wine Christmas 12th November 2021 as Declan Monroe

Astronaut poster

Astronaut 26th July 2019 as Jim

Benjamin poster

Benjamin 23rd April 2019 as Paramedic #1

Love Jacked poster

Love Jacked 7th December 2018 as Tyrell

Nappily Ever After poster

Nappily Ever After 21st September 2018 as Will

Acrimony poster

Acrimony 30th March 2018 as Robert Gayle

Ladies Book Club poster

Ladies Book Club 7th June 2016 as Carlyle

Pay the Ghost poster

Pay the Ghost 16th September 2015 as Jordan

Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B poster

Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B 15th November 2014 as Barry Hankerson

The Good Sister poster

The Good Sister 10th May 2014 as Investigator

A Day Late and a Dollar Short poster

A Day Late and a Dollar Short 19th April 2014 as Randall

Queen City poster

Queen City 20th April 2013 as Takiri

Home Again poster

Home Again 12th September 2012 as Dunston Williams

Mother's Day poster

Mother's Day 23rd September 2010 as Treshawn Jackson

Defendor poster

Defendor 12th September 2009 as Wayne

Saw IV poster

Saw IV 25th October 2007 as Rigg

Saw III poster

Saw III 26th October 2006 as Rigg

Skinwalkers poster

Skinwalkers 20th March 2006 as Doak

Take the Lead poster

Take the Lead 17th March 2006 as Easy

Saw II poster

Saw II 28th October 2005 as Daniel Rigg

Four Brothers poster

Four Brothers 11th August 2005 as Damian

Honey poster

Honey 5th December 2003 as Barber

Crime Spree poster

Crime Spree 16th April 2003 as Ellwood

10,000 Black Men Named George poster

10,000 Black Men Named George 24th February 2002 as Disgruntled Man

Pretend You Don't See Her poster

Pretend You Don't See Her 12th January 2002 as Detective

Jane Doe poster

Jane Doe 11th December 2001 as Rawlins

The Caveman's Valentine poster

The Caveman's Valentine 19th January 2001 as Seraph Dancer

All's Fair poster

All's Fair 4th November 2025 as Mr. Walton

The Rookie: Feds poster

The Rookie: Feds 27th September 2022 as Congressman Damien Roberts

Long Slow Exhale poster

Long Slow Exhale 4th April 2022 as Garrett Carter

Delilah poster

Delilah 9th March 2021 as Gordon Leighton

Carter poster

Carter 15th May 2018 as Joyce Boyle

She's Gotta Have It poster

She's Gotta Have It 23rd November 2017 as Jamie Overstreet

Mary Kills People poster

Mary Kills People 25th January 2017 as Detective Frank Gaines

Shoot the Messenger poster

Shoot the Messenger 8th October 2016 as Kevin Lutz

12 Monkeys poster

12 Monkeys 16th January 2015 as Henri Toussaint

The Man in the High Castle poster

The Man in the High Castle 15th January 2015 as Mingus Jones

The Book of Negroes poster

The Book of Negroes 7th January 2015 as Chekura Tiano

The Affair poster

The Affair 12th October 2014 as Paul

Haven poster

Haven 9th July 2010 as Ray McBreen

Rookie Blue poster

Rookie Blue 24th June 2010 as Frank Best

Guns poster

Guns 6th September 2009 as Ford Sanders

Sophie poster

Sophie 9th January 2008 as Andre

The Dresden Files poster

The Dresden Files 21st January 2007 as Jake

Angela's Eyes poster

Angela's Eyes 16th July 2006 as Leo Jetson

Kojak poster

Kojak 25th March 2005 as Billy Harris

Kevin Hill poster

Kevin Hill 29th September 2004 as Jack Johnson

Playmakers poster

Playmakers 26th August 2003

Missing poster

Missing 2nd August 2003 as Dante

Platinum poster

Platinum 14th April 2003 as Devon

CSI: Miami poster

CSI: Miami 23rd September 2002 as Colin Madison

Street Time poster

Street Time 23rd June 2002 as Sergeant Danny Blackstone

Tracker 15th October 2001 as Bartender

Mutant X poster

Mutant X 6th October 2001 as Randall Blake

Blue Murder poster

Blue Murder 10th January 2001 as Twist Ballard

Relic Hunter poster

Relic Hunter 25th September 1999 as Quelch's Guard #2

Law & Order poster

Law & Order 13th September 1990 as Pastor Mike Butler