
Lyriq Bent
Department: Acting
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.
Known For

Saw II
2005

Saw IV
2007

An Ice Wine Christmas
2021

Our Christmas Journey
2021

Queen City
2013

10,000 Black Men Named George
2002

Crime Spree
2003

Honey
2003

The Good Sister
2014

The Caveman's Valentine
2001

Jane Doe
2001

Pretend You Don't See Her
2002

Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B
2014

Home Again
2012

Pay the Ghost
2015

Mother's Day
2010

Four Brothers
2005

Ladies Book Club
2016

Acrimony
2018

Defendor
2009

Nappily Ever After
2018

Love Jacked
2018

A Day Late and a Dollar Short
2014

Skinwalkers
2006

Benjamin
2019

Astronaut
2019

Saw III
2006

Take the Lead
2006

Long Time Listener
2026

Angela's Eyes
2006

CSI: Miami
2002

Haven
2010

The Rookie: Feds
2022

Rookie Blue
2010

Sophie
2008

Relic Hunter
1999

Mary Kills People
2017

Shoot the Messenger
2016

Tracker
2001

Street Time
2002

Blue Murder
2001

Platinum
2003

Kojak
2005

Blue Murder
2001

The Dresden Files
2007

Delilah
2021

Law & Order
1990

The Book of Negroes
2015

Missing
2003

The Affair
2014

Playmakers
2003

Kevin Hill
2004

12 Monkeys
2015

She's Gotta Have It
2017

Long Slow Exhale
2022

Guns
2009

The Man in the High Castle
2015

Mutant X
2001

Mutant X
2001

Carter
2018

All's Fair
2025