Lyriq Bent

Lyriq Bent Biography

Lyriq Bent (born January 3, 1979) is a Canadian actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the Saw films and the television series Rookie Blue.

Early life

Bent was born in Kingston, Jamaica and moved to Toronto, Canada when he was six years old. He grew up in Toronto and later attended Seneca College in North York.

After graduating college he began a career as a computer graphic technician, later discovering his passion for acting.

Career

Bent has starred in various lead and supporting roles both in film and television since he began his acting career in the early 2000s. Prior to landing a co-starring role in the drama series Angela's Eyes, he guest starred on the UPN series Kevin Hill opposite Taye Diggs, and USA Network's Kojak opposite Ving Rhames. After appearing on several television shows, Playback Magazine listed him as one of Canada"?s top rising stars.

Bent attracted further attention when he co-starred in the hit horror films Saw II and Saw III as Officer Daniel Rigg. He later starred as one of the central characters in Saw IV.

From 2010-2014 he co-starred in the Canadian television series Rookie Blue, portraying Staff Sergeant Frank Best.

Bent recently portrayed Chekura Tiano in the television miniseries The Book of Negroes, based on the best-selling novel by Lawrence Hill. For this role, Bent won the award for Best Actor in a Leading Dramatic Role at the 2016 Canadian Screen Awards.

Filmography

Film

The Caveman's Valentine (2001) - Seraph Dancer
Jane Doe (2001) - Rawlins
Damaged Goods (2002) - Eddie Barrel
Pretend You Don't See Her (2002) - Detective
10,000 Black Men Named George (2002) - Disgruntled Man
Superbob (2002) - Lepke
Crime Spree (2003) - Ellwood
Honey (2003) - Barber
The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico (2005) - Mr. Stuff
Four Brothers (2005) - Damian
Saw II (2005) - Daniel Rigg
Take the Lead (2006) - Easy
Saw III (2006) - Daniel Rigg
Skinwalkers (2006) - Doak
Saw IV (2007) - Daniel Rigg
Defendor (2009) - Wayne
Mother's Day (2010) - Treshawn
Home Again (2012) - Dunston Williams
Queen City (2013) - Takiri
A Day Late and a Dollar Short (2014) - Randall
Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B (2014) - Barry Hankerson
Ladies Book Club (2015) - Carlyle
Pay the Ghost (2015) - Jordan Reynolds
Group Home (2016) - Winnie

TV

Relic Hunter (2000) - Quelch's Guard #2 (Season 2, Episode 4 "The Legend of the Lost")
Blue Murder (2001-2003) - Twist Ballard (Season 1, Episode 11 "Remington Park"); Keith Rose (Season 3, Episode 3 "Respect")
Tracker (2001) - Bartender (Season 1, Episode 5 "The Plague")
Street Time (2002) - Sergeant Danny Blackstone
Mutant X (2003-2004) - Harris (Season 2, Episode 12 "Within These Walls"); Randall Blake (Season 3, Episode 13 "Art of Attraction")
Platinum (2003) - Devon
Kevin Hill (2004-2005) - Jack Johnson
1-800-Missing (2004) - Dante
Kojak (2005) - Billy Harris
Angela's Eyes (2006) - Leo Jetson
North/South (2006) - Joss Colley
The Dresden Files (2007) - Jake
Sophie (2008-2009) - Andre
CSI: Miami (2008) - Colin Madison
Guns (2009) - Ford Saunders
Rookie Blue (2010-2014) - Frank Best
Perception (2010) - Father
Haven (2010) - Ray McBreen
The Book of Negroes (2015) - Chekura Tiano
12 Monkeys (2015) - Dr. Henri Toussaint (Season 1, Episode 3 "Cassandra Complex")
Shoot the Messenger (2016) - Frank Lutz

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