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'''Lyriq Bent''' is a Canadian actor who is best known for portraying Lieutenant Daniel Rigg in the [[Saw (franchise)|''Saw'' films]].
'''Lyriq Bent''' (born '''Martin Lyriq Bent''') is a Jamaican-Canadian actor. He is known for his roles in the [[Saw (franchise)|''Saw'' films]], the television series ''[[Rookie Blue]]'', and ''[[The Book of Negroes (miniseries)|The Book of Negroes]]''. Bent portrays Jamie Overstreet in the [[Netflix]] series ''[[She's Gotta Have It (TV series)|She's Gotta Have It]]'', based on [[She's Gotta Have It|the film of the same name]].


==Life and career==
==Early life==
Lyriq was born in Jamaica and moved to Toronto, Canada when he was six years old.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestar.com/living/article/899490--strellson-is-classy-one-stop-shopping#article |title=Strellson is classy one-stop shopping |publisher=Thestar.com |date=2010-12-04 |accessdate=2012-06-10}}</ref> He later attended Seneca College in North York, Ontario.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0072713/bio Lyriq Bent - Biography<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> After graduating college with high honors, Lyriq originally began his career as a computer graphic technician. His plans, however, were short lived as he decided to take up acting on a dare.<ref>http://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/lyriq-bent.html#.U-Ync1vws5s</ref> Since then, he has had numerous film and television appearances.
Martin Lyriq Bent was born in [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-09-15 |title=Lyriq Bent Is Home Again |url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/local-lifestyle/lyriq-bent-is-home-again/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=[[Jamaica Observer]] |language=en-US}}</ref> and moved to [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]], Canada, when he was six years old.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/living/article/899490--strellson-is-classy-one-stop-shopping#article |title=Strellson is classy one-stop shopping |newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]|date=December 4, 2010 |accessdate=June 10, 2012}}</ref>


==Career==
Prior to landing a co-starring role in the drama series ''[[Angela's Eyes]]'', Lyriq guest starred on the UPN series ''[[Kevin Hill]]'' opposite [[Taye Diggs]], and USA Network's ''[[Kojak (2005 TV series)|Kojak]]'' opposite [[Ving Rhames]].
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 (TV series)|Kevin Hill]]'' opposite [[Taye Diggs]], and USA Network's ''[[Kojak (2005 TV series)|Kojak]]'' opposite [[Ving Rhames]]. After appearing on several television shows, ''[[Playback (magazine)|Playback Magazine]]'' listed him as one of Canada's top rising stars.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://hungryeyes.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/HomeAgain-presskit_v2.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=August 19, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234110/http://hungryeyes.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/HomeAgain-presskit_v2.pdf |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


He co-starred in the films ''[[Saw II]]'' and ''[[Saw III]]'' as Lieutenant Daniel Rigg, and starred as the central character in ''[[Saw IV]]''.
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]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.amc.com/talk/2007/10/the-horror-depa-19|title=The Horror Department: Lyriq Bent from Saw IV|website=AMC|access-date=April 28, 2016}}</ref>


From 2010-2014 Lyriq starred in the Canadian [[police drama]] [[television series]] ''[[Rookie Blue]]'', portraying Staff Sergeant Frank Best.
From 2010 to 2014 he co-starred in the Canadian television series ''[[Rookie Blue]]'', portraying Staff Sergeant Frank Best.


In 2015 Lyriq will be portraying Chekura Tiano in the BET television miniseries ''The Book of Negroes'', based on [[The Book of Negroes|the best-selling novel]] by Lawrence Hill.<ref>http://www.bet.com/news/celebrities/2014/02/04/cuba-gooding-jr-lyriq-bent-to-star-in-book-of-negroes.html</ref> He will also have a recurring role as Dr. Henri in ''12 Monkeys'', the SyFy television adaption of the [[12 Monkeys|1995 film of the same name]].<ref>http://tvline.com/2014/08/06/syfy-12-monkeys-cast-lyriq-bent-todd-stashwick/</ref>
In 2015 Bent portrayed Chekura Tiano in the television miniseries ''[[The Book of Negroes (miniseries)|The Book of Negroes]]'', based on [[The Book of Negroes (novel)|the best-selling novel]] by [[Lawrence Hill]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bet.com/article/ed23gg/cuba-gooding-jr-lyriq-bent-to-star-in-book-of-negroes|title=Cuba Gooding Jr., Lyriq Bent to Star in Book of Negroes|website=[[BET]] }}</ref> For this role, Bent won the award for Best Actor in a Television Film or Miniseries at the 2016 [[4th Canadian Screen Awards]].

He was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series at the [[10th Canadian Screen Awards]] in 2022 for the web series ''[[For the Record (web series)|For the Record]]''.<ref>Brent Furdyk, [https://web.archive.org/web/20220215130202/https://etcanada.com/news/867531/2022-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-announced/ "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack"]. ''[[ET Canada]]'', February 15, 2022.</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
* ''12 Monkeys'' (2015) - Dr. Henri
* ''The Book Of Negroes'' (2015) - Chekura
* ''A Day Late and a Dollar Short'' (2014) - Randall
* ''Queen City'' (2013) - Takiri
* ''[[Home Again (film)|Home Again]]'' (2012) - Dunston Williams
* ''[[Mother's Day (2010 film)|Mother's Day]]'' (2010) - Treshawn
* ''[[Defendor]]'' (2009) - Wayne
* ''[[Saw IV]]'' (2007) - Daniel Rigg
* ''[[Skinwalkers (2006 film)|Skinwalkers]]'' (2007) - Doak
* ''[[Saw III]]'' (2006) - Daniel Rigg
* ''[[Take the Lead]]'' (2006) - Easy
* ''[[Saw II]]'' (2005) - Daniel Rigg
* ''[[Four Brothers (film)|Four Brothers]]'' (2005) - Damian
* ''The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico'' (2005) - Mr. Stuff
* ''[[Honey (2003 film)|Honey]]'' (2003) - Barber
* ''[[Crime Spree]]'' (2003) - Ellwood
* ''Superbob'' (2002) - Lepke
* ''10,000 Black Men Named George'' (2002) - Disgruntled Man
* ''[[Pretend You Don't See Her (film)|Pretend You Don't See Her]]'' (2002) - Detective
* ''Damaged Goods'' (2002) - Eddie Barrel
* ''Jane Doe'' (2001) - Rawlins
* ''[[The Caveman's Valentine]]'' (2001) - Seraph Dancer


==TV==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
* ''[[Rookie Blue]]'' (2010-2014) - Frank Best
|+List of films and roles
* ''[[Haven (TV series)|Haven]]'' (2010) - Ray McBreen
|-
* ''Perception'' (2010) - Father
! scope="col" | Year
* ''[[Guns (miniseries)|Guns]]'' (2009) - Ford Saunders
! scope="col" | Title
* ''[[Sophie (TV series)|Sophie]]'' (2008-2009) - Andre
! scope="col" | Role
* ''[[CSI: Miami]]'' (2008) - Colin Madison
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
* ''[[The Dresden Files (TV series)|The Dresden Files]]'' (2007) - Jake
|-
* ''North/South'' (2006) - Joss Colley

* ''[[Angela's Eyes]]'' (2006) - Leo Jetson
| 2001
* ''[[Kojak (2005 TV series)|Kojak]]'' (2005) - Billy Harris
| data-sort-value="Caveman's Valentine, The" | ''[[The Caveman's Valentine]]''
* ''[[Kevin Hill]]'' (2004-2005) - Jack Johnson
| Seraph Dancer
* ''[[Missing (Canadian TV series)|1-800-Missing]]'' (2004) - Dante
|
* ''[[Mutant X (TV series)|Mutant X]]'' (2003-2004) - Harris (Season 2, Episode 12 "Within These Walls"); Randall Blake (Season 3, Episode 13 "Art of Attraction")
|-
* ''[[Platinum (TV series)|Platinum]]'' (2003) - Devon
|rowspan="2"| 2002
* ''Street Time'' (2002) - Sergeant Danny Blackstone
| ''Superbob''
* ''[[Blue Murder (Canadian TV series)|Blue Murder]]'' (2001-2003) - Twist Ballard (Season 1, Episode 11 "Remington Park"); Keith Rose (Season 3, Episode 3 "Respect")
| Lepke
* ''Tracker'' (2001) - Bartender
|
|-
| ''Damaged Goods''
| Eddie Barrel
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2003
| ''[[Crime Spree]]''
| Ellwood
|
|-
| ''[[Honey (2003 film)|Honey]]''
| Barber
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2005
| data-sort-value="Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico, The" | ''[[The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico]]''
| Mr. Stuff
|
|-
| ''[[Four Brothers (film)|Four Brothers]]''
| Damian
|
|-
| ''[[Saw II]]''
| Daniel Rigg
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2006
| ''[[Take the Lead]]''
| Easy
|
|-
| ''[[Saw III]]''
| Daniel Rigg
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2007
| ''[[Skinwalkers (2007 film)|Skinwalkers]]''
| Doak
|
|-
| ''[[Saw IV]]''
| Daniel Rigg
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Defendor]]''
| Wayne
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2010
| ''[[Mother's Day (2010 film)|Mother's Day]]''
| Treshawn Jackson
|
|-
| ''Perception''
| Father
| Short
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Home Again (2012 film)|Home Again]]''
| Dunston Williams
|
|-
| 2013
| ''Queen City''
| Takiri
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Pay the Ghost]]''
| Jordan Reynolds
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2018
| ''Love Jacked''
| Tyrell
|
|-
| ''[[Acrimony (film)|Acrimony]]''
| Robert Gayle
|
|-
| ''[[Nappily Ever After]]''
| Will Wright
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2019
| ''Benjamin''
| Greg
|
|-
| ''[[Astronaut (2019 film)|Astronaut]]''
| Jim
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of television appearances and roles
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-

| 2000
| ''[[Relic Hunter]]''
| Quelch's Guard #2
| Episode: "The Legend of the Lost"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2001
| ''[[Tracker (Canadian TV series)|Tracker]]''
| Bartender
| Episode: "The Plague"
|-
| ''[[Jane Doe (2001 film)|Jane Doe]]''
| Rawlins
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="3"|2002
| ''[[Street Time]]''
| Sergeant Danny Blackstone
| 3 episodes
|-
| ''[[Pretend You Don't See Her (film)|Pretend You Don't See Her]]''
| Detective
| Television film
|-
| ''[[10,000 Black Men Named George]]''
| Disgruntled Man
| Television film
|-
| 2003-<br>2005
| ''[[Blue Murder (Canadian TV series)|Blue Murder]]''
| {{ubl|Twist Ballard|Keith Rose}}
| {{ubl|Episode: "[[List of Blue Murder episodes#ep13|Remington Park]]"|Episode: "[[List of Blue Murder episodes#ep29|Respect]]"}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003
| ''[[Platinum (TV series)|Platinum]]''
| Devon
| 3 episodes
|-
| ''[[Playmakers]]''
| {{n/a}}
| 4 episodes
|-
| 2003-<br>2004
| ''[[Mutant X (TV series)|Mutant X]]''
| Harris/Randall Blake
| {{ubl|Episode: "[[List of Mutant X episodes#ep35|Within These Walls]]"|Episode: "[[List of Mutant X episodes#ep57|Art of Attraction]]"}}
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Missing (Canadian TV series)|1-800-Missing]]''
| Dante
| Episode: "Pop Star"
|-
| 2004-<br>2005
| ''[[Kevin Hill (TV series)|Kevin Hill]]''
| Jack Johnson
| {{ubl|Episode: "Full Metal Jessie"|Episode:"Sacrificial Lambs"}}
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Kojak (2005 TV series)|Kojak]]''
| Billy Harris
| Episode: "Pilot"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2006
| ''[[Angela's Eyes]]''
| Leo Jetson
| Main Cast
|-
| ''[[North/South]]''
| Joss Colley
| Regular Cast
|-
| 2007
| data-sort-value="Dresden Files, The" | ''[[The Dresden Files (TV series)|The Dresden Files]]''
| Jake
| Episode: "Bad Blood"
|-
| 2008
| ''[[CSI: Miami]]''
| Colin Madison
| Episode: "[[CSI: Miami (season 6)#ep142|Going Ballistic]]"
|-
| 2008-<br>2009
| ''[[Sophie (TV series)|Sophie]]''
| Andre
| 7 episodes
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Guns (miniseries)|Guns]]''
| Ford Saunders
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Haven (TV series)|Haven]]''
| Ray McBreen
| Episode: "[[Haven (season 1)#ep3|Harmony]]"
|-
| 2010-14
| ''[[Rookie Blue]]''
| Frank Best
| 45 episodes
|-
| 2013
| ''Rookie Blue Webisodes''
| Frank Best
| Episode: "In Session: Frank Best"
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2014
| data-sort-value="Day Late and a Dollar Short, A" | ''[[A Day Late and a Dollar Short (novel)#Adaptations|A Day Late and a Dollar Short]]''
| Randall
| Television film
|-
| data-sort-value="Good Sister, The" | ''The Good Sister''
| Investigator
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B]]''
| Barry Hankerson
| Television film
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2015
| ''[[12 Monkeys (TV series)|12 Monkeys]]''
| Henri Toussaint
| Episode: "[[List of 12 Monkeys episodes#ep3|Cassandra Complex]]"
|-
| data-sort-value="Book of Negroes, The" | ''[[The Book of Negroes (miniseries)|The Book of Negroes]]''
| Chekura Tiano
| 5 episodes
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2016
| ''Coconut Hut''
| Desmond Kilpatrick
| Episode: "No Wifi"
|-
| ''[[Shoot the Messenger (TV series)|Shoot the Messenger]]''
| Frank Lutz
| 8 episodes
|-
| ''Ladies Book Club''
| Carlyle
| Television film
|-
| ''Group Home''
| Winnie
| Television film
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Mary Kills People]]''
| Detective Frank Gaines
| 6 episodes
|-
| 2017-<br>2019
| ''[[She's Gotta Have It (TV series)|She's Gotta Have It]]''
| Jamie Overstreet
| 19 episodes
|-
| 2018
| data-sort-value="Man in the High Castle, The" | ''[[The Man in the High Castle (TV series)|The Man in the High Castle]]''
| Mingus Jones
| {{ubl|Episode: "Sensô Kôi"|Episode: "Sabra"}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2019
| data-sort-value="Affair, The" | ''[[The Affair (TV series)|The Affair]]''
| Paul
| 3 episodes
|-
| ''[[Carter (TV series)|Carter]]''
| Joyce Boyle
| 8 episodes
|-
| 2020
| ''[[For the Record (web series)|For the Record]]''
| Stefan
| Episode: "Climax"
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2021
| ''Our Christmas Journey''
| Rick
| Television film
|-
| ''An Ice Wine Christmas''
| Declan Monroe
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Delilah (American TV series)|Delilah]]''
| Gordon Leighton
| 6 episodes
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2022
| ''[[Long Slow Exhale]]''
| Garrett Carter
| 12 episodes
|-
| ''Kid's Crew''
| Principal Drayton
| 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"|2023
| data-sort-value="Rookie: Feds, The" | ''[[The Rookie: Feds]]''
| Congressman Damien Roberts
| Episode: "Close Contact"
|-
| ''[[Law & Order]]''
| Pastor Mike Butler
| Episode: "[[Law & Order (season 22)#ep479|Mammon]]"
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ {{sronly|List of video game voice roles}}
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"| Notes
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Mafia III]]''
| Emmanuel Lazare (voice)
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Mafia III Credits |url=https://www.2k.com/mafia-iii/credits/ |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=[[2K Games]]}}</ref>
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|72713|Lyriq Bent}}
* {{IMDb name|72713|Lyriq Bent}}
* {{Twitter|lyriqbent}}
* [http://www.lyriqbent.com Lyriq Bent official website]
* [http://www.tv.com/lyriq-bent/person/182821/summary.html Lyriq Bent on TV.COM]
* [http://www.twitter.com/lyriqbent Lyriq Bent official Twitter]


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Latest revision as of 23:28, 7 December 2024

Lyriq Bent
Bent in 2014
Born
Kingston, Jamaica
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present

Lyriq Bent (born Martin Lyriq Bent) is a Jamaican-Canadian actor. He is known for his roles in the Saw films, the television series Rookie Blue, and The Book of Negroes. Bent portrays Jamie Overstreet in the Netflix series She's Gotta Have It, based on the film of the same name.

Early life

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Martin Lyriq Bent was born in Kingston, Jamaica,[1] and moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, when he was six years old.[2]

Career

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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.[3]

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.[4]

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

In 2015 Bent portrayed Chekura Tiano in the television miniseries The Book of Negroes, based on the best-selling novel by Lawrence Hill.[5] For this role, Bent won the award for Best Actor in a Television Film or Miniseries at the 2016 4th Canadian Screen Awards.

He was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022 for the web series For the Record.[6]

Filmography

[edit]

Film

[edit]
List of films and roles
Year Title Role Notes
2001 The Caveman's Valentine Seraph Dancer
2002 Superbob Lepke
Damaged Goods Eddie Barrel
2003 Crime Spree Ellwood
Honey Barber
2005 The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico Mr. Stuff
Four Brothers Damian
Saw II Daniel Rigg
2006 Take the Lead Easy
Saw III Daniel Rigg
2007 Skinwalkers Doak
Saw IV Daniel Rigg
2009 Defendor Wayne
2010 Mother's Day Treshawn Jackson
Perception Father Short
2012 Home Again Dunston Williams
2013 Queen City Takiri
2015 Pay the Ghost Jordan Reynolds
2018 Love Jacked Tyrell
Acrimony Robert Gayle
Nappily Ever After Will Wright
2019 Benjamin Greg
Astronaut Jim

Television

[edit]
List of television appearances and roles
Year Title Role Notes
2000 Relic Hunter Quelch's Guard #2 Episode: "The Legend of the Lost"
2001 Tracker Bartender Episode: "The Plague"
Jane Doe Rawlins Television film
2002 Street Time Sergeant Danny Blackstone 3 episodes
Pretend You Don't See Her Detective Television film
10,000 Black Men Named George Disgruntled Man Television film
2003-
2005 		Blue Murder
  • Twist Ballard
  • Keith Rose
2003 Platinum Devon 3 episodes
Playmakers — 4 episodes
2003-
2004 		Mutant X Harris/Randall Blake
2004 1-800-Missing Dante Episode: "Pop Star"
2004-
2005 		Kevin Hill Jack Johnson
  • Episode: "Full Metal Jessie"
  • Episode:"Sacrificial Lambs"
2005 Kojak Billy Harris Episode: "Pilot"
2006 Angela's Eyes Leo Jetson Main Cast
North/South Joss Colley Regular Cast
2007 The Dresden Files Jake Episode: "Bad Blood"
2008 CSI: Miami Colin Madison Episode: "Going Ballistic"
2008-
2009 		Sophie Andre 7 episodes
2009 Guns Ford Saunders 2 episodes
2010 Haven Ray McBreen Episode: "Harmony"
2010-14 Rookie Blue Frank Best 45 episodes
2013 Rookie Blue Webisodes Frank Best Episode: "In Session: Frank Best"
2014 A Day Late and a Dollar Short Randall Television film
The Good Sister Investigator Television film
Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B Barry Hankerson Television film
2015 12 Monkeys Henri Toussaint Episode: "Cassandra Complex"
The Book of Negroes Chekura Tiano 5 episodes
2016 Coconut Hut Desmond Kilpatrick Episode: "No Wifi"
Shoot the Messenger Frank Lutz 8 episodes
Ladies Book Club Carlyle Television film
Group Home Winnie Television film
2017 Mary Kills People Detective Frank Gaines 6 episodes
2017-
2019 		She's Gotta Have It Jamie Overstreet 19 episodes
2018 The Man in the High Castle Mingus Jones
  • Episode: "Sensô Kôi"
  • Episode: "Sabra"
2019 The Affair Paul 3 episodes
Carter Joyce Boyle 8 episodes
2020 For the Record Stefan Episode: "Climax"
2021 Our Christmas Journey Rick Television film
An Ice Wine Christmas Declan Monroe Television film
Delilah Gordon Leighton 6 episodes
2022 Long Slow Exhale Garrett Carter 12 episodes
Kid's Crew Principal Drayton 3 episodes
2023 The Rookie: Feds Congressman Damien Roberts Episode: "Close Contact"
Law & Order Pastor Mike Butler Episode: "Mammon"

Video games

[edit]
List of video game voice roles
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Mafia III Emmanuel Lazare (voice) [7]

References

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  1. ^ "Lyriq Bent Is Home Again". Jamaica Observer. September 15, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "Strellson is classy one-stop shopping". Toronto Star. December 4, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "The Horror Department: Lyriq Bent from Saw IV". AMC. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  5. ^ "Cuba Gooding Jr., Lyriq Bent to Star in Book of Negroes". BET.
  6. ^ Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
  7. ^ "Mafia III Credits". 2K Games. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
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