Lyriq Bent
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Lyriq Bent is a Canadian actor who is best known for portraying Lieutenant Daniel Rigg in the Saw films.
Life and career
Lyriq was born in Jamaica and moved to Toronto, Canada when he was six years old.[1] He later attended Seneca College in North York, Ontario.[2] 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.[3] Since then, he has had numerous film and television appearances.
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 opposite Ving Rhames.
He co-starred in the films Saw II and Saw III as Lieutenant Daniel Rigg, and starred as the central character in Saw IV.
From 2010-2014 Lyriq co-starred in the Canadian police drama 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 best-selling novel by Lawrence Hill.[4] He will also have a recurring role as Dr. Henri in 12 Monkeys, the SyFy television adaption of the 1995 film of the same name.[5]
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 (2012) - Dunston Williams
- Mother's Day (2010) - Treshawn
- Defendor (2009) - Wayne
- Saw IV (2007) - Daniel Rigg
- Skinwalkers (2007) - Doak
- Saw III (2006) - Daniel Rigg
- Take the Lead (2006) - Easy
- Saw II (2005) - Daniel Rigg
- Four Brothers (2005) - Damian
- The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico (2005) - Mr. Stuff
- 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 (2002) - Detective
- Damaged Goods (2002) - Eddie Barrel
- Jane Doe (2001) - Rawlins
- The Caveman's Valentine (2001) - Seraph Dancer
TV
- Rookie Blue (2010-2014) - Frank Best
- Haven (2010) - Ray McBreen
- Perception (2010) - Father
- Guns (2009) - Ford Saunders
- Sophie (2008-2009) - Andre
- CSI: Miami (2008) - Colin Madison
- The Dresden Files (2007) - Jake
- North/South (2006) - Joss Colley
- Angela's Eyes (2006) - Leo Jetson
- Kojak (2005) - Billy Harris
- Kevin Hill (2004-2005) - Jack Johnson
- 1-800-Missing (2004) - Dante
- Mutant X (2003-2004) - Harris (Season 2, Episode 12 "Within These Walls"); Randall Blake (Season 3, Episode 13 "Art of Attraction")
- Platinum (2003) - Devon
- Street Time (2002) - Sergeant Danny Blackstone
- Blue Murder (2001-2003) - Twist Ballard (Season 1, Episode 11 "Remington Park"); Keith Rose (Season 3, Episode 3 "Respect")
- Tracker (2001) - Bartender
References
- ^ "Strellson is classy one-stop shopping". Thestar.com. 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
- ^ Lyriq Bent - Biography
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/lyriq-bent.html#.U-Ync1vws5s
- ^ http://www.bet.com/news/celebrities/2014/02/04/cuba-gooding-jr-lyriq-bent-to-star-in-book-of-negroes.html
- ^ http://tvline.com/2014/08/06/syfy-12-monkeys-cast-lyriq-bent-todd-stashwick/
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