Lyriq Bent
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1999–present |
Lyriq Bent(bornMartin Lyriq Bent) is a Jamaican-Canadian actor. He is known for his roles in theSawfilms,the television seriesRookie Blue,andThe Book of Negroes.Bent portrays Jamie Overstreet in theNetflixseriesShe's Gotta Have It,based onthe film of the same name.
Early life
[edit]Martin Lyriq Bent was born inKingston,Jamaica,[1]and moved toToronto, Ontario,Canada, when he was six years old.[2]
Career
[edit]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 seriesAngela's Eyes,he guest starred on the UPN seriesKevin HilloppositeTaye Diggs,and USA Network'sKojakoppositeVing Rhames.After appearing on several television shows,Playback Magazinelisted him as one of Canada's top rising stars.[3]
Bent attracted further attention when he co-starred in the hit horror filmsSaw IIandSaw IIIas Officer Daniel Rigg. He later starred as one of the central characters inSaw IV.[4]
From 2010 to 2014 he co-starred in the Canadian television seriesRookie Blue,portraying Staff Sergeant Frank Best.
In 2015 Bent portrayed Chekura Tiano in the television miniseriesThe Book of Negroes,based onthe best-selling novelbyLawrence Hill.[5]For this role, Bent won the award for Best Actor in a Television Film or Miniseries at the 20164th Canadian Screen Awards.
He was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series at the10th Canadian Screen Awardsin 2022 for the web seriesFor the Record.[6]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
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2003 | Platinum | Devon | 3 episodes |
Playmakers | — | 4 episodes | |
2003- 2004 |
Mutant X | Harris/Randall Blake |
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2004 | 1-800-Missing | Dante | Episode: "Pop Star" |
2004- 2005 |
Kevin Hill | Jack Johnson |
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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 |
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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]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Mafia III | Emmanuel Lazare (voice) | [7] |
References
[edit]- ^"Lyriq Bent Is Home Again".Jamaica Observer.September 15, 2013.RetrievedFebruary 23,2023.
- ^"Strellson is classy one-stop shopping".Toronto Star.December 4, 2010.RetrievedJune 10,2012.
- ^"Archived copy"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on March 3, 2016.RetrievedAugust 19,2014.
{{cite web}}
:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^"The Horror Department: Lyriq Bent from Saw IV".AMC.RetrievedApril 28,2016.
- ^"Cuba Gooding Jr., Lyriq Bent to Star in Book of Negroes".BET.
- ^Brent Furdyk,"2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack".ET Canada,February 15, 2022.
- ^"Mafia III Credits".2K Games.RetrievedFebruary 23,2023.
External links
[edit]- Jamaican emigrants to Canada
- Black Canadian male actors
- Canadian male film actors
- Canadian male television actors
- Canadian male voice actors
- Living people
- Male actors from Toronto
- Male actors from Kingston, Jamaica
- 21st-century Canadian male actors
- Seneca College alumni
- Canadian Screen Award winning actors
- Harry Jerome Award winners