Lyriq Bent
Lyriq Bent is a Canadian actor that is perhaps best known for portraying Lieutenant Daniel Rigg in Saw II, Saw III, and Saw IV. He also plays Frank on Rookie Blue.
Life and career
Lyriq Bent was born in Jamaica and moved to Toronto, Canada at age 6.[1] He later attended Seneca College in North York, Ontario.[2] After graduating college with high honors, Lyriq Bent originally began his career as a computer graphic technician. Bent's plans, however, were short lived as he decided to take up acting on a dare. Since then, he has had numerous film and television appearances.
Prior to landing a co-starring role in the drama series Angela's Eyes, Bent guest starred on the UPN series Kevin Hill opposite Taye Diggs and USA Network's Kojak opposite Ving Rhames. Additionally, he had recurring roles on the CBS/Zoetrope series Platinum and the ESPN/Disney series Playmakers. He has since been featured in Columbia/TriStar's series Street Time as well as the Canadian series Blue Murder. He
Bent's film credits include starring opposite Mark Wahlberg in the John Singleton film Four Brothers and Take the Lead with Antonio Banderas and Alfre Woodard. Bent also co-starred in the horror films Saw II and Saw III as Lieutenant Daniel Rigg, and starred as the central character in Saw IV.
Filmography
- Mother's Day (2010) - Treshawn
- 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) - Frank Best
- Guns (2009) - Ford Saunders
- Angela's Eyes (2006) - Leo Jetson
- Kevin Hill (2004-2005) - Jack Johnson
- Mutant X (2003-2004) - Harris/Randall Blake
- Platinum (2003) - Devon
- Street Time (2002) - Sergeant Danny Blackstone
- Blue Murder (2001-2003) - Keith Rose/Twist Ballard
References
- ^ "Strellson is classy one-stop shopping". Thestar.com. 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
- ^ Lyriq Bent - Biography