Lyriq Bent

Biography

Lyriq Bent is a Jamaican-born Canadian actor who started appearing on screen in the early 2000s. Born in Kingston, he moved to Toronto at age six. His early television work included guest parts on Kevin Hill and Kojak, and he then took a co-starring part on the drama Angela's Eyes. Playback Magazine named him among Canada's top rising stars. He is known for playing Officer Daniel Rigg in Saw II (2005) and Saw III (2006), and he was a central figure in Saw IV (2007). From 2010 to 2014 he played Staff Sergeant Frank Best on Rookie Blue. He portrayed Chekura Tiano in The Book of Negroes, winning at the 2016 Canadian Screen Awards, and he was nominated at the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards for the web series For the Record. He appears in She's Gotta Have It as Jamie Overstreet.

47years old

Turns 48 on July 15in 276 days

Born July 15, 1979Kingston
Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22

Movie Career

Films: 15
Career span: 18 years2001 to 2019

Genres

Drama53%, 8 films
Horror40%, 6 films
Crime27%, 4 films
Thriller27%, 4 films
Action20%, 3 films

First and latest

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Lyriq Bent movies on Netflix

Astronaut2019IMDb rating 6.0as Jim Williams
Acrimony2018IMDb rating 5.9as Robert Gayle
Nappily Ever After2018IMDb rating 6.4as Will
Pay the Ghost2015IMDb rating 5.2as Jordan
A Day Late and a Dollar Short2014IMDb rating 6.9as Randall
Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B2014IMDb rating 3.2as Barry Hankerson
Mother's Day2010IMDb rating 6.2as Treshawn Jackson
Saw IV2007IMDb rating 5.9as Lt. Daniel Rigg
Saw III2006IMDb rating 6.2as Rigg
Skinwalkers2006IMDb rating 4.5as Doak
Take the Lead2006IMDb rating 6.6as Easy
Four Brothers2005IMDb rating 6.8as Damian
Saw II2005IMDb rating 6.6as Daniel Rigg
Jane Doe2001IMDb rating 4.5as Rawlins
The Caveman's Valentine2001IMDb rating 5.8as Seraph Dancer

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Saw IV2007 Horror, Mysteryas Lt. Daniel Rigg
IMDb rating 5.9179K votes
Saw III2006 Horror, Mysteryas Rigg
IMDb rating 6.2231K votes
Saw II2005as Daniel Rigg
IMDb rating 6.6300K votes
Pay the Ghost2015as Jordan
IMDb rating 5.220K votes
Acrimony2018as Robert Gayle
IMDb rating 5.911K votes
Nappily Ever After2018as Will
IMDb rating 6.410K votes
Four Brothers2005as Damian
IMDb rating 6.8171K votes
Astronaut2019as Jim Williams
IMDb rating 6.01.7K votes

Most often with

Darren Lynn Bousman directed four of these films. Five actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Tobin Bell

Dina Meyer

Tony Nappo

Shawnee Smith

Donnie Wahlberg

Colm Feore

Darren Lynn BousmanDirector, 4 films

Films together

Tobin Bell3 films together, 2005 to 2007
Tobin Bell's page
- Saw IV2007IMDb rating 5.9Bent as Lt. Daniel RiggBell as Jigsaw / John Kramer
- Saw III2006IMDb rating 6.2Bent as RiggBell as Jigsaw / John Kramer
- Saw II2005IMDb rating 6.6Bent as Daniel RiggBell as Jigsaw / John Kramer
Dina Meyer3 films together, 2005 to 2007
Dina Meyer's page
- Saw IV2007IMDb rating 5.9Bent as Lt. Daniel RiggMeyer as Detective Allison Kerry
- Saw III2006IMDb rating 6.2Bent as RiggMeyer as Kerry
- Saw II2005IMDb rating 6.6Bent as Daniel RiggMeyer as Detective Allison Kerry
Tony Nappo3 films together, 2005 to 2010
Tony Nappo's page
- Mother's Day2010IMDb rating 6.2Bent as Treshawn JacksonNappo as Dave Lowe
- Four Brothers2005IMDb rating 6.8Bent as DamianNappo as Charlie
- Saw II2005IMDb rating 6.6Bent as Daniel RiggNappo as Gus Colyard
Shawnee Smith3 films together, 2005 to 2007
Shawnee Smith's page
- Saw IV2007IMDb rating 5.9Bent as Lt. Daniel RiggSmith as Amanda Young
- Saw III2006IMDb rating 6.2Bent as RiggSmith as Amanda Young
- Saw II2005IMDb rating 6.6Bent as Daniel RiggSmith as Amanda Young
Donnie Wahlberg3 films together, 2005 to 2007
Donnie Wahlberg's page
- Saw IV2007IMDb rating 5.9Bent as Lt. Daniel RiggWahlberg as Eric Matthews
- Saw III2006IMDb rating 6.2Bent as RiggWahlberg as Eric Matthews
- Saw II2005IMDb rating 6.6Bent as Daniel RiggWahlberg as Eric Matthews
Colm Feore2 films together, 2001 to 2019
Colm Feore's page
- Astronaut2019IMDb rating 6.0Bent as Jim WilliamsFeore as Marcus Brown
- The Caveman's Valentine2001IMDb rating 5.8Bent as Seraph DancerFeore as Leppenraub
Darren Lynn BousmanDirector, 4 films, 2005 to 2010
All films by Darren Lynn Bousman
- Mother's Day2010IMDb rating 6.2Bent as Treshawn Jackson
- Saw IV2007IMDb rating 5.9Bent as Lt. Daniel Rigg
- Saw III2006IMDb rating 6.2Bent as Rigg
- Saw II2005IMDb rating 6.6Bent as Daniel Rigg
Also two films together7 more actors
- Costas MandylorSaw IV (2007) and Saw III (2006)
- Taraji P. HensonAcrimony (2018) and Four Brothers (2005)
- Angus MacfadyenSaw IV (2007) and Saw III (2006)
- Leigh WhannellSaw III (2006) and Saw II (2005)
- Betsy RussellSaw IV (2007) and Saw III (2006)
- Bahar SoomekhSaw IV (2007) and Saw III (2006)
- Racquel Bianca JohnAcrimony (2018) and Nappily Ever After (2018)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.