Lyriq Bent

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Lyriq Bent is a Canadian actor, best known for his portrayal as SWAT Team Leader Rigg in "Saw II", "Saw III", and "Saw IV".

Biography

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 on Lifetime's recent drama series "Angela's Eyes" from the producers of "Crash", 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". Bent also appeared in Robert Townsend's television movie "10,000 Black Men Named George" and the telefilm "Jane Doe" alongside Teri Hatcher.

His film credits include starring opposite Mark Wahlberg and Andrè 3000 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" and stars as a central character in "Saw IV". He also appeared in "Honey" alongside Jessica Alba and Mekhi Phifer and "Crime Spree" with Gerard Depardieu. Furthermore, Bent has starred in director Michael Mabbott's debut feature film, "The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico", Most recently, Bent co-starred in Lion's Gate horror film, "Skinwalkers", with Jason Behr and Rhona Mitra, which is due for release this summer.

Currently, Bent is filming the CBC Television mini-series "Guns" opposite Elisha Cuthbert and Colm Feore. In addition, he also appears in flashback episodes of "Sophie", where he played a American cab passenger named Andre, whose one-night stand with the series' title character resulted in her giving birth to his son, which he has not yet seen since Sophie has lost contact with Andre after their encounter.

Filmography

*"CSI Miami" (2008) - Colin Madison
*"Guns" (TV Mini-Series) (2007) - Ford
*"Saw IV" (2007) - Rigg
*"The Dresden Files" (2007) - Jake
*"Skinwalkers" (2007) - Doak
*"Saw III" (2006) - Rigg
*"Angela's Eyes" (TV) (2006) - Leo Jetson
*"North/South" (TV) (2006) - Joss Colley
*"Take the Lead" (2006) - Easy
*"Saw II" (2005) - Rigg
*"Four Brothers" (2005) - Damian
*"Kevin Hill" (TV) (2005) - Jack Johnson
*"Kojak" (TV) (2005) - Billy Harris
*"The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico" (2005) - Mr. Stuff
*"Missing" (TV) (2004) - Dante
*"Honey" (2003) - Barber
*"Platinum" (TV) (2003) - Devon
*"Crime Spree" (2003) - Ellwood
*"Mutant X (TV) (2003)- Harris
*"Blue Murder (TV) (2003)- Keith Rose
*"Street Time" (2002) (TV) - Sergeant Danny Blackstone
*"Superbob" (2002) - Lepke
*"10,000 Black Men Named George" (2002) - Disgruntled Man
*"Pretend You Don't See Her" (2002)
*"Damaged Goods" (2002)- Eddie Barrel
*"Jane Doe" - "The Eyes Have It"(2001) - Rawlins
*"Tracker" - "The Plague " (TV) (2001) - Bartender
*"The Caveman's Valentine" (2001) - Seraph Dancer
*"Relic Hunter" - "The Legend of the Lost" (2000) - Quelch's Guard

External links

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* [http://www.lyriqbent.com Lyriq Bent Official Website]
* [http://www.tv.com/lyriq-bent/person/182821/summary.html Lyriq Bent on TV.COM]