# Benz Antoine

Benz Antoine (born June 22, 1972) is a Canadian actor, of Haitian descent, who has made over 100 film and television appearances.

## Early life and education

Benz Antoine was born in 1972 in Montreal, Canada and is the oldest of the three children raised by his mother, Rose Marie. After graduating from high school, Benz enrolled at Concordia University.

## Career

Antoine has made over 100 film and television appearances. Antoine has provided the voice of the Haitian character Baptiste in Overwatch. He is best known for his appearances in Romeo Must Die, Death Race, Get Rich or Die Tryin', Four Brothers, and I'm Not There. He also earned critical acclaim for his gripping portrayal of alcoholic cop Tyler Joseph in both the original French version and the English adaptation of 19-2.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1997 | Dead Innocent | Beaman |
| 1999 | Both Sides of the Law | Adam Anderson |
| 2000 | Romeo Must Die | Crabman |
| 2000 | Sanctimony | Bouncer |
| 2001 | Heist | Trooper at Cargo Hangar |
| 2001 | Life in the Balance | Policeman at Accident Scene |
| 2002 | Aftermath | Police Officer |
| 2002 | Spooky House | Police Officer |
| 2002 | Steal | Policeman |
| 2003 | Gothika | Guard |
| 2005 | Guy X | Philly |
| 2005 | Four Brothers | Police Sergeant |
| 2005 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | Ray Wilmore |
| 2007 | Talk to Me | Bar Patron 3 |
| 2007 | I'm Not There | Bobby Seale / Rabbit Brown |
| 2007 | Breakfast with Scot | Greg Graham |
| 2007 | Late Fragment | Therapist |
| 2007 | King of Sorrow | Lt. Phillip Hugo |
| 2008 | Animal 2 | Captain Ellis |
| 2008 | Death Race | Joe's Navigator |
| 2010 | Gangsterland | Brooklyn |
| 2011 | Another Silence | Joshua |
| 2011 | Silent but Deadly | Deputy Jimbo |
| 2012 | Winter Passed | Benz Williams |
| 2013 | Poker Night | Coolie Bear |
| 2013 | Ice Soldiers | Sgt. Joe Gibbs |
| 2015 | N.O.I.R. | Jean-Jacques |
| 2018 | His Master's Voice | Jerome Vick Jr. |
| 2019 | Mafia Inc. | Sergent Brassens Paul |
| 2021 | Crisis | Detective Carson |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | Sirens | Dice | Episode: "Missing" |
| 1996 | Omerta | Cop | Episode #2.12 |
| 1997 | Millennium | Prison Guard | Episode: "Powers, Principalities, Thrones and Dominions" |
| 1997 | The Right Connections | Bartender | Television film |
| 1997 | The Sentinel | Jerome Burke | Episode: "Three Point Shot" |
| 1998 | Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County | Matthew | Television film |
| 1998 | Stargate SG-1 | Driver | Episode: "In the Line of Duty" |
| 1998 | Sweet Deception | Security Guard | Television film |
| 1998 | Cupid | Psychiatrist | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1998 | The Net | Sarge / Ross | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Don't Look Down | Luther | Television film |
| 1998–1999 | The Outer Limits | Various roles | 4 episodes |
| 1999 | Night Man | Pimp | Episode: "Scent of a Woman" |
| 1999 | The New Addams Family | Fred | Episode: "Addams Family in Court" |
| 1999 | The Crow: Stairway to Heaven | Bovespa | Episode: "Brother's Keeper" |
| 1999 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Security Guard | Episode: "Sacrifice" |
| 1999 | Cold Squad | Craig Toms | Episode: "Pretty Fly for a Dead Guy" |
| 2000 | Strange World | Tall Man | Episode: "Rage" |
| 2000 | Seven Days | Clarence Washington | Episode: "Mr. Donovan's Neighborhood" |
| 2000 | Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story | Natalie's Bodyguard | Television film |
| 2000 | Holiday Heart | Fisher | Television film |
| 2000 | Murder at the Cannes Film Festival | Todd Bellamy | Television film |
| 2001 | In a Heartbeat | Truck Driver | Episode: "Time's Up" |
| 2001 | The Killing Yard | Johnny Flowers | Television film |
| 2001 | No Ordinary Baby | Judge Watson | Television film |
| 2001 | 'Twas the Night | Police Officer | Television film |
| 2001 | Dice | Installation Man #2 | 6 episodes |
| 2001 | Leap Years | Errol / Rapper / Mad Popper | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | 2 frères | Tom | 6 episodes |
| 2002 | A Season on the Brink | Joby Wright | Television film |
| 2002 | Redeemer | Peanut | Television film |
| 2002 | Street Time | Wallace Evans | Episode: "Rabid Dog" |
| 2002 | Just a Walk in the Park | Temp Doorman | Television film |
| 2002 | Conviction | Dealer Con | Television film |
| 2003 | 3 x rien | Shylock / Jeff Cote | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | View of Terror | Detective Gillis | Television film |
| 2003 | Ice Bound | Morris | Television film |
| 2003 | Playmakers | Ray Barnes | Episode: "Halftime" |
| 2003–2004 | Blue Murder | Det. Jim Weeks | 26 episodes |
| 2004 | Baby for Sale | District Attorney | Television film |
| 2004 | Wild Card | Cecil | Episode: "Slam Dunk Funk" |
| 2004 | Doc | Hank Pederson | Episode: "Nip, Tuck and Die" |
| 2005 | The Eleventh Hour | Ron | Episode: "The Miracle Worker" |
| 2005 | Tilt | Ricky Taylor | Episode: "Gentleman Jim" |
| 2005 | Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life | Coach Suha | Television film |
| 2005 | 1-800-Missing | Benny | Episode: "Sisterhood" |
| 2005 | Tripping the Wire: A Stephen Tree Mystery | William Massey | Television film |
| 2006 | At the Hotel | Michael Quenton | 6 episodes |
| 2006 | Runaway | Vic | 4 episodes |
| 2007 | Les Sœurs Elliot | Yoli | Television film |
| 2007 | My Daughter's Secret | Mark | Television film |
| 2008 | Voices | Detective Brock | Television film |
| 2008 | Would Be Kings | Lt. Baldwin | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Dead at 17 | Detective Reese | Television film |
| 2008 | Less Than Kind | Towminator | Episode: "The Shel Game" |
| 2008 | The Two Mr. Kissels | Construction Manager | Television film |
| 2009 | Ring of Deceit | Lester Bragg | Television film |
| 2010–2013 | Toute la vérité | René Touzin | 16 episodes |
| 2011 | Shattered | Tom Rutherford | Episode: "Key with No Lock" |
| 2011 | Against the Wall | Tony Miles | Episode: "Lean on Me or Die" |
| 2011–2015 | 19-2 | Tyler Joseph | 27 episodes |
| 2011–2015 | Rookie Blue | Father Jean Pierre | 4 episodes |
| 2014–2017 | 19-2 | Tyler Joseph | 37 episodes |
| 2012 | The Firm | Lamar Johnson | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2013 | Betty & Coretta | Ralph Abernathy | Television film |
| 2013 | The Listener | Julian Courvreur | Episode: "Fatal Vision" |
| 2014 | 30 Vies lV | Bruce Mangones | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Rogue | Ty | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | District 31 | Benjamin Galipeau | Episode: "Cyberintimidation" |
| 2017 | Mary Kills People | Judge Lucas Grant | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Clash | Julio | Episode: "Sous les apparences" |
| 2018 | Mommy's Little Angel | Detective Clemson | Television film |
| 2018 | Bull | Agent Kincaid | Episode: "Death Sentence" |
| 2018 | Taken | Senator McDermott | Episode: "Viceroy" |
| 2018 | Colony | Dean Hudson | Episode: "What Goes Around" |
| 2019 | In the Dark | Jamie | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Private Eyes | Maverick Mims | Episode: "Full Court Press" |
| 2019 | V Wars | Big Dog | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | The Expanse | McCourt | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Diggstown | Stewy Brooks | Episode: "Dani Ewing" |
| 2021 | Hudson & Rex | Ted Jerome | Episode: "Oops I Bit It Again" |
| 2023 | Good Morning Chuck (Bon matin Chuck, ou l'art de réduire les méfaits) | Joseph B. Jean | |
| 2025 | Saint-Pierre | Marcus Villeneuve | 10 episodes |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2019 | Overwatch | Baptiste | |
| 2022 | Overwatch 2 | Baptiste | |