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Denis Akiyama

Acting 66 (deceased) years old Toronto, Ontario, Canada ★ 0.7
Born: June 22, 1952
Died: June 28, 2018

Biography

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Denis Van Akiyama (May 28, 1952 – June 28, 2018) was a Japanese–Canadian actor and voice actor, best known as providing the voice of Iceman/Bobby Drake, Silver Samurai/Kenuichio Harada and Sunfire in X-Men and Malachite in the original English version of Sailor Moon. He played Shinji in Johnny Mnemonic.

Akiyama was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was also a frequent guest star on Katts and Dog. In 2015, he appeared in the film Pixels. Denis Akiyama was also a gifted musician having played trumpet in The Pukka Orchestra

Akiyama died on June 28, 2018, from a "very rare and aggressive cancer". He and his wife Danielle had two children, Kintaro and Miya.

Filmography

Acting Credits (65)

Carter
Carter Koji Yasuda 2018
Kill Order
Kill Order Shiro Fujitaka 2017
Taken
Taken Sensei 2017
Kiss and Cry
Kiss and Cry Shin 2017
The People Garden
The People Garden Management 529 2016
Pixels
Pixels Professor Iwatani 2015
12 Monkeys
12 Monkeys Nakano 2015
Suits
Suits Mr. Tanaka 2011
Lost Girl
Lost Girl The Preta 2010
Resident Evil: Afterlife
Resident Evil: Afterlife Captain Hotaka 2010
Repo Men
Repo Men Doctor 2010
Gangster Exchange
Gangster Exchange Takayama 2010
Warehouse 13
Warehouse 13 Officer Ogawa 2009
Toot & Puddle
Toot & Puddle Dr. Ha Song (voice) 2008
Flash of Genius
Flash of Genius Dr. Ito 2008
King
King 2005
Cool Money
Cool Money District Attorney 2005
The Pacifier
The Pacifier Mr. Chun 2005
ReGenesis
ReGenesis Crown Attorney 2004
Kevin Hill
Kevin Hill Judge Porter 2004
Welcome to Mooseport
Welcome to Mooseport Izuki Nami 2004
My Baby's Daddy
My Baby's Daddy Cha Ching 2004
The Cradle Will Fall
The Cradle Will Fall Dr. Fachita 2004
Mayday
Mayday Captain Park 2003
Mayday
Mayday Captain, Flight 007 2003
Mayday
Mayday Captain 2003
Eloise at the Plaza
Eloise at the Plaza Prince of Kushin 2003
The Brady Bunch in the White House
The Brady Bunch in the White House Hopeful Man 2002
Cypher
Cypher Speaker Omaha 2002
Braceface
Braceface Mr. Ling (voice) (uncredited) 2001
The Judge
The Judge Peter Jacoby 2001
Doc
Doc 2001
The Last Debate
The Last Debate TV Makeup Artist 2000
After Alice
After Alice Owen Gackstetter 2000
Relic Hunter
Relic Hunter Colonel Chang 1999
Killing Moon
Killing Moon Dr. Yamada 1999
Medabots
Medabots Mr. Referee 1999
The Planet of Junior Brown
The Planet of Junior Brown Mr. Tanaka 1997
Lethal Tender
Lethal Tender Det. Peter 'Playdo' Ota 1997
L5: First City in Space
L5: First City in Space Chieko's Father 1996
Space Truckers
Space Truckers Tech Leader 1996
Extreme Measures
Extreme Measures Prof. Asakura 1996
FX: The Series
FX: The Series Lambert Chang 1996
FX: The Series
FX: The Series Dr. Miller 1996
Balance of Power
Balance of Power Hastishita 1996
Visitors of the Night
Visitors of the Night Stranger 2 1995
Johnny Mnemonic
Johnny Mnemonic Shinji 1995
No Price Too High
No Price Too High 1995
WildC.A.T.S: Covert Action Teams
WildC.A.T.S: Covert Action Teams Dockwell (voice) 1994
Monster Force
Monster Force 1994
Bury Me in Niagara
Bury Me in Niagara Yamato 1993
Guilty as Sin
Guilty as Sin Lab Technician 1993
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Lai 1993
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Lai Tzu 1993
X-Men
X-Men 1992
X-Men
X-Men Sunfire (voice) 1992
X-Men
X-Men Silver Samurai (voice) 1992
In the Eyes of a Stranger
In the Eyes of a Stranger 1992
Counterstrike
Counterstrike Lok 1990
War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds Chin 1988
Dead Ringers
Dead Ringers Pharmacist 1988
Katts and Dog
Katts and Dog Ron Nakemura 1988
Blood Relations
Blood Relations Heart Surgeon 1988
Friday the 13th: The Series
Friday the 13th: The Series Hai Kwan 1987
Captive Hearts
Captive Hearts Masato 1987

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