Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 22, 1952
Place of Birth:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Denis Akiyama
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Kiss and Cry | Shin |
| 2017 | Kill Order | Shiro Fujitaka |
| 2016 | The People Garden | Management 529 |
| 2015 | Pixels | Professor Iwatani |
| 2010 | Repo Men | Doctor |
| 2010 | Gangster Exchange | Takayama |
| 2010 | Resident Evil: Afterlife | Captain Hotaka |
| 2008 | Flash of Genius | Dr. Ito |
| 2005 | Cool Money | District Attorney |
| 2005 | The Pacifier | Mr. Chun |
| 2004 | Welcome to Mooseport | Izuki Nami |
| 2004 | The Cradle Will Fall | Dr. Fachita |
| 2004 | My Baby's Daddy | Cha Ching |
| 2003 | Eloise at the Plaza | Prince of Kushin |
| 2002 | Cypher | Speaker Omaha |
| 2002 | The Brady Bunch in the White House | Hopeful Man |
| 2000 | After Alice | Owen Gackstetter |
| 2000 | The Last Debate | TV Makeup Artist |
| 1999 | Killing Moon | Dr. Yamada |
| 1997 | Lethal Tender | Det. Peter 'Playdo' Ota |
| 1997 | The Planet of Junior Brown | Mr. Tanaka |
| 1996 | Balance of Power | Hastishita |
| 1996 | Extreme Measures | Prof. Asakura |
| 1996 | L5: First City in Space | Chieko's Father |
| 1996 | Space Truckers | Tech Leader |
| 1995 | Johnny Mnemonic | Shinji |
| 1993 | Guilty as Sin | Lab Technician |
| 1993 | Bury Me in Niagara | Yamato |
| 1992 | In the Eyes of a Stranger | |
| 1988 | Blood Relations | Heart Surgeon |
| 1988 | Dead Ringers | Pharmacist |
| 1987 | Captive Hearts | Masato |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Carter | Koji Yasuda |
| 2017 | Taken | Sensei |
| 2015 | 12 Monkeys | Nakano |
| 2011 | Suits | Mr. Tanaka |
| 2010 | Lost Girl | The Preta |
| 2009 | Warehouse 13 | Officer Ogawa |
| 2008 | Toot & Puddle | Dr. Ha Song (voice) |
| 2005 | King | |
| 2004 | Kevin Hill | Judge Porter |
| 2004 | ReGenesis | Crown Attorney |
| 2003 | Mayday | Captain Park |
| 2003 | Mayday | Captain, Flight 007 |
| 2003 | Mayday | Captain |
| 2001 | Doc | |
| 2001 | Braceface | Mr. Ling (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1999 | Medabots | Mr. Referee |
| 1999 | Relic Hunter | Colonel Chang |
| 1996 | FX: The Series | Lambert Chang |
| 1996 | FX: The Series | Dr. Miller |
| 1995 | No Price Too High | |
| 1994 | Monster Force | |
| 1994 | WildC.A.T.S: Covert Action Teams | Dockwell (voice) |
| 1993 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Lai |
| 1993 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Lai Tzu |
| 1992 | X-Men | |
| 1992 | X-Men | Sunfire (voice) |
| 1992 | X-Men | Silver Samurai (voice) |
| 1990 | Counterstrike | Lok |
| 1988 | War of the Worlds | Chin |
| 1988 | Katts and Dog | Ron Nakemura |
| 1987 | Friday the 13th: The Series | Hai Kwan |