- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 22, 1952
- Place of Birth
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Died
- June 28, 2018
Denis Akiyama
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.
Filmography
tvCarter
2018 · Koji Yasuda
movieKill Order
2017 · Shiro Fujitaka
tvTaken
2017 · Sensei
movieKiss and Cry
2017 · Shin
movieThe People Garden
2016 · Management 529
moviePixels
2015 · Professor Iwatani
tv12 Monkeys
2015 · Nakano
tvSuits
2011 · Mr. Tanaka
tvLost Girl
2010 · The Preta
movieResident Evil: Afterlife
2010 · Captain Hotaka
movieRepo Men
2010 · Doctor
movieGangster Exchange
2010 · Takayama
tvWarehouse 13
2009 · Officer Ogawa
tvToot & Puddle
2008 · Dr. Ha Song (voice)
movieFlash of Genius
2008 · Dr. Ito
King
tvKing
2005
movieCool Money
2005 · District Attorney
movieThe Pacifier
2005 · Mr. Chun
tvReGenesis
2004 · Crown Attorney
tvKevin Hill
2004 · Judge Porter
movieWelcome to Mooseport
2004 · Izuki Nami
movieMy Baby's Daddy
2004 · Cha Ching
movieThe Cradle Will Fall
2004 · Dr. Fachita
tvMayday
2003 · Captain Park, Captain, Flight 007
movieEloise at the Plaza
2003 · Prince of Kushin
movieThe Brady Bunch in the White House
2002 · Hopeful Man
movieCypher
2002 · Speaker Omaha
tvBraceface
2001 · Mr. Ling (voice) (uncredited)
movieThe Judge
2001 · Peter Jacoby
tvDoc
2001
movieThe Last Debate
2000 · TV Makeup Artist
movieAfter Alice
2000 · Owen Gackstetter
tvRelic Hunter
1999 · Colonel Chang
movieKilling Moon
1999 · Dr. Yamada
tvMedabots
1999 · Mr. Referee
movieThe Planet of Junior Brown
1997 · Mr. Tanaka
movieLethal Tender
1997 · Det. Peter 'Playdo' Ota
movieL5: First City in Space
1996 · Chieko's Father
movieSpace Truckers
1996 · Tech Leader
movieExtreme Measures
1996 · Prof. Asakura
tvFX: The Series
1996 · Lambert Chang, Dr. Miller
movieBalance of Power
1996 · Hastishita
movieVisitors of the Night
1995 · Stranger 2
movieJohnny Mnemonic
1995 · Shinji
tvNo Price Too High
1995
tvWildC.A.T.S: Covert Action Teams
1994 · Dockwell (voice)
tvMonster Force
1994
movieBury Me in Niagara
1993 · Yamato
movieGuilty as Sin
1993 · Lab Technician
tvKung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993 · Lai, Lai Tzu
tvX-Men
1992 · , Sunfire (voice), Silver Samurai (voice)
movieIn the Eyes of a Stranger
1992
tvCounterstrike
1990 · Lok
tvWar of the Worlds
1988 · Chin
movieDead Ringers
1988 · Pharmacist
tvKatts and Dog
1988 · Ron Nakemura
movieBlood Relations
1988 · Heart Surgeon
tvFriday the 13th: The Series
1987 · Hai Kwan
movieCaptive Hearts
1987 · Masato