Philip Akin

Known For: Acting
Born: April 18, 1950
Place of Birth: Kingston, Jamaica

Philip Akin

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Philip Akin (born April 18, 1950) is a Canadian actor who has been active for over thirty years in stage, film, and television. He has had featured roles in major American films such as The Sum of All Fears, S.W.A.T., and Get Rich or Die Tryin’. He has also done much voice work, including voicing the character of Bishop for the X-Men animated series and Tripp Hansen in Monster Force. Akin was born in Kingston, Jamaica as a middle brother of five sons. His parents moved to Oshawa, Ontario in 1953, and he and his brothers followed suit the next year. He has lived there ever since. Shortly after attending high school, Akin attended Toronto’s Ryerson Theatre School. In 1975, he became the school’s first acting graduate, landing a role just a few days later in a Shaw Festival production of Caesar and Cleopatra. In 1983 Akin began studying Yoshinkan Ai…

Filmography

Love, of Course

2018 · Edward Seton

The Expanse

2015 · Craig

RoboCop

2014 · Dr. Alan

Who Is Clark Rockefeller?

2010 · Det. Lewis Cook

Lost Girl

2010 · Tshombe

Warehouse 13

2009 · Principal Hendricks

The Note II: Taking a Chance on Love

2009 · Jules Grandfield

Flashpoint

2008

P2

2007 · Karl

Shake Hands with the Devil

2007 · Kofi Annan

Bottom Feeder

2007 · Sarge

A Dad for Christmas

2006 · Richard

Absolution

2006 · Dr. Mitch Powell

Knights of the South Bronx

2005 · Assistant Principal Allen Hill

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

2005 · Reverend

Burnt Toast

2005 · Lou

The Man

2005 · Second I.A. Agent

The Perfect Man

2005 · English Teacher

H2O

2004 · U.S. President Monroe

ReGenesis

2004 · Wayne MacPherson

Kevin Hill

2004 · Judge Sawyer

Love Rules!

2004 · The Minister

The Skulls III

2004 · Captain Harlan

This Is Wonderland

2004 · Mr. Johnson

How to Deal

2003

Platinum

2003 · Allen

Mafia Doctor

2003 · Dr. Lawrence

Everybody's Doing It

2002 · Principal Kerr

Puppets Who Kill

2002

The Sum of All Fears

2002 · General Wilkes

Cube 2: Hypercube

2002 · The General

The Red Sneakers

2002 · Mr. Seabrooke

Pretend You Don't See Her

2002 · Witness Protection Agent

Mutant X

2001 · General Sutton

Hitched

2001 · Judge

The Judge

2001 · Mel Paroff

Doc

2001

Blackout

2001 · First Official

Range of Motion

2000 · Flozell

Left Behind

2000 · Alan Tompkins

Custody of the Heart

2000 · Police Officer

One Kill

2000 · Gunnery Sgt. Finch

Who Killed Atlanta's Children?

2000 · Police Spokesman

Caitlin's Way

2000 · , Mr. Watson

Relic Hunter

1999 · Budur

P.T. Barnum

1999 · Jeremiah

Twice in a Lifetime

1999 · Todd

To Love, Honor, & Betray

1999 · Det. Gonda

Pushing Tin

1999 · Paul

Deep in My Heart

1999 · OB-Gyn doctor

Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion

1999 · Desk Sargeant

The Wrong Girl

1999 · Police Detective Jacobs

Down in the Delta

1998 · Manager

One Tough Cop

1998 · Inspector Cheney

Highlander: The Raven

1998 · Simon Clark

Giving Up the Ghost

1998 · Judge Gleason

Airborne

1998

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

1998 · ESU lieutenant

Ms. Scrooge

1997 · George

Color of Justice

1997 · New York Assistant D.A

The Don's Analyst

1997 · Dr. Lustig

Elvis Meets Nixon

1997 · Cabbie

...First Do No Harm

1997

Mistrial

1996 · Foreman

Talk to Me

1996 · Public Defender

Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal

1996

Fly Away Home

1996 · Air Force Reporter

FX: The Series

1996 · Tod Rossi

The Stupids

1996 · Henchman #1

The Haunting of Lisa

1996 · Sgt. Hill

Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice

1996 · Det. Arthur Brown

The Conspiracy of Fear

1996 · Patterson

Goosebumps

1995 · Bob Erikson

Monster Force

1994

The Ref

1994 · State Trooper

Highlander: Unholy Alliance

1994 · Charlie DeSalvo

Liar, Liar

1993 · Dr. Kerr

X-Men

1992 · Bishop (voice)

Highlander: The Series

1992 · Charlie DeSalvo

Terror on Track 9

1992 · Reporter #2

Married to It

1991 · Limo Driver

F/X2

1991 · Detective McQuay

Swamp Thing

1990

Stella

1990 · Police Officer

Millennium

1989 · Briley

War of the Worlds

1988 · Norton Drake

Switching Channels

1988 · Guard

Friday the 13th: The Series

1987 · Sam 'Kid' Cornelius

Blue Monkey

1987 · Anthony Rivers

Nightstick

1987 · Price

Nowhere to Hide

1987 · Harvey

Pretty Kill

1987 · Joey

Christmas Eve

1986 · Mays

The High Price of Passion

1986 · Locksmith

Easy Prey

1986 · Blair

Iceman

1984 · Dr. Vermeil

Covergirl

1984 · Cairo

Shock-Trauma

1982 · Sam Hooker

A Far Cry From Home

A Far Cry From Home

1981

Improper Channels

1981 · Motorcycle Cop

Deadline

1980 · Student #1

Running

1979 · Chuck Stone

Search and Destroy

1979 · Rosie Washington

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