Denis Akiyama
Born: 1952-06-22 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died: 2018-06-28
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2018
- Carter as Koji Yasuda
2017
- Taken as Sensei
- Kill Order as Shiro Fujitaka
- Kiss and Cry as Shin
2016
- The People Garden as Management 529
2015
- 12 Monkeys as Nakano
- Pixels as Professor Iwatani
2011
- Suits as Mr. Tanaka
2010
- Lost Girl as The Preta
- Repo Men as Doctor
- Gangster Exchange as Takayama
- Resident Evil: Afterlife as Captain Hotaka
2009
- Warehouse 13 as Officer Ogawa
2008
- Flash of Genius as Dr. Ito
- Toot & Puddle as Dr. Ha Song (voice)
2005
- The Pacifier as Mr. Chun
- King
- Cool Money as District Attorney
2004
- Kevin Hill as Judge Porter
- ReGenesis as Crown Attorney
- The Cradle Will Fall as Dr. Fachita
- My Baby's Daddy as Cha Ching
- Welcome to Mooseport as Izuki Nami
2003
- Mayday as Captain Park
- Eloise at the Plaza as Prince of Kushin
2002
- Cypher as Speaker Omaha
- The Brady Bunch in the White House as Hopeful Man
2000
- The Last Debate as TV Makeup Artist
- After Alice as Owen Gackstetter
1999
- Relic Hunter as Colonel Chang
- Medabots as Mr. Referee
- Killing Moon as Dr. Yamada
1997
- Lethal Tender as Det. Peter 'Playdo' Ota
- The Planet of Junior Brown as Mr. Tanaka
1996
- FX: The Series as Lambert Chang
- Space Truckers as Tech Leader
- Extreme Measures as Prof. Asakura
- Balance of Power as Hastishita
- L5: First City in Space as Chieko's Father
1995
- Johnny Mnemonic as Shinji
- Visitors of the Night as Stranger 2
- No Price Too High
1994
- WildC.A.T.S: Covert Action Teams as Dockwell (voice)
- Monster Force
1993
- Kung Fu: The Legend Continues as Lai
- Guilty as Sin as Lab Technician
- Bury Me in Niagara as Yamato
1990
- Counterstrike as Lok
1988
- War of the Worlds as Chin
- Katts and Dog as Ron Nakemura
- Dead Ringers as Pharmacist
- Blood Relations as Heart Surgeon
1987
- Friday the 13th: The Series as Hai Kwan
- Captive Hearts as Masato