
Denis Akiyama
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2018
Carter as Koji Yasuda
2017Kill Order as Shiro Fujitaka
2017Taken as Sensei
2017Kiss and Cry as Shin
2016The People Garden as Management 529
2015Pixels as Professor Iwatani
201512 Monkeys as Nakano
2011Suits as Mr. Tanaka
2010Lost Girl as The Preta
2010Resident Evil: Afterlife as Captain Hotaka
2010Repo Men as Doctor
2010Gangster Exchange as Takayama
2009Warehouse 13 as Officer Ogawa
2008Toot & Puddle as Dr. Ha Song (voice)
2008Flash of Genius as Dr. Ito
2005King
2005Cool Money as District Attorney
2005The Pacifier as Mr. Chun
2004ReGenesis as Crown Attorney
2004Kevin Hill as Judge Porter
2004Welcome to Mooseport as Izuki Nami
2004My Baby's Daddy as Cha Ching
2004The Cradle Will Fall as Dr. Fachita
2003Mayday as Captain Park
2003Mayday as Captain, Flight 007
2003Mayday as Captain
2003Eloise at the Plaza as Prince of Kushin
2002The Brady Bunch in the White House as Hopeful Man
2002Cypher as Speaker Omaha
2001Braceface as Mr. Ling (voice) (uncredited)
2001The Judge as Peter Jacoby
2001Doc
2000The Last Debate as TV Makeup Artist
2000After Alice as Owen Gackstetter
1999Relic Hunter as Colonel Chang
1999Killing Moon as Dr. Yamada
1999Medabots as Mr. Referee
1997The Planet of Junior Brown as Mr. Tanaka
1997Lethal Tender as Det. Peter 'Playdo' Ota
1996L5: First City in Space as Chieko's Father
1996Space Truckers as Tech Leader
1996Extreme Measures as Prof. Asakura
1996FX: The Series as Lambert Chang
1996FX: The Series as Dr. Miller
1996Balance of Power as Hastishita
1995Visitors of the Night as Stranger 2
1995Johnny Mnemonic as Shinji
1995No Price Too High
1994WildC.A.T.S: Covert Action Teams as Dockwell (voice)
1994Monster Force
1993Bury Me in Niagara as Yamato
1993Guilty as Sin as Lab Technician
1993Kung Fu: The Legend Continues as Lai
1993Kung Fu: The Legend Continues as Lai Tzu
1992X-Men
1992X-Men as Sunfire (voice)
1992X-Men as Silver Samurai (voice)
1992In the Eyes of a Stranger
1990Counterstrike as Lok
1988War of the Worlds as Chin
1988Dead Ringers as Pharmacist
1988Katts and Dog as Ron Nakemura
1988Blood Relations as Heart Surgeon
1987Friday the 13th: The Series as Hai Kwan
1987Captive Hearts as Masato





