Denis Akiyama profile
Actor profile

Denis Akiyama

22nd June 1952 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Acting

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.

34 Movies 30 TV Shows 65 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Pixels poster
Pixels 16th July 2015 as Professor Iwatani
Cypher poster
Cypher 1st October 2002 as Speaker Omaha
Carter poster
Carter 15th May 2018 as Koji Yasuda
Taken poster
Taken 27th February 2017 as Sensei
Suits poster
Suits 23rd June 2011 as Mr. Tanaka
Mayday poster
Mayday 3rd September 2003 as Captain Park
Mayday poster
Mayday 3rd September 2003 as Captain, Flight 007
Mayday poster
Mayday 3rd September 2003 as Captain
Braceface poster
Braceface 2nd June 2001 as Mr. Ling (voice) (uncredited)
Doc poster
Doc 11th March 2001
X-Men poster
X-Men 31st October 1992 as Sunfire (voice)
X-Men poster
X-Men 31st October 1992 as Silver Samurai (voice)