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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 22, 1952
Died
June 28, 2018
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also Known As
- Dennis Akiyama
- Denis Akiyama
- Dennis Akayama
Denis Akiyama
1.3 Popularity
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.
Known For
Credits
Carter
as Koji Yasuda
2018
6.7
Kill Order
as Shiro Fujitaka
2017
5.2
Taken
as Sensei
2017
6.5
Kiss and Cry
as Shin
2017
7.3
The People Garden
as Management 529
2016
3.6
Pixels
as Professor Iwatani
2015
5.8
12 Monkeys
as Nakano
2015
7.4
Suits
as Mr. Tanaka
2011
8.2
Lost Girl
as The Preta
2010
7.7
Resident Evil: Afterlife
as Captain Hotaka
2010
6.1
Repo Men
as Doctor
2010
6.3
Gangster Exchange
as Takayama
2010
4.3
Warehouse 13
as Officer Ogawa
2009
7.7
Toot & Puddle
as Dr. Ha Song (voice)
2008
8.5
Flash of Genius
as Dr. Ito
2008
6.5
🎬
King
2005
5.0
Cool Money
as District Attorney
2005
5.6
The Pacifier
as Mr. Chun
2005
6.1
ReGenesis
as Crown Attorney
2004
7.3
Kevin Hill
as Judge Porter
2004
4.7
Welcome to Mooseport
as Izuki Nami
2004
5.1
My Baby's Daddy
as Cha Ching
2004
4.6
The Cradle Will Fall
as Dr. Fachita
2004
4.7
Mayday
as Captain Park
2003
8.2
Mayday
as Captain, Flight 007
2003
8.2
Mayday
as Captain
2003
8.2
Eloise at the Plaza
as Prince of Kushin
2003
6.1
The Brady Bunch in the White House
as Hopeful Man
2002
4.1
Cypher
as Speaker Omaha
2002
6.6
Braceface
as Mr. Ling (voice) (uncredited)
2001
6.6
The Judge
as Peter Jacoby
2001
4.5
Doc
2001
7.4
The Last Debate
as TV Makeup Artist
2000
0.0
After Alice
as Owen Gackstetter
2000
5.3
Relic Hunter
as Colonel Chang
1999
6.7
Killing Moon
as Dr. Yamada
1999
4.0
Medabots
as Mr. Referee
1999
8.3
The Planet of Junior Brown
as Mr. Tanaka
1997
4.0
Lethal Tender
as Det. Peter 'Playdo' Ota
1997
3.2
L5: First City in Space
as Chieko's Father
1996
1.5
Space Truckers
as Tech Leader
1996
5.4
Extreme Measures
as Prof. Asakura
1996
6.0
FX: The Series
as Lambert Chang
1996
6.2
FX: The Series
as Dr. Miller
1996
6.2
Balance of Power
as Hastishita
1996
6.1
Visitors of the Night
as Stranger 2
1995
4.3
Johnny Mnemonic
as Shinji
1995
5.8
No Price Too High
1995
10.0
WildC.A.T.S: Covert Action Teams
as Dockwell (voice)
1994
7.3
Monster Force
1994
8.2
Bury Me in Niagara
as Yamato
1993
4.0
Guilty as Sin
as Lab Technician
1993
5.6
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
as Lai
1993
6.7
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
as Lai Tzu
1993
6.7
X-Men
1992
8.2
X-Men
as Sunfire (voice)
1992
8.2
X-Men
as Silver Samurai (voice)
1992
8.2
In the Eyes of a Stranger
1992
4.0
Counterstrike
as Lok
1990
7.0
War of the Worlds
as Chin
1988
6.2
Dead Ringers
as Pharmacist
1988
7.1
Katts and Dog
as Ron Nakemura
1988
5.5
Blood Relations
as Heart Surgeon
1988
3.6
Friday the 13th: The Series
as Hai Kwan
1987
7.3
Captive Hearts
as Masato
1987
6.8