Denis Akiyama
Actor
- Born
- June 22, 1952 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Died
- June 28, 2018 (age 66)
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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.
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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
Pixels
July 16, 2015
Resident Evil: Afterlife
September 1, 2010
The Pacifier
March 4, 2005
Repo Men
March 18, 2010
Johnny Mnemonic
May 26, 1995
Dead Ringers
September 23, 1988
Cypher
October 1, 2002
Kiss and Cry
February 10, 2017
Extreme Measures
September 27, 1996
Flash of Genius
September 7, 2008
Space Truckers
October 4, 1996
Welcome to Mooseport
February 24, 2004
Acting34
- 2017Kill Order as Shiro Fujitaka
- 2017Kiss and Cry as Shin
- 2016The People Garden as Management 529
- 2015Pixels as Professor Iwatani
- 2010Resident Evil: Afterlife as Captain Hotaka
- 2010Repo Men as Doctor
- 2010Gangster Exchange as Takayama
- 2008Flash of Genius as Dr. Ito
- 2005Cool Money as District Attorney
- 2005The Pacifier as Mr. Chun