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