Denis Akiyama
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1952-06-22
Day of Death
2018-06-28 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Denis Akiyama
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.
Acting
(2017)
Kiss and Cry
as Shin
(2017)
Kill Order
as Shiro Fujitaka
(2016)
The People Garden
as Management 529
(2015)
Pixels
as Professor Iwatani
(2010)
Repo Men
as Doctor
(2010)
Resident Evil: Afterlife
as Captain Hotaka
(2010)
Gangster Exchange
as Takayama
(2008)
Flash of Genius
as Dr. Ito
(2005)
The Pacifier
as Mr. Chun
(2005)
Cool Money
as District Attorney
(2004)
The Cradle Will Fall
as Dr. Fachita
(2004)
Welcome to Mooseport
as Izuki Nami
(2004)
My Baby's Daddy
as Cha Ching
(2003)
Eloise at the Plaza
as Prince of Kushin
(2002)
Cypher
as Speaker Omaha
(2002)
The Brady Bunch in the White House
as Hopeful Man
(2000)
The Last Debate
as TV Makeup Artist
(2000)
After Alice
as Owen Gackstetter
(1999)
Killing Moon
as Dr. Yamada
(1997)
Lethal Tender
as Det. Peter 'Playdo' Ota
(1997)
The Planet of Junior Brown
as Mr. Tanaka
(1996)
Extreme Measures
as Prof. Asakura
(1996)
Space Truckers
as Tech Leader
(1996)
Balance of Power
as Hastishita
(1996)
L5: First City in Space
as Chieko's Father
(1995)
Johnny Mnemonic
as Shinji
(1993)
Guilty as Sin
as Lab Technician
(1993)
Bury Me in Niagara
as Yamato
(1992)
(1988)
Dead Ringers
as Pharmacist
(1988)
Blood Relations
as Heart Surgeon
(1987)
Captive Hearts
as Masato