Denis Akiyama
Known for ActingBorn 1952-06-22 — died 2018-06-28Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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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
2015 · as Professor Iwatani
The Pacifier
2005 · as Mr. Chun
Johnny Mnemonic
1995 · as Shinji
Space Truckers
1996 · as Tech Leader
Repo Men
2010 · as Doctor
Extreme Measures
1996 · as Prof. Asakura
Cypher
2002 · as Speaker Omaha
Dead Ringers
1988 · as Pharmacist
Welcome to Mooseport
2004 · as Izuki Nami
Cool Money
2005 · as District Attorney
Flash of Genius
2008 · as Dr. Ito
Kill Order
2017 · as Shiro Fujitaka
Guilty as Sin
1993 · as Lab Technician
My Baby's Daddy
2004 · as Cha Ching
Lethal Tender
1997 · as Det. Peter 'Playdo' Ota
Kiss and Cry
2017 · as Shin
Eloise at the Plaza
2003 · as Prince of Kushin
The Last Debate
2000 · as TV Makeup Artist