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Denis Akiyama

Denis Akiyama

Birthday: 1952-06-22 | Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2015
Pixels

as    Professor Iwatani

2010
Gangster Exchange

as    Takayama

2004
The Cradle Will Fall

as    Dr. Fachita

1999
Killing Moon

as    Dr. Yamada

1997
Lethal Tender

as    Det. Peter 'Playdo' Ota

1996
L5: First City in Space

as    Chieko's Father

1996
Balance of Power

as    Hastishita

1995
Johnny Mnemonic

as    Shinji