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Philip Akin

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Philip Akin (born April 18, 1950) is a Canadian actor who has been active for over thirty years in stage, film, and television. He has had featured roles in major American films such as The Sum of All Fears, S.W.A.T., and Get Rich or Die Tryin’. He has also done much voice work, including voicing the character of Bishop for the X-Men animated series and Tripp Hansen in Monster Force. Akin was born in Kingston, Jamaica as a middle brother of five sons. His parents moved to Oshawa, Ontario in 1953, and he and his brothers followed suit the next year. He has lived there ever since. Shortly after attending high school, Akin attended Toronto’s Ryerson Theatre School. In 1975, he became the school’s first acting graduate, landing a role just a few days later in a Shaw Festival production of Caesar and Cleopatra. In 1983 Akin began studying Yoshinkan Aikido and is presently a 5th degree black belt in that art. He has also trained in Jing Mo Kung Fu and Tai Chi Chuan. Akin first came to prominence in the early 1980s when he performed on the zany comedy series Bizarre. Other recognizable roles include computer expert Norton Drake from War of the Worlds, a Canadian television series that went off the air in 1990. His recurring role as Charlie DeSalvo in Highlander: The Series has also brought him much recognition. In Shake Hands with the Devil he portrays Kofi Annan, then United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations. In 2007, Akin will be performing at the Stratford Festival of Canada, a prestigious summer-long celebration of theatre held each year in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. He is cast in the title role of William Shakespeare’s Othello, and also in the role of Crooks in the Festival’s rendition of John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men. Phil Akin can also be seen in a long list of guest appearances on television series filmed in Canada, for example: F/X: The Series, Mutant X, and most recently, Flashpoint (2008). Akin is a founding member and currently the Artistic Director of the Obsidian Theatre Company, a Canadian theatre company comprising seasoned actors of African descent, devoted to the work of blacks. Akin is divorced, with one child. Description above from the Wikipedia article Philip Akin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Apr 18, 1950 In Kingston, Jamaica
Movie/TV Credits:
78
First Appeared:
In the movie Running 1979-10-30
Latest Project:
Series X-Men '97 2024-03-20
Known For
Poster of Flashpoint
Poster of Burnt Toast
Poster of The Man
Poster of Highlander: The Series
Filmography
Series X-Men '97 Bishop (voice) 2024-03-20
Movie Love, of Course Edward Seton 2018-10-20
Movie RoboCop Dr. Alan 2014-01-30
Movie Who Is Clark Rockefeller? Det. Lewis Cook 2010-12-01
Movie The Note II: Taking a Chance on Love Jules Grandfield 2009-01-31
Series Flashpoint Unknown 2008-07-11
Movie Bottom Feeder Sarge 2007-04-03
Movie Shake Hands with the Devil Kofi Annan 2007-09-13
Movie P2 Karl 2007-11-09
Movie Absolution Dr. Mitch Powell 2006-09-11
Movie A Dad for Christmas Richard 2006-12-03
Movie The Perfect Man English Teacher 2005-06-17
Movie The Man Second I.A. Agent 2005-09-08
Movie Get Rich or Die Tryin' Reverend 2005-11-09
Movie Burnt Toast Lou 2005-10-01
Series Kevin Hill Unknown 2004-09-29
Movie The Skulls III Captain Harlan 2004-03-23
Series H2O U.S. President Monroe 2004-10-31
Movie How to Deal 2003-07-18
Movie The Red Sneakers Mr. Seabrooke 2002-02-10
Movie Cube 2: Hypercube The General 2002-04-15
Movie Pretend You Don't See Her Witness Protection Agent 2002-01-12
Movie The Sum of All Fears General Wilkes 2002-05-31
Movie Everybody's Doing It Principal Kerr 2002-12-21
Series Puppets Who Kill Unknown 2002-10-04
Movie Blackout First Official 2001-01-24
Series Doc Unknown 2001-03-11
Series Mutant X Unknown 2001-10-06
Series Caitlin's Way Unknown 2000-03-11
Movie Who Killed Atlanta's Children? Police Spokesman 2000-07-16
Movie One Kill Gunnery Sgt. Finch 2000-08-06
Movie Range of Motion Flozell 2000-12-04
Movie Left Behind: The Movie Alan Tompkins 2000-10-30
Movie Custody of the Heart Police Officer 2000-08-28
Movie The Wrong Girl Police Detective Jacobs 1999-01-04
Movie Deep in My Heart OB-Gyn doctor 1999-02-14
Movie Family of Cops III Desk Sargeant 1999-01-12
Movie To Love, Honor, & Betray Det. Gonda 1999-05-12
Series Relic Hunter Unknown 1999-09-25
Series Twice in a Lifetime Unknown 1999-08-25
Movie The Taking of Pelham One Two Three ESU lieutenant 1998-02-01
Movie Airborne 1998-07-23
Series Highlander: The Raven Unknown 1998-09-26
Movie Giving Up the Ghost Judge Gleason 1998-09-07
Movie Down in the Delta Manager 1998-12-25
Movie ...First Do No Harm 1997-02-16
Movie The Don's Analyst Dr. Lustig 1997-09-06
Movie Color of Justice New York Assistant D.A 1997-09-07
Movie Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice Det. Arthur Brown 1996-02-18
Movie The Conspiracy of Fear Patterson 1996-01-01
Series Traders 1996-02-01
Movie The Haunting of Lisa Sgt. Hill 1996-04-10
Movie Talk to Me Public Defender 1996-10-20
Series Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal Unknown 1996-09-28
Movie Fly Away Home Air Force Reporter 1996-09-13
Series Goosebumps Unknown 1995-10-27
Movie Highlander: The Series - Unholy Alliance Charlie DeSalvo 1994-02-21
Series Monster Force 1994-04-09
Movie Liar, Liar: Between Father and Daughter Dr. Kerr 1993-06-22
Series Highlander: The Series Charlie DeSalvo 1992-10-03
Series X-Men Unknown 1992-10-31
Movie F/X2 Detective McQuay 1991-04-16
Movie Married to It Limo Driver 1991-09-11
Series Swamp Thing 1990-10-31
Movie Millennium Briley 1989-08-25
Movie Switching Channels Guard 1988-03-05
Series War of the Worlds Unknown 1988-10-07
Movie Pretty Kill Joey 1987-03-27
Movie Nowhere to Hide Harvey 1987-07-17
Series Friday the 13th: The Series Unknown 1987-10-03
Movie Blue Monkey Anthony Rivers 1987-09-25
Movie Nightstick Price 1987-09-01
Movie Easy Prey Blair 1986-07-08
Movie The High Price of Passion Locksmith 1986-10-29
Movie Covergirl Cairo 1984-01-13
Movie Iceman Dr. Vermeil 1984-04-13
Movie Deadline Student #1 1980-01-01
Movie Running Chuck Stone 1979-10-30