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.

Alongside acting, Denis Akiyama is also known as a musician, voice actor and works out of Toronto.

Denis Akiyama's most notable role to date came in Pixels (2015), where he played Professor Iwatani. He also appeared in The Pacifier (2005) as Mr. Chun. Most recently appeared in Repo Men (2010) as Doctor.

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