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Philip Akin

Acting
Known For

75 Years Old

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.

Born

Kingston, Jamaica on 18th April 1950

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Warehouse 13 Image
Warehouse 13
Principal Hendricks
The Expanse Image
The Expanse
Craig
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Highlander: The Series
Charlie DeSalvo
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Goosebumps
Bob Erikson
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War of the Worlds
Norton Drake
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Lost Girl
Tshombe
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FX: The Series
Tod Rossi
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Friday the 13th: The Series
Sam 'Kid' Cornelius
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Flashpoint
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Mutant X
General Sutton
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X-Men
Bishop (voice)
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Doc
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Caitlin's Way
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This Is Wonderland
Mr. Johnson
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ReGenesis
Wayne MacPherson
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Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
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Relic Hunter
Budur
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Puppets Who Kill
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Twice in a Lifetime
Todd
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Monster Force
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RoboCop
Dr. Alan
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Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Reverend
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The Sum of All Fears
General Wilkes
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Kevin Hill
Judge Sawyer
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Highlander: The Raven
Simon Clark
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Fly Away Home
Air Force Reporter
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P2
Karl
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The Perfect Man
English Teacher
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The Man
Second I.A. Agent
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Cube 2: Hypercube
The General
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Platinum
Allen
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F/X2
Detective McQuay
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Left Behind
Alan Tompkins
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Pushing Tin
Paul
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Iceman
Dr. Vermeil
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Swamp Thing
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Pretend You Don't See Her
Witness Protection Agent
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Blue Monkey
Anthony Rivers
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H2O
U.S. President Monroe
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How to Deal
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Millennium
Briley
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Mistrial
Foreman
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Shake Hands with the Devil
Kofi Annan
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Custody of the Heart
Police Officer
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Switching Channels
Guard
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Deadline
Student #1
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The Skulls III
Captain Harlan
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
ESU lieutenant
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...First Do No Harm
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Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
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Elvis Meets Nixon
Cabbie
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Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
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Married to It
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Liar, Liar
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Bottom Feeder
Sarge
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Running
Chuck Stone
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Airborne
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Who Is Clark Rockefeller?
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The Don's Analyst
Dr. Lustig
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Color of Justice
New York Assistant D.A
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Down in the Delta
Manager
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Nowhere to Hide
Harvey
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The Note II: Taking a Chance on Love
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Burnt Toast
Lou
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The Red Sneakers
Mr. Seabrooke
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Pretty Kill
Joey
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Easy Prey
Blair
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Love, of Course
Edward Seton
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The Haunting of Lisa
Sgt. Hill
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Covergirl
Cairo
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Knights of the South Bronx
Assistant Principal Allen Hill
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Improper Channels
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The High Price of Passion
Locksmith
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Mafia Doctor
Dr. Lawrence
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P.T. Barnum
Jeremiah
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Nightstick
Price
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Blackout
First Official
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Deep in My Heart
OB-Gyn doctor
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Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice
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A Dad for Christmas
Richard
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The Conspiracy of Fear
Patterson
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Talk to Me
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The Wrong Girl
Police Detective Jacobs
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Range of Motion
Flozell
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One Kill
Gunnery Sgt. Finch
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Highlander: Unholy Alliance
Charlie DeSalvo
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Shock-Trauma
Sam Hooker
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Christmas Eve
Mays
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Absolution
Dr. Mitch Powell
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Love Rules!
The Minister
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Search and Destroy
Rosie Washington
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Giving Up the Ghost
Judge Gleason
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Terror on Track 9
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To Love, Honor, & Betray
Det. Gonda
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Everybody's Doing It
Principal Kerr
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A Far Cry From Home