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Philip Akin

Born 18/04/1950 in Kingston, Jamaica

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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.

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Filmography (Movies)

Love, of Course

Character:Edward Seton

Release Date:20/10/2018

RoboCop

Character:Dr. Alan

Release Date:30/01/2014

Who Is Clark Rockefeller?

Character:Det. Lewis Cook

Release Date:01/12/2010

The Note II: Taking a Chance on Love

Character:Jules Grandfield

Release Date:31/01/2009

Character:Karl

Release Date:09/11/2007

Shake Hands with the Devil

Character:Kofi Annan

Release Date:28/09/2007

Bottom Feeder

Character:Sarge

Release Date:03/04/2007

A Dad for Christmas

Character:Richard

Release Date:03/12/2006

Absolution

Character:Dr. Mitch Powell

Release Date:11/09/2006

Knights of the South Bronx

Character:Assistant Principal Allen Hill

Release Date:06/12/2005

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

Character:Reverend

Release Date:09/11/2005

Burnt Toast

Character:Lou

Release Date:01/10/2005

The Man

Character:Second I.A. Agent

Release Date:08/09/2005

The Perfect Man

Character:English Teacher

Release Date:17/06/2005

Love Rules!

Character:The Minister

Release Date:05/06/2004

The Skulls III

Character:Captain Harlan

Release Date:23/03/2004

How to Deal

Character:

Release Date:18/07/2003

Mafia Doctor

Character:Dr. Lawrence

Release Date:16/03/2003

Everybody's Doing It

Character:Principal Kerr

Release Date:21/12/2002

The Sum of All Fears

Character:General Wilkes

Release Date:31/05/2002

Cube 2: Hypercube

Character:The General

Release Date:15/04/2002

The Red Sneakers

Character:Mr. Seabrooke

Release Date:10/02/2002

Pretend You Don't See Her

Character:Witness Protection Agent

Release Date:12/01/2002

Hitched

Character:Judge

Release Date:18/09/2001

The Judge

Character:Mel Paroff

Release Date:06/05/2001

Blackout

Character:First Official

Release Date:24/01/2001

Range of Motion

Character:Flozell

Release Date:04/12/2000

Left Behind

Character:Alan Tompkins

Release Date:30/10/2000

Custody of the Heart

Character:Police Officer

Release Date:28/08/2000

One Kill

Character:Gunnery Sgt. Finch

Release Date:06/08/2000

Who Killed Atlanta's Children?

Character:Police Spokesman

Release Date:16/07/2000

P.T. Barnum

Character:Jeremiah

Release Date:12/09/1999

To Love, Honor, & Betray

Character:Det. Gonda

Release Date:12/05/1999

Pushing Tin

Character:Paul

Release Date:23/04/1999

Deep in My Heart

Character:OB-Gyn doctor

Release Date:14/02/1999

Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion

Character:Desk Sargeant

Release Date:12/01/1999

The Wrong Girl

Character:Police Detective Jacobs

Release Date:04/01/1999

Down in the Delta

Character:Manager

Release Date:25/12/1998

One Tough Cop

Character:Inspector Cheney

Release Date:09/10/1998

Giving Up the Ghost

Character:Judge Gleason

Release Date:07/09/1998

Airborne

Character:

Release Date:23/07/1998

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

Character:ESU lieutenant

Release Date:01/02/1998

Ms. Scrooge

Character:George

Release Date:10/12/1997

Color of Justice

Character:New York Assistant D.A

Release Date:07/09/1997

The Don's Analyst

Character:Dr. Lustig

Release Date:06/09/1997

Elvis Meets Nixon

Character:Cabbie

Release Date:12/08/1997

...First Do No Harm

Character:

Release Date:16/02/1997

Mistrial

Character:Foreman

Release Date:02/11/1996

Talk to Me

Character:Public Defender

Release Date:20/10/1996

Fly Away Home

Character:Air Force Reporter

Release Date:13/09/1996

The Stupids

Character:Henchman #1

Release Date:08/08/1996

The Haunting of Lisa

Character:Sgt. Hill

Release Date:10/04/1996

Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice

Character:Det. Arthur Brown

Release Date:18/02/1996

The Conspiracy of Fear

Character:Patterson

Release Date:01/01/1996

Highlander: Unholy Alliance

Character:Charlie DeSalvo

Release Date:21/02/1994

Liar, Liar

Character:Dr. Kerr

Release Date:24/01/1993

Terror on Track 9

Character:Reporter #2

Release Date:20/09/1992

Married to It

Character:Limo Driver

Release Date:11/09/1991

F/X2

Character:Detective McQuay

Release Date:16/04/1991

Stella

Character:Police Officer

Release Date:02/02/1990

Millennium

Character:Briley

Release Date:25/08/1989

Switching Channels

Character:Guard

Release Date:05/03/1988

Blue Monkey

Character:Anthony Rivers

Release Date:25/09/1987

Nightstick

Character:Price

Release Date:01/09/1987

Nowhere to Hide

Character:Harvey

Release Date:17/07/1987

Pretty Kill

Character:Joey

Release Date:27/03/1987

Christmas Eve

Character:Mays

Release Date:22/12/1986

The High Price of Passion

Character:Locksmith

Release Date:29/10/1986

Easy Prey

Character:Blair

Release Date:08/07/1986

Iceman

Character:Dr. Vermeil

Release Date:13/04/1984

Covergirl

Character:Cairo

Release Date:13/01/1984

Shock-Trauma

Character:Sam Hooker

Release Date:27/10/1982

A Far Cry From Home

Character:

Release Date:12/12/1981

Improper Channels

Character:Motorcycle Cop

Release Date:17/04/1981

Deadline

Character:Student #1

Release Date:01/01/1980

Running

Character:Chuck Stone

Release Date:30/10/1979

Search and Destroy

Character:Rosie Washington

Release Date:05/07/1979

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