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Philip Akin
ActorBorn April 18, 1950 (74 years)
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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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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
| 2022 | Big Gold Brick · as Dr. Elk |
| 2018 | Love, of Course · as Edward Seton |
| 2018 | In Contempt (TV Series) · as Judge Cannon |
| 2015 | The Expanse (TV Series) · as Craig |
| 2015 | Good Witch (TV Series) · as Fred Schwartz |
| 2015 | The Book of Negroes (TV Series) · as John Cartwright |
| 2014 | RoboCop · as Dr. Alan |
| 2014 | The Best Laid Plans (TV Series) · as Managing Editor |
| 2013 | Prosecuting Casey Anthony · as Judge Belvin Perry, Jr. |
| 2011 | King (2011) (TV Series) · as Drew Bannon |
| 2010 | Lost Girl (TV Series) · as Tshombe |
| 2010 | Covert Affairs (TV Series) · as Greg Mccarthy |
| 2010 | Who Is Clark Rockefeller? · as Det. Lewis Cook |
| 2010 | Pure Pwnage: Teh TV Show (TV Series) · as Prosecutor |
| 2009 | Warehouse 13 (TV Series) · as Principal Hendricks |
| 2009 | Taking a Chance on Love · as Jules Grandfield |
| 2008 | Flashpoint (TV Series) |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | Shake Hands with the Devil · as Kofi Annan |
| 2007 | This Beautiful City · as Police Chief |
| 2007 | Bottom Feeder · as Sarge |
| 2007 | Friends and Heroes (TV Series) · as Isaac |
| 2006 | A Dad for Christmas · as Richard |
| 2006 | Absolution · as Dr. Mitch Powell |
| 2006 | Covert One: The Hades Factor (TV Series) · as Dr. Olmstead |
| 2005 | Knights of the South Bronx · as Assistant Principal Allen Hill |
| 2005 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' · as Reverend |
| 2005 | Burnt Toast · as Lou |
| 2005 | The Man · as Second I.a. Agent |
| 2005 | The Perfect Man · as English Teacher |
| 2004 | H2O: The Last Prime Minister (TV Series) · as U.s. President Monroe |
| 2004 | ReGenesis (TV Series) · as Wayne Macpherson |
| 2004 | Kevin Hill (TV Series) · as Judge Sawyer |
| 2004 | Love Rules! · as The Minister |
| 2004 | The Skulls III · as Captain Harlan |
| 2004 | Chasing Freedom · as Lawyer |
| 2004 | This Is Wonderland (TV Series) · as Mr. Johnson |
| 2003 | S.W.A.T. · as Hijacked Passenger |
| 2003 | Missing (2003) (TV Series) · as Lionel Fisher |
| 2003 | Wild Card (TV Series) · as James Devery |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | Platinum (TV Series) · as Allen |
| 2003 | Mafia Doctor · as Dr. Lawrence |
| 2002 | Everybody's Doing It · as Principal Kerr |
| 2002 | Second String · as Dr. Grantham |
| 2002 | The Eleventh Hour (2002) (TV Series) · as Wayne Gould |
| 2002 | Puppets Who Kill (TV Series) |
| 2002 | Strange Days at Blake Holsey High (TV Series) · as Corinne's Dad |
| 2002 | Cube²: Hypercube · as The General |
| 2002 | Odyssey 5 (TV Series) · as Hesseman |
| 2002 | The Sum of All Fears · as General Wilkes |
| 2002 | Framed · as Bahamian Superintendent |
| 2002 | The Red Sneakers · as Mr. Seabrooke |
| 2002 | Pretend You Don't See Her · as Witness Protection Agent |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | Hitched · as Judge |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | Doc (2001) (TV Series) |
| 2001 | Bojangles · as Williamson |
| 2001 | Blackout · as First Official |
| 2000 | Range of Motion · as Flozell |
| 2000 | Queer as Folk (US) (TV Series) · as Marvin Deekins |
| 2000 | Left Behind: The Movie · as Alan Tompkins |
| 2000 | One True Love · as Mark |
| 2000 | Custody of the Heart · as Police Officer |
| 2000 | One Kill · as Gunnery Sgt. Finch |
| 2000 | Who Killed Atlanta's Children? · as Police Spokesman |
| 2000 | Falcone (TV Series) · as Archie |
| 2000 | Caitlin's Way (TV Series) |
| 2000 | All American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story · as Det. Albany |
| 1999 | Murder Most Likely · as Pathologist |
| 1999 | The Avengers: United They Stand (TV Series) · as Attuma |
| 1999 | Relic Hunter (TV Series) · as Budur |
| 1999 | P.T. Barnum · as Jeremiah |
| 1999 | Strange Justice · as Charles Ogletree |
| 1999 | Twice in a Lifetime (TV Series) · as Todd |
| 1999 | In Too Deep · as Minister |
| 1999 | To Love, Honor & Betray · as Det. Gonda |
| 1999 | Pushing Tin · as Paul |
| 1999 | Deep in My Heart · as Ob-Gyn Doctor |
| 1999 | Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion · as Desk Sargeant |
| 1999 | The Wrong Girl · as Police Detective Jacobs |
| 1998 | Down in the Delta · as Manager |
| 1998 | One Tough Cop · as Insp. Cheney |
| 1998 | Highlander: The Raven (TV Series) · as Simon Clark |
| 1998 | Giving Up the Ghost · as Judge Gleason |
| 1998 | |
| 1998 | Woo · as Roger Smith |
| 1998 | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three · as Esu Lieutenant |
| 1997 | Ms. Scrooge · as George |
| 1997 | The New Ghostwriter Mysteries (TV Series) · as Miles Robeson |
| 1997 | Color of Justice · as New York Assistant D.a |
| 1997 | The Don's Analyst · as Dr. Lustig |
| 1997 | Time to Say Goodbye? · as Airport Police Officer |
| 1997 | Elvis Meets Nixon · as Cabbie |
| 1997 | When Innocence Is Lost · as Police Officer |
| 1997 | |
| 1997 | While My Pretty One Sleeps · as District Attorney |
| 1996 | Mistrial · as Foreman |
| 1996 | Talk to Me · as Public Defender |
| 1996 | Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (TV Series) |
| 1996 | Fly Away Home · as Air Force Reporter |
| 1996 | F/X: The Series (TV Series) · as Tod Rossi |
| 1996 | The Stupids · as Henchman #1 |
| 1996 | The Haunting of Lisa · as Sgt. Hill |
| 1996 | Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice · as Det. Arthur Brown |
| 1996 | Traders (TV Series) · as Carl Davison |
| 1995 | The Conspiracy of Fear · as Patterson |
| 1995 | Goosebumps (TV Series) · as Bob Erikson |
| 1995 | UltraForce (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1994 | TekWar (TV Series) · as Jeffrey Spader |
| 1994 | Monster Force (TV Series) |
| 1994 | The Ref · as State Trooper |
| 1993 | Tales From the Cryptkeeper (TV Series) · as Dad |
| 1993 | Liar, Liar: Between Father and Daughter · as Dr. Kerr |
| 1992 | X-Men: The Animated Series (TV Series) · as Bishop (voice) |
| 1992 | Highlander: The Series (TV Series) · as Charlie Desalvo (credit Only) |
| 1992 | Terror on Track 9 · as Reporter #2 |
| 1992 | Devlin · as Trafton |
| 1992 | Quiet Killer · as Dr. Henshaw |
| 1991 | Married to It · as Limo Driver |
| 1991 | Hammerman (TV Series) · as Additional Voices (1991) |
| 1991 | The Big Slice · as Reggie |
| 1991 | F/X2 · as Detective Mcquay |
| 1990 | Descending Angel · as Bookstore Clerk |
| 1990 | Swamp Thing: The Animated Series (TV Series) |
| 1990 | Top Cops (TV Series) · as Aldin Sims |
| 1990 | Counterstrike (TV Series) · as The Detective |
| 1990 | Stella · as Police Officer |
| 1989 | E.N.G. (TV Series) · as Sergeant Gavin |
| 1989 | Millennium · as Briley |
| 1989 | |
| 1988 | War of the Worlds (TV Series) · as Norton Drake |
| 1988 | Garbage Pail Kids (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1988 | Switching Channels · as Guard |
| 1987 | Sadie and Son · as Jerome |
| 1987 | A Conspiracy of Love · as Man #2 |
| 1987 | Friday the 13th: The Series (TV Series) · as Sam 'kid' Cornelius |
| 1987 | Blue Monkey · as Anthony Rivers |
| 1987 | Starcom: The U.S. Space Force (TV Series) · as Col. John 'slim' Griffin |
| 1987 | Nightstick · as Price |
| 1987 | Nowhere to Hide · as Harvey |
| 1987 | Tomorrow's a Killer · as Joey |
| 1987 | Walking on Air · as Newscaster |
| 1987 | Street Legal (TV Series) · as Resident |
| 1986 | Christmas Eve · as Mays |
| 1986 | John Grin's Christmas · as Cast |
| 1986 | The High Price of Passion · as Locksmith |
| 1986 | Easy Prey · as Blair |
| 1986 | Adderly (TV Series) · as Rachid |
| 1985 | The Park Is Mine · as Hardy |
| 1985 | In Like Flynn · as Customs Officer |
| 1985 | Martin's Day · as Cop 1 |
| 1985 | Night Heat (TV Series) · as Devon Allen 'devo' Burns |
| 1984 | Iceman · as Dr. Vermeil |
| 1983 | Covergirl · as Cairo |
| 1982 | The Edison Twins (TV Series) · as Detective Henderson |
| 1982 | Shocktrauma · as Sam Hooker |
| 1981 | Seeing Things (TV Series) · as Dr. Hurst |
| 1981 | Gas · as Lincoln Jones |
| 1981 | Improper Channels · as Motorcycle Cop |
| 1980 | American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Micah |
| 1980 | |
| 1979 | Running · as Chuck Stone |
| 1979 | The Littlest Hobo (TV Series) · as Becker |
| 1979 | Search and Destroy · as Rosie Washington |
| 1979 | Bizarre (TV Series) · as Various Characters |
| 1978 | Three Card Monte · as Monte Player |