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Philip Akin
Actor
Born April 18, 1950 (72 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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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 |
| 2013 | Prosecuting Casey Anthony · as Judge Belvin Perry, Jr. |
| 2011 | King (2011) (TV Series) · as Drew Bannon |
| 2010 | Who Is Clark Rockefeller? · as Det. Lewis Cook |
| 2010 | Lost Girl (TV Series) · as Tshombe |
| 2010 | Covert Affairs (TV Series) · as Greg McCarthy |
| 2010 | Pure Pwnage: Teh TV Show (TV Series) · as Prosecutor |
| 2009 | Taking a Chance on Love · as Jules Grandfield |
| 2009 | Warehouse 13 (TV Series) · as Principal Hendricks |
| 2008 | Flashpoint (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2007 | Shake Hands with the Devil · as Kofi Annan |
| 2007 | Bottom Feeder · as Sarge |
| 2007 | P2 · as Karl |
| 2007 | Friends and Heroes (TV Series) · as Isaac |
| 2006 | Absolution · as Dr. Mitch Powell |
| 2005 | The Man · as Second I.A. Agent |
| 2005 | The Perfect Man · as English Teacher |
| 2005 | Knights of the South Bronx · as Asst. Princpal Hill |
| 2005 | A Dad for Christmas · as Richard |
| 2005 | Get Rich or Die Tryin' · as Reverend |
| 2004 | Chasing Freedom · as Lawyer |
| 2004 | Love Rules! · as The Minister |
| 2004 | H2O: The Last Prime Minister (TV Series) · as U.S. President Monroe |
| 2004 | Kevin Hill (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2004 | This Is Wonderland (TV Series) · as Mr. Johnson |
| 2004 | ReGenesis (TV Series) · as Wayne MacPherson |
| 2004 | The Skulls III · as Captain Harlan |
| 2003 | S.W.A.T. · as Hijacked Passenger |
| 2003 | Platinum (TV Series) · as Allen |
| 2003 | Missing (TV Series) · as Lionel Fisher |
| 2003 | Wild Card (TV Series) · as James Devery |
| 2003 | How to Deal · as Unknown |
| 2002 | Cube²: Hypercube · as The General |
| 2002 | The Sum of All Fears · as General Wilkes |
| 2002 | Framed · as Bahamian Superintendent |
| 2002 | Second String · as Dr. Grantham |
| 2002 | The Red Sneakers · as Mr. Seabrooke |
| 2002 | Pretend You Don't See Her · as Witness Protection Agent |
| 2002 | Puppets Who Kill (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2002 | Odyssey 5 (TV Series) · as Hesseman |
| 2001 | Bojangles · as Williamson |
| 2001 | Blackout · as First Official |
| 2001 | Doc (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2001 | Mutant X (TV Series) · as General Sutton |
| 2001 | The Judge (TV Series) · as Mel Paroff |
| 2000 | Left Behind: The Movie · as Alan Tompkins |
| 2000 | Mary Kay Letourneau: All American Girl · as Det. Albany |
| 2000 | Range of Motion · as Flozell |
| 2000 | Who Killed Atlanta's Children? · as Police Spokesman |
| 2000 | Custody of the Heart · as Police Officer |
| 2000 | One Kill · as Gunnery Sgt. Finch |
| 2000 | Falcone (TV Series) · as Archie |
| 2000 | Caitlin's Way (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1999 | Pushing Tin · as Paul |
| 1999 | Deep in My Heart · as OB-Gyn doctor |
| 1999 | Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion · as Desk Sergeant |
| 1999 | Murder Most Likely · as Pathologist |
| 1999 | The Wrong Girl · as Police Detective Jacobs |
| 1999 | P.T. Barnum · as Jeremiah |
| 1999 | Strange Justice · as Charles Ogletree |
| 1999 | Twice in a Lifetime (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1999 | The Avengers: United They Stand (TV Series) · as Attuma |
| 1999 | Relic Hunter (TV Series) · as Budur |
| 1999 | Queer As Folk (US) (TV Series) · as Marvin Deekins |
| 1999 | In Too Deep · as Minister |
| 1998 | Woo · as Roger Smith |
| 1998 | Airborne · as Romeo Cortez |
| 1998 | Down in the Delta · as Manager |
| 1998 | One Tough Cop · as Insp. Cheney |
| 1998 | The Taking of Pelham One Two Three · as ESU lieutenant |
| 1998 | Highlander: The Raven (TV Series) · as Simon Clark |
| 1997 | ...First Do No Harm · as actor |
| 1997 | Elvis Meets Nixon · as Cabbie |
| 1997 | Ms. Scrooge · as George |
| 1997 | The Don's Analyst · as Dr. Lusting |
| 1997 | When Innocence Is Lost · as Police Officer |
| 1997 | Color of Justice · as New York Assistant D.A |
| 1997 | The New Ghostwriter Mysteries (TV Series) · as MIles Robeson |
| 1996 | Fly Away Home · as Air Force Reporter |
| 1996 | The Haunting of Lisa · as Sgt. Hill |
| 1996 | Talk to Me · as Public Defender |
| 1996 | Mistrial · as Foreman |
| 1996 | Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice · as Det. Arthur Brown |
| 1996 | Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1996 | The Stupids · as Henchman #1 |
| 1995 | The Conspiracy of Fear · as Patterson |
| 1995 | UltraForce (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1995 | Goosebumps (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1994 | The Ref · as State Trooper |
| 1994 | Highlander The Series - Unholy Alliance · as Charlie DeSalvo |
| 1994 | TekWar (TV Series) · as Jeffrey Spader |
| 1993 | Liar, Liar: Between Father and Daughter · as Dr. Kerr |
| 1993 | Tales From the Cryptkeeper (TV Series) · as Dad |
| 1992 | Quiet Killer · as Dr. Henshaw |
| 1992 | Devlin · as Trafton |
| 1992 | Highlander: The Series (TV Series) · as Charlie DeSalvo (credit only) |
| 1992 | X-Men: The Animated Series (TV Series) · as Bishop (voice) |
| 1991 | F/X2 · as Detective McQuay |
| 1991 | Married to It · as Limo Driver |
| 1991 | The Big Slice · as Reggie |
| 1991 | Hammerman (TV Series) · as Additional Voices (1991) |
| 1990 | Stella · as Police Officer |
| 1990 | Descending Angel · as Bookstore Clerk |
| 1990 | Counterstrike (TV Series) · as The Detective |
| 1989 | Millennium · as Briley |
| 1989 | Babar (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1988 | Switching Channels · as Guard |
| 1988 | War of the Worlds (TV Series) · as Norton Drake |
| 1988 | Garbage Pail Kids (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1987 | Blue Monkey · as Anthony Rivers |
| 1987 | Nowhere to Hide · as Harvey |
| 1987 | Tomorrow's a Killer · as Joey |
| 1987 | Nightstick · as Price |
| 1987 | A Conspiracy of Love · as Man #2 |
| 1987 | Sadie and Son · as Jerome |
| 1987 | Starcom: The U.S. Space Force (TV Series) · as Col. John 'Slim' Griffin |
| 1987 | Friday the 13th: The Series (TV Series) · as Sam 'Kid' Cornelius |
| 1986 | Easy Prey · as Blair |
| 1986 | John Grin's Christmas · as actor |
| 1986 | Christmas Eve · as Mays |
| 1985 | The Park Is Mine · as Hardy |
| 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 | Shocktrauma · as Sam Hooker |
| 1981 | Gas · as Lincoln Jones |
| 1981 | Improper Channels · as Motorcycle Cop |
| 1980 | Deadline · as Student #1 |
| 1979 | Running · as Chuck Stone |
| 1979 | The Littlest Hobo (TV Series) · as Becker |
| 1978 | Three Card Monte · as Monte Player |