Denis Akiyama (May 28, 1952 – June 28, 2018) was a Canadian actor of Japanese descent, sometimes credited as Dennis Akiyama. Born in Toronto, Ontario, he was most famous for his voiceover roles in western animation, anime, and video games, although he also had quite a few live-action roles too.
He passed away on June 28, 2018 at the age of 66 from cancer. He is succeeded by his wife Danielle and his two children, Kintaro and Miya Akiyama.
Filmography
Anime
- Sailor Moon - Malachite
- Medabots - Mr. Referee
- Power Stone - Galuda
Film
- Captive Hearts - Masato
- Blood Relations - Heart Surgeon
- Dead Ringers - Pharmacist
- Guilty As Sin - Lab Technician
- Johnny Mnemonic - Shinji
- Hidden Tiger - Hatishita
- Extreme Measures - Professor Asakura
- Lethal Tender - Det. Peter Ota
- Space Truckers - Tech Leader
- The Planet Of Junior Brown - Mr. Tanaka
- Cypher Speaker - Omaha
- My Babys Daddy - Cha Ching
- Welcome to Mooseport - Izuki Nami
- The Pacifier - Mr. Chun
- Flash of Genius - Dr. Ito
- Gangster Exchange - Takayama
- Repo Men - Doctor
- Resident Evil: Afterlife - Captain Hotaka
- Pixels - Professor Iwatani
- The People Garden - Management 529
- I Kiss And Cry - Shin Amano
- Kill Order - Shiro Fujitaka
Live-Action TV
- For The Record - Michael Nakashima
- Check It Out - Ito
- Friday the 13th: The Series - Hai Kwan
- Street Legal - Jonathan Imatsu, Satien Loc
- War of the Worlds (1988) - Chin
- T. and T. - Mori, Ikuta
- Top Cops - Wen Da Yee
- Rin Tin Tin K 9 Cop - Ron Nakemura
- Kung Fu: The Legend Continues - Lai Tzu
- Mayday - Captain Masami Takahama, Captain Chung Byung-in, Captain Park Duk-kyu
- F/X: The Series - Dr. Miller, Lambert Chang
- After Alice - Owen Gackstetter
- Relic Hunter - Colonel Chang
- Odyssey 5 - Akegi
- Doc - Mr. Wa
- H2O - Kazio Izumi
- Kevin Hill - Judge Porter
- ReGenesis - Crown Attorney
- Degrassi: The Next Generation - Oncologist
- The Summit - Prime Minister of Japan
- Wild Roses - Fukuwawa Sr.
- Warehouse 13 - Officer Ogawa
- Being Erica - Dr. Kotara
- Wingin' It - Mr. Nakamura
- Shes The Mayor - Mr. Lee
- Lost Girl - The Preta
- 12 Monkeys - Nakano
- Suits - Mr. Tanaka
- Taken - Sensei
- Carter - Koji Yasuda
Video Games
- Onimusha: Warlords - Oda Nobunaga, Narrator
- Rainbow Six: Vegas - Kan Akahashi
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Tong Si Hung
Western Animation
- The Adventures of Tintin (1991) - Mitsuhirato, Bunji Hiraki, Tharkey
- Wild C.A.T.s (1994) - Dockwell
- X-Men: The Animated Series - Iceman, Silver Samurai, Sunfire
- Freaky Stories - Narrator ("Long Long Distance Call")
- Diabolik - Director Graffum
- Silver Surfer: The Animated Series - Watch Prime
- Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend - Amycus, Polyphemus
- The Avengers: United They Stand - Dr. Chris Johnson
- Ned's Newt - Guard, Elf
- Braceface - Mr. Ling
- What's New, Scooby-Doo? - Japanese Police Officer
- Franny's Feet - Sally the Tough Old Cat
- Time Warp Trio - Ieyasu, Honda
- Toot & Puddle - Dr. Ha Song
- Chilly Beach - Emperor
- Justin Time (2011) - Emperor
- Inspector Gadget (2015) - Hattori-san
