Philip Akin
Data de nascimento:
18/04/1950
Local de nascimento:
Kingston, Jamaica
Biografia
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.
Filmes em que atuou
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Love, of Course (2018)- 6.70 ★Edward Seton
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RoboCop (2014)- 5.87 ★Dr. Alan
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Quem é Clark Rockfeller? (2010)- 5.10 ★Det. Lewis Cook
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Dando Chance ao Amor (2009)- 4.40 ★Jules Grandfield
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P2 - Sem Saída (2007)- 6.21 ★Karl
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Bottom Feeder (2007)- 4.84 ★Sarge
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História de Um Massacre (2007)- 7.19 ★Kofi Annan
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Absolution (2006)- 5.00 ★Dr. Mitch Powell
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A Dad for Christmas (2006)- 7.00 ★Richard
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O Cara (2005)- 5.73 ★Second I.A. Agent
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Burnt Toast (2005)- 0.00 ★Lou
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Paixão de Aluguel (2005)- 6.09 ★English Teacher
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Fique Rico ou Morra Tentando (2005)- 6.77 ★Reverend
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Sociedade Secreta 3 (2004)- 5.10 ★Captain Harlan
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Meu Novo Amor (2003)- 5.50 ★
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Mafia Doctor (2003)- 4.50 ★Dr. Lawrence
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Cubo 2: Hypercubo (2002)- 5.49 ★The General
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Everybody's Doing It (2002)- 3.50 ★Principal Kerr
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The Red Sneakers (2002)- 3.80 ★Mr. Seabrooke
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A Soma de Todos os Medos (2002)- 6.30 ★General Wilkes
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Pretend You Don't See Her (2002)- 6.30 ★Witness Protection Agent
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Blackout (2001)- 4.00 ★First Official
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Deixados para Trás: O Filme (2000)- 4.20 ★Alan Tompkins
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Range of Motion (2000)- 2.00 ★Flozell
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One Kill (2000)- 6.50 ★Gunnery Sgt. Finch
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Who Killed Atlanta's Children? (2000)- 5.40 ★Police Spokesman
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Custody of the Heart (2000)- 4.25 ★Police Officer
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The Wrong Girl (1999)- 5.20 ★Police Detective Jacobs
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Deep in My Heart (1999)- 6.00 ★OB-Gyn doctor
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To Love, Honor, & Betray (1999)- 3.00 ★Det. Gonda
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À Queima Roupa 3 (1999)- 6.60 ★Desk Sargeant
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Ressurreição (1998)- 6.40 ★Manager
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1998)- 5.00 ★ESU lieutenant
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Giving Up the Ghost (1998)- 6.00 ★Judge Gleason
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Airborne (1998)- 2.89 ★
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Color of Justice (1997)- 5.50 ★New York Assistant D.A
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Pela Vida do Meu Filho (1997)- 6.86 ★
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The Don's Analyst (1997)- 6.00 ★Dr. Lustig
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The Haunting of Lisa (1996)- 5.50 ★Sgt. Hill
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The Conspiracy of Fear (1996)- 10.00 ★Patterson
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Talk to Me (1996)- 0.00 ★Public Defender
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Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice (1996)- 5.00 ★Det. Arthur Brown
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Voando para Casa (1996)- 6.88 ★Air Force Reporter
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Highlander: Unholy Alliance (1994)- 4.00 ★Charlie DeSalvo
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Liar, Liar: Between Father and Daughter (1993)- 4.70 ★Dr. Kerr
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Terror on Track 9 (1992)- 4.00 ★Reporter #2
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FX 2 - Ilusão Fatal (1991)- 6.34 ★Detective McQuay
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Married to It (1991)- 6.00 ★Limo Driver
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Millennium - Guardiões do Futuro (1989)- 5.30 ★Briley
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Troca de Maridos (1988)- 6.00 ★Guard
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Blue Monkey (1987)- 5.21 ★Anthony Rivers
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Nightstick (1987)- 3.20 ★Price
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Nowhere to Hide (1987)- 6.30 ★Harvey
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Pretty Kill (1987)- 1.50 ★Joey
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Easy Prey (1986)- 7.00 ★Blair
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O Homem do Gelo (1984)- 6.14 ★Dr. Vermeil
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Covergirl (1984)- 4.60 ★Cairo
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Shock-Trauma (1982)- 0.00 ★Sam Hooker
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Deadline (1980)- 5.50 ★Student #1
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Running (1979)- 6.80 ★Chuck Stone
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Search and Destroy (1979)- 6.80 ★Rosie Washington