Philip Akin
Known for Acting · 103 credits
- Born
- 1950-04-18 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Kingston, Jamaica
- Also known as
- Philip Akon · Phil Aiken · Philip Aikin · Phil Aken · Phil Akin · Phillip Akin
Biography
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).
Known For
TV Shows (25)
The Expanse
2015
as Craig
Highlander: The Series
1992
as Charlie DeSalvo
Warehouse 13
2009
as Principal Hendricks
X-Men
1992
as Bishop (voice)
Relic Hunter
1999
as Budur
Goosebumps
1995
as Bob Erikson
Lost Girl
2010
as Tshombe
Mutant X
2001
as General Sutton
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
1996
Flashpoint
2008
War of the Worlds
1988
as Norton Drake
Friday the 13th: The Series
1987
as Sam 'Kid' Cornelius
Doc
2001
FX: The Series
1996
as Tod Rossi
Twice in a Lifetime
1999
as Todd
This Is Wonderland
2004
as Mr. Johnson
ReGenesis
2004
as Wayne MacPherson
Kevin Hill
2004
as Judge Sawyer
Puppets Who Kill
2002
Highlander: The Raven
1998
as Simon Clark
Caitlin's Way
2000
as Mr. Watson
Monster Force
1994
Platinum
2003
as Allen
H2O
2004
as U.S. President Monroe
Swamp Thing
1990
Movies (78)
The Sum of All Fears
2002
as General Wilkes
RoboCop
2014
as Dr. Alan
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
2005
as Reverend
Cube 2: Hypercube
2002
as The General
P2
2007
as Karl
The Man
2005
as Second I.A. Agent
Shock-Trauma
1982
as Sam Hooker
Fly Away Home
1996
as Air Force Reporter
The Perfect Man
2005
as English Teacher
Pushing Tin
1999
as Paul
Switching Channels
1988
as Guard
Iceman
1984
as Dr. Vermeil
The Stupids
1996
as Henchman #1
Millennium
1989
as Briley
Nightstick
1987
as Price
The Ref
1994
as State Trooper
Mafia Doctor
2003
as Dr. Lawrence
Left Behind
2000
as Alan Tompkins
Deep in My Heart
1999
as OB-Gyn doctor
Nowhere to Hide
1987
as Harvey
Blue Monkey
1987
as Anthony Rivers
To Love, Honor, & Betray
1999
as Det. Gonda
Who Is Clark Rockefeller?
2010
as Det. Lewis Cook
Bottom Feeder
2007
as Sarge
How to Deal
2003
The Red Sneakers
2002
as Mr. Seabrooke
Custody of the Heart
2000
as Police Officer
Everybody's Doing It
2002
as Principal Kerr
Pretend You Don't See Her
2002
as Witness Protection Agent
Love, of Course
2018
as Edward Seton
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
1999
as Desk Sargeant
Covergirl
1984
as Cairo
Mistrial
1996
as Foreman
...First Do No Harm
1997
Stella
1990
as Police Officer
One Tough Cop
1998
as Inspector Cheney
F/X2
1991
as Detective McQuay
Knights of the South Bronx
2005
as Assistant Principal Allen Hill
Airborne
1998
Shake Hands with the Devil
2007
as Kofi Annan
Married to It
1991
as Limo Driver
Deadline
1980
as Student #1
The Conspiracy of Fear
1996
as Patterson
The Don's Analyst
1997
as Dr. Lustig
The Skulls III
2004
as Captain Harlan
Elvis Meets Nixon
1997
as Cabbie
The Haunting of Lisa
1996
as Sgt. Hill
Talk to Me
1996
as Public Defender
Giving Up the Ghost
1998
as Judge Gleason
Range of Motion
2000
as Flozell
Liar, Liar
1993
as Dr. Kerr
The Judge
2001
as Mel Paroff
Ms. Scrooge
1997
as George
Running
1979
as Chuck Stone
Burnt Toast
2005
as Lou
A Dad for Christmas
2006
as Richard
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1998
as ESU lieutenant
Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
2000
as Police Spokesman
Blackout
2001
as First Official
Down in the Delta
1998
as Manager
The Note II: Taking a Chance on Love
2009
as Jules Grandfield
Easy Prey
1986
as Blair
The Wrong Girl
1999
as Police Detective Jacobs
P.T. Barnum
1999
as Jeremiah
Improper Channels
1981
as Motorcycle Cop
Color of Justice
1997
as New York Assistant D.A
The High Price of Passion
1986
as Locksmith
Christmas Eve
1986
as Mays
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice
1996
as Det. Arthur Brown
Pretty Kill
1987
as Joey
One Kill
2000
as Gunnery Sgt. Finch
Terror on Track 9
1992
as Reporter #2
Absolution
2006
as Dr. Mitch Powell
Search and Destroy
1979
as Rosie Washington
A Far Cry From Home
1981
Love Rules!
2004
as The Minister
Highlander: Unholy Alliance
1994
as Charlie DeSalvo
Hitched
2001
as Judge
About Philip Akin
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 a… With 103 credits spanning from 1979 to 2018, Philip Akin has appeared in 78 films and 25 TV shows.
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- The Sum of All Fears (2002) — as General Wilkes
- RoboCop (2014) — as Dr. Alan
- Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005) — as Reverend
- Cube 2: Hypercube (2002) — as The General
- P2 (2007) — as Karl
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