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