Philip Akin
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 18, 1950 (age 76)
- Birthplace
- Kingston, Jamaica
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
Filmography
Love, of Course
Movie · as Edward Seton
The Expanse
TV · as Craig · 3 eps
RoboCop
Movie · as Dr. Alan
Who Is Clark Rockefeller?
Movie · as Lewis Cook
Lost Girl
TV · as Tshombe · 1 ep
The Note II: Taking a Chance on Love
Movie · as Jules Grandfield
Warehouse 13
TV · as Principal Hendricks · 1 ep
Flashpoint
TV · 1 ep
P2
Movie · as Karl
Bottom Feeder
Movie · as Sarge
Shake Hands with the Devil
Movie · as Kofi Annan
A Dad for Christmas
Movie · as Richard
Absolution
Movie · as Dr. Mitch Powell
The Man
Movie · as Internal Affairs Agent
Burnt Toast
Movie · as Lou
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Movie · as Reverend
Knights of the South Bronx
Movie · as Assistant Principal Allen Hill
The Perfect Man
Movie · as English Teacher
The Skulls III
Movie · as Captain Harlan
Love Rules!
Movie · as The Minister
Kevin Hill
TV · as Judge Sawyer · 1 ep
H2O
TV · as U.S. President Monroe · 2 eps
ReGenesis
TV · as Wayne MacPherson · 1 ep
This Is Wonderland
TV · as Mr. Johnson · 1 ep
How to Deal
Movie
Mafia Doctor
Movie · as Dr. Lawrence
Platinum
TV · as Allen · 1 ep
Cube 2: Hypercube
Movie · as The General
The Sum of All Fears
Movie · as General Wilkes
Everybody's Doing It
Movie · as Principal Kerr
The Red Sneakers
Movie · as Mr. Seabrooke
Pretend You Don't See Her
Movie · as Witness Protection Agent
Puppets Who Kill
TV · 1 ep
Blackout
Movie · as First Official
The Judge
Movie · as Mel Paroff
Hitched
Movie · as Judge
Mutant X
TV · as General Sutton · 1 ep
Doc
TV · as Dr. Getner · 2 eps
Left Behind
Movie · as Alan Tompkins
Custody of the Heart
Movie · as Police Officer
One Kill
Movie · as Gunnery Sgt. Finch
Range of Motion
Movie · as Flozell
Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
Movie · as Police Spokesman
One True Love
Movie · as Mark
All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story
Movie · as Detective Albany
Caitlin's Way
TV · as Mr. Watson · 1 ep
To Love, Honor, & Betray
Movie · as Det. Gonda
The Wrong Girl
Movie · as Police Detective Jacobs
Family of Cops III: Under Suspicion
Movie · as Desk Sargeant
Deep in My Heart
Movie · as OB-Gyn Doctor
P.T. Barnum
Movie · as Jeremiah
Pushing Tin
Movie · as Paul
Relic Hunter
TV · as Budur · 1 ep
Twice in a Lifetime
TV · as Todd · 1 ep
Giving Up the Ghost
Movie · as Judge Gleason
Airborne
Movie
Down in the Delta
Movie · as Manager
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Movie · as ESU lieutenant
One Tough Cop
Movie · as Inspector Cheney
Goosebumps: Chillogy
Movie · as Bob Erikson
Highlander: The Raven
TV · as Simon Clark · 1 ep
The Don's Analyst
Movie · as Dr. Lustig
...First Do No Harm
Movie
Color of Justice
Movie · as New York Assistant D.A
Elvis Meets Nixon
Movie · as Cabbie
Ms. Scrooge
Movie · as George
The Haunting of Lisa
Movie · as Sgt. Hill
Fly Away Home
Movie · as Air Force Reporter
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice
Movie · as Det. Arthur Brown
The Conspiracy of Fear
Movie · as Patterson
Talk to Me
Movie · as Public Defender
Mistrial
Movie · as Foreman
The Stupids
Movie · as Henchman #1
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
TV · 1 ep
FX: The Series
TV · as Tod Rossi · 1 ep
Goosebumps
TV · as Bob Erikson · 3 eps
Highlander: Unholy Alliance
Movie · as Charlie DeSalvo
The Ref
Movie · as State Trooper
Monster Force
TV · 13 eps
Liar, Liar
Movie · as Dr. Kerr
Terror on Track 9
Movie · as Reporter #2
Highlander: The Series
TV · as Charlie DeSalvo · 14 eps
X-Men
TV · as Bishop (voice) · 9 eps
Married to It
Movie · as Limo Driver
F/X2
Movie · as Detective McQuay
Stella
Movie · as Police Officer
Swamp Thing
TV · 5 eps
Millennium
Movie · as Briley
Switching Channels
Movie · as Guard
War of the Worlds
TV · as Norton Drake · 25 eps
Blue Monkey
Movie · as Anthony Rivers
Nightstick
Movie · as Price
Pretty Kill
Movie · as Joey
Nowhere to Hide
Movie · as Harvey
Friday the 13th: The Series
TV · as Sam 'Kid' Cornelius · 1 ep
The High Price of Passion
Movie · as Locksmith
Easy Prey
Movie · as Blair
Christmas Eve
Movie · as Mays
Covergirl
Movie · as Cairo
Iceman
Movie · as Dr. Vermeil
Shock-Trauma
Movie · as Sam Hooker
A Far Cry From Home
Movie
Improper Channels
Movie · as Motorcycle Cop
Deadline
Movie · as Student #1
Search and Destroy
Movie · as Rosie Washington
Running
Movie · as Chuck Stone