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