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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...
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The ExpanseSeries • 2015
Highlander: The SeriesSeries • 1992
Warehouse 13Series • 2009
GoosebumpsSeries • 1995
X-MenSeries • 1992
Relic HunterSeries • 1999
Lost GirlSeries • 2010
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the ParanormalSeries • 1996
Mutant XSeries • 2001
FlashpointSeries • 2008
DocSeries • 2001
Friday the 13th: The SeriesSeries • 1987
FX: The SeriesSeries • 1996
War of the WorldsSeries • 1988
ReGenesisSeries • 2004
This Is WonderlandSeries • 2004
Twice in a LifetimeSeries • 1999
RoboCopMovie • 2014
Kevin HillSeries • 2004
The Sum of All FearsMovie • 2002
Highlander: The RavenSeries • 1998
Cube 2: HypercubeMovie • 2002
Get Rich or Die Tryin'Movie • 2005
Fly Away HomeMovie • 1996