Denis Akiyama

Denis Van Akiyama (May 28, 1952 - June 28, 2018) was a Canadian actor, best known as providing the voice of Iceman/Bobby Drake, Silver Samurai/Kenuichio Harada and Sunfire in X-Men and Malachite in the original English version of Sailor Moon. He played Shinji in Johnny Mnemonic.

Akiyama was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was also a frequent guest star on Katts and Dog. In 2015, he appeared in the film Pixels. Denis Akiyama was also a gifted musician having played trumpet in The Pukka Orchestra

Akiyama died on June 28, 2018, from a "very rare and aggressive cancer". He and his wife Danielle had two children, Kintaro and Miya. He was 66 years old.

Animated Series

 * Diabolik (1998) - Director Graffam

Anime

 * Sailor Moon (1992-1993) - Malachite
 * Medabots (1999-2000) - Mr. Referee
 * Pecola (2001-2002) - Additional Voices