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 SWAT and Get Rich or Die Tryin He has also done much voice work including voicing the character of Bishop for the XMen 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 Torontos Ryerson Theatre School In 1975 he became the schools 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 UnderSecretaryGeneral for Peacekeeping Operations In 2007 Akin will be performing at the Stratford Festival of Canada a prestigious summerlong celebration of theatre held each year in Stratford Ontario Canada He is cast in the title role of William Shakespeares Othello and also in the role of Crooks in the Festivals rendition of John Steinbecks 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 FX 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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