Denis Akiyama

Denis Akiyama (May 28, 1952 – June 28, 2018) was a Canadian actor known for his roles in various movies and TV shows. He provided the voice of Iceman/Bobby Drake, Silver Samurai/Kenuichio Harada, and Sunfire in X-Men, as well as Malachite in the original English version of Sailor Moon. Akiyama appeared in the film Johnny Mnemonic as Shinji and in Pixels in 2015. He was also a talented musician and played trumpet in The Pukka Orchestra. Akiyama was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to a Japanese family. He passed away on June 28, 2018, at the age of 66, after battling a rare and aggressive cancer. He is survived by his wife Danielle and their two children, Kintaro and Miya.