Philip Akin has done much voice work, including voicing the character of Bishop for the X-Men animated series and Tripp Hansen in Monster Force.
12 Facts About Philip Akin
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Philip Akin was born in Kingston, Jamaica, as a middle brother of five sons.
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Philip Akin's parents moved to Oshawa, Ontario in 1953, and he and his brothers followed suit the next year.
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Shortly after attending high school, Philip Akin attended Toronto's Ryerson Theatre School.
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In 1983, Philip Akin began studying Yoshinkan aikido and is presently a 5th degree black belt in that art.
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Philip Akin has trained in Jing Mo kung fu and tai chi.
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Philip Akin first came to prominence in the early 1980s when he performed on the zany comedy series Bizarre.
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Philip Akin's recurring role as Charlie DeSalvo in Highlander: The Series has brought him much recognition.
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In 2007, Philip Akin performed at the Stratford Festival of Canada, a prestigious summer-long celebration of theatre held each year in Stratford, Ontario, Canada.
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Philip Akin was cast in the title role of William Shakespeare's Othello, and in the role of Crooks in the Festival's rendition of John Steinbeck's novella Of Mice and Men.
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Philip Akin is a founding member and was the artistic director of the Obsidian Theatre Company, a Canadian theatre company comprising seasoned actors of African descent, devoted to the work of Black artists and creators.
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Philip Akin was the director for the Shaw Festival's 2020 production of Trouble in Mind by Alice Childress.