Denis Van Akiyama (May 28, 1952 – June 28, 2018) was a Canadian actor. He was born in Toronto. He was best known for being the voice of Iceman/Bobby Drake, Silver Samurai, and Sunfire in the X-Men Animated Series and Malachite/Kunzite in the original English version of Sailor Moon. He played Shinji in Johnny Mnemonic.
In 2015, he appeared in the movie Pixels as Professor Iwatani.[1]
Akiyama died in Toronto on June 28, 2018 of cancer at the age of 66.[2]