Denis Van Akiyama (May 28, 1952 – June 28, 2018)[1] was a Canadian actor, best known as providing the voice of Silver Samurai/Kenuichio Harada and Sunfire in X-Men and Malachite in the original English version of Sailor Moon.

Akiyama was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to a Japanese family.

[2] He was a frequent guest star on Katts and Dog as well as voiced and played a number of role in The Adventures of Tintin animated series and Mayday.

[3] 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".