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Philip Akin (born April 18, 1950) is a Canadian actor. Akin has had roles in major American films such as The Sum of All Fears, S.W.A.T., and Get Rich or Die Tryin'. He has also done much voice work, including voicing the character of Bishop for the X-Men animated series and Tripp Hansen in Monster Force.
Sep 10, 2020 · Philip Akin has stepped down as artistic director of Obsidian Theatre, but the Philip Akin — Black Shoulders Legacy Award will keep his tradition of mentorship alive beyond his lifetime...
Philip Akin is a Jamaican-born actor who has appeared in movies such as RoboCop, The Sum of All Fears and The Ref. He also has a black belt in Yoshinkan Aikido and has worked as an adr loop group member for Blindness.
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- Kingston, Jamaica
Philip Akin is a Jamaican-born actor who has appeared in films such as RoboCop, The Sum of All Fears and The Ref. He is also a martial artist, a ballet teacher's husband and a producer of the Obsidian Theatre in Toronto.
- April 18, 1950
- Building Our Own Institutions
- Black Artists Come First
- Practice 'Radical Generosity'
- Create A 'Black Room'
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At one point, Akin talked about his "biggest failure." When I asked him about the changes he hopes to see happen in Canadian theatre, he challenged the relevance of my question. "I'm afraid I'm a bit of an outlier with general beliefs," he said. "I think that if Black artists spent as much time building, supporting, creating, developing Black work ...
His first philosophy is seductively simple: Black artists come first. OK, that doesn't sound like anything too original. Most Black arts organizations would claim to stand for the very same thing. But this principle exists as more than a PR statement. It informs Obsidian's policy and its practice of community care, labour and resource allocation. A...
Akin's second principle is that Obsidian works from what he calls a philosophy of "radical generosity." The company believes it has a responsibility to support Black artists, including those outside the organization. And over the past two decades, it's become the go-to resource for Black theatre artists seeking guidance. Through time, labour and ma...
The third idea that Akin shared with me speaks to his inner fortitude and his unapologetic focus to create and advocate for spaces where Black artists don't just exist as statistics; instead, he makes spaces where they can be their full and complete selves, finally free to manifest the potential of their creativity. Rather than paraphrase, I'll sha...
Amanda Parris interviews Philip Akin, the outgoing artistic director of Obsidian Theatre Company, a leading Black theatre organization in Canada. Akin shares his philosophies, principles and challenges for Black artists and institutions.
After almost 30 years of silence, Philip Akin finally discusses his time on the series as well as life and career past, present and future.
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Oct 25, 2023 · Learn about Philip Akin's journey from Oshawa to Obsidian Theatre, where he became the most awarded Black director in Canada. Discover his passions, hobbies, and vision for Black representation and craft in Canadian theatre.
