Marc Akerstream

Marc Akerstream
Born	(1954-05-24)24 May 1954 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Died	15 August 1998(1998-08-15) (aged 44) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Cause of death	Head trauma
Other names	Mark Akerstream
Occupation	Stuntman/Actor
Years active	1988–1998

Marc Akerstream (May 24, 1954 – August 15, 1998) was a Canadian actor best known as Tony in the 1995 martial arts film Rumble in the Bronx, starring Jackie Chan. He was also a stuntman.^[1]

He died of head injuries while on the set of the Canadian television series The Crow: Stairway to Heaven. The accident occurred during filming at Minaty Bay, Vancouver, British Columbia, when he was hit by flying debris while observing an explosion of a rowboat.^[2]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Crackerjack	Hood #4
1995	Rumble in the Bronx	Tony
1995	Cyberjack	Sol
1997	Exception to the Rule	Hooded Killer	Uncredited
1997	Wounded	Agent Waring
1998	Shattered Image	Man in Motorboat	(final film role)

References

1. "Crow Curse: Stuntman Killed". allbusiness.com. The Hollywood Reporter. 1998-08-18. Archived from the original on 2008-12-29.
2. Stuntman killed in blast Brendan Kelly, Variety (August 18, 1998) Archived December 1, 2021, at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Marc Akerstream at IMDb