Evan Adams
Date of birth: 1966-11-15
Place of birth:
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Evan Tiesla Adams
Biography
Evan Adams (born November 15, 1966) is a Coast Salish actor & physician from the Tla’amin First Nation near Powell River, BC, Canada. He is best known for his role as Thomas Builds-The-Fire in Smoke Signals (1999). Aside from his career in the arts, Evan has completed a Medical Doctorate from the University of Calgary in 2002.
Movie Credits
Smoke Signals
1998-06-26
Young Native American man Thomas is a nerd in his reservation, wearing oversize glasses and telling
Lost in the Barrens
1990-12-02
The story of two very different boys in the Canadian wilderness. They must learn to depend on each o
Rez Carz
2014-04-12
Abandoned cars rest silently in fields for decades, still holding secret conversations within their
The Thaw
2009-08-30
At a remote Arctic research station, four ecology students discover the real horror of global warmin
Ohiyesa: The Soul of an Indian
2018-11-06
Charles Alexander Eastman was a renowned physician, author, lecturer and Native American rights advo
Lakota Moon
1999-05-22
This movie depicts the life of a small Indian tribe, in a time shortly before the white men became a
The Business of Fancydancing
2002-01-14
Seymour Polatkin is a successful, gay Indian poet from Spokane who confronts his past when he return
Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave
1992-01-05
An archaeological expedition journeys to Manitoba, Canada, in search of a legendary crucifix suppose
Kayak to Klemtu
2018-05-25
14-year-old Ella is determined to travel the length of the Inside Passage, along the shores of the G
Toby McTeague
1986-03-01
Toby is a teenager who doesn't care much about school. In fact, he has his eyes on the title of a pr
Black Christmas
2006-12-15
As the residents of sorority house Pi Kappa Sigma prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins
Indian Road Trip
2019-12-01
When two unruly Native con-artists are forced to drive a cranky elder across the reserve so she can
The Good Canadian
2025-09-30
The world knows the image of the good Canadian. But what if there was a dark secret behind a nationa
Lenny The Wonder Dog
2005-08-23
After being implanted with a microchip that gives him special powers, a dog engages a young boy in c