Evan Adams

Personal Info

Birthday

November 15, 1966

(58 years old)

Place of Birth

Also Known As

Evan Tiesla Adams

Evan 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.

Known For

The L Word

Black Christmas

MythQuest

The Thaw

Smoke Signals

Lakota Moon

Lost in the Barrens

Kayak to Klemtu

Filmography

2019
Indian Road Trip
as Casper Manywords
2018
Ohiyesa: The Soul of an Indian
as Ohiyesa (voice)
Kayak to Klemtu
as Dave
2014
Rez Carz
as (voice)
2009
The Thaw
as Professor Anderson
2006
Black Christmas
as Doctor
2002
The Business of Fancydancing
as Seymour Polatkin
1999
Lakota Moon
as Throws it Down
1998
Smoke Signals
as Thomas Builds-the-Fire
1992
Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave
as Awasis
1990
Lost in the Barrens
as Awasis
1986
Toby McTeague
as Jacob