Evan Adams
Indigenous Canadian actor, playwright, and physician · Canada · On the map · Actors · Born 1966 · age 59
Evan Tlesla Adams is an Indigenous Canadian actor, playwright, and physician. A Coast Salish from the Sliammon First Nation near Powell River, British Columbia, he is best known internationally for his roles in the films of Sherman Alexie, as Thomas Builds-the-Fire in the 1998 film Smoke Signals and Seymour Polatkin...
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Something wrong?A life in dates
təm kʷaθ nan NamesakeFilm, Director2025
The Good CanadianFilm2023
Bones of CrowsSeries, Older Tim Whallach2019
Indian Road TripFilm, Casper Manywords2018
Kayak to KlemtuFilm, Dave2014
Rez CarzFilm, (voice)2009
The ThawFilm, Professor Anderson2006
Black ChristmasFilm, Doctor2005
Da Vinci's City HallSeries
Lenny The Wonder DogFilm, 2005Razel2004
The L WordSeries, Dr. Bell2002
The Business of FancydancingFilm, Seymour Polatkin2001
MythQuestSeries, Xahil1999
Lakota MoonFilm, Throws it Down1998
Da Vinci's InquestSeries
Smoke SignalsFilm, 1998Thomas Builds-the-Fire1992
Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking GraveFilm, Awasis1990
Lost in the BarrensFilm, Awasis1986
Toby McTeagueFilm, Jacob1966Born15 November 1966People around Evan
Close ties
Michael Winslow Produced Lenny the Wonder Dog (2005)
Sherman Alexie Directed The Business of Fancydancing (2002)
Adam Beach Also in Lost in the Barrens and Smoke Signals
Cynthia Geary Also in Smoke Signals (1998)
Gordon Tootoosis Also in Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave (1992)
Elaine Miles Also in Smoke Signals (1998)
Anne Marie Loder Also in Black Christmas and The Thaw
Known for
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Smoke Signals 1998
The Thaw 2009
Black Christmas 2006
Filmography 15
20 credits on file
Television 5
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
A Coast Salish from the Sliammon First Nation near Powell River, British Columbia, he is best known internationally for his roles in the films of Sherman Alexie, as Thomas Builds-the-Fire in the 1998 film Smoke Signals and Seymour Polatkin in the 2002 film The Business of Fancydancing.
