Evan Adams
Known for Acting
Born November 15, 1966
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.
Filmography
Smoke Signals
1998
as Thomas Builds-the-Fire
Black Christmas
2006
as Doctor
The Thaw
2009
as Professor Anderson
Lenny The Wonder Dog
2005
as Razel
Lost in the Barrens
1990
as Awasis
Lakota Moon
1999
as Throws it Down
Kayak to Klemtu
2018
as Dave
Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave
1992
as Awasis
Toby McTeague
1986
as Jacob
The Business of Fancydancing
2002
as Seymour Polatkin
The Good Canadian
2025
as Self - Interviewee
Indian Road Trip
2019
as Casper Manywords
Rez Carz
2014
as (voice)
Ohiyesa: The Soul of an Indian
2018
as Ohiyesa (voice)
təm kʷaθ nan Namesake
2026
Director