Evan Adams

Evan Adams

Born: November 15, 1966
Evan Adams is an Aboriginal 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 in the 2002 film The Business of Fancydancing.

Movies for Evan Adams...

Indian Road Trip
Title: Indian Road Trip
Character: Casper Manywords
Released: December 1, 2019
Type: Movie
When two unruly Native con-artists are forced to drive a cranky elder across the reserve so she can make peace with her long estranged and dying sister, it quickly becomes clear that a supernatural force is trying to halt the journey.
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Ohiyesa: The Soul of an Indian
Title: Ohiyesa: The Soul of an Indian
Character: Ohiyesa (voice)
Released: November 6, 2018
Type: Movie
Charles Alexander Eastman was a renowned physician, author, lecturer and Native American rights advocate. His life has been documented in various articles throughout history, but Ohiyesa: The Soul of an Indian makes for a truly unique effort—a project helmed by Eastman’s descendants. Kate Beane and her family bring Eastman’s story to screen, charting from his childhood growing to his education to his illustrious career.
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Kayak to Klemtu
Title: Kayak to Klemtu
Character: Dave
Released: May 25, 2018
Type: Movie
14-year-old Ella is determined to travel the length of the Inside Passage, along the shores of the Great Bear Rainforest by kayak in order to testify against a proposed pipeline that would see oil tanker traffic through her beloved homeland waters.
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Black Christmas
Title: Black Christmas
Character: Doctor
Released: December 15, 2006
Type: Movie
A group of sorority sisters, snowed in over the holiday break, tries desperately to survive the night as a relentless killer terrorizes and murders them, one by one.
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The Business of Fancydancing
Title: The Business of Fancydancing
Character: Seymour Polatkin
Released: January 14, 2002
Type: Movie
Seymour Polatkin is a successful, gay Indian poet from Spokane who confronts his past when he returns to his childhood home on the reservation to attend the funeral of a dear friend.
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Title: MythQuest
Character: Xahil
Released: August 1, 2001
Type: TV
While searching for their missing father, Alex & Cleo Bellows are drawn into the actual myths when entering the Cyber Museum. They encounter Gorgos, a trickster god, who wants to destroy the world by constantly changing the famous myths.
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Lakota Moon
Title: Lakota Moon
Character: Throws it Down
Released: May 22, 1999
Type: Movie
This movie depicts the life of a small Indian tribe, in a time shortly before the white men became a threat. In the focus of the story is the young Skywalker, who woos cute Morning Sun, but can't seem to convince her father of his qualities. When the outcast Kayowa attack the camp, he hopes for an opportunity to impress him.
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Smoke Signals
Title: Smoke Signals
Character: Thomas Builds-the-Fire
Released: January 16, 1998
Type: Movie
Young Native American man Thomas is a nerd in his reservation, wearing oversize glasses and telling everyone stories no-one wants to hear. His parents died in a fire in 1976, and Thomas was saved by Arnold. Arnold soon left his family, and Victor hasn't seen his father for 10 years. When Victor hears Arnold has died, Thomas offers him funding for the trip to get Arnold's remains.
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Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave
Title: Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave
Character: Awasis
Released: January 5, 1992
Type: Movie
An archaeological expedition journeys to Manitoba, Canada, in search of a legendary crucifix supposedly buried in an ancient Viking grave.
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Lost in the Barrens
Title: Lost in the Barrens
Character: Awasis
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
The story of two very different boys in the Canadian wilderness. They must learn to depend on each other in order to survive.
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Toby McTeague
Title: Toby McTeague
Character: Jacob
Released: March 1, 1986
Type: Movie
Toby is a teenager who doesn't care much about school. In fact, he has his eyes on the title of a prestigious dog-sleigh race. He will have to undergo extensive training in order to win it.