
Acting
Evan Adams
EN cinema · 15 credits
Born
15 November 1966 (age 59)
Also known as Evan Tiesla Adams
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
Filmography

The Good Canadian
as Self - Interviewee

Indian Road Trip
as Casper Manywords

Ohiyesa: The Soul of an Indian
as Ohiyesa (voice)

Kayak to Klemtu
as Dave

Rez Carz
as (voice)

The Thaw
as Professor Anderson

Black Christmas
as Doctor

Lenny The Wonder Dog
as Razel

The Business of Fancydancing
as Seymour Polatkin

Lakota Moon
as Throws it Down

Smoke Signals
as Thomas Builds-the-Fire

Lost in the Barrens
as Awasis

Toby McTeague
as Jacob



