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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. The L Word (2004) — Dr. Bell
2. Black Christmas (2006) — Doctor
3. The Thaw (2009) — Professor Anderson
4. Smoke Signals (1998) — Thomas Builds-the-Fire
5. Da Vinci's Inquest (1998)
6. Lost in the Barrens (1990) — Awasis
7. The Business of Fancydancing (2002) — Seymour Polatkin
8. Lenny The Wonder Dog (2005) — Razel
9. Bones of Crows (2023) — Older Tim Whallach
10. Toby McTeague (1986) — Jacob
11. MythQuest (2001) — Xahil
12. Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave (1992) — Awasis
13. Kayak to Klemtu (2018) — Dave
14. The Good Canadian (2025) — Self - Interviewee
15. Da Vinci's City Hall (2005)
16. Lakota Moon (1999) — Throws it Down
17. Rez Carz (2014) — (voice)
18. Ohiyesa: The Soul of an Indian (2018) — Ohiyesa (voice)
19. Indian Road Trip (2019) — Casper Manywords

Directed

1. təm kʷaθ nan Namesake (2026) — Director