Evan Adams
Acting
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
Acting19
movieThe Good Canadian
2025
Self - Interviewee
tvBones of Crows
2023
Older Tim Whallach
movieIndian Road Trip
2019
Casper Manywords
movieOhiyesa: The Soul of an Indian
2018
Ohiyesa (voice)
movieRez Carz
2014
(voice)
movieThe Thaw
2009
Professor Anderson
movieBlack Christmas
2006
Doctor
tvThe L Word
2004
Dr. Bell
movieThe Business of Fancydancing
2002
Seymour Polatkin
tvMythQuest
2001
Xahil
movieLakota Moon
1999
Throws it Down
movieSmoke Signals
1998
Thomas Builds-the-Fire
Directing1
movietəm kʷaθ nan Namesake
2026
Director