Acting
Evan Adams
Born November 15, 1966 (age 59)
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
Lakota Moon · 1999Lakota Moon
★ 7.01999
MovieWesternTV 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.
Black Christmas · 2006Black Christmas
★ 5.22006
MovieHorrorMystery
As the residents of sorority house Pi Kappa Sigma prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins a series of obscene phone calls with dubious intentions...
Rez Carz · 2014Rez Carz
2014
Movie
Abandoned cars rest silently in fields for decades, still holding secret conversations within their bodies.
The Thaw · 2009The Thaw
★ 5.72009
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
At a remote Arctic research station, four ecology students discover the real horror of global warming is not the melting ice, but what's frozen within it. A prehistoric parasite is released from the carcass of a Woolly Mammoth upon the unsuspecting students who are forced to quarantine and make necessary sacrifices, or risk infecting the rest of the world.
Lost in the Barrens · 1990Lost in the Barrens
★ 5.81990
MovieDramaFamily
The story of two very different boys in the Canadian wilderness. They must learn to depend on each other in order to survive.
Lenny The Wonder Dog · 2005Lenny The Wonder Dog
★ 4.82005
MovieFamilyComedy
After being implanted with a microchip that gives him special powers, a dog engages a young boy in conversation and adventure. Befriended by a local police officer, the dog, the boy and his friend go on a quest to save the world by undoing the insidious plot of an evil scientist to turn all kids into mindless robots.
Smoke Signals · 1998Smoke Signals
★ 6.81998
MovieDramaComedy
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.
Kayak to Klemtu · 2018Kayak to Klemtu
★ 5.32018
MovieFamilyAdventure
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.
Movies
Lakota Moon · 1999Lakota Moon
★ 7.01999
MovieWesternTV 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.
Black Christmas · 2006Black Christmas
★ 5.22006
MovieHorrorMystery
As the residents of sorority house Pi Kappa Sigma prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins a series of obscene phone calls with dubious intentions...
Rez Carz · 2014Rez Carz
2014
Movie
Abandoned cars rest silently in fields for decades, still holding secret conversations within their bodies.
The Thaw · 2009The Thaw
★ 5.72009
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
At a remote Arctic research station, four ecology students discover the real horror of global warming is not the melting ice, but what's frozen within it. A prehistoric parasite is released from the carcass of a Woolly Mammoth upon the unsuspecting students who are forced to quarantine and make necessary sacrifices, or risk infecting the rest of the world.
Lost in the Barrens · 1990Lost in the Barrens
★ 5.81990
MovieDramaFamily
The story of two very different boys in the Canadian wilderness. They must learn to depend on each other in order to survive.
Lenny The Wonder Dog · 2005Lenny The Wonder Dog
★ 4.82005
MovieFamilyComedy
After being implanted with a microchip that gives him special powers, a dog engages a young boy in conversation and adventure. Befriended by a local police officer, the dog, the boy and his friend go on a quest to save the world by undoing the insidious plot of an evil scientist to turn all kids into mindless robots.
Smoke Signals · 1998Smoke Signals
★ 6.81998
MovieDramaComedy
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.
Kayak to Klemtu · 2018Kayak to Klemtu
★ 5.32018
MovieFamilyAdventure
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.
Toby McTeague · 1986Toby McTeague
★ 6.51986
MovieDramaAction
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.
The Good Canadian · 2025The Good Canadian
★ 5.52025
MovieDocumentary
The world knows the image of the good Canadian. But what if there was a dark secret behind a national identity? THE GOOD CANADIAN exposes the truth behind the idea of a True North strong and free. In this unflinching and eye-opening documentary, directors Leena Minifie and David Paperny move us through the corridors of systemic inequity, from the Indian Act to residential schools, to modern-day family separation. Fusing shocking footage with detailed interviews with experts, advocates, whistleblowers and politicians, THE GOOD CANADIAN challenges national myth-making, while offering Canadians the chance to forge a new identity from the truth.
Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave · 1992Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave
★ 7.31992
MovieDramaAdventure
An archaeological expedition journeys to Manitoba, Canada, in search of a legendary crucifix supposedly buried in an ancient Viking grave.
The Business of Fancydancing · 2002The Business of Fancydancing
★ 5.32002
MovieMusicDrama
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.
təm kʷaθ nan Namesake · 2026təm kʷaθ nan Namesake
2026
MovieDocumentary
When the Tla'amin Nation requests a name change for the city of Powell River, B.C.—named for Israel Wood Powell, a key figure in the creation of the Indian residential school system—it ignites a heated debate about whose history is told and respected.
Indian Road Trip · 2019Indian Road Trip
2019
MovieComedyDrama
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.
Ohiyesa: The Soul of an Indian · 2018Ohiyesa: The Soul of an Indian
2018
MovieDocumentary
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.
TV Shows
The L Word · 2004The L Word
★ 7.72004
SeriesDrama
A group of lesbian friends struggle with romance and careers in Los Angeles.
Da Vinci's Inquest · 1998Da Vinci's Inquest
★ 6.21998
SeriesCrimeDrama
Da Vinci's Inquest is a Canadian dramatic television series that aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2005. While never a ratings blockbuster, seven seasons of thirteen episodes each were filmed for a total of ninety-one episodes.
The show, set and filmed in Vancouver, stars Nicholas Campbell as Dominic Da Vinci, once an undercover officer for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, but now a crusading coroner who seeks justice in the cases he investigates.
The cast also includes Gwynyth Walsh as Da Vinci's ex-wife and chief pathologist Patricia Da Vinci, Donnelly Rhodes as detective Leo Shannon, and Ian Tracey as detective Mick Leary.
Bones of Crows · 2023Bones of Crows
★ 8.02023
SeriesDrama
Cree Matriarch Aline Spears survives Canada's residential school system to continue her family's generational fight in the face of systemic starvation, racism, and sexual abuse. The story unfolds over one hundred years with a cumulative force that propels us into the future.
MythQuest · 2001MythQuest
★ 7.22001
SeriesFamily
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.
Da Vinci's City Hall · 2005Da Vinci's City Hall
★ 8.52005
SeriesDrama
Da Vinci's City Hall is a Canadian dramatic television series, which premiered on CBC Television on 25 October 2005. The series was a spin-off of the long-running Canadian series Da Vinci's Inquest. The creator, writer and executive producer of the series was Chris Haddock.