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- Height1.65 m
- Evan Adams is from Tla'amin Nation, near the town of Powell River, BC, Canada. He stars in the Emmy-winning TV-movie "Lost in the Barrens" (1990) and its nominated sequel "Curse of the Viking Grave" (1993). Besides numerous episodics like "The Beachcombers" and "Black Stallion", he also appears in the feature film "Toby McTeague" (1986) and his on-stage highlights include the role of Edmund in Women in View's "Lear", Creature Nataways in the Arts Club Theatre's "Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing", and Jamie in Headlines Theatre's "Mamu." Evan stars as Thomas Builds-The-Fire in "Smoke Signals" (1998), written by Sherman Alexie and directed by Chris Eyre. "Smoke Signals" won the coveted Audience Award for best film and the Filmmakers Trophy at the Sundance Film Festival in 1998. He also won Best Actor awards from the American Indian Film Festival, and from First Americans in the Arts, and a 1999 Independent Spirit Award for 'Best Debut Performance'. He continues to work on intermittent, high-profile projects, but is also a medical doctor in Vancouver, Canada.- IMDb mini biography by: Pamela Finn
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- Although still acting, Adams is also the Director of the Division of Aboriginal People's Health, Department of Family Practice and Site Director at the Aboriginal Residency Program at the University of British Columbia.
- Aside from his career in the arts, In May 2002, he received his Medical Degree from the University of Calgary.
- Has become an obstetrician at a hospital in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
- He is a Coast Salish Indian from British Columbia.
- Served as the first Aboriginal Health Physician Advisor in the Office of the Provincial Health Officer, BC Ministry of Health and the Deputy Provincial Health Officer for British Columbia.
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