Evan Adams
Actor · Born November 15, 1966 (59) · Sliammon Reserve, British Columbia, Canada
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.
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 15, 1966 (59)
- Sliammon Reserve, British Columbia, Canada
- Actor
- 8 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
What are Evan Adams' films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 2
Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Allyas Thomas Builds-the-Fire in Smoke Signals (1998)
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Evan Adams' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Evan Adams' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
20 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
təm kʷaθ nan Namesake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
How We Stand(2026)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Bones of Crows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Indian Road Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Ohiyesa: The Soul of an Indian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Kayak to Klemtu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Rez Carz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
The Thaw(2009)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Black Christmas(2006)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Da Vinci's City Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Lenny the Wonder Dog(2005)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
The L Word(2004)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
The Business of Fancydancing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
MythQuest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Lakota Moon(1999)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Da Vinci's Inquest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Smoke Signals(1998)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Toby McTeague (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Career shape
Star power in the 69th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 19 titles from 1986 to 2026; peak year 1998.
Biggest box office
Smoke Signals (1998)
Highest rated
Smoke Signals (1998)
Most popular right now
Lakota Moon (1999)
Film career
Peak 1998 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1998Screen debut· Smoke Signals
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Evan Adams' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th2
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 63, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Evan Adams work with?
People who share at least 2 of Evan Adams' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gary Farmer shares the most, 2.
Actors
- Gary FarmerShared titles: How We Stand (2026), Smoke Signals (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Gary Farmer
- Adam BeachShared titles: Smoke Signals (1998), Magic Hour: Lost in the Barrens (1990)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Beach
Producers
- Scott M. RosenfeltShared titles: Lenny the Wonder Dog (2005), Smoke Signals (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Scott M. Rosenfelt
