Beach, Adam 1972–

PERSONAL

Full name, Adam Ruebin Beach; born November 11, 1972, in Winnipeg (some sources cite Ashern), Manitoba, Canada; married Meredith Porter (divorced, 2002); married Tara Mason, 2003, children: (first marriage) Noah, Luke.

Addresses: Agent—Jason Trawick, William Morris Agency, 1 William Morris Pl., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Actor. Salteaux Indian of Ojibwa Nation.

Awards, Honors: American Indian Film Festival Award, best actor, 1995, for Dance Me Outside.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Will, Cadillac Girls, 1993.

Title role, Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (also known as The Last Great Warrior), Buena Vista, 1994.

Frank Fencepost, Dance Me Outside, A-Pix Entertainment, 1994.

Noel, Prey (also known as Automatic), 1995.

Billy Little Plume, A Boy Called Hate, Skouras Pictures, 1995.

Rafe Acuna, Coyote Summer, Leucadia Film, 1996.

Victor Joseph, Smoke Signals (also known as Le secret des cendres), Miramax, 1998.

Galin Winetka, Mystery, Alaska, Buena Vista, 1999.

The older Billy, My Brother, 1999.

Waiter, Little Boy Blues, 1999.

Jason, The Last Stop (also known as Dernier arret), Lions Gate Films, 2000.

John Myron, Now & Forever, Illuminare Entertainment, 2000.

Kicking Wing, Joe Dirt (also known as The Adventures of Joe Dirt), Columbia, 2001.

Ben Crowchild, The Art of Woo, ArtStar Pix, 2001.

Sinclair, Posers (also known as Viperes), Seville Pictures, 2002.

Private Ben Yahzee, Windtalkers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2002.

Randy, The Big Empty, Artisan Entertainment, 2003.

Jim, Sawtooth, Tribal Alliance Productions, 2004.

(Uncredited) Jesus de Jesus, Bottom's Up, Blue Collar Films/Cameo FJ Entertainment, 2006.

Ira Hayes, Flags of Our Fathers, DreamWorks, 2006.

Television Appearances; Series:

Charlie, The Rez, CBC, 1996.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Lonesome Dove, 1989.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Member of hunting party, Lost in the Barrens, The Disney Channel, 1991.

Paul LeBlanc, Spirit Rider, PBS, 1993.

Chibiabos, Song of Hiawatha, History Channel, 1997.

Adam Fiddler, Harry's Case, CBC, 2000.

Jim Chee, "Skinwalkers," Mystery!, PBS, 2002.

Title role, Cowboys and Indians: The J. J. Harper Story, CBC, 2003.

Jim Chee, Coyote Waits, PBS, 2003.

Jim Chee, A Thief of Time, PBS, 2004.

Johnny, Johnny Tootall, 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Concert of the Americas, PBS, 1994.

Ben, My Indian Summer, CBS, 1995.

Sizzlin' 16 of 2002, E! Entertainment Television, 2002.

Himself and Victor Joseph (in archive footage), Images of Indians: How Hollywood Stereotyped the Native American, Starz!, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Nevada, North of 60, CBC, 1992.

Tommy Brighthawk, "On Sacred Ground," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS, 1994.

"Last Stand," Lonesome Dove: The Series, 1995.

Boy, Legend, 1995.

Dillon New Eagle, "Written in Dust," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1996.

"Medicine," Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years, syndicated, 1996.

Tom Shadow Wolf, "Medicine Man," Dead Man's Gun, Showtime, 1997.

Kyle, "Kiss of Life," Madison, Global, 1997.

Kyle, "Fallout," Madison, Global, 1997.

Kyle, "Boys Will Be Boys," Madison, Global, 1997.

Alex, "Prayer for the White Man," First Wave, Sci-Fi Channel, 1999.

Aaron Reifel, "What Remains," Higher Ground, Fox Family Channel, 2000.

Angel, "Valentine's Day in Jail," Bliss (also known as Bliss II), Oxygen Network, 2002.

Title role, "Shaman," The Dead Zone (also known as Stephen King's "Dead Zone"), USA Network, 2002.

The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 2002.

Mr. Grey Cloud, "Unhappy Holidays," Everwood (also known as Our New Life in Everwood), The WB, 2003.

Christian, "The Spirit," Third Watch, NBC, 2003.

Christian, "Blessed and Bewildered," Third Watch, NBC, 2004.

Marcus Tillicum, "Whole New Ball Game," JAG, CBS, 2004.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

The Code Talkers: A Secret Code of Honor, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment, 2003.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Cowboys and Indians, May, 2001, pp. 130-136.

Maclean's, July 6, 1998; June 17, 2002.

Native Peoples, September, 2002, pp. 40-44.

New York Times, June 14, 2002, p. E9.