Golden Globe nominee Adam Beach is a Canadian actor. Some of his well known roles include parts in the movies Flags of Our Fathers, Windtalkers and Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.
Career
At the age of 18, Beach landed a role in a television miniseries Lost in the Barrens. As the years progressed, he continued to guest star in television shows such as Walker Texas Ranger and Touched by an Angel.
As Beach started to become more recognized he received roles in films such as Dance Me Outside and Smoke Signals.
Notable Roles
- Squanto in Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994)
- Private Ben Yahzee in Windtalkers (2002)
- Ira Hayes in Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
- Charles Eastman in Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)
- Chester Lake in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2007)
Featured Video
Adam Beach Timeline
Note: Many of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
November 11, 1972 Born
1993 Cadillac Girls: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
1994 Squanto: A Warrior's Tale: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
1995 Dance Me Outside: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
1995: Won an American Indian Film Festival Award for Dance Me Outside
1995 A Boy Called Hate: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
1997 Song of Hiawatha: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
1999 Mystery, Alaska: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
2000 The Last Stop: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
2001 Joe Dirt: IMDb | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes
2002 Windtalkers: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
2002 Now & Forever: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
2007 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: IMDb | Mahalo | Wikipedia
References
Fast Facts
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Full Name
Adam Ruebin Beach
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Born
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Place of Birth
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Height
5' 11 1/2"
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Fact:
Member of the Ojibwa Indian Nation
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Fact:
Grew up on the Dog Creek Indian Reservation
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Debut
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Awards
nominated for Golden Globe Award in 2008, Rising Star Award in 2007
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Mother hit by a drunk driver when he was 8 with father dieing two months later in a boating accident
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Has two brothers
