Adam Beach
Biography
Adam Beach is a Canadian actor born on November 11, 1972. He is of Saulteaux descent. Beach has appeared in various film and television productions, including Walker, Texas Ranger, Joe Dirt, Flags of Our Fathers, Windtalkers, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He has also played the role of Officer Jim Chee in film adaptations of Skinwalkers, Coyote Waits, and A Thief of Time. Beach has acted in a total of 92 known credits. He was born in Ashern, Manitoba, Canada.
Career overview
Adam Beach is a Canadian actor. Born on November 11, 1972, in Ashern, Manitoba, Canada, he has established himself in the entertainment industry. Beach has appeared in a variety of roles, showcasing his versatility as an actor.
Some of his notable roles include acting in the television series Walker, Texas Ranger, and the film Joe Dirt. He has also appeared in several war dramas, such as Flags of Our Fathers and Windtalkers. Additionally, Beach has portrayed historical figures, including Dr. Charles Eastman in Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. His work in film adaptations of the novels Skinwalkers, Coyote Waits, and A Thief of Time, featuring the character Officer Jim Chee, is also notable.
Adam Beach's acting credits span multiple genres and mediums, demonstrating his range and experience in the industry. With a career spanning numerous roles, he has become a recognizable figure in the entertainment world.
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- Government Cheese (2025) as Rudy
- The Island Between Tides (2025) as Cam
- Hey, Viktor! (2024)
- The Birds Who Fear Death (2024) as Adam
- The Birds Who Fear Death (2024) Executive Producer
- Found (2023) as Kai Wagon
- Exile (2023) as Ted Evans
- A Cut Above (2022) as Self - Host
- The Power of the Dog (2021) as Edward Nappo
- The Unhealer (2021) as Sheriff Adler
- Swan Song (2021) as Dalton
- The New Mutants (2020) as Dani's Father
- Percy (2020) as Alton Kelly
- Monkey Beach (2020) as Uncle Mick
- Nancy Drew (2019) as E.O. McGinnis
- Juanita (2019) as Jess
- The Good Doctor (2017) as Billy Carr
- Hostiles (2017) as Black Hawk
- The Watchman's Canoe (2017) as Nick
- Juliana & the Medicine Fish (2017) as Mike Reid
- Suicide Squad (2016) as Slipknot
- The Northlander (2016) Executive Producer
- The Cowboy (2016) as Self
- Diablo (2016) as Nakoma
- Defend The Sacred (2016) Producer
- Into the Grizzly Maze (2015) as Johnny Cadillac
- Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser (2015) as Kicking Wing
- The Road to Tophet (2015) as Storyteller
- A Fighting Man (2014) as Fast Eddie
- So We May Grow (2014) as Narrator
- Crook (2013) as Bryce
- Ice Soldiers (2013) as TC Cardinal
- Revolution (2012) as Sheriff Mason
- Arctic Air (2012) as Bobby Martin
- September Runs Red (2012) as Dylan
- Path of Souls (2012) as Jon Beardsley
- Path of Souls (2012) Executive Producer
- Hell on Wheels (2011) as Red Bear
- Cowboys & Aliens (2011) as Nat Colorado
- A Warrior's Heart (2011) as Sgt. Major Duke Wayne
- Hawaii Five-0 (2010) as Special Warfare Operator Graham Wilson, 2nd Class
- The Stepson (2010) as Josh Anderson
- The Stranger (2010) as Mason Reese
- Reel Injun (2010) as Self
- Donkey (2010) as Slade
- Comanche Moon (2008) as Blue Duck
- Turok: Son of Stone (2008) as Turok (Voice)
- Older Than America (2008) as Johnny
- Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) as Charles Eastman
- Luna: Spirit of the Whale (2007) as Mike Maquinna
- Moose TV (2007)
- Big Love (2006) as Tommy Flute
- Flags of Our Fathers (2006) as Ira Hayes
- Bottoms Up (2006) as Jesus De Jesus
- Supernatural (2005) as Sheriff Mason
- Four Brothers (2005) as Chief (uncredited)
- Johnny Tootall (2005) as Johnny Tootall
- A Thief Of Time (2004) as Jim Chee
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- The Big Empty (2003) as Randy
- Coyote Waits (2003) as Jim Chee
- Cowboys & Indians (2003) as J.J. Harper
- Everwood (2002) as Mr. Grey Cloud
- The Dead Zone (2002) as Shaman
- Windtalkers (2002) as Private Ben Yahzee
- Skinwalkers (2002) as Jim Chee
- Posers (2002) as Sinclair
- Now & Forever (2002) as John Myron
- Joe Dirt (2001) as Kicking Wing
- The Art of Woo (2001) as Ben Crowchild
- Higher Ground (2000) as Aaron Reifel
- The Last Stop (2000) as Jason
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Chester Lake
- Third Watch (1999) as Christian
- Mystery, Alaska (1999) as Galin Winetka
- Little Boy Blues (1999) as Walter
- First Wave (1998) as Alex Sherman
- Smoke Signals (1998) as Victor Joseph
- Song of Hiawatha (1997) as Chibiabos
- The Rez (1996) as Charlie
- Coyote Summer (1996) as Rafe Acuna
- A Boy Called Hate (1996) as Billy Little Plume
- Dance Me Outside (1995) as Frank Fencepost
- Prey (1995) as Noel
- Touched by an Angel (1994) as Dillon New Eagle
- Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994) as Squanto
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) as Tommy Bright Hawk
- Cadillac Girls (1993) as Will
- Spirit Rider (1993) as Paul LeBlanc
- Lost in the Barrens (1990) as Hunting Party Member
- Terra Infirma as Max Windrunner
- Untitled Paul Fullerton Project as Paul Fullerton
- Monsters of God as Sees Two Moons