Adam Beach facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Adam Beach
Beach at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	(1972-11-11) November 11, 1972 (age 52) Ashern, Manitoba, Canada
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1990–present
Spouse(s)	Meredith Porter ​ ​ (m. 1999; div. 2002)​ Tara Mason ​ ​ (m. 2003; div. 2007)​ Summer Tiger ​ ​ (m. 2015)​
Children	3

Adam Beach (born November 11, 1972) is a talented actor from Canada. He is famous for playing many different characters in movies and TV shows. You might know him as Victor Joseph in Smoke Signals or as Kickin' Wing in Joe Dirt. He also played U.S. Marine Corporal Ira Hayes in Flags of Our Fathers and a detective named Chester Lake in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

Adam Beach has also been in movies like Windtalkers, Suicide Squad, and The Power of the Dog. He even played Squanto in a Disney movie called Squanto: A Warrior's Tale.

Early life and beginnings

Adam Beach was born in Ashern, Manitoba, Canada. He is part of the Saulteaux Anishinaabe people, which is a First Nations group. He also has some Icelandic family history.

Adam grew up on the Lake Manitoba/Dog Creek First Nation Reserve. He lived there with his parents and two brothers. When he was eight years old, his mother passed away. A short time later, his father also died.

After this, Adam and his brothers lived with their grandmother for a few years. When Adam was 12, he and his brothers moved to Winnipeg. They lived with their aunt and uncle, Agnes and Chris Beach. Adam calls his Uncle Chris "Dad."

Adam found his love for acting in high school. He took a drama class at Gordon Bell High School. He started performing in plays in his local area. Soon, he left school to take a main role at the Manitoba Theatre for Young People.

Acting career

Adam Beach has played many different roles throughout his career. He saw acting as a way to share his feelings and stories. When he was 18, he got a small part in a TV miniseries called Lost in the Barrens.

In the years that followed, he continued acting in plays. He also appeared on TV shows like Walker, Texas Ranger and Touched by an Angel. Later, he became a regular on the TV shows North of 60 and The Rez.

After his role in Dance Me Outside, Adam starred in Smoke Signals. This movie was very popular and was even nominated for an award at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2001, he played Kickin' Wing, a fireworks salesman, in the movie Joe Dirt.

In 2002, Adam Beach starred in Windtalkers. This movie was about Navajo codetalkers who helped the US Marines during World War II. To get ready for this role, Adam spent six months learning the Navajo language. He used this language again in his next movie, Skinwalkers.

Beach at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival

In 2006, Adam played Ira Hayes in Clint Eastwood's movie Flags of Our Fathers. Playing this role was very important to him. The movie was nominated for two Academy Awards. Adam was also nominated for several Best Supporting Actor awards.

In 2007, Adam starred in Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. In this film, he played Charles Eastman, a doctor and writer who was a Sioux advocate. The movie showed how relations between Aboriginal people and the US changed over time.

Adam also joined the cast of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He played Detective Chester Lake for the show's ninth season. Later, he decided to leave the show because he wanted to explore different types of acting roles.

From 2012 to 2014, Adam starred in the Canadian TV series Arctic Air. In 2016, he played Slipknot in the movie Suicide Squad. More recently, he was in Hostiles (2017) and The Power of the Dog (2021). In 2022, Adam Beach became the host of a Canadian TV show called A Cut Above, which is about chainsaw carving.

Personal life

Adam Beach has been married three times and has three children. He has two sons with his first wife, Meredith Porter. He later married Tara Mason. His current wife, Summer Tiger, gave birth to their daughter in 2008.

Selected filmography

Adam Beach has been in many movies and TV shows. Here are some of his notable roles:

Films

Television

See also

In Spanish: Adam Beach para niños

• Notable Aboriginal people of Canada