Adam Beach:I find myself searching for the right characters and the right stories. I think Native cinema right now is booming. We are taking control of our voice and the image of who we are, which is important. The world needs to see us in the image of the way we see ourselves. I have been over the years trying to do roles that show us as people in society and not just a Hollywood Indian, a romanticized Indian.
Adam loves scaring people and would love to do a high level horror film.
Adam is a member of the Ojibwa Indian Nation.
Adam is 5' 11?" (1.82 m) tall.
In preparation for his part in the film Windtalkers, Adam studied the Navajo language for 6 months to be able to speak it correctly.
After losing both his parents to accidents within several months, Adam became very angry, eventually joining a street gang to vent his emotions, only to soon find a better why to express those feelings, through acting.
Visits schools in Canada to speak to Native American children about achieving their dreams.
Won the Best Actor Award from First Americans In The Arts for his performance in the television movie My Indian Summer.
Beach never finished high school, instead taking the lead role in the play Red River Valley, presented by the Manitoba Theatre For Young People.
Adam attended Gordon Bell High School in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Adam was just seven years old when his mother was killed by a drunk driver. Two month's later, his father drowned.
Adam's first on screen part was that of the one rowing a canoe which was occupied by the lead actors of Lost In The Barrens.
Native American Adam Beach is a member of the Saulteaux tribe.
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