---
name: "Adam Beach"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/adam-beach"
fi1m_id: "adam-beach"
imdb_id: "nm0063440"
tmdb_id: 33527
wikidata_id: "Q348755"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 November 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-24T22:31:19.122112+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Adam Beach

## Identity

Adam Beach

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/adam-beach
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** adam-beach
- **IMDb ID:** nm0063440
- **TMDB ID:** 33527
- **Wikidata ID:** Q348755
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Beach, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q348755, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0063440/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/33527

Actor. Born 11 November 1972 in Ashern, Manitoba, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 November 1972, Ashern, Manitoba, Canada
- **Active:** 1999–present
- **Also known as:** آدام بیچ
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 79 (1), 2010s 55 (2), 2020s 84 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 68 to 66 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Western 3, Action & Adventure 1, Adventure 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $37m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Beach, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q348755, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0063440/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/33527

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Hostiles*](https://film.one/film/hostiles.md) (58)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Adam Beach is a Canadian actor born on 11 November 1972 in Ashern, Manitoba.

He appeared as Galin Winetka in the 1999 film *Mystery, Alaska* and as Chester Lake in *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* from 2007 to 2008. In 2017 he played Black Hawk in the western *Hostiles*.

Beach is also known for his performances as Ira Hayes in *Flags of Our Fathers* (2006), Slipknot in *Suicide Squad* (2016), and Edward Nappo in *The Power of the Dog* (2021).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The Power of the Dog* (2021), Fi1m 84, as Edward Nappo — [page](https://film.one/film/the-power-of-the-dog.md)
- *Hostiles* (2017), Fi1m 58, as Black Hawk — [page](https://film.one/film/hostiles.md)
- *Hell on Wheels* (2011), Fi1m 52, as Red Bear — [page](https://film.one/tv/hell-on-wheels.md)
- *Big Love* (2006), Fi1m 79, as Tommy Flute — [page](https://film.one/tv/big-love.md)

## Complete filmography (88)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Government Cheese* (2025), series, as Rudy
- *The Island Between Tides* (2025), as Cam
- *The Birds Who Fear Death* (2024), as Adam · Executive Producer
- *Hey, Viktor!* (2024), Actor
- *Found* (2023), series, as Kai Wagon
- *Exile* (2023), as Ted Evans
- *Swan Song* (2021), as Dalton
- *The Unhealer* (2021), as Sheriff Adler
- *The Power of the Dog* (2021), as Edward Nappo — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-power-of-the-dog.md)
- *Percy* (2020), as Alton Kelly
- *Monkey Beach* (2020), as Uncle Mick
- *The New Mutants* (2020), as Dani's Father
- *Nancy Drew* (2019), series, as E.O. McGinnis
- *Juanita* (2019), as Jess
- *Hostiles* (2017), as Black Hawk — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/hostiles.md)
- *Juliana & the Medicine Fish* (2017), as Mike Reid
- *The Good Doctor* (2017), series, as Billy Carr
- *The Watchman's Canoe* (2017), as Nick
- *Defend The Sacred* (2016), Producer
- *The Northlander* (2016), Executive Producer
- *Suicide Squad* (2016), as Slipknot
- *Diablo* (2016), as Nakoma
- *Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser* (2015), as Kicking Wing
- *The Road to Tophet* (2015), as Storyteller
- *Into the Grizzly Maze* (2015), as Johnny Cadillac
- *So We May Grow* (2014), as Narrator
- *A Fighting Man* (2014), as Fast Eddie
- *Ice Soldiers* (2013), as TC Cardinal
- *Crook* (2013), as Bryce
- *Revolution* (2012), series, as Sheriff Mason
- *Arctic Air* (2012), series, as Bobby Martin
- *September Runs Red* (2012), as Dylan
- *Path of Souls* (2012), as Jon Beardsley · Executive Producer
- *A Warrior's Heart* (2011), as Sgt. Major Duke Wayne
- *Hell on Wheels* (2011), series, as Red Bear — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/tv/hell-on-wheels.md)
- *Cowboys & Aliens* (2011), as Nat Colorado
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), series, as Special Warfare Operator Graham Wilson, 2nd Class — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md)
- *The Stepson* (2010), as Josh Anderson
- *The Stranger* (2010), as Mason Reese
- *Donkey* (2010), as Slade
- *Older Than America* (2008), as Johnny
- *Turok: Son of Stone* (2008), as Turok (Voice)
- *Comanche Moon* (2008), series, as Blue Duck
- *Moose TV* (2007), series, Actor
- *Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee* (2007), as Charles Eastman
- *Luna: Spirit of the Whale* (2007), as Mike Maquinna
- *Flags of Our Fathers* (2006), as Ira Hayes
- *Bottoms Up* (2006), as Jesus De Jesus
- *Big Love* (2006), series, as Tommy Flute — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/tv/big-love.md)
- *Supernatural* (2005), series, as Sheriff Mason — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/supernatural.md)
- *Four Brothers* (2005), as Chief (uncredited)
- *Johnny Tootall* (2005), as Johnny Tootall
- *A Thief Of Time* (2004), as Jim Chee
- *Coyote Waits* (2003), as Jim Chee
- *Cowboys & Indians* (2003), as J.J. Harper
- *The Big Empty* (2003), as Randy
- *Skinwalkers* (2002), as Jim Chee
- *Everwood* (2002), series, as Mr. Grey Cloud
- *Now & Forever* (2002), as John Myron
- *The Dead Zone* (2002), series, as Shaman
- *Windtalkers* (2002), as Private Ben Yahzee
- *Posers* (2002), as Sinclair
- *The Art of Woo* (2001), as Ben Crowchild
- *Joe Dirt* (2001), as Kicking Wing
- *The Last Stop* (2000), as Jason
- *Higher Ground* (2000), series, as Aaron Reifel
- *Little Boy Blues* (1999), as Walter
- *Mystery, Alaska* (1999), as Galin Winetka
- *Third Watch* (1999), series, as Christian
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Chester Lake
- *First Wave* (1998), series, as Alex Sherman
- *Smoke Signals* (1998), as Victor Joseph
- *Song of Hiawatha* (1997), as Chibiabos
- *A Boy Called Hate* (1996), as Billy Little Plume
- *The Rez* (1996), series, as Charlie
- *Coyote Summer* (1996), as Rafe Acuna
- *Prey* (1995), as Noel
- *Dance Me Outside* (1995), as Frank Fencepost
- *Squanto: A Warrior's Tale* (1994), as Squanto
- *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Dillon New Eagle
- *Spirit Rider* (1993), as Paul LeBlanc
- *Cadillac Girls* (1993), as Will
- *Walker, Texas Ranger* (1993), series, as Tommy Bright Hawk
- *Lost in the Barrens* (1990), as Hunting Party Member
- *Monsters of God*, as Sees Two Moons
- *Terra Infirma*, as Max Windrunner
- *Untitled Paul Fullerton Project*, as Paul Fullerton
- *Runaway*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Adam Beach](https://film.one/media/person/478553/gallery-e915343ab8fb.png) Adam Beach — veronica Romm from fort lee, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/AdamBeach.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Adam Beach and Karen Fukuhara speaking at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Suicide Squad", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Cali](https://film.one/media/person/478553/gallery-5827a0c08543.jpg) Adam Beach and Karen Fukuhara speaking at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Suicide Squad", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Cali — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Adam_Beach_%26_Karen_Fukuhara_%2828522489341%29.jpg/1280px-Adam_Beach_%26_Karen_Fukuhara_%2828522489341%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Celebrating 25 years of the Canadian Film Centre and the western launch of our latest initiative, the NBCUniversal Canada TV Series Exchange. The event took pla (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/478553/gallery-9127fa545875.jpg) Celebrating 25 years of the Canadian Film Centre and the western launch of our latest initiative, the NBCUniversal Canada TV Series Exchange. The event took pla (2013) — Canadian Film Centre, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Adam_Beach_CFC_Reception.jpg/1280px-Adam_Beach_CFC_Reception.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actor Adam Beach arriving for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association & InStyle's 2014 TIFF Celebration](https://film.one/media/person/478553/gallery-574f0c951302.jpg) Actor Adam Beach arriving for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association & InStyle's 2014 TIFF Celebration — -nickon-, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Adam_Beach_at_TIFF_2014.jpg/1280px-Adam_Beach_at_TIFF_2014.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Adam Beach](https://film.one/media/person/478553/gallery-36bf1e1f345e.jpg) Adam Beach — Image via TMDB
- ![Adam Beach](https://film.one/media/person/478553/gallery-299a1ef31502.jpg) Adam Beach — Image via TMDB
- ![Adam Beach](https://film.one/media/person/478553/gallery-3c0235ec804d.jpg) Adam Beach — Image via TMDB
- ![Adam Beach at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International in San Diego, California.](https://film.one/media/person/478553/gallery-1e8c39499dce.jpg) Adam Beach at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International in San Diego, California. — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Adam_Beach_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-Adam_Beach_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Adam Beach at the CFC Annual BBQ Fundraiser. Photos by: Danilo Ursini (2014)](https://film.one/media/person/478553/gallery-709e4e266a73.jpg) Adam Beach at the CFC Annual BBQ Fundraiser. Photos by: Danilo Ursini (2014) — Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/CFC_Annual_BBQ_Fundraiser_%2815002406588%29.jpg/1280px-CFC_Annual_BBQ_Fundraiser_%2815002406588%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Adam Beach](https://film.one/media/person/478553/gallery-225e79e634a8.jpg) Adam Beach — Image via TMDB

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