Adam Beach(I)
- Actor
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Adam Beach was born in Ashern, Manitoba, the son of Sally and Dennis Beach, and was raised on the Dog Creek First Nations Reserve, with his two brothers. A troubled childhood saw his mother killed by a drunk driver, and his alcoholic father drowned only weeks afterward. The three brothers went to live with their grandmother and then with their uncle and aunt in Winnipeg, where Adam joined drama classes and began acting in local theatre productions.
Since then he has appeared in over 60 films and television programs. His performance in the Academy Award-nominated Clint Eastwood-directed Ngọn Cờ Cha Ông (2006) was phenomenal. He played Ira Hayes, a Pima Native American who was one of the six US Marines to raise the American flag on Iwo Jima and who found the resulting fame hard to handle, subsequently giving way to alcoholism. This alone would have been an emotional role for Adam to play; however, during filming, both his grandmother and best friend passed away. His role as Hayes is both realistic and heartbreaking, earning him two Best Supporting Actor Award Nominations. He stands out well above the rest of the cast.
Adam has been further nominated for three Awards for his role in Trận Thảm Sát Wounded Knee (2007) including a Golden Globe. He has put in terrific performances in the comedy film Joe Dirt (2001) and the John Woo World War II war epic Những Người Đọc Mã (2002) in which he co-starred with Nicolas Cage.
He headlined the cast in the Walt Disney production Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994), featured in John Singleton's Bốn Anh Em (2005) and starred with Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig in the science fiction-western smash hit Cao Bồi & Người Ngoài Hành Tinh (2011). He had a starring recurring role in Luật Pháp Và Trật Tự: Nạn Nhân Đặc Biệt (1999) and Big Love (2006).
In 2016, he played Christopher Weiss / Slipknot in the supervillain film Biệt Đội Cảm Tử (2016).
Adam hopes to be appointed leader of his Lake Manitoba First Nation.
Since then he has appeared in over 60 films and television programs. His performance in the Academy Award-nominated Clint Eastwood-directed Ngọn Cờ Cha Ông (2006) was phenomenal. He played Ira Hayes, a Pima Native American who was one of the six US Marines to raise the American flag on Iwo Jima and who found the resulting fame hard to handle, subsequently giving way to alcoholism. This alone would have been an emotional role for Adam to play; however, during filming, both his grandmother and best friend passed away. His role as Hayes is both realistic and heartbreaking, earning him two Best Supporting Actor Award Nominations. He stands out well above the rest of the cast.
Adam has been further nominated for three Awards for his role in Trận Thảm Sát Wounded Knee (2007) including a Golden Globe. He has put in terrific performances in the comedy film Joe Dirt (2001) and the John Woo World War II war epic Những Người Đọc Mã (2002) in which he co-starred with Nicolas Cage.
He headlined the cast in the Walt Disney production Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994), featured in John Singleton's Bốn Anh Em (2005) and starred with Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig in the science fiction-western smash hit Cao Bồi & Người Ngoài Hành Tinh (2011). He had a starring recurring role in Luật Pháp Và Trật Tự: Nạn Nhân Đặc Biệt (1999) and Big Love (2006).
In 2016, he played Christopher Weiss / Slipknot in the supervillain film Biệt Đội Cảm Tử (2016).
Adam hopes to be appointed leader of his Lake Manitoba First Nation.
