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Adam Beach

Adam Beach

Actor, also producer · Born November 11, 1972 (53) · Ashern, Manitoba, Canada

Golden Globe nominee · 1 other major award body

Adam Ruebin Beach (born November 11, 1972) is a Canadian Saulteaux actor. He is best known for his roles as Tommy on Walker, Texas Ranger, Kickin' Wing in Joe Dirt, Marine Private First Class Ira Hayes in Flags of Our Fathers, Private Ben Yahzee in Windtalkers, Dr. Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa) in Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Chester Lake in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Officer Jim Chee in the film adaptions of Skinwalkers, Coyote Waits, and A Thief of Time.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 11, 1972 (53)
From
Ashern, Manitoba, Canada
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
65 on MovieCove · 89 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 23% in 30 days

What are Adam Beach's films like?

Across their 43 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 71st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Thriller3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
25%
Morality
23%
Survival
20%
Bonds
14%
Society
13%
Power
2%
Ideas
2%
Survival14 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 39 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 16 · Dark 17

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 30 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 8 · Charged 18 · Intense 13

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 17 · Shifting 19 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 30 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 23 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 16 · Engaged 18 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 7 · Affecting 23 · Heavy 9

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

24 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 11 of 24 analyzed roles.

Hero
11 of 24
Ally
5 of 24
Shadow
3 of 24
Herald
2 of 24
Mentor
2 of 24
Threshold guardian
1 of 24
Show the 24 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
32
Melancholic
20
Contemplative
13
Dread
13
Hopeful
11
Other
25

How their films linger

Hopeful20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 11 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet23
  • Ambiguous14

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Adam Beach's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 49 of their 65 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Adam Beach's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

89 credits, 65 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Government Cheese(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · as Rudy

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • The Lost Daughter(2024)

    as Cam

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Birds Who Fear Death(2024)

    Executive Producer · as Adam

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Hey, Viktor!(2023)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Found(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Kai Wagon

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Exile(2023)

    Producer · as Ted Evans

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Swan Song(2021)

    as Dalton

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Unhealer(2020)

    as Sheriff Adler

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Power of the Dog(2021)

    as Edward Nappo

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Percy Vs Goliath(2020)

    as Alton Kelly

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Monkey Beach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Uncle Mick

  • The New Mutants(2020)

    as Dani's Father

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Nancy Drew(2019)

    Show 7 episodes · as E.O. McGinnis

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Juanita(2019)

    as Jess

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Hostiles(2017)

    as Black Hawk

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Juliana & the Medicine Fish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Mike Reid

  • The Good Doctor(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Billy Carr

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Watchman's Canoe(2017)

    as Nick

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Defend The Sacred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Producer

  • The Northlander(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Suicide Squad(2016)

    as Slipknot

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Diablo(2015)

    as Nakoma

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser(2015)

    as Kicking Wing

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Road to Tophet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Storyteller

  • Into the Grizzly Maze(2015)

    as Johnny Cadillac

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Backstrom(2015)

    Show as Captain Jessie Rocha

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • So We May Grow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Narrator

  • A Fighting Man(2014)

    as Fast Eddie

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Ice Soldiers(2013)

    as TC Cardinal

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Crook(2013)

    as Bryce

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Revolution(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sheriff Mason

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Arctic Air(2012)

    Show 35 episodes · as Bobby Martin

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Path of Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer · as Jon Beardsley

  • September Runs Red(2012)

    as Dylan

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • A Warrior's Heart(2011)

    as Sgt. Major Duke Wayne

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Hell on Wheels(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Red Bear

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Cowboys & Aliens(2011)

    as Nat Colorado

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Special Warfare Operator Graham Wilson, 2nd Class

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Stepson(2010)

    as Josh Anderson

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Stranger(2010)

    as Mason Reese

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Donkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Slade

  • Older Than America(2008)

    Producer · as Johnny

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Turok: Son of Stone(2008)

    as Turok (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Comanche Moon(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · as Blue Duck

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Moose TV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee(2007)

    as Charles Eastman

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Luna: Spirit of the Whale(2007)

    as Mike Maquinna

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Flags of Our Fathers(2006)

    as Ira Hayes

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Bottoms Up(2006)

    as Jesus De Jesus

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Big Love(2006)

    Show 9 episodes · as Tommy Flute

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Supernatural(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Sheriff Mason

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Four Brothers(2005)

    as Chief (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Johnny Tootall(2005)

    as Johnny Tootall

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • A Thief of Time(2003)

    as Jim Chee

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Coyote Waits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Jim Chee

  • Cowboys & Indians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as J.J. Harper

  • The Big Empty(2003)

    as Randy

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Skinwalkers(2002)

    as Jim Chee

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Everwood(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Grey Cloud

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Now & Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as John Myron

  • The Dead Zone(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Shaman

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Windtalkers(2002)

    as Private Ben Yahzee

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Posers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Sinclair

  • The Art of Woo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Ben Crowchild

  • Joe Dirt(2001)

    as Kicking Wing

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Last Stop(2000)

    as Jason

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Higher Ground(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Aaron Reifel

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Little Boy Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Walter

  • Mystery, Alaska(1999)

    as Galin Winetka

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Third Watch(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Christian

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 21 episodes · as Chester Lake

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • First Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Alex Sherman

  • Smoke Signals(1998)

    as Victor Joseph

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Song of Hiawatha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Chibiabos

  • A Boy Called Hate(1995)

    as Billy Little Plume

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • The Rez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 13 episodes · as Charlie

  • Coyote Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Rafe Acuna

  • Prey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Noel

  • Dance Me Outside(1994)

    as Frank Fencepost

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Squanto: A Warrior's Tale(1994)

    as Squanto

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Dillon New Eagle

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Spirit Rider(1993)

    as Paul LeBlanc

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Cadillac Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Will

  • Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Tommy Bright Hawk

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Magic Hour: Lost in the Barrens(1990)

    as Hunting Party Member

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Monsters of God (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Sees Two Moons

  • Runaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Terra Infirma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Max Windrunner

  • Untitled Paul Fullerton Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Paul Fullerton

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 88 titles, 84 of them dated from 1990 to 2025; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

Cowboys & Aliens (2011)

$175M worldwide

Highest rated

Hostiles (2017)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

The New Mutants (2020)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutNomination
19902025

Peak 2020 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 10 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting86 of 88: 84 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thProducing4 of 88: 2 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

1990s18 · acting2000s26 · acting2010s28 · 26 acting · 3 crew2020s12 · 12 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 12% of 26 roles
94041419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2007–2008.

  1. 2008
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
  2. 2007
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Adam Beach's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 46; across their 39 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 41st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 39

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 39

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 39

Midcredits score across 65 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 65 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic6
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed24

Most divisive · actor

The Watchman's Canoe (2017)

91st percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Hostiles (2017)

Midcredits 88th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 36 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Adam Beach's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles31–88 · median 75 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles10–52 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles51–76 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles28–57 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles51–76 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Adam Beach work with?

People who share at least 2 of Adam Beach's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Graham Greene shares the most, 6.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers