Adam Beach Biography: Age, Wife, Children, Net Worth, Height, Movies & TV Shows, Parents

Adam Beach is a Canadian actor celebrated for roles that bridge both Indigenous and mainstream storytelling. He first rose to prominence with Smoke Signals (1998), where he portrayed Victor Joseph, helping to bring Native American narratives to broader audiences.

Over the years, he has taken on memorable characters such as Ira Hayes in Flags of Our Fathers, Ben Yahzee in Windtalkers, Detective Chester Lake on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Slipknot in Suicide Squad.

Profile

• Full name: Adam Ruebin Beach
• Date of birth: November 11, 1972
• Age: 53 years old
• Gender: Male
• Place of birth: Ashern, Manitoba, Canada
• State of origin: Manitoba
• Nationality: Canadian
• Profession: Actor
• Parents: Sally Beach (mother), Dennis Beach (father)
• Siblings: Two brothers
• Spouse: Married to Summer Tiger (current)
• Children: Two sons (Luke, Noah) with Meredith Porter; one daughter (Phoenix) with Summer Tiger
• Relationship status: Married
• Ethnicity: Saulteaux Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) descent
• Net worth: $10 million

Early Life and Education

Adam Reubin Beach is now 53 years old. He was born November 11, 1972 in Ashern, Manitoba, and spent his early childhood on the Dog Creek First Nation Reserve near Lake Manitoba. He is of Saulteaux Anishinaabe descent, with some Icelandic heritage through his great-grandmother.

When he was eight years old, his mother Sally, then eight months pregnant with a baby girl, was killed in a collision with a drunk driver; about eight weeks later, his father Dennis died by drowning. Whether that was accidental or suicide has not been definitively settled in records.

After the deaths of his parents, Adam and his brothers first lived with their grandmother from ages 8 to 12, and later moved to Winnipeg to live with their aunt Agnes and their uncle Chris, whom Adam refers to as “Dad.”

He attended Gordon Bell High School, where he enrolled in drama classes and performed in local theatre productions. Eventually he left school to accept a lead role with the Manitoba Theatre for Young People.

Personal Life

Beach has been married and divorced multiple times. He married Meredith Porter in 1999 and they had two sons, Luke and Noah, before divorcing in 2002.

He then married Tara Mason in 2003, though that marriage ended in 2007. In 2008, his current wife Summer Tiger gave birth to their daughter Phoenix.

Career

Adam Beach’s screen career began as a teenager. At age 18, he landed a small role in the television movie Lost in the Barrens (1990). He later appeared in Walker, Texas Ranger and Touched by an Angel in guest parts.

His breakout film was Smoke Signals (1998), in which he played Victor Joseph, a role that helped him become one of the more visible Indigenous actors in film.

He has portrayed military and historical characters such as Ira Hayes in Flags of Our Fathers (2006) and Ben Yahzee in Windtalkers (2002). He also played Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa) in Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) and Detective Chester Lake on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2007-2008).

In the DC Extended Universe film Suicide Squad (2016), he played the character Slipknot.

On television, he starred in the Canadian series Arctic Air (2012–2014) as Bobby Martin. In recent years, he has continued to act across film and TV, including roles in Hostiles (2017), Juanita (2019), The Power of the Dog, and others.

He has also worked behind the scenes as an executive producer on projects such as Older Than America.

Awards

• 1995: American Indian Film Festival — Best Actor, Dance Me Outside (won)
• 1998: San Diego World Film Festival — Best Actor, Smoke Signals (won)
• 2006: Nominated — Best Supporting Actor, Flags of Our Fathers (Broadcast Film Critics Association / Satellite Awards)
• 2008: Nominated — Golden Globe, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
• Numerous nominations and recognitions at the American Indian Movie Awards and other Indigenous film festivals

Net Worth

Adam Beach’s net worth is estimated to be around $10 million, earned mostly from acting and engaging in other profitable ventures.

Social Media

• Instagram: @adamlbeach_runs
• X (Twitter): @adambeach

Filmography

• Cadillac Girls (1993)
• Squanto: A Warrior’s Tale (1994)
• A Boy Called Hate (1994)
• Dance Me Outside (1995)
• Coyote Summer (1996)
• Song of Hiawatha (1997)
• Smoke Signals (1998)
• Mystery, Alaska (1999)
• The Last Stop (2000)
• Joe Dirt (2001)
• Now & Forever (2002)
• The Art of Woo (2001)
• Windtalkers (2002)
• Posers (2002)
• Cowboys & Indians: The J.J. Harper Story (2003)
• The Big Empty (2003)
• Sawtooth (2004)
• Four Brothers (2005)
• Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
• Luna: Spirit of the Whale (2007)
• Turok: Son of Stone (2008)
• Older Than America (2008)
• Help (2008)
• The Stranger (2010)