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Beach in 2010, Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com
Place of Birth: Ashern, Manitoba, Canada
Date of Birth: November 11, 1972
Ethnicity: Ojibwe [Saulteaux]
Adam Beach is a Canadian First Nations actor of Ojibwe (Saulteaux) heritage. He is known for his work, as diverse projects as Joe Dirt , Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee , and Suicide Squad .
He is the son of Sally and Dennis Beach. He is married to Summer Tiger. He has two children with his former wife Meredith Porter; and a daughter with Summer.
Adam’s paternal grandfather was named Christopher Beach (the son of Anne).
Adam’s paternal grandmother was Anne Jean Loyer (the daughter of Isidore/Isadore Loyer and Margaret Laurent). Isidore was the son of Jean/John Loyer and Josephte Chartrand.
Adam’s paternal grandfather was said to be the son of a white father, with English and Icelandic ancestry, and of an Ojibwe First Nations mother. It is not clear if this is accurate.
Source: Information about Adam’s father’s family – http://www.redriverancestry.ca