Evolution's Child

{{more citations needed|date=December 2012}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = | caption = | director = Jeffrey Reiner | producer = John V. Stuckmeyer | writer = Walter Klenhard | based_on = {{based on|''Toys of Glass''|Martin Booth}} | starring = Ken Olin <br> Taylor Nichols <br> Heidi Swedberg <br> Jacob Smith | music = Vinny Golia | cinematography = Feliks Parnell | editor = David Rennie | company = Great Falls Productions <br> Nightstar Productions | network = USA Network | released = {{Start date|1999|10|22}} | runtime = 80 minutes | country = United States | language = English }}

'''''Evolution's Child''''' is a 1999 American sci-fi fantasy drama television film directed by Jeffrey Reiner and aired on USA Network.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.filmaffinity.com/en/movie.php?id=231485|title=Evolution's Child (TV) (1999)|website=FilmAffinity|accessdate=August 6, 2018}}</ref> Its teleplay, written by Walter Klenhard, was based on the 1995 book ''Toys of Glass'' by Martin Booth. The film starred Ken Olin, Taylor Nichols, Heidi Swedberg, and Jacob Smith.

==Tagline== He never knew his father. Because his father died 3,000 years ago.

==Plot== After a preserved Bronze Age man is found in Colorado, a woman is mistakenly inseminated with semen extracted from him for DNA research. Years later the child begins to exhibit strange abilities.

==Cast== *Ken Olin as James Mydell *Taylor Nichols as Brian Cordell *Heidi Swedberg as Elaine Cordell *Jacob Smith as Adam Cordell *Susan Gibney as Beth Lider *Jerry Wasserman as Agent Edmunds *Christopher Gaze as Dr. Lindenhan *Matthew Nielsen as Baby Adam *Wendy Van Riesen as Molly *Robert Moloney as Craig *Kirsten Alter as Dr. Bantrow *Kevin McNulty as Dr. Collard *Simon Longmore as Bystander *Deryl Hayes as Detective Sheridan *Robert Saunders as Bob *Laura Drummond as Woman *Jenny Mitchell as Teacher *Mark Brandon as TV reporter *D. Neil Mark as Trooper *Santino Barile as Bronze Age man *Sara McIntyre as Nurse *Paul Batten as Dr. Rhodes *Linnea Sharples as Business woman

==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominee ! Result |- | 2000 | 21st Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot: Young Actor Age Ten or Under | Jacob Smith | {{Nom}} |- |}

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==External links== *{{IMDb title|0214677}}

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