Billy Merasty is an actor, playwright, Cree translator, and language keeper. He was born to Viola and Pierre Merasty in 1960 in Brochet, Manitoba. His grandfather was Joe Highway, a famous caribou hunter and champion dogsled racer. He moved to Toronto at age eighteen in search for his uncle René Highway, who was at the time working for the Toronto Dance Theatre. At age twenty-three Billy launched his acting career after graduating from the Native Theatre School for aspiring Indigenous artists. He then went on to work for the renowned Indigenous performing arts company Native Earth Performing Arts. Billy has worked as a film, television, and stage actor for decades and notably played the first Indigenous gay character on television on the CBC series, Liberty Street, in the role of Nathan. Billy received the Order of Manitoba (Order of the Buffalo Hunt) in recognition for his many years as an Indigenous role model in 2010.
Billy Merasty is an actor, playwright, Cree translator, and language keeper. He was born to Viola and Pierre Merasty in 1960 in Brochet, Manitoba. His grandfather was Joe Highway, a famous caribou hunter and champion dogsled racer. He moved to Toronto at age eighteen in search for his uncle René Highway, who was at the time working for the Toronto Dance Theatre. At age twenty-three Billy launched his acting career after graduating from the Native Theatre School for aspiring Indigenous artists. He then went on to work for the renowned Indigenous performing arts company Native Earth Performing Arts. Billy has worked as a film, television, and stage actor for decades and notably played the first Indigenous gay character on television on the CBC series, Liberty Street, in the role of Nathan. Billy received the Order of Manitoba (Order of the Buffalo Hunt) in recognition for his many years as an Indigenous role model in 2010.
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Filmography (Movies)
Aberdeen
Character:Alfred
Release Date:06/09/2024
Café Daughter
Character:Amos Horseknife
Release Date:19/10/2023
Stellar
Character:Auntie 1
Release Date:11/09/2022
The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw
Character:William Bearclaw
Release Date:17/10/2019
It Chapter Two
Character:Shokopiwah Man
Release Date:04/09/2019
Falls Around Her
Character:Draven
Release Date:08/09/2018
Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights
Character:John Norton
Release Date:01/01/2013
Northern Lights
Character:Jacob
Release Date:21/03/2009
Elijah
Character:Elijah Harper
Release Date:28/05/2008
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Character:Young Man Afraid
Release Date:27/05/2007
The New World
Character:Kiskiak
Release Date:25/12/2005
The Big White
Character:Cam
Release Date:27/10/2005
Battle of the Brave
Character:Owashak
Release Date:19/11/2004
Stardom
Character:
Release Date:13/10/2000
The Virginian
Character:Lee Talltrees
Release Date:09/01/2000
Honey Moccasin
Character:Zachary John
Release Date:01/01/1998
The Confessional
Character:Moose
Release Date:29/09/1995
Pocahontas: The Legend
Character:Kocoum
Release Date:01/06/1995
Les Légendes du Grand Nord
Character:Mawaki
Release Date:25/03/1995
Exotica
Character:Man at opera
Release Date:29/09/1994
X-Rated
Character:Nathan Jones
Release Date:27/02/1994
The Broken Cord
Character:Frank Cree
Release Date:03/02/1992
The Shaman's Source
Character:Mathew Hare
Release Date:01/01/1990
Justice Denied
Character:Donald Marshall, Jr.
Release Date:24/09/1989
Snake Treaty
Character:
Release Date:24/01/1989
Television Appearances
Acting Good
Character:Roger Laughingstick
Diggstown
Character:Chief Thomas
Cardinal
Character:Billy Ralph Northwind
Moby Dick
Character:Tashtego
Mixed Blessings
Character:Mark
Moose TV
Character:
Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis
Character:John Cree
Wonderfalls
Character:Jerry
This Is Wonderland
Character:Brian Perot (as William Merasty)
Relic Hunter
Character:Inuit Hunter
Liberty Street
Character:Nathan Jones
No Price Too High
Character:
American Experience
Character:Warrior
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