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Billy Merasty

Billy Merasty

Actor · Born 1960-01-01 · Brochet, Manitoba, Canada

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Biography

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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. It Chapter Two (2019) — Shokopiwah Man
  2. The New World (2005) — Kiskiak
  3. Exotica (1994) — Man at Opera
  4. The Big White (2005) — Cam
  5. Casino Jack (2010) — Bartender
  6. Murdoch Mysteries (2008) — Gravekeeper Gary Cardinal
  7. Relic Hunter (1999) — Inuit Hunter
  8. Cardinal (2017) — Billy Ralph Northwind
  9. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) — Young Man Afraid
  10. Wonderfalls (2004) — Jerry
  11. SkyMed (2022) — Glen
  12. American Experience (1988) — Warrior
  13. Moby Dick (2011) — Tashtego
  14. Northern Lights (2009) — Jacob
  15. Stardom (2000)
  16. The Confessional (1995) — Moose
  17. Battle of the Brave (2004) — Owashak
  18. Pocahontas: The Legend (1995) — Kocoum
  19. The Virginian (2000) — Lee Talltrees
  20. Diggstown (2019) — Chief Thomas
  21. The Broken Cord (1992) — Frank Cree
  22. Aberdeen (2024) — Alfred
  23. X-Rated (1994) — Nathan Jones
  24. Liberty Street (1995) — Nathan Jones
  25. Heritage Minutes (1991) — John Norton
  26. The Shaman's Source (1990) — Mathew Hare
  27. Snake Treaty (1989)
  28. The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw (2019) — William Bearclaw
  29. Falls Around Her (2018) — Draven
  30. No Price Too High (1995)
  31. This Is Wonderland (2004) — Brian Perot (as William Merasty)
  32. Les Légendes du Grand Nord (1995) — Mawaki
  33. Stellar (2022) — Auntie 1
  34. Honey Moccasin (1998) — Zachary John
  35. Justice Denied (1989) — Donald Marshall, Jr.
  36. Acting Good (2022) — Roger Laughingstick
  37. Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis (2006) — John Cree
  38. Café Daughter (2023) — Amos Horseknife
  39. Elijah (2008) — Elijah Harper
  40. Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights (2013) — John Norton