Name
Billy Merasty
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1960-01-01 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
Brochet, Manitoba, Canada
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.
Known For
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A drama about explorer John Smith and the clash between Native Americans and English settl...
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Based on a true story, a hot shot Washington DC lobbyist and his protégé go down hard as...
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- 2009 Northern Lights as Jacob
- 2005 The Big White as Cam
- 2007 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee as Young Man Afraid
- 1995 Pocahontas: The Legend as Kocoum
- 2004 Battle of the Brave as Owashak
- 2023 Café Daughter as Amos Horseknife
- 1995 Les Légendes du Grand Nord as Mawaki
- 2005 The New World as Kiskiak
- 1990 The Shaman's Source as Mathew Hare
- 2022 Stellar as Auntie 1
- 1998 Honey Moccasin as Zachary John
- 1992 The Broken Cord as Frank Cree
- 1989 Snake Treaty
- 2008 Elijah as Elijah Harper
- 2024 Aberdeen as Alfred
- 2019 It Chapter Two as Shokopiwah Man
- 1995 The Confessional as Moose
- 2013 Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights as John Norton
- 2019 The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw as William Bearclaw
- 1994 X-Rated as Nathan Jones
- 2000 Stardom
- 2000 The Virginian as Lee Talltrees
- 2018 Falls Around Her as Draven
- 1989 Justice Denied as Donald Marshall, Jr.
- 2010 Casino Jack as Bartender
- 1994 Exotica as Man at Opera
- 1995 Liberty Street ( 26 episodes ) as Nathan Jones
- 2007 Moose TV ( 8 episodes )
- 2004 Wonderfalls ( 1 episode ) as Jerry
- 1995 No Price Too High ( 7 episodes )
- 2022 Acting Good ( 40 episodes ) as Roger Laughingstick
- 2011 Moby Dick ( 4 episodes ) as Tashtego
- 1999 Relic Hunter ( 1 episode ) as Inuit Hunter
- 2004 This Is Wonderland ( 1 episode ) as Brian Perot (as William Merasty)
- 2019 Diggstown ( 1 episode ) as Chief Thomas
- 2006 Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis ( 2 episodes ) as John Cree
- 2017 Cardinal ( 1 episode ) as Billy Ralph Northwind
- 1988 American Experience ( 1 episode ) as Warrior
- 2007 Mixed Blessings ( 13 episodes ) as Mark
- 2022 SkyMed ( 1 episode ) as Glen
- 2008 Murdoch Mysteries ( 1 episode ) as Gravekeeper Gary Cardinal
- 1991 Heritage Minutes ( 1 episode ) as John Norton
- 1999 War of 1812 ( 4 episodes ) as John Norton
