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.
Filmography
all 31
Movies 21
TV Shows 10
Acting Good (2022)
Stellar (2022)
The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw (2019)
It Chapter Two (2019)
Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights (2013)
Moby Dick (2011)
Northern Lights (2009)
Elijah (2008)
Moose TV (2007)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)
Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis (2006)
The New World (2005)
The Big White (2005)
Battle of the Brave (2004)
Wonderfalls (2004)
Chiefs (2001)
Relic Hunter (1999)
Honey Moccasin (1998)
War of 1812 (1998)
The Confessional (1995)
Pocahontas: The Legend (1995)
Les Légendes du Grand Nord (1995)
Liberty Street (1995)
No Price Too High (1995)
Exotica (1994)
X-Rated (1994)
The Broken Cord (1992)
The Shaman's Source (1990)
Justice Denied (1989)
Snake Treaty (1989)
Café Daughter
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GenderMale
Birthday1960-01-01 (64 years old)
Birth PlaceBrochet, Canada
CitizenshipsCanada
AwardsOrder of the Buffalo Hunt
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