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Billy Merasty
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Billy Merasty
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1960-01-01,Brochet, Manitoba, Canada
Gender
Male
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

6.6

Exotica
1994-11-30

Northern Lights

5.8

Northern Lights
2009-03-21

6.2

The Big White
2005-10-27

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

6.5

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
2007-05-27

Pocahontas: The Legend

5.8

Pocahontas: The Legend
1995-06-01

Battle of the Brave

6.1

Battle of the Brave
2004-11-19

The Shaman's Source

1

The Shaman's Source
1990-01-01

0

Elijah
2008-05-28

6.844

It Chapter Two
2019-09-04

The Confessional

6.4

The Confessional
1995-09-29

Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights

0

Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights
2013-01-01

The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw

4

The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw
2019-10-17

1

X-Rated
1994-02-27

Les Légendes du Grand Nord

0

Les Légendes du Grand Nord
1995-03-25

1

Stellar
2022-09-11

4

Honey Moccasin
1998-01-01

The Broken Cord

5

The Broken Cord
1992-02-03

0

Snake Treaty
1989-01-24

0

Café Daughter
2023-10-19

6.513

The New World
2005-12-25

1

Liberty Street
1995-01-11

0

Moose TV
2007-07-05

5.7

Moby Dick
2011-05-08

6.703

Relic Hunter
1999-09-25

7.683

Wonderfalls
2004-03-12

No Price Too High

10

No Price Too High
1995-01-01

0

Acting Good
2022-10-17