Billy Merasty

Billy Merasty

Acting
Born 1960-01-01 Brochet, Manitoba, Canada 42 credits Order of the Buffalo Hunt 1

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Won 1 Order of the Buffalo Hunt Award

Order of the Buffalo Hunt 1 won

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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
Acting 38 credits
Murdoch Mysteries
Murdoch Mysteries
2008 · ★ 7.7 · Gravekeeper Gary Cardinal
American Experience
American Experience
1988 · Warrior
Relic Hunter
Relic Hunter
1999 · ★ 6.7 · Inuit Hunter
It Chapter Two
It Chapter Two
2019 · ★ 6.8 · Shokopiwah Man
Heritage Minutes
Heritage Minutes
1991 · John Norton
SkyMed
SkyMed
2022 · ★ 6.7 · Glen
This Is Wonderland
This Is Wonderland
2004 · Brian Perot (as William Merasty)
Cardinal
Cardinal
2017 · ★ 6.9 · Billy Ralph Northwind
Wonderfalls
Wonderfalls
2004 · ★ 7.7 · Jerry
Diggstown
Diggstown
2019 · Chief Thomas
The New World
The New World
2005 · ★ 6.5 · Kiskiak
The Big White
The Big White
2005 · ★ 6.2 · Cam
Moby Dick
Moby Dick
2011 · Tashtego
Exotica
Exotica
1994 · ★ 6.6 · Man at Opera
Acting Good
Acting Good
2022 · Roger Laughingstick
Stellar
Stellar
2022 · Auntie 1
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
2007 · ★ 6.5 · Young Man Afraid
Liberty Street
Liberty Street
1995 · Nathan Jones
Casino Jack
Casino Jack
2010 · ★ 5.9 · Bartender
Battle of the Brave
Battle of the Brave
2004 · Owashak
Honey Moccasin
Honey Moccasin
1998 · Zachary John
Mixed Blessings
Mixed Blessings
2007 · Mark
Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis
Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis
2006 · John Cree
Northern Lights
Northern Lights
2009 · Jacob
The Virginian
The Virginian
2000 · Lee Talltrees
Pocahontas: The Legend
Pocahontas: The Legend
1995 · Kocoum
Falls Around Her
Falls Around Her
2018 · Draven
The Confessional
The Confessional
1995 · Moose
X-Rated
X-Rated
1994 · Nathan Jones
Elijah
Elijah
2008 · Elijah Harper
The Broken Cord
The Broken Cord
1992 · Frank Cree
Les Légendes du Grand Nord
Les Légendes du Grand Nord
1995 · Mawaki
Café Daughter
Café Daughter
2023 · Amos Horseknife
Justice Denied
Justice Denied
1989 · Donald Marshall, Jr.
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
2024 · Alfred
The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw
The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw
2019 · William Bearclaw
The Shaman's Source
The Shaman's Source
1990 · Mathew Hare
Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights
Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights
2013 · John Norton
Other credits 4 credits
Stardom
Stardom
2000
Moose TV
Moose TV
2007
No Price Too High
No Price Too High
1995
Snake Treaty
Snake Treaty
1989
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