Billy Merasty
Acting
Born: 1960-01-01 · 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. H
🎬 Movies (20)
Aberdeen
2024
Alfred
Café Daughter
2023
Amos Horseknife
Stellar
2022
Auntie 1
The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw
2019
William Bearclaw
It Chapter Two
2019
Shokopiwah Man
Falls Around Her
2018
Draven
Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights
2013
John Norton
Casino Jack
2010
Bartender
Northern Lights
2009
Jacob
Elijah
2008
Elijah Harper
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
2007
Young Man Afraid
The New World
2005
Kiskiak
The Big White
2005
Cam
Battle of the Brave
2004
Owashak
Stardom
2000
The Virginian
2000
Lee Talltrees
Honey Moccasin
1998
Zachary John
The Confessional
1995
Moose
Pocahontas: The Legend
1995
Kocoum
Les Légendes du Grand Nord
1995
Mawaki
📺 TV Shows (15)
Acting Good
2022
Roger Laughingstick
SkyMed
2022
Glen
Diggstown
2019
Chief Thomas
Cardinal
2017
Billy Ralph Northwind
Moby Dick
2011
Tashtego
Murdoch Mysteries
2008
Gravekeeper Gary Cardinal
Mixed Blessings
2007
Mark
Moose TV
2007
Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis
2006
John Cree
Wonderfalls
2004
Jerry
This Is Wonderland
2004
Brian Perot (as William Merasty)
Relic Hunter
1999
Inuit Hunter
Liberty Street
1995
Nathan Jones
No Price Too High
1995
American Experience
1988
Warrior