Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1960-01-01 (Age: 66)
Place of Birth
Brochet, Manitoba, Canada
Billy Merasty
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 (26)
Aberdeen
2024
Café Daughter
2023
Stellar
2022
The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw
2019
It Chapter Two
2019
Falls Around Her
2018
Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights
2013
Casino Jack
2010
Northern Lights
2009
Elijah
2008
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
2007
The New World
2005
The Big White
2005
Battle of the Brave
2004
