Billy Merasty
Known for Acting · 41 credits
- Born
- 1960-01-01 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- 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. 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.
Known For
TV Shows (15)
Murdoch Mysteries
2008
as Gravekeeper Gary Cardinal
American Experience
1988
as Warrior
Relic Hunter
1999
as Inuit Hunter
This Is Wonderland
2004
as Brian Perot (as William Merasty)
Cardinal
2017
as Billy Ralph Northwind
SkyMed
2022
as Glen
Diggstown
2019
as Chief Thomas
Wonderfalls
2004
as Jerry
Moby Dick
2011
as Tashtego
Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis
2006
as John Cree
Liberty Street
1995
as Nathan Jones
Acting Good
2022
as Roger Laughingstick
Moose TV
2007
Mixed Blessings
2007
as Mark
No Price Too High
1995
Movies (26)
It Chapter Two
2019
as Shokopiwah Man
Exotica
1994
as Man at Opera
The New World
2005
as Kiskiak
Northern Lights
2009
as Jacob
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
2007
as Young Man Afraid
Stardom
2000
The Big White
2005
as Cam
Café Daughter
2023
as Amos Horseknife
Battle of the Brave
2004
as Owashak
X-Rated
1994
as Nathan Jones
Pocahontas: The Legend
1995
as Kocoum
Casino Jack
2010
as Bartender
Les Légendes du Grand Nord
1995
as Mawaki
Stellar
2022
as Auntie 1
The Virginian
2000
as Lee Talltrees
The Broken Cord
1992
as Frank Cree
Elijah
2008
as Elijah Harper
The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw
2019
as William Bearclaw
Snake Treaty
1989
Justice Denied
1989
as Donald Marshall, Jr.
The Confessional
1995
as Moose
Aberdeen
2024
as Alfred
Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights
2013
as John Norton
Falls Around Her
2018
as Draven
Honey Moccasin
1998
as Zachary John
The Shaman's Source
1990
as Mathew Hare
About Billy Merasty
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 Indigenou… With 41 credits spanning from 1988 to 2024, Billy Merasty has appeared in 26 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular Billy Merasty Movies
- It Chapter Two (2019) — as Shokopiwah Man
- Exotica (1994) — as Man at Opera
- The New World (2005) — as Kiskiak
- Northern Lights (2009) — as Jacob
- Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) — as Young Man Afraid
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