Billy Merasty
Skuespiller
1. januar 1960 (66 år)
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
| 2024 | Aberdeen · as Alfred |
| 2024 | Café Daughter · as Amos Horseknife |
| 2022 | Acting Good · as Roger Laughingstick |
| 2022 | Stellar · as Auntie 1 |
| 2022 | SkyMed · as Glen |
| 2019 | The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw · as William Bearclaw |
| 2019 | It: Chapter Two · as Shokopiwah Man |
| 2019 | Diggstown · as Chief Thomas |
| 2018 | Falls Around Her · as DravenPå Plex |
| 2017 | Cardinal · as Billy Ralph Northwind |
| 2016 | Frontier (2016) · as Kaagwa |
| 2013 | Hard Rock Medical · as Thompson Morris |
| 2011 | Moby Dick (2011) · as Tashtego |
| 2010 | Casino Jack · as BartenderPå Plex |
| 2009 | Northern Lights · as Jacob |
| 2008 | Murdoch Mysteries · as Gravekeeper Gary CardinalPå Plex |
| 2007 | Mixed Blessings · as Mark |
| 2007 | Elijah · as Elijah Harper |
| 2007 | Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee · as Young Man Afraid |
| 2006 | Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis · as John Cree |
| 2005 | Moose TVPå Plex |
| 2005 | The New World · as Kiskiak |
| 2005 | The Big White · as Cam |
| 2005 | Into the West · as Yellow Bird |
| 2004 | Battle of the Brave · as Owashak |
| 2004 | Wonderfalls · as Jerry |
| 2004 | This Is Wonderland · as Brian Perot (as William Merasty) |
| 2002 | Chiefs · as Black Hawk |
| 2002 | An American in Canada · as Apak |
| 2000 | |
| 2000 | The Virginian · as Lee Talltrees |
| 1999 | Relic Hunter · as Inuit HunterPå Plex |
| 1999 | War of 1812 · as John Norton (indian Chief) |
| 1995 | The Confessional · as Moose |
| 1995 | Pocahontas: The Legend · as Kocoum |
| 1994 | Exotica · as Man At Opera |
| 1994 | X-Rated · as Nathan Jones |
| 1993 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues · as William Two-Feathers |
| 1992 | The Broken Cord · as Frank Cree |
| 1991 | Heritage Minutes · as John Norton |
| 1991 | The Red Green Show · as Joshua Two FeathersPå Plex |
| 1990 | Counterstrike · as Hawk |
| 1990 | The Shaman's Source · as Mathew Hare |
| 1989 | |
| 1988 | American Experience · as Warrior |
| 2018 |