1960-01-01 ( 65 years old ) in Brochet, Manitoba, Canada
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.
Movies
Aberdeen
2024-09-06
Café Daughter
2023-10-19
Stellar
2022-09-11
The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw
2019-10-17
It Chapter Two
2019-09-04
Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights
2013-01-01
Northern Lights
2009-03-21
Elijah
2008-05-28
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
2007-05-27
The New World
2005-12-25
The Big White
2005-10-27
Battle of the Brave
2004-11-19
Stardom
2000-10-13
Honey Moccasin
1998-01-01
The Confessional
1995-09-29
Pocahontas: The Legend
1995-06-01
Les Légendes du Grand Nord
1995-03-25
Exotica
1994-09-29
X-Rated
1994-02-27
The Broken Cord
1992-02-03
The Shaman's Source
1990-01-01
Snake Treaty
1989-01-24
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