Billy Merasty

About

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...

Known for

Murdoch MysteriesSeries • 2008American ExperienceSeries • 1988Relic HunterSeries • 1999Heritage MinutesSeries • 1991It Chapter TwoMovie • 2019CardinalSeries • 2017This Is WonderlandSeries • 2004SkyMedSeries • 2022DiggstownSeries • 2019WonderfallsSeries • 2004Acting GoodSeries • 2022The New WorldMovie • 2005Bury My Heart at Wounded KneeMovie • 2007Moby DickSeries • 2011ExoticaMovie • 1994The Big WhiteMovie • 2005StardomMovie • 2000Casino JackMovie • 2010Battle of the BraveMovie • 2004Northern LightsMovie • 2009The ConfessionalMovie • 1995