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Billy Merasty

Actor / Screenwriter | * 01/01/1960 (64) | Brochet, Manitoba (Canada)
Billy Merasty (born 1960) is an Aboriginal Canadian actor and writer of Cree descent. ()

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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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | TV Movies | Mystery

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Order of The Buffalo Hunt
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Movies with Billy Merasty as Actor(17)

as Auntie 12022 Stellar
as Shokopiwah Man2019 It Chapter Two
as Jacob2009 Northern Lights
as Elijah Harper2008 Elijah
as Young Man Afraid2007 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
as Cam2005 The Big White
as Owashak2004 Battle of the Brave
as Zachary John1998 Honey Moccasin
as Moose1995 The Confessional
as Man at opera1994 Exotica
as Nathan Jones1994 X-Rated
as Frank Cree1992 The Broken Cord
as Mathew Hare1990 The Shaman's Source

TV Shows/Series with Billy Merasty as Actor(3)

as Tashtego2011 Moby Dick
as Inuit Hunter1999 Relic Hunter

Full Name: Billy Merasty
Citizenship: Canada
Born: Friday, 01/01 1960 (January) in Brochet, Manitoba (Canada) (current age: 64 years + 87 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Billy Merasty frequently works together with these people:
Shelley Niro (6x, Crew)
Louis Paquette (4x, Crew)
Phil Chiu (4x, Crew)
Atom Egoyan (3x, Crew)
Fábio Larrossa (3x, Crew)
Ho Chow (3x, Actor)
Yan Feldman (3x, Actor)
Linda Schuyler (3x, Crew)
Richard Paris (3x, Crew)
Jeff King (3x, Crew)
Darlene Naponse (3x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:316996, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024