People
Billy Merasty
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... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Aberdeen as Alfred | 2024-09-06 |
Café Daughter as Amos Horseknife | 2023-10-19 |
Stellar as Auntie 1 | 2022-09-11 |
The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw as William Bearclaw | 2019-10-17 |
It Chapter Two as Shokopiwah Man | 2019-09-04 |
Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights as John Norton | 2013-01-01 |
Northern Lights as Jacob | 2009-03-21 |
Elijah as Elijah Harper | 2008-05-28 |
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee as Young Man Afraid | 2007-05-27 |
The New World as Kiskiak | 2005-12-25 |
The Big White as Cam | 2005-10-27 |
Battle of the Brave as Owashak | 2004-11-19 |
Stardom | 2000-10-13 |
Honey Moccasin as Zachary John | 1998-01-01 |
The Confessional as Moose | 1995-09-29 |
Pocahontas: The Legend as Kocoum | 1995-06-01 |
Les Légendes du Grand Nord as Mawaki | 1995-03-25 |
Exotica as Man at opera | 1994-09-29 |
X-Rated as Nathan Jones | 1994-02-27 |
The Broken Cord as Frank Cree | 1992-02-03 |
The Shaman's Source as Mathew Hare | 1990-01-01 |
Snake Treaty | 1989-01-24 |