Billy Merasty
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...
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...
Known For
Cast Credits
Aberdeen
as Alfred
Café Daughter
as Amos Horseknife
Stellar
as Auntie 1
The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw
as William Bearclaw
It Chapter Two
as Shokopiwah Man
Falls Around Her
as Draven
Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights
as John Norton
Casino Jack
as Bartender
Northern Lights
as Jacob
Elijah
as Elijah Harper
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
as Young Man Afraid
The New World
as Kiskiak
The Big White
as Cam
Battle of the Brave
as Owashak
The Virginian
as Lee Talltrees
Honey Moccasin
as Zachary John
The Confessional
as Moose
Pocahontas: The Legend
as Kocoum
Les Légendes du Grand Nord
as Mawaki
Exotica
as Man at opera
X-Rated
as Nathan Jones
The Broken Cord
as Frank Cree
The Shaman's Source
as Mathew Hare
Justice Denied
as Donald Marshall, Jr.