Billy Merasty
Actor
Born Jan 1, 1960 · Brochet, Manitoba, Canada
Active 1988–present
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.
Filmography
It Chapter Two (2019) — Shokopiwah ManThe New World (2005) — KiskiakMurdoch Mysteries (2008) — Gravekeeper Gary CardinalExotica (1994) — Man at OperaWonderfalls (2004) — JerryThe Big White (2005) — CamCardinal (2017) — Billy Ralph NorthwindRelic Hunter (1999) — Inuit HunterCasino Jack (2010) — BartenderBury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007) — Young Man AfraidSkyMed (2022) — GlenAmerican Experience (1988) — WarriorNo Price Too High (1995)Northern Lights (2009) — JacobMoby Dick (2011) — TashtegoBattle of the Brave (2004) — OwashakJustice Denied (1989) — Donald Marshall, Jr.The Confessional (1995) — MooseAberdeen (2024) — AlfredStardom (2000)This Is Wonderland (2004) — Brian Perot (as William Merasty)Pocahontas: The Legend (1995) — KocoumHeritage Minutes (1991) — John NortonFalls Around Her (2018) — Draven