Billy Merasty
January 1, 1960 · 66 years old
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 Hig…
Known For
7 titles
Exotica
A man plagued by neuroses frequents the club Exotica in an attempt to find solace, but even there his past is never far away.
The Big White
To remedy his financial problems, a travel agent has his eye on a frozen corpse, which just happens to be sought after by two hitmen.
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
A historic chronicle based on the book by Dee Brown explains how Native Americans were displaced as the United States expanded west.
Northern Lights
Nate Burns accepts a job as chief of police in Lunacy, Alaska, hoping to to get away from the traumatic death of his partner back in Baltimore. He meets Meg, an independent bush pilot, whose father is found dead in a mountain cave.
Falls Around Her
A successful singer leaves everything behind to return to her reservation to live alone.
Aberdeen
Follows a woman who must rise above hardships to save her grandchildren, and herself.
Café Daughter
Café Daughter is a coming-of-age story about Yvette Wong, a young Chinese Cree girl in 1960s Saskatchewan who is told to keep secret her Cree identity, but later learns to take pride in who she is and embraces her Cree identity.