William Merasty

Represented by Celia Chassels

Resume

Height: 5’10 ½”          Weight: 170 lbs          Hair: Dark Brown          Eyes: Dark Brown

 

FILM,TELEVISION AND RADIO:

Where the Blood Mixes

Floyd

Vancouver Playhouse; Dir: Glynis Leyshon

Moby Dick

Principal

Prod: R. Von Gagern; Dir: Mike Barker

Mixed Blessings

Guest Star

APTN/Prairie Dog Film and TV; Dir: Francis Damberger

Casino Jack

Principal

BAGMAN; Dir: George Hickenlooper

Northern Lights

Jacob

Nora NL Productions; Dir: Mike Robe

We Shall Remain

Tenskatawa

WGBH/ PBS; Dir: Chris Eyre and Ric Burns

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Young Man Afraid

HBO; Dir: Yves Simoneau

Elijah

Elijah Harper

CTV; Dir: Paul Unwin

Moose TV

Leonard

Showcase/Rezolution; Dir: Tim Southam

Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis

John Cree

Cini Tele Action; Gil Cardinal

Into The West

Yellow Bird

TNT; Prod: Spielberg

This is Wonderland

Brian Perrault

CBC; Prod: B. Zuckerman

New World

Kiskhiak

New Line Cinema; Dir: Terence Malick

The Big White

Cam

Ascendant Pictures; Dir: Mark Mylod

Nouvelle France

Owashak

Nouvelle France Productions

Wonderfalls

Gerry

Holland /Fuller

Chiefs

Blackhawk( Title Role)

Galafilms; Dir: Brian McKenna

Stardom

Tex

Alliance- Atlantis; Dir: Denys Arcand

War of 1812

Joseph Brant

Galafilm; Prod: Brain McKenna

**Honey Moccasin

Zachary John

Prod: L.Hutchinson; Dir: Shelly Niro

Open Wide

Host (12 Episodes)

CBC Manitoba; Prod: Susan White

Pocohontas, The Legend

Kocoum

Protocol; Dir: Danielle Suissa

Le Confessional

Moose

Cinemaginerie; Dir: Robert LePage

Liberty Street

*Nathan(Series Lead)

CBC TV; Prod: L.Shuyler/Kit Hood

Legends of the North

Mawaki(Lead)

Cinevideo Plus; Dir: Rene Manzor

X-Rated, The Movie

Nathan

Playing With Time; Dir: Kit Hood

Kung Fu-The Legend Continues

Two Feathers(Guest Lead)

CBS; Prod: Michael Sloan

Counterstrike

Hawk(Guest Lead)

CBS; Dir: Jorge Montesi

Broken Cord

Isaac

ABC; Dir: Ken Olin

Justice Denied

Donald MArshall Jr.(Lead)

NFB/NBC; Dir: Paul Cowan

Red Earth/White Earth

Tom redfox(Lead)

CBS TV; Dir: David Greene

** Best Actor- RED EARTH ABORIGINAL FILM FEST, 1999

* James Buller Award, Centre for Indigenous Theatre

 

THEATRE:

#Where the Blood Mixes

Floyd

Western Canada Theatre; Dir: Glynis Leyshon

Copper Thunderbird

The Old Man

NAC; Dir: Peter Hinton

Annie Get Your Gun

Sitting Bull

Massey Hall; Dir: Donna Feore

Midsummer Nights Dream

Tom Snout/ Philostrate

Hyde Park; Dir: Richard Greenblatt

Merlin

Old Merlin

LKTYP; Dir: Pierre Tetrault

***Raindance by Lanford Wilson

Tony

Purple Rose Theatre; Dir: Guy Sanville

History of the Village of the Small Huts

Company

Video Cabaret; Dir: Michael Hollingsworth

Trickster of 3rd Ave. East

J.C.

Native Earth; Dir: Dianne Roberts

Farewell

Teddy St.Clair

Factory Theatre: Dir : Ken Gass

Red River

Francois-David

Crow's Theatre; Dir: Jim Millan

Hectic

Fopling

Popular Theatre Alliance of Manitoba; Dir: Ann Hodges

The Indian Medicine Shows

David

Theatre Passe Muraille; Dir: Colin Taylor

Ravens

Sam

Native Earth; Dir: Gary Farmer

Medusa Rising

Ensemble

Theatre Centre E.; Dir: A. Butler

Lady of Silences

Belmondo

Native Earth; Dir: Floyd Favell

Fireweed (WRITER)

Ensemble

Native Earth Theatre; Dir: Maggie Huculak

Almighty Voice and his Wife

Almighty Voice

Great Canadian Theatre Co.; Dir: Lib Spry

Dry Lips Oughtta Move to Kapuskasing

Creature, Simon

NAC/Royal Alexandra/MTC/TPM; Dir: L. Lewis

Bootlegger Blues

David

Debajehmujig Theatre; Dir: L. Lewis

The Beavers

Chief Beaver

Native Earth Theatre; Dir: T. Highway

Diary Of A Crazy Boy

The Lurker

Native Earth; Dir: Thomson & Rene Highway

The Tempest

Caliban

Skylight Theatre; Dir: Lewis Baumander

The Sage,Dancer and The Fool

The Fool

Native Earth Theatre; Dir: Rene Highway

Walsh

White Dog

Theatre Calgary; Dir: Keith Turnbull

# Jessie Award Nomination, 2009

***Theatre Excellence Award - Detroit Free Press

 

SPECIAL SKILLS & AWARDS:

2010 - Received the Order of the Buffalo Hunt from the Manitoba Legislature

Speaking Cree, Out-door Lore, Horseback Riding, Writing:Poetry and Short Stories