Billy McPherson

Bio

A Kamilaroi and Kooma man from south-west Queensland, Billy is an actor, musician and playwright living in Sydney.

Billy’s recent screen work includes roles in Queen of Oz (ABC/BBC), The Twelve (Foxtel), RFDS (Nine Network) and Frayed (ABC).  Other television roles include Thalu (NITV), Black Comedy, Redfern Now, My Place, Dead Heart andHeartland (ABC). Films include Around the Block and The Combination as well as short films Bluey and Ralph.

For theatre, most recently Billy performed in The Lucky Country (Hayes Theatre Company) and was involved in Cutter & Coota for Moogahlin Performing Arts, in the development of Bundjalung Nghari -Indegenise at NORPA 2022, as well as Boomkak Panto for Belvoir Theatre.  Other theatre credits include the Yellamundie Festival 2021 at Carriageworks, The Black Drop Effect (Sydney Festival 2020), Home Country (Sydney Festival 2019), Battle of Waterloo, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and SKIN (Sydney Theatre Co), Gungies and I’m Your Man (Belvoir Theatre), as well as a National Tour and additional Carriageworks season of I’m Your Man, The Cherry Pickers (Kooemba Jadarra/Metro Arts), and a European Tour of The Aboriginal Protestors that was first  performed for Sydney Festival in 1996.