Actor
Serge Houde
Born February 16, 1953 in Québec, Canada108 films
Serge Houde (born February 16, 1953) is a Canadian film and television character actor. He is best known for his role in Jon Cassar's Emmy-nominated miniseries The Kennedys playing the notorious Chicago mafia boss Sam Giancana opposite Tom Wilkinson and Barry Pepper. GQ's Tom Carson said Houde's performance was "a terrific Sam Giancana (Serge Houde, and where has this formidable actor been all of Martin Scorsese's life?). It will probably set off Camelot guardians' alarm bells to hear that Giancana, the Chicago Mob boss, appears at all—and tête-à-tête with papa Joe, who's committing hubris's fatal error by negotiating with him." Houde began acting at age 35, and he has over 160 film and TV productions to his credit.
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Besides his role as Sam Giancana in The Kennedys, Houde also appeared in the Seth Rogen-starring feature, 50/50, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2011. In it, he played Joseph Gordon-Levitt's character's father and Anjelica Huston's character's husband; his character suffered from Alzheimer's. He also starred as The Doctor in episode 9 of Mortal Kombat: Legacy, Kevin Tancharoen's web series anthology inspired by the popular video game of the same name. In 2014, Houde received a Leo Award nomination for Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series for his role as drug kingpin David Thorpe on CTV's undercover cop series Played. The following year, he attracted attention for his moving portrayal of a homeless man suffering from Tourette's in the hit Canadian police drama 19-2.
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108 films as actor- 2024Happy Holidays from Cherry LaneWalter
- 2023How to Murder Your Husband: The Nancy Brophy StoryProbate Judge
- 2021A Christmas ProposalBill Pendergast
- 2021Five More MinutesEdward
- 2021A Little Daytime DramaWalter Fairchild
- 2021Sealed With a Kiss: Wedding March 6Jonny
- 2021The Baker's SonJean Pierre
- 2021V.C. Andrews' RubyJack Landry
- 2021The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother's Hunt for JusticeGus Coletti: Caring Neighbour
- 2020Christmas She WroteBrian
- 2020If I Only Had ChristmasHenry
- 2020Coffee & KareemJerome
- 2020Love in WinterlandWalter Sprodling
- 2018Mingle All the WayReginald Hoffman
- 2018Christmas on Holly LaneOscar
- 2018Wedding March 3: Here Comes the BrideJohnny
- 2017Final VisionJudge Dupree
- 2017All of My Heart: Inn LoveMitchell
- 2017Sleepwalking in SuburbiaDr. Thorston
- 2016BoundariesDustin Thorpe
- 2016Who Killed JonBenét?Attorney Byron Burroughs
- 2016Nine LivesStein
- 2016The Wedding MarchJohnny
- 2016All Things ValentineRoy
- 2015In My DreamsOlder Man
- 2015The Age of AdalineGood Samaritan
- 2014Santa HuntersPrincipal Welch
- 2014Run for Your LifeTyler Stone
- 2014Lonesome Dove ChurchCharles Stone
- 2013Dangerous IntuitionDetective Debrinsky
- 2013Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal CreaturesDr. Vulnet Grazinar
- 2013End of the WorldGeneral Ramis
- 2013Goodnight for Justice: Queen of HeartsBanker
- 2012Hitched for the HolidaysButch
- 2012Notes from the Heart HealerViolet's Boss
- 2011Good Morning, KillerVince
- 201150/50Richard Lerner
- 2011The Kate Logan AffairSergent McBean
- 2011A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!Mayor
- 2011Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick RulesMr. Salz
- 2011No SurrenderDetective Hank Wilson
- 2011He Loves MeButcher
- 2010ElopementDr. Kazinski
- 2010Messages DeletedDet. Breedlove
- 2009The Good Times Are Killing MeCameron Derby
- 2009GraceHenry Matheson
- 2009The Gambler, The Girl and The GunslingerMarshal
- 2009Iron RoadGeorge Grant
- 2009Personal EffectsJudge Wettick
- 2008The Most Wonderful Time of the YearStephen Windom
- 2008The Day the Earth Stood StillScientist #1
- 2008DemainRichard
- 2008The American TrapDEA Agent Thompson
- 2008Boot CampKarl
- 2007La belle empoisonneuseM. Angelopoulos
- 2007Summit CircleJean-Pierre Deniger
- 2007Destination: InfestationCaptain Dan McReady
- 2007The InvisibleMartin Egan
- 2007My Daughter, My AngelRobert Brault
- 2006Air BuddiesMiles Livingstone
- 2006Legacy of FearPolice Chief Ray Blum
- 2006SistersDetective Kalen
- 2006Four Extraordinary WomenBill
- 2006Proof of LiesDr. Jack Gannon
- 2006Final Days of Planet EarthKorshaft
- 2005The RocketConnie Smythe
- 2005EighteenEarl
- 2004A Beachcombers ChristmasRandolph Kendall
- 2004Manners of DyingHarry Parlington
- 2004The Perfect ScoreKurt Dooling
- 2003PaycheckWilliam Dekker
- 2002The Adventures of Pluto NashFBI Agent
- 2001The ScoreLaurent
- 2001Hidden AgendaPaul Elkert
- 2000WilderWalker Grimes
- 2000Task Force: CaviarDrolet
- 1999Code Name: JaguarCIA Director Price
- 1999Grey OwlSecond Hunter
- 1999P.T. BarnumJohn Genin
- 1999Promise Her AnythingFrank Seymour
- 1999Requiem for MurderP.M. Courtland
- 1999The Last BreathSheriff Mitchum
- 1999Running HomeRay
- 1998Musketeers ForeverRoland Locksley
- 1998The Windsor Protocol
- 1998Dead End
- 1998Little MenJohn Brooke
- 1997The JackalBeaufres
- 1997The PeacekeeperSecretary of Defense
- 1997Dancing on the MoonJoseph Morrison
- 1996Natural EnemySherwood
- 1996Midnight in Saint PetersburgDr. Vestry
- 1996Pretty PoisonMueller
- 1996Hawk's VengeanceDurkee
- 1996Highway of HeartacheClive Turnpike
- 1995Black ListMinistre Paul Rhéaume
- 1995The Wrong Woman
- 1995Les Légendes du Grand Nord
- 1994OctobrePierre Laporte
- 1994WindigoFreddy Hook
- 1994Love & Human RemainsThe Cowboy
- 1994Eye of the WolfSergent
- 1993Look Who's Talking Now!Maitre D'
- 1993Tomcat: Dangerous DesiresDr. Pace
- 1992The PortraitJohn Schroeder
- 1992Stay TunedFather in Yogi Beer Commercial
- 1991Omen IV: The AwakeningMorris Creighton
- 1990Empire of Ash III2nd Shepherd