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Germain Houde
ActorBorn December 14, 1952 (73 years)
Germain Houde (born December 14, 1952) is a Genie Award-winning Canadian actor from Petit-Saguenay, Quebec. He has usually played tough-guy parts; his screen characters have ranged from cruel criminals to corrupt policemen.
A graduate of the Conservatoire d’Art Dramatique de Québec, Houde spent his early years in theatre including time with an experimental troupe in England. His first cinematic role was in Anne Claire Poirier’s acclaimed A Scream from Silence (Mourir à tue-tête), where he played a vicious rapist. He has won two Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for his roles in Good Riddance (Les bons débarras) and Night Zoo (Un Zoo la nuit).
His other roles have included the television series Omerta, Les Filles de Caleb, Les Invincibles and Vertige, and the films Prettykill, Love Me (Love-moi), Terminal City Ricochet, Léolo, Jerome's Secret, Fear of Water (La Peur de l'eau) and 2 Frogs in the West.
A graduate of the Conservatoire d’Art Dramatique de Québec, Houde spent his early years in theatre including time with an experimental troupe in England. His first cinematic role was in Anne Claire Poirier’s acclaimed A Scream from Silence (Mourir à tue-tête), where he played a vicious rapist. He has won two Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for his roles in Good Riddance (Les bons débarras) and Night Zoo (Un Zoo la nuit).
His other roles have included the television series Omerta, Les Filles de Caleb, Les Invincibles and Vertige, and the films Prettykill, Love Me (Love-moi), Terminal City Ricochet, Léolo, Jerome's Secret, Fear of Water (La Peur de l'eau) and 2 Frogs in the West.
Known For
Germain Houde Filmography
| 2024 | In Residence (2024) (TV Series) · as Isidore |
| 2024 | En Résidence (TV Series) · as Isidor |
| 2022 | Larry (TV Series) · as Jacob Jackowska |
| 2022 | Aller simple (TV Series) · as Robert Beaulac |
| 2019 | Amber Alert (TV Series) · as Gilbert "colonel" Charbonneau |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | Trop (TV Series) · as Clément |
| 2017 | Victor Lessard (TV Series) · as Victor's Father |
| 2016 | Ruptures (TV Series) · as Juge Normand Ravarie |
| 2015 | L'Origine des espèces · as Michel |
| 2015 | The Clans (TV Series) · as Réjean Marcil |
| 2014 | Les jeunes loups (TV Series) · as Samuel St-Laurent |
| 2012 | Vertigo (TV Series) · as Gilles Roussel |
| 2012 | La peur de l'eau · as Roméo Richard |
| 2011 | Le bonheur des autres · as Raymond |
| 2010 | 2 Frogs in the West · as Jacques Deschamps |
| 2010 | Mirador (TV Series) · as Pierre Robichaud |
| 2008 | The Broken Line · as Roman |
| 2007 | Collection Fred Vargas (TV Series) · as Ferdinand Sanscartier |
| 2005 | Saint Martyrs of the Damned · as White |
| 2005 | Les Invincibles (TV Series) · as Alain Robitaille |
| 2005 | La promesse (TV Series) · as Yves Chamberland |
| 2005 | The Outlander · as David Desmarais |
| 2004 | Temps dur (TV Series) · as Paul Beaupré |
| 2002 | The Mysterious Miss C. · as Ministre De L'éducation |
| 1999 | Dans une galaxie pres de chez vous (TV Series) · as Le Prince Cuisse De Lion, Père De Flavien |
| 1997 | Matusalem II: le dernier des Beauchesne · as Père Lachaise |
| 1997 | La vengeance de la femme en noir · as Augustin Marleau |
| 1996 | Omertà, la loi du silence (TV Series) · as Carol Léveillé |
| 1994 | Craque la vie! · as Richard Beaudoin |
| 1994 | Le secret de Jérôme · as Jean Nicholas |
| 1993 | Les Grands procès (TV Series) · as Me Oscar Gagnon |
| 1992 | Leolo · as Teacher |
| 1991 | L'assassin jouait du trombone · as Augustin Marleau |
| 1991 | Lance et compte: Le retour du chat · as Entraîneur Des Canadiens |
| 1991 | Love-moi · as Charles |
| 1991 | Urban Angel (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1990 | Caleb's Daughters (TV Series) · as Caleb Bordeleau |
| 1990 | Terminal City Ricochet · as Ace |
| 1988 | The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy · as Major Alain Mafart / Alain Turenge |
| 1987 | Night Zoo · as Charlie |
| 1987 | Tomorrow's a Killer · as Jacques Mercier |
| 1983 | Lucien Brouillard · as Detective |
| 1980 | Good Riddance · as Guy |
| 1979 | A Scream from Silence · as Le Violeur |
| 1968 | Bye Bye (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2022 | |
| 2010 | Les enfants de la télé (QC) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | En direct de l'univers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Just for Laughs - Galas (TV Series) · as Self |