Germain Houde
Known For
Acting
Born
1952-12-14 in Petit-Saguenay, Québec, Canada
Biography
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.
Most Known For
Les Enfants de la télé
as Self
En direct de l'univers
as Self
Tic tac show
as Self
Love-moi
as Charles
No Return
as Robert Beaulac
Avec un grand A
Viens voir les comédiens
as Self
Sorcières
as Armand Bussières
En Résidence
as Isidor
Emilie
as Caleb Bordeleau
Victor Lessard
as Victor's Father
Alerte Amber
as Gilbert "Colonel" Charbonneau
On passe à l'Histoire
as Self
Shellgame
as Andre Crystal
Léolo
as Teacher
Vertige
as Gilles Roussel
Saint Martyrs of the Damned
as White
La promesse
as Yves Chamberland
The Outlander
as David Desmarais
Good Riddance
as Guy