Germain Houde
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.
Known For
Les Enfants de la télé
En direct de l'univers
Sorcières
Viens voir les comédiens
Tic tac show
Victor Lessard
On passe à l'Histoire
No Return
All Movies (30)
- Les filles de Caleb: l'histoire d'une passion2025 · as Self
- Marie-Soleil et Jean-Claude: au-delà des étoiles2022 · as Self
- La Bolduc2018 · as Conrad Gauthier
- Heads or Tails2018
- On My Mother's Side2016 · as Michel
- Fear of Water2012 · as Roméo Richard
- The Happiness of Others2011 · as Raymond
- 2 Frogs in the West2010 · as Jacques Deschamps
- The Broken Line2008 · as Roman
- Saint Martyrs of the Damned2005 · as White
- L’est de la brúixola2005 · as Tom
- The Outlander2005 · as David Desmarais
- The Mysterious Miss C.2002 · as Ministre de l'éducation
- Matusalem II: le dernier des Beauchesne1997 · as Père Lachaise
- The Revenge of the Woman in Black1997 · as Augustin Marleau
- Craque la vie!1994 · as Richard Beaudoin
- Jerome's Secret1994 · as Jean Nicholas
- Léolo1992 · as Teacher
- Four Stiffs and a Trombone1991 · as Augustin Marleau
- Love-moi1991 · as Charles
- Terminal City Ricochet1990 · as Ace
- Lonely Child: The Imaginary World of Claude Vivier1989 · as Claude Vivier - Age 34
- The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy1988 · as Major Alain Mafart / Alain Turenge
- La nuit avec Hortense1988
- Night Zoo1987 · as Charlie
- Pretty Kill1987 · as Jacques Mercier
- Shellgame1985 · as Andre Crystal
- Lucien Brouillard1983 · as Detective
- Good Riddance1980 · as Guy
- A Scream from Silence1979 · as Le violeur
All TV Shows (17)
- En résidence2024 · as Isidor
- Sorcières2023 · as Armand Bussières
- No Return2022 · as Robert Beaulac
- Alerte Amber2019 · as Gilbert "Colonel" Charbonneau
- Victor Lessard2017 · as Victor's Father
- Le clan2015 · as Réjean Marcil
- Tic tac show2013 · as Self
- On passe à l'Histoire2013 · as Self
- Vertige2012 · as Gilles Roussel
- Les Enfants de la télé2010 · as Self
- En direct de l'univers2009 · as Self
- Les Invincibles2005 · as Alain
- La promesse2005 · as Yves Chamberland
- Viens voir les comédiens2002 · as Self
- Caserne 241998 · as Albert Chabot
- Emilie1990 · as Caleb Bordeleau
- Avec un grand A1986