Serge Houde profile
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Serge Houde

16th February 1953 Québec, Canada Acting

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. 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.

108 Movies 32 TV Shows 140 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Ruby poster
Ruby 20th March 2021 as Jack Landry
50/50 poster
50/50 30th September 2011 as Richard Lerner
Grace poster
Grace 14th August 2009 as Henry Matheson
Demain poster
Demain 11th October 2008 as Richard
Sisters poster
Sisters 10th November 2006 as Detective Kalen
Paycheck poster
Paycheck 25th December 2003 as William Dekker
Wilder poster
Wilder 1st November 2000 as Walker Grimes
Black List poster
Black List 23rd September 1995 as Ministre Paul Rhéaume
Octobre poster
Octobre 30th September 1994 as Pierre Laporte
Windigo poster
Windigo 16th September 1994 as Freddy Hook
Stay Tuned poster
Stay Tuned 14th August 1992 as Father in Yogi Beer Commercial
Tracker poster
Tracker 11th February 2024 as Kurtis Lauper
Surface poster
Surface 28th July 2022 as Vince Hawkins
iZombie poster
iZombie 17th March 2015 as High Priced Lawyer
Played poster
Played 3rd October 2013 as David Thorpe
Motive poster
Motive 3rd February 2013 as Prison Guard
Arrow poster
Arrow 10th October 2012 as Judge Brackett
Fringe poster
Fringe 9th September 2008 as Loyalist Commander
Reaper poster
Reaper 25th September 2007 as Cubby Bryce
Psych poster
Psych 7th July 2006 as Hornstock's Dad