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Serge Houde

Serge Houde

Acting

Born: February 16, 1953Québec, Canada

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.

Known For
Filmography
Happy Holidays from Cherry Lane

Happy Holidays from Cherry Lane

Walter

2024
How to Murder Your Husband: The Nancy Brophy Story

How to Murder Your Husband: The Nancy Brophy Story

Probate Judge

2023
A Christmas Proposal

A Christmas Proposal

Bill Pendergast

2021
Five More Minutes

Five More Minutes

Edward

2021
A Little Daytime Drama

A Little Daytime Drama

Walter Fairchild/Ted Gerard)

2021
A Little Daytime Drama

A Little Daytime Drama

Walter Fairchild

2021
Sealed With a Kiss: Wedding March 6

Sealed With a Kiss: Wedding March 6

Jonny

2021
The Baker's Son

The Baker's Son

Jean Pierre

2021
Ruby

Ruby

Jack Landry

2021
The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother's Hunt for Justice

The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother's Hunt for Justice

Gus Coletti: Caring Neighbour

2021
Christmas She Wrote

Christmas She Wrote

Brian

2020
If I Only Had Christmas

If I Only Had Christmas

Henry

2020
Coffee & Kareem

Coffee & Kareem

Jerome

2020
Love in Winterland

Love in Winterland

Walter Sprodling

2020
Mingle All the Way

Mingle All the Way

Reginald Hoffman

2018
Christmas on Holly Lane

Christmas on Holly Lane

Oscar

2018
Wedding March 3: Here Comes the Bride

Wedding March 3: Here Comes the Bride

Johnny

2018
Final Vision

Final Vision

Judge Dupree

2017
All of My Heart: Inn Love

All of My Heart: Inn Love

Mitchell

2017
Sleepwalking in Suburbia

Sleepwalking in Suburbia

Dr. Thorston

2017
Boundaries

Boundaries

Dustin Thorpe

2016
Who Killed JonBenét?

Who Killed JonBenét?

Attorney Byron Burroughs

2016
Nine Lives

Nine Lives

Stein

2016
The Wedding March

The Wedding March

Johnny

2016
All Things Valentine

All Things Valentine

Roy

2016
In My Dreams

In My Dreams

Older Man

2015
The Age of Adaline

The Age of Adaline

Good Samaritan

2015
Santa Hunters

Santa Hunters

Principal Welch

2014
Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

Tyler Stone

2014
Lonesome Dove Church

Lonesome Dove Church

Charles Stone

2014
Dangerous Intuition

Dangerous Intuition

Detective Debrinsky

2013
Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures

Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures

Dr. Vulnet Grazinar

2013
End of the World

End of the World

General Ramis

2013
Goodnight for Justice: Queen of Hearts

Goodnight for Justice: Queen of Hearts

Banker

2013
Hitched for the Holidays

Hitched for the Holidays

Butch

2012
Notes from the Heart Healer

Notes from the Heart Healer

Violet's Boss

2012
Good Morning, Killer

Good Morning, Killer

Vince

2011
50/50

50/50

Richard Lerner

2011
A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!

A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!

Mayor

2011
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

Mr. Salz

2011
No Surrender

No Surrender

Detective Hank Wilson

2011
He Loves Me

He Loves Me

Butcher

2011
The Kate Logan Affair

The Kate Logan Affair

Sergent McBean

2010
Elopement

Elopement

Dr. Kazinski

2010
Messages Deleted

Messages Deleted

Det. Breedlove

2010
The Good Times Are Killing Me

The Good Times Are Killing Me

Cameron Derby

2009
Grace

Grace

Henry Matheson

2009
The Gambler, The Girl and The Gunslinger

The Gambler, The Girl and The Gunslinger

Marshal

2009
Iron Road

Iron Road

George Grant

2009
Personal Effects

Personal Effects

Judge Wettick

2009
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Stephen Windom

2008
The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Scientist #1

2008
Demain

Demain

Richard

2008
The American Trap

The American Trap

DEA Agent Thompson

2008
Boot Camp

Boot Camp

Karl

2008
La belle empoisonneuse

La belle empoisonneuse

M. Angelopoulos

2007
Summit Circle

Summit Circle

Jean-Pierre Deniger

2007
Destination: Infestation

Destination: Infestation

Captain Dan McReady

2007
The Invisible

The Invisible

Martin Egan

2007
My Daughter, My Angel

My Daughter, My Angel

Robert Brault

2007
Air Buddies

Air Buddies

Miles Livingstone

2006
Legacy of Fear

Legacy of Fear

Police Chief Ray Blum

2006
Sisters

Sisters

Detective Kalen

2006
Four Extraordinary Women

Four Extraordinary Women

Bill

2006
Proof of Lies

Proof of Lies

Dr. Jack Gannon

2006
Final Days of Planet Earth

Final Days of Planet Earth

Korshaft

2006
The Rocket

The Rocket

Connie Smythe

2005
Eighteen

Eighteen

Earl

2005
A Beachcombers Christmas

A Beachcombers Christmas

Randolph Kendall

2004
Manners of Dying

Manners of Dying

Harry Parlington

2004
The Perfect Score

The Perfect Score

Kurt Dooling

2004
Paycheck

Paycheck

William Dekker

2003
The Adventures of Pluto Nash

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

FBI Agent

2002
The Score

The Score

Laurent

2001
Hidden Agenda

Hidden Agenda

Paul Elkert

2001
Wilder

Wilder

Walker Grimes

2000
Task Force: Caviar

Task Force: Caviar

Drolet

2000
Code Name: Jaguar

Code Name: Jaguar

CIA Director Price

1999
Grey Owl

Grey Owl

Second Hunter

1999
P.T. Barnum

P.T. Barnum

John Genin

1999
Promise Her Anything

Promise Her Anything

Frank Seymour

1999
Requiem for Murder

Requiem for Murder

P.M. Courtland

1999
The Last Breath

The Last Breath

Sheriff Mitchum

1999

Running Home

Ray

1999
Musketeers Forever

Musketeers Forever

Roland Locksley

1998
Dead End

Dead End

1998
The Windsor Protocol

The Windsor Protocol

1998
Little Men

Little Men

John Brooke

1998
The Jackal

The Jackal

Beaufres

1997
The Peacekeeper

The Peacekeeper

Secretary of Defense

1997
Dancing on the Moon

Dancing on the Moon

Joseph Morrison

1997
Natural Enemy

Natural Enemy

Sherwood

1996
Midnight in Saint Petersburg

Midnight in Saint Petersburg

Dr. Vestry

1996
Pretty Poison

Pretty Poison

Mueller

1996
Hawk's Vengeance

Hawk's Vengeance

Durkee

1996
Highway of Heartache

Highway of Heartache

Clive Turnpike

1996
Black List

Black List

Ministre Paul Rhéaume

1995
The Wrong Woman

The Wrong Woman

1995
Les Légendes du Grand Nord

Les Légendes du Grand Nord

1995
Octobre

Octobre

Pierre Laporte

1994
Windigo

Windigo

Freddy Hook

1994
Love & Human Remains

Love & Human Remains

The Cowboy

1994
Eye of the Wolf

Eye of the Wolf

Sergent

1994
Look Who's Talking Now!

Look Who's Talking Now!

Maitre D'

1993
Tomcat: Dangerous Desires

Tomcat: Dangerous Desires

Dr. Pace

1993

The Portrait

John Schroeder

1992
Stay Tuned

Stay Tuned

Father in Yogi Beer Commercial

1992
Omen IV: The Awakening

Omen IV: The Awakening

Morris Creighton

1991
Empire of Ash III

Empire of Ash III

2nd Shepherd

1990