Germain Houde
Acting
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.
TV Shows(17)
En résidence
Isidor
2024
Sorcières
Armand Bussières
2023
No Return
Robert Beaulac
2022
Alerte Amber
Gilbert "Colonel" Charbonneau
2019
Victor Lessard
Victor's Father
2017
Le clan
Réjean Marcil
2015
Tic tac show
Self
2013
On passe à l'Histoire
Self
2013
Vertige
Gilles Roussel
2012
Les Enfants de la télé
Self
2010
En direct de l'univers
Self
2009
Les Invincibles
Alain
2005
La promesse
Yves Chamberland
2005
Viens voir les comédiens
Self
2002
Caserne 24
Albert Chabot
1998
Emilie
Caleb Bordeleau
1990
Avec un grand A
1986
Movies(30)
Les filles de Caleb: l'histoire d'une passion
Self
2025
Marie-Soleil et Jean-Claude: au-delà des étoiles
Self
2022
La Bolduc
Conrad Gauthier
2018
Heads or Tails
2018
On My Mother's Side
Michel
2016
Fear of Water
Roméo Richard
2012
The Happiness of Others
Raymond
2011
2 Frogs in the West
Jacques Deschamps
2010
The Broken Line
Roman
2008
Saint Martyrs of the Damned
White
2005
L’est de la brúixola
Tom
2005
The Outlander
David Desmarais
2005
The Mysterious Miss C.
Ministre de l'éducation
2002
Matusalem II: le dernier des Beauchesne
Père Lachaise
1997
The Revenge of the Woman in Black
Augustin Marleau
1997
Craque la vie!
Richard Beaudoin
1994
Jerome's Secret
Jean Nicholas
1994
Léolo
Teacher
1992
Four Stiffs and a Trombone
Augustin Marleau
1991
Love-moi
Charles
1991
Terminal City Ricochet
Ace
1990
Lonely Child: The Imaginary World of Claude Vivier
Claude Vivier - Age 34
1989
The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy
Major Alain Mafart / Alain Turenge
1988
La nuit avec Hortense
1988
Night Zoo
Charlie
1987
Pretty Kill
Jacques Mercier
1987
Shellgame
Andre Crystal
1985
Lucien Brouillard
Detective
1983
Good Riddance
Guy
1980
A Scream from Silence
Le violeur
1979