Serge Houde
Born February 16, 1953 (Age: 73)
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Québec, Canada
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
Nine Lives
2016
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as Stein
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Age: 63
The Age of Adaline
2015
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as Good Samaritan
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Age: 62
50/50
2011
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as Richard Lerner
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Age: 58
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2011
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as Mr. Salz
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Age: 58
Personal Effects
2009
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as Judge Wettick
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Age: 56
The Day the Earth Stood Still
2008
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as Scientist #1
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Age: 55
The Invisible
2007
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as Martin Egan
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Age: 54
The Rocket
2005
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as Connie Smythe
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Age: 52
A Beachcombers Christmas
2004
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as Randolph Kendall
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Age: 51
Manners of Dying
2004
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as Harry Parlington
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Age: 51
The Perfect Score
2004
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as Kurt Dooling
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Age: 50
Paycheck
2003
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as William Dekker
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Age: 50
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
2002
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as FBI Agent
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Age: 49
The Score
2001
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as Laurent
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Age: 48
Wilder
2000
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as Walker Grimes
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Age: 47
Task Force: Caviar
2000
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as Drolet
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Age: 47
The Last Breath
1999
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as Sheriff Mitchum
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Age: 46
Musketeers Forever
1998
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as Roland Locksley
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Age: 45
Dead End
1998
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as
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Age: 45
The Windsor Protocol
1998
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as
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Age: 45
Little Men
1998
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as John Brooke
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Age: 45
The Jackal
1997
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as Beaufres
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Age: 44
The Peacekeeper
1997
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as Secretary of Defense
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Age: 44
Dancing on the Moon
1997
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as Joseph Morrison
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Age: 43
Natural Enemy
1996
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as Sherwood
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Age: 43
Midnight in Saint Petersburg
1996
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as Dr. Vestry
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Age: 43
Pretty Poison
1996
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as Mueller
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Age: 43
Hawk's Vengeance
1996
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as Durkee
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Age: 43
Highway of Heartache
1996
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as Clive Turnpike
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Age: 43
Look Who's Talking Now!
1993
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as Maitre D'
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Age: 40
Tomcat: Dangerous Desires
1993
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as Dr. Pace
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Age: 40
No Image
The Portrait
1992
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as John Schroeder
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Age: 39
Stay Tuned
1992
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as Father in Yogi Beer Commercial
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Age: 39
Omen IV: The Awakening
1991
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as Morris Creighton
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Age: 38
Empire of Ash III
1990
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as 2nd Shepherd
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Age: 37