Germain Houde
Known for
Acting
Born
December 14, 1952 (age 73)
Birthplace
Petit-Saguenay, Québec, Canada
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...
Best known work
Léolo
1992
Saint Martyrs of the Damned
2005
Night Zoo
1987
Good Riddance
1980
2 Frogs in the West
2010
La Bolduc
2018
Les Invincibles
2005
Fear of Water
2012
Victor Lessard
2017
The Broken Line
2008Filmography
2025
2024
2023
2022
2022
2019
2018
La Bolducas Conrad Gauthier
2018
2017
2016
On My Mother's Sideas Michel
2015
2013
2013
2012
2012
Fear of Wateras Roméo Richard
2011
The Happiness of Othersas Raymond
2010
2 Frogs in the Westas Jacques Deschamps
2010
2009
2008
The Broken Lineas Roman
2005
Saint Martyrs of the Damnedas White
2005
L’est de la brúixolaas Tom
2005
2005
2005
The Outlanderas David Desmarais