Germain Houde

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 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.

Known For

Les Enfants de la télé

Self

Saint Martyrs of the Damned

White

En direct de l'univers

Self

Night Zoo

Charlie

Lucien Brouillard

Detective

Victor Lessard

Victor's Father

The Outlander

David Desmarais

Avec un grand A

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Les filles de Caleb: l'histoire d'une passion	Self
2022	Marie-Soleil et Jean-Claude: au-delà des étoiles	Self
2018	La Bolduc
2018	Heads or Tails
2016	On My Mother's Side	Michel
2012	Fear of Water	Roméo Richard
2011	The Happiness of Others	Raymond
2010	2 Frogs in the West	Jacques Deschamps
2008	The Broken Line	Roman
2005	Saint Martyrs of the Damned	White
2005	The Outlander	David Desmarais
2005	L’est de la brúixola	Tom
2002	The Mysterious Miss C.	Ministre de l'éducation
1997	Matusalem II: le dernier des Beauchesne	Père Lachaise
1997	The Revenge of the Woman in Black	Augustin Marleau
1994	Jerome's Secret	Jean Nicholas
1994	Craque la vie!	Richard Beaudoin
1992	Léolo	Teacher
1991	Four Stiffs and a Trombone	Augustin Marleau
1991	Love-moi	Charles
1990	Terminal City Ricochet	Ace
1989	Lonely Child: The Imaginary World of Claude Vivier	Claude Vivier - Age 34
1988	The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy	Major Alain Mafart / Alain Turenge
1988	La nuit avec Hortense
1987	Night Zoo	Charlie
1987	Pretty Kill	Jacques Mercier
1985	Shellgame	Andre Crystal
1983	Lucien Brouillard	Detective
1980	Good Riddance	Guy
1979	A Scream from Silence	Le violeur

Year	TV Show	Role
2024	En Résidence	Isidor
2023	Sorcières	Armand Bussières
2022	No Return	Robert Beaulac
2019	Alerte Amber	Gilbert "Colonel" Charbonneau
2017	Victor Lessard	Victor's Father
2015	Le clan	Réjean Marcil
2013	Tic tac show	Self
2013	On passe à l'Histoire	Self
2012	Vertige	Gilles Roussel
2010	Les Enfants de la télé	Self
2009	En direct de l'univers	Self
2005	La promesse	Yves Chamberland
2002	Viens voir les comédiens	Self
1998	Caserne 24	Albert Chabot
1990	Emilie	Caleb Bordeleau
1986	Avec un grand A