Serge Houde
| Serge Houde | |
|---|---|
 Houde at The Kennedys premiere at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California, March 2011 | |
| Born |
1953 Québec, Canada |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1988–present |
Serge Houde (born 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."[1]
Houde began acting at age 35, and he has over 160 film and TV productions to his credit.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4][5]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Directed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Nine Lives | Board Member Stein | Feature Film | Barry Sonnenfeld |
| 2016 | On the Farm | Vancouver Mayor | CBC TV Movie | Rachel Talalay |
| 2016 | Chesapeake Shores | Del Granger | Hallmark Channel TV Series | Martin Wood / Anne Wheeler |
| 2016 | Boundaries | Deputy Minister Dustin Torpe | French Feature Film | Chloé Robichaud |
| 2016 | The Wedding March | Johnny | Hallmark Channel TV Movie | Neill Fearnley |
| 2015 | iZombie | High Priced Lawyer | Warner Bros. TV Series | Jason Bloom / Michael Fields |
| 2015 | 19-2 | Leon the Tourette's Guy | Bell Media TV Series | Louis Choquette |
| 2015 | When Calls the Heart | Judge Roy Parker | Hallmark Channel TV Series | Neill Fearnley |
| 2015 | Santa Hunters | Principal Welsh | Nickelodeon TV movie | Savage Steve Holland |
| 2013 | Played | Drug Kingpin David Thorpe | CTV TV Series | Adrienne Mitchell |
| 2013 | Dragons 3D | Dr. Vulnet Grazinar | IMAX | Marc Fafard |
| 2011 | Kennedys, TheThe Kennedys | Sam Giancana | TV Miniseries | Jon Cassar |
| 2011 | Mortal Kombat: Legacy | The Doctor: Episode 9 | Web Series | Kevin Tancharoen |
| 2011 | 50/50 | Richard (Adam's father) | Feature Film | Jonathan Levine |
| 2002-2009 | Smallville | John Frankle/Priest | TV Series | Various |
| 2001–2003 | Largo Winch | John Sullivan | TV Series | Various |
References
- ↑ Carson, Tom (March 31, 2011). "Dead Kennedys". GQ. USA.
- ↑ "Canadians in Camelot: A breakdown of the Canuck talent in 'The Kennedys'". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
- ↑ "The many faces of Serge Houde: Leo nominee was a wildlife photographer and ad exec before leaping into acting". WESTENDER. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ↑ "50/50 actor brings disorder to 19-2". The TV Junkies. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
- ↑ "Another Houde nabbed by 19-2 cops in Montreal". BRIOUX.TV. Retrieved 2016-07-18.