12/14/1952
Petit-Saguenay, Québec, Canada:
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.
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Les filles de Caleb: l'histoire d'une passion (2025) as Self |
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Marie-Soleil et Jean-Claude: au-delà des étoiles (2022) as Self |
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La Bolduc (2018) as Conrad Gauthier |
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Pile ou face (2018) as |
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L'Origine des espèces (2016) as Michel |
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La peur de l'eau (2012) as Roméo Richard |
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Le bonheur des autres (2011) as Raymond |
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2 frogs dans l'ouest (2010) as Jacques Deschamps |
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La ligne brisée (2008) as Roman |
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Saints-Martyrs-des-Damnés (2005) as White |
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L’est de la brúixola (2005) as Tom |
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Le survenant (2005) as David Desmarais |
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La Mystérieuse Mademoiselle C. (2002) as Ministre de l'éducation |
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Matusalem II: le dernier des Beauchesne (1997) as Père Lachaise |
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La vengeance de la femme en noir (1997) as Augustin Marleau |
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Craque la vie! (1994) as Richard Beaudoin |
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Le secret de Jérôme (1994) as Jean Nicholas |
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Léolo (1992) as Teacher |
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L'assassin jouait du trombone (1991) as Augustin Marleau |
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Love-moi (1991) as Charles |
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Terminal City Ricochet (1990) as Ace |
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Lonely Child: The Imaginary World of Claude Vivier (1989) as Claude Vivier - Age 34 |
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The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy (1988) as Major Alain Mafart / Alain Turenge |
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La nuit avec Hortense (1988) as |
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Un zoo la nuit (1987) as Charlie |
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Pretty Kill (1987) as Jacques Mercier |
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Shellgame (1985) as Andre Crystal |
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Lucien Brouillard (1983) as Detective |
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Les bons débarras (1980) as Guy |
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Mourir à tue-tête (1979) as Le violeur |