Serge Houde
Born: 1953-02-16 in Québec, Canada
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2024
- Tracker as Kurtis Lauper
- Happy Holidays from Cherry Lane as Walter
2023
- Murdaugh Murders: The Movie as Jim Griffin
- How to Murder Your Husband: The Nancy Brophy Story as Probate Judge
2022
- Surface as Vince Hawkins
- So Help Me Todd as Edmund Grant
2021
- Five More Minutes as Edward
- The Baker's Son as Jean Pierre
- A Christmas Proposal as Bill Pendergast
- A Little Daytime Drama as Walter Fairchild
- Ruby as Jack Landry
- Sealed With a Kiss: Wedding March 6 as Jonny
- The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother's Hunt for Justice as Gus Coletti: Caring Neighbour
2020
- Coffee & Kareem as Jerome
- Love in Winterland as Walter Sprodling
- If I Only Had Christmas as Henry
- Christmas She Wrote as Brian
2019
- Wu Assassins as The Duke
2018
- A Million Little Things as Captain
- Mingle All the Way as Reginald Hoffman
- Christmas on Holly Lane as Oscar
- Wedding March 3: Here Comes the Bride as Johnny
2017
- A Series of Unfortunate Events as Milt
- Trial & Error as Milton Buckley
- Somewhere Between as Richard Ruskin
- All of My Heart: Inn Love as Mitchell
- Final Vision as Judge Dupree
- Sleepwalking in Suburbia as Dr. Thorston
2016
- Chesapeake Shores as Del Granger
- Nine Lives as Stein
- All Things Valentine as Roy
- The Wedding March as Johnny
- Boundaries as Dustin Thorpe
- Who Killed JonBenét? as Attorney Byron Burroughs
2015
- iZombie as High Priced Lawyer
- The Age of Adaline as Good Samaritan
- In My Dreams as Older Man
2014
- Santa Hunters as Principal Welch
- Lonesome Dove Church as Charles Stone
- Run for Your Life as Tyler Stone
2013
- Motive as DeAngelo
- Played as David Thorpe
- End of the World as General Ramis
- Goodnight for Justice: Queen of Hearts as Banker
- Dangerous Intuition as Detective Debrinsky
- Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures as Dr. Vulnet Grazinar
2012
- Arrow as Judge Brackett
- Hitched for the Holidays as Butch
- Notes from the Heart Healer as Violet's Boss
2011
- Hell on Wheels as Oakes Ames
- Fairly Legal as Dr. Laventhol
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy as Doctor
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules as Mr. Salz
- The Kennedys as Sam Giancana
- 50/50 as Richard Lerner
- A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! as Mayor
- He Loves Me as Butcher
- No Surrender as Detective Hank Wilson
- Good Morning, Killer as Vince
2010
- Rookie Blue as Anton Hill
- Human Target as Lecavalier
- Messages Deleted as Det. Breedlove
- The Kate Logan Affair as Sergent McBean
- Elopement as Dr. Kazinski
2009
- Personal Effects as Judge Wettick
- Iron Road as George Grant
- Iron Road as George Grant
- Grace as Henry Matheson
- The Gambler, The Girl and The Gunslinger as Marshal
- The Good Times Are Killing Me as Cameron Derby
2008
- Fringe as General Hayes
- The Day the Earth Stood Still as Scientist #1
- Boot Camp as Karl
- The Most Wonderful Time of the Year as Stephen Windom
- The American Trap as DEA Agent Thompson
- Demain as Richard
2007
- Reaper as Cubby Bryce
- The Invisible as Martin Egan
- Destination: Infestation as Captain Dan McReady
- My Daughter, My Angel as Robert Brault
- Summit Circle as Jean-Pierre Deniger
- La belle empoisonneuse as M. Angelopoulos
2006
- Psych as Vineyard Owner
- Air Buddies as Miles Livingstone
- Sisters as Detective Kalen
- Final Days of Planet Earth as Korshaft
- Legacy of Fear as Police Chief Ray Blum
- Proof of Lies as Dr. Jack Gannon
- Four Extraordinary Women as Bill
2005
- Supernatural as Dr. Mason
- The Rocket as Connie Smythe
- Eighteen as Earl
2004
- The Perfect Score as Kurt Dooling
- Manners of Dying as Harry Parlington
- A Beachcombers Christmas as Randolph Kendall
2003
- Paycheck as William Dekker
2002
- The Dead Zone as Max Kolchak
- John Doe as Sour
- The Adventures of Pluto Nash as FBI Agent
2001
- Smallville as John Frankle
- Largo Winch as John Sullivan
- The Score as Laurent
- Hidden Agenda as Paul Elkert
2000
- Wilder as Walker Grimes
- Task Force: Caviar as Drolet
- Traitor or Patriot ... (Vocals)
1999
- P.T. Barnum as John Genin
- Grey Owl as Second Hunter
- P.T. Barnum as John Genin
- Running Home as Ray
- Promise Her Anything as Frank Seymour
- Requiem for Murder as P.M. Courtland
- Code Name: Jaguar as CIA Director Price
- The Last Breath as Sheriff Mitchum
1998
- Little Men as John Brooke
- The Windsor Protocol
- Musketeers Forever as Roland Locksley
- Dead End
1997
- The Hunger as Mr. Bigelow
- The Jackal as Beaufres
- The Peacekeeper as Secretary of Defense
- Dancing on the Moon as Joseph Morrison
1996
- Natural Enemy as Sherwood
- Midnight in Saint Petersburg as Dr. Vestry
- Pretty Poison as Mueller
- Hawk's Vengeance as Durkee
- Highway of Heartache as Clive Turnpike
1995
- The Wrong Woman
- Black List as Ministre Paul Rhéaume
- Les Légendes du Grand Nord
1994
- Love & Human Remains as The Cowboy
- Octobre as Pierre Laporte
- Eye of the Wolf as Sergent
- Windigo as Freddy Hook
1993
- Look Who's Talking Now! as Maitre D'
- Tomcat: Dangerous Desires as Dr. Pace
1992
- Are You Afraid of the Dark? as Capt. Bill
- Stay Tuned as Father in Yogi Beer Commercial
- The Portrait as John Schroeder
1991
- Omen IV: The Awakening as Morris Creighton
1990
- Empire of Ash III as 2nd Shepherd
1985
- MacGyver as Lawyer