Serge Houde

Serge Houde

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.

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2024

Happy Holidays from Cherry Lane
Happy Holidays from Cherry Lane
as Walter
Movie - Released: 12/12/2024

2023

How to Murder Your Husband: The Nancy Brophy Story
How to Murder Your Husband: The Nancy Brophy Story
as Probate Judge
Movie - Released: 1/14/2023
Murdaugh Murders: The Movie
Murdaugh Murders: The Movie
as Jim Griffin
TV - Released: 10/14/2023

2022

So Help Me Todd
So Help Me Todd
as Edmund Grant
TV - Released: 9/29/2022

2021

A Christmas Proposal
A Christmas Proposal
as Bill Pendergast
Movie - Released: 12/12/2021
Five More Minutes
Five More Minutes
as Edward
Movie - Released: 11/20/2021
Ruby
Ruby
as Jack Landry
Movie - Released: 3/20/2021
The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother's Hunt for Justice
The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother's Hunt for Justice
as Gus Coletti: Caring Neighbour
Movie - Released: 2/20/2021
The Baker's Son
The Baker's Son
as Jean Pierre
Movie - Released: 6/12/2021
A Little Daytime Drama
A Little Daytime Drama
as Walter Fairchild
Movie - Released: 8/21/2021
Sealed With a Kiss: Wedding March 6
Sealed With a Kiss: Wedding March 6
as Jonny
Movie - Released: 8/14/2021
A Little Daytime Drama
A Little Daytime Drama
as Walter Fairchild/Ted Gerard)
Movie - Released: 8/21/2021

2020

Coffee & Kareem
Coffee & Kareem
as Jerome
Movie - Released: 4/3/2020
Love in Winterland
Love in Winterland
as Walter Sprodling
Movie - Released: 1/11/2020
Christmas She Wrote
Christmas She Wrote
as Brian
Movie - Released: 12/6/2020
If I Only Had Christmas
If I Only Had Christmas
as Henry
Movie - Released: 11/29/2020

2019

Wu Assassins
Wu Assassins
as The Duke
TV - Released: 8/8/2019

2018

Mingle All the Way
Mingle All the Way
as Reginald Hoffman
Movie - Released: 12/1/2018
Christmas on Holly Lane
Christmas on Holly Lane
as Oscar
Movie - Released: 11/11/2018
Wedding March 3: Here Comes the Bride
Wedding March 3: Here Comes the Bride
as Johnny
Movie - Released: 2/17/2018
A Million Little Things
A Million Little Things
as Captain
TV - Released: 9/26/2018

2017

Final Vision
Final Vision
as Judge Dupree
Movie - Released: 12/10/2017
All of My Heart: Inn Love
All of My Heart: Inn Love
as Mitchell
Movie - Released: 10/7/2017
Sleepwalking in Suburbia
Sleepwalking in Suburbia
as Dr. Thorston
Movie - Released: 7/16/2017
Somewhere Between
Somewhere Between
as Richard Ruskin
TV - Released: 7/24/2017
A Series of Unfortunate Events
A Series of Unfortunate Events
as Milt
TV - Released: 1/13/2017
Trial & Error
Trial & Error
as Milton Buckley
TV - Released: 3/14/2017

2016

Who Killed JonBenét?
Who Killed JonBenét?
as Attorney Byron Burroughs
Movie - Released: 11/6/2016
Boundaries
Boundaries
as Dustin Thorpe
Movie - Released: 11/18/2016
Nine Lives
Nine Lives
as Stein
Movie - Released: 8/3/2016
The Wedding March
The Wedding March
as Johnny
Movie - Released: 6/25/2016
All Things Valentine
All Things Valentine
as Roy
Movie - Released: 1/31/2016
Chesapeake Shores
Chesapeake Shores
as Del Granger
TV - Released: 8/14/2016

2015

The Age of Adaline
The Age of Adaline
as Good Samaritan
Movie - Released: 4/16/2015
In My Dreams
In My Dreams
as Older Man
Movie - Released: 10/20/2015
iZombie
iZombie
as High Priced Lawyer
TV - Released: 3/17/2015

2014

Santa Hunters
Santa Hunters
as Principal Welch
Movie - Released: 11/28/2014
Lonesome Dove Church
Lonesome Dove Church
as Charles Stone
Movie - Released: 8/4/2014
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
as Tyler Stone
Movie - Released: 10/4/2014

2013

Dangerous Intuition
Dangerous Intuition
as Detective Debrinsky
Movie - Released: 11/18/2013
End of the World
End of the World
as General Ramis
Movie - Released: 2/22/2013
Goodnight for Justice: Queen of Hearts
Goodnight for Justice: Queen of Hearts
as Banker
Movie - Released: 1/26/2013
Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures
Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures
as Dr. Vulnet Grazinar
Movie - Released: 6/28/2013
Motive
Motive
as DeAngelo
TV - Released: 2/3/2013
Motive
Motive
as Prison Guard
TV - Released: 2/3/2013
Played
Played
as David Thorpe
TV - Released: 10/3/2013

2012

Hitched for the Holidays
Hitched for the Holidays
as Butch
Movie - Released: 11/25/2012
Notes from the Heart Healer
Notes from the Heart Healer
as Violet's Boss
Movie - Released: 5/12/2012
Arrow
Arrow
as Judge Brackett
TV - Released: 10/10/2012

2011

50/50
50/50
as Richard Lerner
Movie - Released: 9/30/2011
A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!
A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!
as Mayor
Movie - Released: 7/9/2011
No Surrender
No Surrender
as Detective Hank Wilson
Movie - Released: 3/17/2011
Good Morning, Killer
Good Morning, Killer
as Vince
Movie - Released: 12/13/2011
He Loves Me
He Loves Me
as Butcher
Movie - Released: 3/7/2011
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
as Mr. Salz
Movie - Released: 3/25/2011
Mortal Kombat: Legacy
Mortal Kombat: Legacy
as Doctor
TV - Released: 4/12/2011
The Kennedys
The Kennedys
as Sam Giancana
TV - Released: 4/3/2011
Hell on Wheels
Hell on Wheels
as Oakes Ames
TV - Released: 11/6/2011

2010

Messages Deleted
Messages Deleted
as Det. Breedlove
Movie - Released: 2/5/2010
Elopement
Elopement
as Dr. Kazinski
Movie - Released: 4/18/2010
The Kate Logan Affair
The Kate Logan Affair
as Sergent McBean
Movie - Released: 10/15/2010
Rookie Blue
Rookie Blue
as Anton Hill
TV - Released: 6/24/2010

2009

Grace
Grace
as Henry Matheson
Movie - Released: 8/14/2009
Personal Effects
Personal Effects
as Judge Wettick
Movie - Released: 3/5/2009
Iron Road
Iron Road
as George Grant
Movie - Released: 6/24/2009
Movie
The Good Times Are Killing Me
as Cameron Derby
Movie - Released: 9/13/2009
The Gambler, The Girl and The Gunslinger
The Gambler, The Girl and The Gunslinger
as Marshal
Movie - Released: 7/11/2009
Iron Road
Iron Road
as George Grant
TV - Released: 8/9/2009

2008

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
as Stephen Windom
Movie - Released: 12/13/2008
Demain
Demain
as Richard
Movie - Released: 10/11/2008
Boot Camp
Boot Camp
as Karl
Movie - Released: 2/7/2008
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Stood Still
as Scientist #1
Movie - Released: 12/10/2008
The American Trap
The American Trap
as DEA Agent Thompson
Movie - Released: 5/16/2008
Fringe
Fringe
as General Hayes
TV - Released: 9/9/2008
Fringe
Fringe
as Loyalist Commander
TV - Released: 9/9/2008

2007

The Invisible
The Invisible
as Martin Egan
Movie - Released: 4/27/2007
Destination: Infestation
Destination: Infestation
as Captain Dan McReady
Movie - Released: 7/2/2007
Summit Circle
Summit Circle
as Jean-Pierre Deniger
Movie - Released: 8/16/2007
My Daughter, My Angel
My Daughter, My Angel
as Robert Brault
Movie - Released: 2/16/2007
La belle empoisonneuse
La belle empoisonneuse
as M. Angelopoulos
Movie - Released: 10/2/2007

2006

Four Extraordinary Women
Four Extraordinary Women
as Bill
Movie - Released: 10/1/2006
Legacy of Fear
Legacy of Fear
as Police Chief Ray Blum
Movie - Released: 11/27/2006
Proof of Lies
Proof of Lies
as Dr. Jack Gannon
Movie - Released: 8/16/2006
Final Days of Planet Earth
Final Days of Planet Earth
as Korshaft
Movie - Released: 3/15/2006
Sisters
Sisters
as Detective Kalen
Movie - Released: 11/10/2006
Air Buddies
Air Buddies
as Miles Livingstone
Movie - Released: 12/12/2006
Psych
Psych
as Vineyard Owner
TV - Released: 7/7/2006
Psych
Psych
as Hornstock's Dad
TV - Released: 7/7/2006

2005

The Rocket
The Rocket
as Connie Smythe
Movie - Released: 10/25/2005
Eighteen
Eighteen
as Earl
Movie - Released: 1/1/2005
Supernatural
Supernatural
as Dr. Mason
TV - Released: 9/13/2005
Supernatural
Supernatural
as Ed Stoltz
TV - Released: 9/13/2005

2004

A Beachcombers Christmas
A Beachcombers Christmas
as Randolph Kendall
Movie - Released: 12/6/2004
The Perfect Score
The Perfect Score
as Kurt Dooling
Movie - Released: 1/30/2004
Manners of Dying
Manners of Dying
as Harry Parlington
Movie - Released: 10/28/2004

2003

Paycheck
Paycheck
as William Dekker
Movie - Released: 12/25/2003

2002

The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone
as Max Kolchak
TV - Released: 6/16/2002

2001

The Score
The Score
as Laurent
Movie - Released: 7/13/2001
Hidden Agenda
Hidden Agenda
as Paul Elkert
Movie - Released: 5/12/2001
Largo Winch
Largo Winch
as John Sullivan
TV - Released: 1/26/2001
Smallville
Smallville
as John Frankle
TV - Released: 10/16/2001
Smallville
Smallville
as Priest
TV - Released: 10/16/2001

2000

Wilder
Wilder
as Walker Grimes
Movie - Released: 11/1/2000
Task Force: Caviar
Task Force: Caviar
as Drolet
Movie - Released: 8/21/2000

1999

Promise Her Anything
Promise Her Anything
as Frank Seymour
Movie - Released: 6/11/1999
The Last Breath
The Last Breath
as Sheriff Mitchum
Movie - Released: 3/25/1999
Requiem for Murder
Requiem for Murder
as P.M. Courtland
Movie - Released: 4/3/1999
Movie
Running Home
as Ray
Movie - Released: 3/1/1999
Grey Owl
Grey Owl
as Second Hunter
Movie - Released: 10/1/1999
Code Name: Jaguar
Code Name: Jaguar
as CIA Director Price
Movie - Released: 12/21/1999
P.T. Barnum
P.T. Barnum
as John Genin
Movie - Released: 9/12/1999

1998

Musketeers Forever
Musketeers Forever
as Roland Locksley
Movie - Released: 11/27/1998
Little Men
Little Men
as John Brooke
Movie - Released: 5/8/1998
The Windsor Protocol
The Windsor Protocol
Movie - Released: 11/10/1998
Dead End
Dead End
Movie - Released: 11/10/1998

1997

The Jackal
The Jackal
as Beaufres
Movie - Released: 11/14/1997
Dancing on the Moon
Dancing on the Moon
as Joseph Morrison
Movie - Released: 1/1/1997
The Peacekeeper
The Peacekeeper
as Secretary of Defense
Movie - Released: 8/22/1997
The Hunger
The Hunger
as Mr. Bigelow
TV - Released: 7/20/1997

1996

Natural Enemy
Natural Enemy
as Sherwood
Movie - Released: 12/31/1996
Midnight in Saint Petersburg
Midnight in Saint Petersburg
as Dr. Vestry
Movie - Released: 10/17/1996
Hawk's Vengeance
Hawk's Vengeance
as Durkee
Movie - Released: 9/19/1996
Pretty Poison
Pretty Poison
as Mueller
Movie - Released: 9/24/1996
Highway of Heartache
Highway of Heartache
as Clive Turnpike
Movie - Released: 9/6/1996

1995

Les Légendes du Grand Nord
Les Légendes du Grand Nord
Movie - Released: 3/25/1995
Black List
Black List
as Ministre Paul Rhéaume
Movie - Released: 9/23/1995
The Wrong Woman
The Wrong Woman
Movie - Released: 4/7/1995

1994

Love & Human Remains
Love & Human Remains
as The Cowboy
Movie - Released: 7/22/1994
Octobre
Octobre
as Pierre Laporte
Movie - Released: 9/30/1994
Eye of the Wolf
Eye of the Wolf
as Sergent
Movie - Released: 1/1/1994
Windigo
Windigo
as Freddy Hook
Movie - Released: 9/16/1994

1993

Look Who's Talking Now!
Look Who's Talking Now!
as Maitre D'
Movie - Released: 11/5/1993
Tomcat: Dangerous Desires
Tomcat: Dangerous Desires
as Dr. Pace
Movie - Released: 8/11/1993

1992

Movie
The Portrait
as John Schroeder
Movie - Released: 8/27/1992
Stay Tuned
Stay Tuned
as Father in Yogi Beer Commercial
Movie - Released: 8/14/1992

1991

Omen IV: The Awakening
Omen IV: The Awakening
as Morris Creighton
Movie - Released: 7/19/1991

1985

MacGyver
MacGyver
as Lawyer
TV - Released: 9/29/1985