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 Gianc
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.
Born
Feb 16, 1953
Québec, Canada
Known For
Acting
Movies
109 acting
1 crew
Popularity
0.6
Known For
The Age of Adaline
2015
as Good Samaritan
The Jackal
1997
as Beaufres
The Day the Earth Stood Still
2008
as Scientist #1
50/50
2011
as Richard Lerner
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2011
as Mr. Salz
The Score
2001
as Laurent
Paycheck
2003
as William Dekker
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
2002
as FBI Agent
Nine Lives
2016
as Stein
Air Buddies
2006
as Miles Livingstone
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