Germain Houde (born December 14, 1952) is a Quebec Genie Award-winning
actor. He is predisposed by his physique to playing 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, a courageous
one indeed, was in Anne Claire Poirier’s acclaimed A Scream from
Silence (Mourir à tue-tête), where he played the 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, Terminal City Ricochet, Léolo,
Jerome's Secret, Fear of Water (La Peur de l'eau) and 2 Frogs in the
West.
actor. He is predisposed by his physique to playing 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, a courageous
one indeed, was in Anne Claire Poirier’s acclaimed A Scream from
Silence (Mourir à tue-tête), where he played the 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, 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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