Germain Houde

Germain Houde 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] , 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 and Night Zoo .
His other roles have included the television series En résidence, Omerta, Les Filles de Caleb, Les Invincibles and Vertige, and the films Prettykill, Love Me , Terminal City Ricochet, Léolo, Jerome's Secret, Fear of [Water (2011 film)|Fear of Water] and 2 Frogs in the West.