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Serge Houde

Date of birth: 1953-02-16

Place of birth: Québec, Canada

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Steve Makaj

Serge Houde

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.

Movie Credits

Natural Enemy
2.2

Natural Enemy

1996-12-31

A businessman (Donald Sutherland) has a hotshot young new partner (William McNamara). What he doesn'

Who Killed JonBenét?
3.1

Who Killed JonBenét?

2016-11-06

The disturbing true story of JonBenet Ramsey, the six-year-old beauty queen whose murder in her Colo

Musketeers Forever
2.8

Musketeers Forever

1998-11-27

Group of ex-secret agents open a jazz club in Las Vegas. One of them falls in love with an Indian, a

The Jackal
3.2

The Jackal

1997-11-14

Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, a

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
3.2

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

2008-12-13

Five-time Emmy nominee and Golden Globe winner Henry Winkler stars in The Most Wonderful Time of the

Grace
2.7

Grace

2009-08-14

In the wake of a horrific car accident that kills her husband, Michael, expectant mother Madeline Ma

Midnight in Saint Petersburg
2.5

Midnight in Saint Petersburg

1996-10-17

Harry Palmer heads a private investigation business based in Moscow. His associates are Nikolai "Nic

A Christmas Proposal
3.3

A Christmas Proposal

2021-12-12

A chef agrees to pose as a Seattle attorney's girlfriend to help him impress his family during Chris

The Invisible
3.1

The Invisible

2007-04-27

After an attack leaves him in limbo -- invisible to the living and also near death -- a teenager dis

Five More Minutes
3.6

Five More Minutes

2021-11-20

A woman's Christmas wish is answered in unexpected ways when her late grandfather's journal turns up

50/50
3.6

50/50

2011-09-30

Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis

Personal Effects
3

Personal Effects

2009-03-05

Walter is a rising star in the NCAA wrestling world until his life is ripped apart by the brutal mur

Wilder
2

Wilder

2000-11-01

The murder of the ex-wife of Doctor Sam Charney (Rutger Hauer) leads Detective Della Wilder (Pam Gri

Love & Human Remains
2.9

Love & Human Remains

1994-07-22

In a Canadian metropolis, failed actor David shares a place with the bookish Candy, whom he dated be

Octobre
3.6

Octobre

1994-09-30

A dramatization of the abduction and murder of a Quebec government minister by a cell of The Quebec

A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!
2.4

A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!

2011-07-09

The television movie is set in the city of Dimmsdale and centers on the series' main protagonist Tim

Four Extraordinary Women
3

Four Extraordinary Women

2006-10-01

John's mother was diagnosed, then his nanny. After that, his sister. And finally, his wife. This is

Messages Deleted
2.7

Messages Deleted

2010-02-05

A quivering voice begs to screenwriter, Joel Brandt, to pick up the phone on a message from his answ

Destination: Infestation
2

Destination: Infestation

2007-07-02

While on a flight home from Colombia, the plane that Dr. Carrie Ross and her daughter are on is atta

Les Légendes du Grand Nord
0

Les Légendes du Grand Nord

1995-03-25

A mixed group of adventurers searches for Esperanza, a legendary gold treasure, in the Yukon territo

Eye of the Wolf
4.5

Eye of the Wolf

1994-01-01

Set in 1912, Canada. A government zoologist fights to save the life of a wolf dog that attacked his

Hawk's Vengeance
1.9

Hawk's Vengeance

1996-09-19

Eric Hawke a British Marine, attends the funeral of his policeman brother who he discovers has been

Iron Road
3.1

Iron Road

2009-06-24

A poor but feisty Chinese woman, disguised as a boy, joins the railroad crew in the Rocky Mountains

Legacy of Fear
2.3

Legacy of Fear

2006-11-27

A police detective catches wind of a brutal serial killer - the same serial killer who is responsibl

Proof of Lies
1.9

Proof of Lies

2006-08-16

A scientist researches the genetic cause of addictive behavior.

Demain
2.1

Demain

2008-10-11

A young woman taking care of her diabetic father gets involved in a one way relationship. Portrait o

A Beachcombers Christmas
0

A Beachcombers Christmas

2004-12-06

While Donna MacGonigal is tempted by a business offer by an old love, her father and friends decide

The Perfect Score
2.9

The Perfect Score

2004-01-30

Six high school seniors decide to break into the Princeton Testing Center so they can steal the answ

Summit Circle
3.3

Summit Circle

2007-08-16

SUMMIT CIRCLE is the second film (on the heels of THE NOVENA) in director Bernard Emond’s trilogy of

The Good Times Are Killing Me
1.8

The Good Times Are Killing Me

2009-09-13

A successful lawyer finds herself in rehab where she befriends a couple of oddballs who help her cra

Manners of Dying
3.3

Manners of Dying

2004-10-28

Kevin Barlow (Roy Dupuis) will die on schedule and according to regulations. Harry Parlington (Serge

No Surrender
2.4

No Surrender

2011-03-17

Amelia's blog empowering women not to tolerate violent relationships has brought her fame, fortune a

Final Days of Planet Earth
2.4

Final Days of Planet Earth

2006-03-15

An archaeologist discovers that aliens posing as government officials are secretly harvesting human

Promise Her Anything
3.8

Promise Her Anything

1999-06-11

A quaint small town that hasn't paid taxes since World War II draws the attention of an ambitious ta

The Last Breath
2.5

The Last Breath

1999-03-25

A Montreal police officer goes to Arkansas to solve the murder of his brother.

The Score
3.3

The Score

2001-07-13

An aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth when a young kid convinces him int

Boot Camp
3

Boot Camp

2008-02-07

A group of troubled teens are sent to a rehabilitation program housed in a remote camp on the island

The Age of Adaline
3.7

The Age of Adaline

2015-04-16

After 29-year-old Adaline recovers from a nearly lethal accident, she inexplicably stops growing old

Look Who's Talking Now!
2.7

Look Who's Talking Now!

1993-11-05

When high-powered executive Samantha LeBon hatches a scheme to spend a romantic Christmas with her n

Requiem for Murder
3.8

Requiem for Murder

1999-04-03

Anne Winslow hosts a popular classical music radio show. Detective Lou Heinz discovers Anne is conne

In My Dreams
3.2

In My Dreams

2015-10-20

Natalie and Nick are frustrated with their luck in romance. After tossing coins into a fountain, the

Santa Hunters
3.3

Santa Hunters

2014-11-28

Alex received the best Christmas present from his Uncle Charlie - Santa's very own pipe. But when he

How to Murder Your Husband: The Nancy Brophy Story
3.1

How to Murder Your Husband: The Nancy Brophy Story

2023-01-14

Author Nancy Crampton-Brophy often writes stories about female protagonists who fantasize about kill

Black List
2.3

Black List

1995-09-23

At the trial of a judge who was found with a prostitute, a list of clients pops up. It contains the

Dangerous Intuition
3.4

Dangerous Intuition

2013-11-18

Kate Aldrich, a successful career woman is devastated when her husband leaves her for stay at home m

Sisters
1.9

Sisters

2006-11-10

A reporter witnesses a brutal murder and becomes entangled in a mystery involving a pair of twins.

Elopement
2.4

Elopement

2010-04-18

A young couple (Mark and Jamie) embezzle money from their parents and elope in a rented plane. When

Good Morning, Killer
2.5

Good Morning, Killer

2011-12-13

Follows FBI Special Agent Ana Gray as she hunts for a kidnapper. As Ana develops a rapport with the

Boundaries
2.9

Boundaries

2016-11-18

Emily Price tries to balance family life and leading crunch negotiations between a Canadian politici

Nine Lives
2.9

Nine Lives

2016-08-03

A stuffy businessman finds himself trapped inside the body of his family's cat.

Paycheck
3.1

Paycheck

2003-12-25

Michael Jennings is a genius who's hired – and paid handsomely – by high-tech firms to work on highl

Tomcat: Dangerous Desires
1.8

Tomcat: Dangerous Desires

1993-08-11

Jacki, a scientist involved in genetic research, meets Tom, a young modern dancer who is suffering f

Little Men
2

Little Men

1998-05-08

In this adaptation of the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott, two street kids from Boston find thems

Lonesome Dove Church
2.3

Lonesome Dove Church

2014-08-04

The true story of the formation of the Lonesome Dove Church in Texas.

Run for Your Life
3

Run for Your Life

2014-10-04

Journalist Meredith Redmond is a battered Canadian woman who flees Canada to escape her abusive husb

Hitched for the Holidays
3.2

Hitched for the Holidays

2012-11-25

A couple of single adults agree to pose as each others significant other throughout the holidays to

End of the World
2.3

End of the World

2013-02-22

In End of the World, the fate of humanity lies in the hands of two guys who run a video rental store

Dancing on the Moon
2.8

Dancing on the Moon

1997-01-01

Madeline is 13 years old, as are her two friends, and nothing looks the same to her. Her sister is l

The Portrait
0

The Portrait

1992-08-27

Rougish painter, needing money to pay off debts to his ex-wife and mistress, considers agreeing to d

Omen IV: The Awakening
2.5

Omen IV: The Awakening

1991-07-19

Damien Thorn is dead, but his prophecy is reborn in a mysterious girl named Delia, who is adopted by

Running Home
2.6

Running Home

1999-03-01

Thanks to a tip from teenager Matt, who survives on the streets as a graffiti artist, policeman Ray

The Gambler, The Girl and The Gunslinger
2.3

The Gambler, The Girl and The Gunslinger

2009-07-11

Two mortal enemies must band together to defend the ranch they've both staked their claim on.

Air Buddies
3

Air Buddies

2006-12-12

The offspring of sportsman canine Air Bud: B-Dawg, Mudbud, Budderball, Buddha, and Rosebud, uncover

Goodnight for Justice: Queen of Hearts
3.4

Goodnight for Justice: Queen of Hearts

2013-01-26

John Goodnight crosses paths with a stagecoach under attack and comes to the rescue of its passenger

He Loves Me
2

He Loves Me

2011-03-07

When Laura begins to suspect her husband is cheating on her, she is devastated by his infidelity, de

Windigo
2.5

Windigo

1994-09-16

Native Americans clash with the Canadian government as they struggle for independence in this factua

Hidden Agenda
2.1

Hidden Agenda

2001-05-12

Former government Jason Price makes people disappear for a living. But when a top lieutenant for a c

Pretty Poison
1.3

Pretty Poison

1996-09-24

A clueless cheerleader falls for a mysterious young man who tells her he's a secret agent. But the t

Grey Owl
2.8

Grey Owl

1999-10-01

Archie Grey Owl is a trapper in Canada in the early 1930s when a young Iroquois woman from town asks

Final Vision
3

Final Vision

2017-12-10

Capt. Jeffery McDonald is convicted and sentenced to life in prison in 1979 for the murders of his w

Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures
2.8

Dragons: Real Myths and Unreal Creatures

2013-06-28

Audiences join two peculiar characters, an unusual dream therapist and his mysterious patient, as th

Highway of Heartache
0

Highway of Heartache

1996-09-06

Written and directed by Gregory Wild, the film follows the misadventures of Wynona-Sue Turnpike (Bar

Mingle All the Way
3.5

Mingle All the Way

2018-12-01

Molly is determined to prove to her family that her new networking app—designed to pair busy profess

Christmas on Holly Lane
3.2

Christmas on Holly Lane

2018-11-11

Three childhood friends, Sarah, Riley and Cat, with fond memories of Christmas at Sarah's house, com

The Day the Earth Stood Still
2.8

The Day the Earth Stood Still

2008-12-10

A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate cha

The American Trap
2.1

The American Trap

2008-05-16

The world is still reeling from the assassination of JFK - but has yet to lose his kid brother Bobby

All of My Heart: Inn Love
3.5

All of My Heart: Inn Love

2017-10-07

Brian and Jenny are preparing for the grand opening of their bed and breakfast, Emily's Country Inn,

Wedding March 3: Here Comes the Bride
3

Wedding March 3: Here Comes the Bride

2018-02-17

It’s a full Valentine’s Day weekend at the Inn when Olivia and Mick host Mick’s sister Bonnie and he

The Wedding March
3

The Wedding March

2016-06-25

When former college sweethearts Olivia Pershing and Mick Turner are unexpectedly reunited the weeken

Coffee & Kareem
2.8

Coffee & Kareem

2020-04-03

A Detroit cop reluctantly teams with his girlfriend's 11-year-old son to clear his name and take dow

Love in Winterland
3.3

Love in Winterland

2020-01-11

Ally, a final contestant on a dating show, must face her high school sweetheart when she is chosen f

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
3.3

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

2011-03-25

Wimpy Greg Heffley, now in seventh grade, thinks he has it all together. He has mastered middle scho

Code Name: Jaguar
1.5

Code Name: Jaguar

1999-12-21

When both the CIA and the underworld mistake regular guy Stuart Dempsey (Danny Nucci) for a notoriou

Task Force: Caviar
1

Task Force: Caviar

2000-08-21

Based on a true story, a veteran narcotics officer takes on a case that could cost him his life.

My Daughter, My Angel
2.9

My Daughter, My Angel

2007-02-16

Nathalie Dagenais is a 19 year old girl studying to be a lawyer. New to the city of Montreal, she wi

The Peacekeeper
2.4

The Peacekeeper

1997-08-22

When a terrorist group steals the US President's personal communications computer for launching the

The Rocket
3.4

The Rocket

2005-10-25

The story of Quebec's most beloved hockey player, Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, focusing on the stru

Christmas She Wrote
3

Christmas She Wrote

2020-12-06

When Kayleigh, a romance writer, has her column cancelled right before Christmas, she heads home to

If I Only Had Christmas
3.3

If I Only Had Christmas

2020-11-29

At Christmas, a cheerful publicist teams up with a cynical business owner and his team to help a cha

La belle empoisonneuse
2.5

La belle empoisonneuse

2007-10-02

Ruby
3.1

Ruby

2021-03-20

Ruby Landry is filled with hope as love blooms with her high school sweetheart Paul Tate. But linger

The Kate Logan Affair
2.5

The Kate Logan Affair

2010-10-15

A young psychologically unstable young police woman named Kate Logan and a married Frenchman find th

The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother's Hunt for Justice
2.9

The Long Island Serial Killer: A Mother's Hunt for Justice

2021-02-20

Mari Gilbert searches for the truth behind what happened to her daughter Shannan, a sometime escort

Sleepwalking in Suburbia
2.6

Sleepwalking in Suburbia

2017-07-16

Michelle Miller is a chronic sleepwalker. She and her husband Dan Miller are trying to have their fi

All Things Valentine
2.9

All Things Valentine

2016-01-31

Avery, a blogger with a string of disappointing Valentine’s Days, is ready to give up on love when s

The Baker's Son
3.2

The Baker's Son

2021-06-12

Matt’s passion transforms his bread from bland to brilliant. But when his bread loses its magic, the

A Little Daytime Drama
3.3

A Little Daytime Drama

2021-08-21

In order to save her daytime soap drama from cancellation, head writer Maggie must convince Darin, f

Sealed With a Kiss: Wedding March 6
3.1

Sealed With a Kiss: Wedding March 6

2021-08-14

The modest wedding plans of a celebrity and his down-to-earth fiancée escalate while Mick gets an en

A Little Daytime Drama
3.3

A Little Daytime Drama

2021-08-21

In order to save her daytime soap drama from cancellation, head writer Maggie must convince Darin, f

Stay Tuned
3.1

Stay Tuned

1992-08-14

Salesman Roy Knable spends all his free time watching television, to the exasperation of his wife, H

Notes from the Heart Healer
3

Notes from the Heart Healer

2012-05-12

A single young mom forms an unlikely friendship with author Peyton, after a desperate situation forc

Happy Holidays from Cherry Lane
3

Happy Holidays from Cherry Lane

2024-12-12

In 1960, Eli and Penny take in Eli’s curmudgeonly father, Walter, and are forced to navigate some tr

Eighteen
2.1

Eighteen

2005-01-01

Pip, a street kid just turning 18, receives his grandfather's World War II-era memoirs and discovers

P.T. Barnum
3.5

P.T. Barnum

1999-09-12

This series illustrates the life and career of P.T. Barnum, America's greatest showman and promoter.

The Windsor Protocol
1.9

The Windsor Protocol

1998-11-10

Based on the novels by Jack Higgins, Sean Dillon is a maverick British agent who uncovers a plot to

The Wrong Woman
4

The Wrong Woman

1995-04-07

A temporary secretary is wrongly accused of killing her boss.

Dead End
2.1

Dead End

1998-11-10

After his ex-wife dies in a fall from her balcony, PoliceSgt. Henry Smovinsky gets custody of his tr