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. == Filmography==