Harrison Houde (; born March 26, 1996) is a Canadian actor, producer, director,

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r, and musician. He is best known for his first acting role as Darren Walsh in the 2010 American film ''

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'' and for his role as 'Bowie' in the sitcom '' Some Assembly Required''. He has also composed original scores, which have aired on TV internationally, and is a synth-wave music producer under the alias Tokyo Rat.

Acting

He landed his first role in ''

'' in 2010. He was nominated and won a Joey Award for his work in '' Some Assembly Required'' on November 16, 2014, in the category "Best Young Actor age 10-19 or younger in a TV Series Comedy/Action Leading Role." In 2015, Harrison was named one of ''Hollywood Reporter's young up-and-coming rising stars to watch from Canada. The TV Show ''

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'', which Houde hosted, secured the Canadian Screen Award in 2016 for Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series.

Television

In early 2010, Houde began hosting a television show called ''

'', produced by Apartment 11 Productions. On January 6, 2014, he joined the cast of the Canadian sitcom '' Some Assembly Required'', which premiered on YTV and is on

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worldwide. Houde's first short film 'I Dare You' made its debut at the 2016 festival de Canne with Telefilm Canada's Not Short on Talent program. In 2017, Houde appeared in an episode of Rogue. In 2018, he appeared on an episode of iZombie, The Hollow, and in the movie Summer of '84.

YouTube

As of November 2022, he has 22.3K subscribers. In early 2013 he signed with the YouTube network the

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based in

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. In early 2016 Harrison left his YouTube network (Collective Digital Studios now known as Studio71).

Filmography

Films

Televisions

References

External links

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