| Harrison Houde | |
| Other Names: | Tokyo Rat |
| Birth Date: | 1996 3, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation: | Actor, Producer, Director, Musician. |
| Years Active: | 2008–present |
| Father: | Serge Houde |
| Website: | http://www.HarrisonHoude.ca |
Harrison Houde (; born March 26, 1996) is a Canadian actor, producer, director, YouTuber, and musician. He is best known for his first acting role as Darren Walsh in the 2010 American film Diary of a Wimpy Kid 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.[1] He is the son of fellow actor Serge Houde.
He landed his first role in Diary of a Wimpy Kid in 2010.[2]
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."[3] In 2015, Harrison was named one of Hollywood Reporter's young up-and-coming rising stars to watch from Canada.[4] The TV Show Finding Stuff Out, which Houde hosted, secured the Canadian Screen Award in 2016 for Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series.[5]
In early 2010, Houde began hosting the first three seasons of a television show called Finding Stuff Out, produced by Apartment 11 Productions.[6]
On January 6, 2014, he joined the cast of the Canadian sitcom Some Assembly Required, which premiered on YTV and is on Netflix worldwide.[7] [8]
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. [9]
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.
In 2021, Houde produced and directed a new show called Stories of Kindness, which was an interview series from “Canada’s ‘kindness champions’”. According to Houde, “the show focuses on spreading kindness, connection and storytelling through children”, and is hosted by Travis Price.[10]
As of November 2022, he has 22.3K subscribers.[11]
In early 2013 he signed with the YouTube network the Collective Digital Studios based in Beverly Hills, California.
In early 2016 Harrison left his YouTube network (Collective Digital Studios now known as Studio71).
| Year | Title | Character/Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Darren Walsh | |
| 2011 | Hall Monitor | Television film | |
| 2014 | Noah 2: Go Forth and Multiply | Japheth | Short film |
| 2014 | Pants on Fire | Kyle | TV movie |
| 2016 | I Dare You | Tyler | Short film |
| 2017 | The Samaritan | Max | Short film |
| 2018 | Summer of 84 | Bobby Coker | |
| 2018 | Vinny's Girl | Hugo | Short film |
| 2019 | Buttonwillow | Cfred | Short film |
| 2022 | Girl Gone Bad | Blair | |
| 2022 | Cafe Racer | Harlow | |
| Year | Title | Character/Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Untold Stories of the E.R. | Alex | Episode: "Heart in Hand" |
| 2012–2014 | Finding Stuff Out | Harrison[12] | Main role |
| 2013–2014 | Spooksville | Stanley 'Scaredy' Katzman | 3 episodes |
| 2014–2016 | Some Assembly Required | Bowie Sherman | Main role |
| 2016 | The Bowie Showie | Bowie (as himself) | TV mini series |
| 2017 | Rogue | Bobby | Episode: "How The Light Gets In" |
| 2018 | IZombie | Caddy | Episode: "Blue Bloody" |
| 2018 | The Hollow | Kai | Episode: "Colrath" |
| 2018 | Dumpcake Comedy | Brandon | Episode: "Work Crush" |
| 2019 | Bazerk! | Episode: "Love & Pizza" | |
| 2021 | Stories of Kindness | Episode: "Breaking All Odds" | |