Harrison Houde (/huːd/; 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 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]
Television
In early 2010, Houde began hosting the first three seasons of a television show called Finding Stuff Out, produced by Apartment 11 Productions.[6]
In 2018, he appeared on an episode of iZombie, The Hollow, and in the movie Summer of '84.[citation needed]
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]
YouTube
As of November 2022, he has 22.3K subscribers.[11]
