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My Take
Harrison Houde is the sort of restless creative I find genuinely exciting. Most people would be content with a memorable child-acting debut in Diary of a Wimpy Kid, but he kept expanding, taking on sitcom roles, directing, producing, scoring music that aired internationally, and reinventing himself as the synth-wave producer Tokyo Rat. That refusal to be pinned to a single lane feels perfectly suited to today's creator economy, where the most interesting careers are stitched together from many disciplines. Born in 1996, he has plenty of runway left, and I am curious to see which of his many talents he leans into next.
Overview
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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Harrison Houde
- Name (Japanese)
- ハリソン・ハウデ
- Reading
- はりそん・はうで
- Born
- March 26, 1996 (age 30)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rat
- Origin
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Singer — see all → · Actor — see all → · More people from Canada →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.