Alexander Charles Albert House (born December 11, 1986) is a Canadian actor best known for his Gemini Award winning role in the television series ''

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''.

Early life

House was born and raised in

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, Canada.

Career

House started his career as a child actor, beginning when a friend's mother introduced him to an agent. Among many others credits he played a recurring guest star role as Tim on the fifth season of the Canadian TV series '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' and

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(as well as his

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, Blaze) on ''

Dark Oracle ''Dark Oracle'' is a Canadian teen fantasy television series that premiered in 2004 on YTV. It was created by Jana Sinyor, and co-developed by Heather Conkie. In 2005, ''Dark Oracle'' won the International Emmy for Best Children's and youth prog ...

''. House guest-starred on many Canadian series such as ''

Corner Gas ''Corner Gas'' is a Canadian television sitcom created by Brent Butt. The series ran for six seasons from 2004 to 2009. Reruns still air on CTV, CTV2, CTV Comedy Channel, Much, E! and are streaming on Crave and Amazon Prime. The series ...

'' and ''

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''. House's most notable role is Todd Smith in the Canadian television series ''

'' for Space Channel. House and his co-stars were awarded a

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for Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series in August 2011.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:House, Alex Male actors from Toronto Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male child actors Canadian male voice actors Living people 1986 births 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian Screen Award winning actors