He has also composed original scores, which have aired on TV internationally, and is a synth-wave music producer under the alias Tokyo Rat.
[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.
[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.
According to Houde, “the show focuses on spreading kindness, connection and storytelling through children”, and is hosted by Travis Price.