
Victor Garber
Biography
Victor Jay Garber, OC (born March 16, 1949) is a Canadian actor. Known for his work on stage and screen, he has been nominated for three Gemini Awards, four Tony Awards, and six Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2022, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
Garber is perhaps best known for playing Jesus in Godspell, Jack Bristow in the television series Alias and Thomas Andrews in James Cameron's Titanic. Born in 1949 to Joseph and Hope Garber, Victor discovered his passion for acting early on. Beginning at nine, he honed his craft at the University of Toronto's Hart House, starting a career that spans over four decades. From notable TV roles in "The Slap," "The Flash," and "Motive" to acclaimed performances in "Alias," earning three Emmy nods, Victor’s talent extends to the stage, earning four Tony nominations. He’s celebrated for his on-screen presence, sharing in SAG Award nominations for "Milk" and "Titanic" and winning for "Argo." Beyond acting, he learned officiating to marry Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck and was the lead singer of the pop group Sugar Shoppe.
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Acting History
2025
The Gettysburg Address as William Saunders (voice)
2025You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... as Self / Jesus
2025Relay as McVie
2025Heritage Minutes: Bora Laskin as Bora Laskin
2024Broadway's Leading Men: A Musical Celebration as Self
2024Fly Me to the Moon as Senator Hedges (uncredited)
2023Titanic: Stories from the Heart as Self / Thomas Andrews (archive footage)
2023Wish as Sabino (voice)
2023The Last Thing He Told Me as Professor Tobias Cookman
2022Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
2021And Just Like That… as Mark Kasabian
2021Beebo Saves Christmas as Narrator
2021Family Law as Harry Svensson
2021American Horror Stories as David Woodrow Randolph
2021Heritage Minutes: The Discovery of Insulin as Narrator (voice)
2021Funny Face as Developer's Father
2020Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page as Narrator
2020Happiest Season as Ted
2020Power Book II: Ghost as Simon Stern
2020Stars in the House as Self
2019Dark Waters as Phil Donnelly
2019Titanic: Stories from the Deep as Himself
2019Tales of the City as Samuel Garland
2018The Woman Who Loves Giraffes as Alex Matthew (voice)
2017They Shall Not Perish as Narrator
2017Rebel in the Rye as Sol Salinger
2017The Orville as Admiral Halsey
2017Vixen: The Movie as Dr. Martin Stein / Firestorm (voice)
2016Tom Hanks: A League of His Own as Self
2016DC's Legends of Tomorrow as Dr. Martin Stein / Firestorm
2015Bob's Broken Sleigh as Fluffy (voice)
2015Supergirl as Dr. Martin Stein
2015Sicario as Dave Jennings
2015Difficult People as John Passias
2015Self/less as Martin
2015Consumed as Dan Conway
2015Big Game as Vice President
2015The Slap as Narrator (voice)
2015Schitt's Creek as Clifton Sparks
2014The Flash as Digsy's Husband
2014The Flash as Prof. Martin Stein (voice)
2014The Flash as Dr. Martin Stein
2014Power as Simon Stern
2013The Hunters as Mason Fuller
2013Sleepy Hollow as Mr. Crane
2013I'll Follow You Down as Sal
2013Motive as Neville Montgomery
2013Deception as Robert Bowers
2012Argo as Ken Taylor
2012Arrow as Martin Stein
2012Reflections on Titanic as Self
2012Moving Day as Wilf
2012William & Catherine: A Royal Romance as HRH Prince Charles
2012The Firm as Judge Dominic
2011Charlie's Angels as Charles Townsend (voice)
2011The Entitled as Bob Vincent
2011Web Therapy as Kip Wallice
2011Suits as Philip
2011Rebuilding Titanic as Narrator (voice)
2011Kung Fu Panda 2 as Master Thundering Rhino (voice)
2011Take Me Home as Arnold Colvin
2010Ice Quake as Colonel Bill Hughes
2010Law & Order: LA as Walter Calvin
2010You Again as Mark
2010The Town as Assistant Bank Manager (uncredited)
2010Republic of Doyle as Garrison Steele
2009Everything She Ever Wanted as Walter Allanson
2009Stargate Universe as Ambassador Ovirda
2009Modern Family as Chef Dumont
2009The Good Wife as Judge Loudon Spencer
2009Green Lantern: First Flight as Sinestro (voice)
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009Glee as Mr. Schuester
2009Waking the Baby Mammoth as Narrator
2009The Last Templar as Monsignor De Angelis
2009Augustus Saint-Gaudens: Master of American Sculpture as Narrator
2008Milk as Mayor Moscone
2008Web Therapy as Kip Wallice
2008Eli Stone as Jordan Wethersby
2007Damages as Bennett Herreshoff
200630 Rock as Eugene Gremby
2006Ugly Betty as Professor Barrett
2006Justice as Ron Trott
2006The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as Max (segment "Lend Me a Tenor")
2005The Reichen Show as Self
2004ReGenesis as Olivier Roth
2003Working Shakespeare
2003The Music Man as Mayor Shinn
2002Tuck Everlasting as Robert Foster
2002Home Room as Det. martin Van Zandt
2002Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story as J.J. Robinette
2001Call Me Claus as Taylor
2001Alias as Jack Bristow
2001Legally Blonde as Professor Callahan
2001Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows as Sid Luft
2001A Colder Kind of Death as Insp. Philip Millard
2001The Wandering Soul Murders as Insp. Philip Millard
2000Deadly Appearances as Inspector Philip Millard
2000Love and Murder as Inspector Philip Millard
1999Boys Briefs as Father Carson (segment "The Absolution of Anthony")
1999Annie as Oliver Warbucks
1999Invisible Child as Tim Beeman
1998Will & Grace as Peter Bovington
1998Beyond Titanic as Narrator
1998How Stella Got Her Groove Back as Isaac (uncredited)
1997Liberty! as John Dickinson
1997Titanic as Thomas Andrews
1997Cinderella as King Maximillian
1997Let Me Call You Sweetheart as Geoff Dorso
1997The Wonderful World of Disney
1997The View as Self
1997The Absolution of Anthony as Father Carson
1996The First Wives Club as Bill Atchison
1996FX: The Series as Andrew Price
1996Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story as Jack Gilcrest
1995Almost Perfect
1995Jeffrey as Tim
1995The Outer Limits as Dr. Ben McCormick
1995The Outer Limits as Dr. Edward Normandy
1995Kleptomania as Morgan Allen
1994Mixed Nuts as Irate Neighbor (voice)
1994Exotica as Harold
1993Dieppe as Lord Louis Mountbatten
1993Friends of Gilda as Himself
1993Frasier as Ferguson
1993Sleepless in Seattle as Greg
1993Life with Mikey as Brian Spiro
1993Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story as Frank Marrocco
1993I'll Never Get to Heaven as Eric Hoskins
1993Kung Fu: The Legend Continues as Blackwell
1992Singles as Kid's Dad
1992Light Sleeper as Tis Brooke
1992Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall as Self
1992The First Circle as Lew Rubin
1991Grand Larceny as Judge Keeler
1990Law & Order as Paul Sandig
1989The Simpsons as Michael de Graaf (voice)
1988Liberace: Behind the Music as Liberace
1988The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway as Ernest Hemingway
1987The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd as Dennis Widmer
1986Roanoak as John White
1985The Twilight Zone as Dr. Kevin Carlson (segment "A Day in Beaumont")
1985I Had Three Wives as Jackson Beaudine
1985Private Sessions as Jerry Sharma
1984Tales from the Darkside as Ambrose Cavender
1983Charley's Aunt as Jack Chesney
1981Entertainment Tonight as Self
1978Tartuffe as Valere
1976Ah, Wilderness! as Arthur
1975Valley Forge
1974Monkeys in the Attic as Eric
1974Cyrano as Christian de Neuvillette (voice)
1973Godspell as Jesus
1971Great Performances as Arthur
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1956Tony Awards as Self - Nominee/Performer
1956Tony Awards as Self - Audience Member
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame as General Lafayette
1944Golden Globe Awards as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
1944Golden Globe Awards as Self - Audience Member
—Kill the Poet
—Let It Kill You as Pastor John







