Victor Garber
Acting • Born 1949-03-16
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.
Filmography
165 credits
Sleepless in Seattle
Movie • 1993
Greg
Milk
Movie • 2008
Mayor Moscone
The Town
Movie • 2010
Assistant Bank Manager (uncredited)
The First Wives Club
Movie • 1996
Bill Atchison
Exotica
Movie • 1994
Harold
Heritage Minutes: The Discovery of Insulin
Movie • 2021
Narrator (voice)
Ah, Wilderness!
Movie • 1976
Arthur
The Music Man
Movie • 2003
Mayor Shinn
Legally Blonde
Movie • 2001
Professor Callahan
Augustus Saint-Gaudens: Master of American Sculpture
Movie • 2009
Narrator
Annie
Movie • 1999
Oliver Warbucks
Moving Day
Movie • 2012
Wilf
Tuck Everlasting
Movie • 2002
Robert Foster
Light Sleeper
Movie • 1992
Tis Brooke
Beebo Saves Christmas
Movie • 2021
Narrator
Godspell
Movie • 1973
Jesus
You Again
Movie • 2010
Mark
Private Sessions
Movie • 1985
Jerry Sharma
Green Lantern: First Flight
Movie • 2009
Sinestro (voice)
Jeffrey
Movie • 1995
Tim
Call Me Claus
Movie • 2001
Taylor
The Absolution of Anthony
Movie • 1997
Father Carson
Argo
Movie • 2012
Ken Taylor
Waking the Baby Mammoth
Movie • 2009
Narrator
The Entitled
Movie • 2011
Bob Vincent
I'll Never Get to Heaven
Movie • 1993
Eric Hoskins
Home Room
Movie • 2002
Det. martin Van Zandt
Take Me Home
Movie • 2011
Arnold Colvin
The Wandering Soul Murders
Movie • 2001
Insp. Philip Millard
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
Movie • 1992
Self
Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story
Movie • 2002
J.J. Robinette
Rebuilding Titanic
Movie • 2011
Narrator (voice)
William & Catherine: A Royal Romance
Movie • 2012
HRH Prince Charles
Liberace: Behind the Music
Movie • 1988
Liberace
Big Game
Movie • 2014
Vice President
The Hunters
Movie • 2013
Mason Fuller
Self/less
Movie • 2015
Martin
Wish
Movie • 2023
Sabino (voice)
Life with Mikey
Movie • 1993
Brian Spiro
I'll Follow You Down
Movie • 2013
Sal
Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
Movie • 1993
Frank Marrocco
Kleptomania
Movie • 1995
Morgan Allen
Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20
Movie • 2022
Self
Kung Fu Panda 2
Movie • 2011
Master Thundering Rhino (voice)
Boys Briefs
Movie • 1999
Father Carson (segment "The Absolution of Anthony")
Ice Quake
Movie • 2010
Colonel Bill Hughes
Charley's Aunt
Movie • 1983
Jack Chesney
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway
Movie • 1988
Ernest Hemingway
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Movie • 1998
Isaac (uncredited)
Consumed
Movie • 2015
Dan Conway
Sicario
Movie • 2015
Dave Jennings
Roanoak
Movie • 1986
John White
Bob's Broken Sleigh
Movie • 2015
Fluffy (voice)
Rebel in the Rye
Movie • 2017
Sol Salinger
Monkeys in the Attic
Movie • 1974
Eric
Fly Me to the Moon
Movie • 2024
Senator Hedges (uncredited)
Invisible Child
Movie • 1999
Tim Beeman
Vixen: The Movie
Movie • 2017
Dr. Martin Stein / Firestorm (voice)
Deadly Appearances
Movie • 2000
Inspector Philip Millard
Singles
Movie • 1992
Kid's Dad
Tartuffe
Movie • 1978
Valere
Beyond Titanic
Movie • 1998
Narrator
Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story
Movie • 1996
Jack Gilcrest
They Shall Not Perish
Movie • 2017
Narrator
Love and Murder
Movie • 2000
Inspector Philip Millard
Cinderella
Movie • 1997
King Maximillian
Let It Kill You
Movie
Pastor John
The Woman Who Loves Giraffes
Movie • 2018
Alex Matthew (voice)
Dark Waters
Movie • 2019
Phil Donnelly
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Movie • 2006
Max (segment "Lend Me a Tenor")
Cyrano
Movie • 1974
Christian de Neuvillette (voice)
Valley Forge
Movie • 1975
The Gettysburg Address
Movie • 2025
William Saunders (voice)
Funny Face
Movie • 2021
Developer's Father
Happiest Season
Movie • 2020
Ted
Dieppe
Movie • 1993
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Mixed Nuts
Movie • 1994
Irate Neighbor (voice)
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Movie • 1997
Geoff Dorso
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page
Movie • 2020
Narrator
Reflections on Titanic
Movie • 2012
Self
Kill the Poet
Movie
Broadway's Leading Men: A Musical Celebration
Movie • 2024
Self
Titanic
Movie • 1997
Thomas Andrews
A Colder Kind of Death
Movie • 2001
Insp. Philip Millard
Heritage Minutes: Bora Laskin
Movie • 2025
Bora Laskin
Relay
Movie • 2025
McVie
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Movie • 2025
Self / Jesus
The First Circle
Movie • 1992
Lew Rubin
Grand Larceny
Movie • 1991
Judge Keeler
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
Movie • 2016
Self
Friends of Gilda
Movie • 1993
Self
John Candy: I Like Me
Movie • 2025
Self - Actor (archive footage)
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Movie • 2003
Self - Jack Bristow
Eloise
Movie
Summer's End
Movie • 1999
Narrator (voice)
Eli Stone
TV • 2008
Jordan Wethersby
Tales from the Darkside
TV • 1984
Ambrose Cavender
Glee
TV • 2009
Mr. Schuester
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
TV • 1993
Blackwell
Justice
TV • 2006
Ron Trott
Alias
TV • 2001
Jack Bristow
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Frasier
TV • 1993
Ferguson
30 Rock
TV • 2006
Eugene Gremby
Ugly Betty
TV • 2006
Professor Barrett
Will & Grace
TV • 1998
Peter Bovington
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
General Lafayette
Modern Family
TV • 2009
Chef Dumont
Liberty!
TV • 1997
John Dickinson
The Flash
TV • 2014
Digsy's Husband
Almost Perfect
TV • 1995
FX: The Series
TV • 1996
Andrew Price
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV • 1997
Family Law
TV • 2021
Harry Svensson
I Had Three Wives
TV • 1985
Jackson Beaudine
The Outer Limits
TV • 1995
Dr. Ben McCormick
Power
TV • 2014
Simon Stern
Law & Order: LA
TV • 2010
Walter Calvin
Charlie's Angels
TV • 2011
Charles Townsend (voice)
Republic of Doyle
TV • 2010
Garrison Steele
The Last Templar
TV • 2009
Monsignor De Angelis
Deception
TV • 2013
Robert Bowers
The Flash
TV • 2014
Prof. Martin Stein (voice)
Power Book II: Ghost
TV • 2020
Simon Stern
The Slap
TV • 2015
Narrator (voice)
Motive
TV • 2013
Neville Montgomery
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
TV • 2016
Dr. Martin Stein / Firestorm
The Flash
TV • 2014
Dr. Martin Stein
Sleepy Hollow
TV • 2013
Mr. Crane
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Michael de Graaf (voice)
And Just Like That…
TV • 2021
Mark Kasabian
The Outer Limits
TV • 1995
Dr. Edward Normandy
Stargate Universe
TV • 2009
Ambassador Ovirda
The Firm
TV • 2012
Judge Dominic
The Orville
TV • 2017
Admiral Halsey
Arrow
TV • 2012
Martin Stein
Supergirl
TV • 2015
Dr. Martin Stein
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Paul Sandig
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
TV • 2001
Sid Luft
The Reichen Show
TV • 2005
Self
Suits
TV • 2011
Philip
Web Therapy
TV • 2008
Kip Wallice
Web Therapy
TV • 2011
Kip Wallice
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Tales of the City
TV • 2019
Samuel Garland
Damages
TV • 2007
Bennett Herreshoff
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
TV • 1987
Dennis Widmer
Entertainment Tonight
TV • 1981
Self
Stars in the House
TV • 2020
Self
Everything She Ever Wanted
TV • 2009
Walter Allanson
Titanic: Stories from the Deep
TV • 2019
Himself
ReGenesis
TV • 2004
Olivier Roth
Schitt's Creek
TV • 2015
Clifton Sparks
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Arthur
The Good Wife
TV • 2009
Judge Loudon Spencer
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
American Horror Stories
TV • 2021
David Woodrow Randolph
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Audience Member
Working Shakespeare
TV • 2003
The Twilight Zone
TV • 1985
Dr. Kevin Carlson (segment "A Day in Beaumont")
The Last Thing He Told Me
TV • 2023
Professor Tobias Cookman
Difficult People
TV • 2015
John Passias
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest