About
Victor Garber
Overview
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.
Known for
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| 2025 | The Gettysburg Address | Actor | William Saunders (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2024 | Fly Me to the Moon | Actor | Senator Hedges (uncredited) | 64 Fair |
| 2023 | Titanic: Stories From the Heart | Actor | Self (archive footage) / Thomas Andrews | 59 Average |
| 2023 | Wish | Actor | Sabino (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2022 | Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20 | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2021 | Beebo Saves Christmas | Actor | Narrator | 58 Average |
| 2021 | Family Law | Actor | Harry Svensson | 71 Good |
| 2021 | Heritage Minutes: The Discovery of Insulin | Actor | Narrator (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2021 | Funny Face | Actor | Developer's Father | 58 Average |
| 2020 | Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page | Actor | Narrator | N/A N/A |
| 2020 | Happiest Season | Actor | Ted | 68 Fair |
| 2019 | Dark Waters | Actor | Phil Donnelly | 71 Good |
| 2019 | Titanic: Stories from the Deep | Actor | Himself | 69 Fair |
| 2018 | The Woman Who Loves Giraffes | Actor | Alex Matthew (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2017 | They Shall Not Perish | Actor | Narrator | 59 Average |
| 2017 | Rebel in the Rye | Actor | Sol Salinger | 61 Fair |
| 2017 | Vixen: The Movie | Actor | Dr. Martin Stein / Firestorm (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2015 | Bob's Broken Sleigh | Actor | Fluffy (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Sicario | Actor | Dave Jennings | 73 Good |
| 2015 | Self/less | Actor | Martin | 63 Fair |
| 2015 | Consumed | Actor | Dan Conway | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Big Game | Actor | Vice President | 56 Average |
| 2015 | The Slap | Actor | Narrator (voice) | 66 Fair |
| 2013 | The Hunters | Actor | Mason Fuller | 57 Average |
| 2013 | I'll Follow You Down | Actor | Sal | 59 Average |
| 2013 | Deception | Actor | Robert Bowers | 65 Fair |
| 2012 | Argo | Actor | Ken Taylor | 71 Good |
| 2012 | Reflections on Titanic | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2012 | Moving Day | Actor | Wilf | 59 Average |
| 2012 | William & Catherine: A Royal Romance | Actor | HRH Prince Charles | 58 Average |
| 2011 | Charlie's Angels | Actor | Charles Townsend (voice) | 62 Fair |
| 2011 | The Entitled | Actor | Bob Vincent | 59 Average |
| 2011 | Rebuilding Titanic | Actor | Narrator (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2011 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Actor | Master Thundering Rhino (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2011 | Take Me Home | Actor | Arnold Colvin | 60 Fair |
| 2010 | Ice Quake | Actor | Colonel Bill Hughes | 57 Average |
| 2010 | You Again | Actor | Mark | 61 Fair |
| 2010 | The Town | Actor | Assistant Bank Manager (uncredited) | 70 Good |
| 2009 | Everything She Ever Wanted | Actor | Walter Allanson | 59 Average |
| 2009 | Everything She Ever Wanted | Actor | Walter Allanson | 69 Fair |
| 2009 | Green Lantern: First Flight | Actor | Sinestro (voice) | 63 Fair |
| 2009 | Waking the Baby Mammoth | Actor | Narrator | N/A N/A |
| 2009 | The Last Templar | Actor | Monsignor De Angelis | N/A N/A |
| 2009 | The Last Templar | Actor | Monsignor De Angelis | 62 Fair |
| 2009 | Augustus Saint-Gaudens: Master of American Sculpture | Actor | Narrator | 59 Average |
| 2008 | Milk | Actor | Mayor Moscone | 69 Fair |
| 2008 | Eli Stone | Actor | Jordan Wethersby | 68 Fair |
| 2006 | Justice | Actor | Ron Trott | 69 Fair |
| 2006 | The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays | Actor | Max (segment "Lend Me a Tenor") | N/A N/A |
| 2003 | The Music Man | Actor | Mayor Shinn | 58 Average |
| 2002 | Tuck Everlasting | Actor | Robert Foster | 62 Fair |
| 2002 | Home Room | Actor | Det. martin Van Zandt | 59 Average |
| 2002 | Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story | Actor | J.J. Robinette | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Call Me Claus | Actor | Taylor | 58 Average |
| 2001 | Alias | Actor | Jack Bristow | 67 Fair |
| 2001 | Legally Blonde | Actor | Professor Callahan | 66 Fair |
| 2001 | Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows | Actor | Sid Luft | 70 Good |
| 2001 | The Wandering Soul Murders | Actor | Insp. Philip Millard | 58 Average |
| 2000 | Deadly Appearances | Actor | Inspector Philip Millard | 59 Average |
| 2000 | Love and Murder | Actor | Inspector Philip Millard | 59 Average |
| 1999 | Boys Briefs | Actor | Father Carson (segment "The Absolution of Anthony") | 58 Average |
| 1999 | Annie | Actor | Oliver Warbucks | 60 Fair |
| 1999 | Invisible Child | Actor | Tim Beeman | 59 Average |
| 1998 | Beyond Titanic | Actor | Narrator | 59 Average |
| 1998 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | Actor | Isaac (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1997 | Liberty! | Actor | John Dickinson | 70 Good |
| 1997 | Titanic | Actor | Thomas Andrews | 78 Good |
| 1997 | Cinderella | Actor | King Maximillian | 60 Fair |
| 1997 | Let Me Call You Sweetheart | Actor | Geoff Dorso | 59 Average |
| 1997 | The Absolution of Anthony | Actor | Father Carson | 58 Average |
| 1996 | The First Wives Club | Actor | Bill Atchison | 63 Fair |
| 1996 | Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story | Actor | Jack Gilcrest | 58 Average |
| 1995 | Jeffrey | Actor | Tim | 59 Average |
| 1995 | Kleptomania | Actor | Morgan Allen | 58 Average |
| 1994 | Mixed Nuts | Actor | Irate Neighbor (voice) | 57 Average |
| 1994 | Exotica | Actor | Harold | 61 Fair |
| 1993 | Dieppe | Actor | Lord Louis Mountbatten | N/A N/A |
| 1993 | Sleepless in Seattle | Actor | Greg | 65 Fair |
| 1993 | Life with Mikey | Actor | Brian Spiro | 58 Average |
| 1993 | Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story | Actor | Frank Marrocco | 58 Average |
| 1993 | I'll Never Get to Heaven | Actor | Eric Hoskins | N/A N/A |
| 1992 | Singles | Actor | Kid's Dad | 61 Fair |
| 1992 | Light Sleeper | Actor | Tis Brooke | 60 Fair |
| 1992 | Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1988 | Liberace: Behind the Music | Actor | Liberace | 58 Average |
| 1988 | The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway | Actor | Ernest Hemingway | N/A N/A |
| 1986 | Roanoak | Actor | John White | N/A N/A |
| 1985 | I Had Three Wives | Actor | Jackson Beaudine | N/A N/A |
| 1985 | Private Sessions | Actor | Jerry Sharma | 58 Average |
| 1985 | The Tear Collector | Actor | Ambrose Cavender | N/A N/A |
| 1983 | Charley's Aunt | Actor | Jack Chesney | N/A N/A |
| 1978 | Tartuffe | Actor | Valere | N/A N/A |
| 1976 | Ah, Wilderness! | Actor | Arthur | N/A N/A |
| 1975 | Valley Forge | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1974 | Monkeys in the Attic | Actor | Eric | 58 Average |
| 1974 | Cyrano | Actor | Christian de Neuvillette (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1973 | Godspell | Actor | Jesus | 59 Average |
| Kill the Poet | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| Let It Kill You | Actor | Pastor John | N/A N/A |
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