Acting · London, Ontario, Canada · Born March 16, 1949
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.
MovieYou Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
2026
as Self / Jesus
TVNot Suitable for Work
2026
as Wes Dryden
MovieThe Gettysburg Address
2025
as William Saunders (voice)
MovieJohn Candy: I Like Me
2025
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
MovieRelay
2025
as McVie
MovieHeritage Minutes: Bora Laskin
2025
as Bora Laskin
MovieBroadway's Leading Men: A Musical Celebration
2024
as Self
MovieFly Me to the Moon
2024
as Senator Hedges (uncredited)
MovieTitanic: Stories from the Heart
2023
as Self (archive footage)
MovieWish
2023
as Sabino (voice)
TVThe Last Thing He Told Me
2023
as Professor Tobias Cookman
MovieCinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20
2022
as Self
TVAnd Just Like That…
2021
as Mark Kasabian
MovieBeebo Saves Christmas
2021
as Narrator
TVFamily Law
2021
as Harry Svensson
TVAmerican Horror Stories
2021
as David Woodrow Randolph
MovieHeritage Minutes: The Discovery of Insulin
2021
as Narrator (voice)
MovieFunny Face
2021
as Developer's Father
MovieLaura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page
2020
as Narrator
MovieHappiest Season
2020
as Ted
TVPower Book II: Ghost
2020
as Simon Stern
TVStars in the House
2020
as Self
MovieDark Waters
2019
as Phil Donnelly
TVTitanic: Stories from the Deep
2019
as Himself
TVTales of the City
2019
as Samuel Garland
MovieThe Woman Who Loves Giraffes
2018
as Alex Matthew (voice)
MovieThey Shall Not Perish
2017
as Narrator
MovieRebel in the Rye
2017
as Sol Salinger
TVThe Orville
2017
as Admiral Halsey
MovieVixen: The Movie
2017
as Dr. Martin Stein / Firestorm (voice)
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
2016
as Self
TVDC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016
as Dr. Martin Stein / Firestorm
MovieBob's Broken Sleigh
2015
as Fluffy (voice)
TVSupergirl
2015
as Dr. Martin Stein
MovieSicario
2015
as Dave Jennings
TVDifficult People
2015
as John Passias
MovieSelf/less
2015
as Martin
MovieConsumed
2015
as Dan Conway
TVThe Slap
2015
as Narrator (voice)
TVSchitt's Creek
2015
as Clifton Sparks
TVThe Flash
2014
as Digsy's Husband
MovieBig Game
2014
as Vice President
TVPower
2014
as Simon Stern
TVLast Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Self
MovieThe Hunters
2013
as Mason Fuller
TVSleepy Hollow
2013
as Mr. Crane
MovieI'll Follow You Down
2013
as Sal
TVMotive
2013
as Neville Montgomery
TVDeception
2013
as Robert Bowers
MovieArgo
2012
as Ken Taylor
TVArrow
2012
as Martin Stein
MovieReflections on Titanic
2012
as Self
MovieMoving Day
2012
as Wilf
MovieWilliam & Catherine: A Royal Romance
2012
as HRH Prince Charles
TVThe Firm
2012
as Judge Dominic
TVCharlie's Angels
2011
as Charles Townsend (voice)
MovieThe Entitled
2011
as Bob Vincent
TVWeb Therapy
2011
as Kip Wallice
TVSuits
2011
as Philip
Rebuilding Titanic
2011
as Narrator (voice)
MovieKung Fu Panda 2
2011
as Master Thundering Rhino (voice)
MovieTake Me Home
2011
as Arnold Colvin
MovieIce Quake
2010
as Colonel Bill Hughes
TVLaw & Order: LA
2010
as Walter Calvin
MovieYou Again
2010
as Mark
MovieThe Town
2010
as Assistant Bank Manager (uncredited)
TVRepublic of Doyle
2010
as Garrison Steele
TVEverything She Ever Wanted
2009
as Walter Allanson
TVStargate Universe
2009
as Ambassador Ovirda
TVModern Family
2009
as Chef Dumont
TVThe Good Wife
2009
as Judge Loudon Spencer
MovieGreen Lantern: First Flight
2009
as Sinestro (voice)
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
TVNurse Jackie
2009
as Neil Nutterman
TVGlee
2009
as Mr. Schuester
MovieWaking the Baby Mammoth
2009
as Narrator
TVThe Last Templar
2009
as Monsignor De Angelis
MovieAugustus Saint-Gaudens: Master of American Sculpture
2009
as Narrator
MovieMilk
2008
as Mayor Moscone
TVWeb Therapy
2008
as Kip Wallice
TVEli Stone
2008
as Jordan Wethersby
TVDamages
2007
as Bennett Herreshoff
TV30 Rock
2006
as Eugene Gremby
TVUgly Betty
2006
as Professor Barrett
TVJustice
2006
as Ron Trott
MovieThe Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
as Max (segment "Lend Me a Tenor")
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
TVReGenesis
2004
as Olivier Roth
TVWorking Shakespeare
2003
MovieABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2003
as Self - Jack Bristow
MovieThe Music Man
2003
as Mayor Shinn
MovieTuck Everlasting
2002
as Robert Foster
MovieHome Room
2002
as Det. martin Van Zandt
MovieTorso: The Evelyn Dick Story
2002
as J.J. Robinette
MovieCall Me Claus
2001
as Taylor
TVAlias
2001
as Jack Bristow
MovieLegally Blonde
2001
as Professor Callahan
TVLife with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
2001
as Sid Luft
MovieThe Wandering Soul Murders
2001
as Insp. Philip Millard
MovieA Colder Kind of Death
2001
as Insp. Philip Millard
MovieDeadly Appearances
2000
as Inspector Philip Millard
MovieLove and Murder
2000
as Inspector Philip Millard
MovieBoys Briefs
1999
as Father Carson (segment "The Absolution of Anthony")
MovieAnnie
1999
as Oliver Warbucks
MovieInvisible Child
1999
as Tim Beeman
MovieSummer's End
1999
as Narrator (voice)
TVWill & Grace
1998
as Peter Bovington
MovieBeyond Titanic
1998
as Narrator
MovieHow Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998
as Isaac (uncredited)
MovieTitanic
1997
as Thomas Andrews
TVLiberty!
1997
as John Dickinson
MovieCinderella
1997
as King Maximillian
MovieLet Me Call You Sweetheart
1997
as Geoff Dorso
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1997
TVThe View
1997
as Self
MovieThe Absolution of Anthony
1997
as Father Carson
MovieThe First Wives Club
1996
as Bill Atchison
TVFX: The Series
1996
as Andrew Price
MovieHostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story
1996
as Jack Gilcrest
TVAlmost Perfect
1995
MovieJeffrey
1995
as Tim
TVThe Outer Limits
1995
as Dr. Ben McCormick
MovieKleptomania
1995
as Morgan Allen
MovieMixed Nuts
1994
as Irate Neighbor (voice)
MovieExotica
1994
as Harold
MovieDieppe
1993
as Lord Louis Mountbatten
Friends of Gilda
1993
as Self
TVFrasier
1993
as Ferguson
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
MovieSleepless in Seattle
1993
as Greg
MovieLife with Mikey
1993
as Brian Spiro
MovieWoman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
1993
as Frank Marrocco
MovieI'll Never Get to Heaven
1993
as Eric Hoskins
TVKung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
as Blackwell
MovieSingles
1992
as Kid's Dad
MovieLight Sleeper
1992
as Tis Brooke
MovieSondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
1992
as Self
Walking the Dog
1992
MovieThe First Circle
1992
as Lew Rubin
MovieGrand Larceny
1991
as Judge Keeler
MovieAssassins
1990
as John Wilkes Booth
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Paul Sandig
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Michael de Graaf (voice)
MovieLiberace: Behind the Music
1988
as Liberace
MovieThe Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway
1988
as Ernest Hemingway
TVThe Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
as Dennis Widmer
MovieRoanoak
1986
as John White
TVRoanoak
1986
as John White
TVThe Twilight Zone
1985
as Dr. Kevin Carlson (segment "A Day in Beaumont")
I Had Three Wives
1985
as Jackson Beaudine
MoviePrivate Sessions
1985
as Jerry Sharma
TVTales from the Darkside
1984
as Ambrose Cavender
MovieCharley's Aunt
1983
as Jack Chesney
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as John White
TVEntertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
MovieTartuffe
1978
as Valere
MovieAh, Wilderness!
1976
as Arthur
MovieValley Forge
1975
as Gen. Fafayette
MovieMonkeys in the Attic
1974
as Eric
MovieCyrano
1974
as Christian de Neuvillette (voice)
MovieGodspell
1973
as Jesus
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Arthur
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee / Performer
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as General Lafayette
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
MovieLet It Kill You
as Pastor John
Kill the Poet
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