Victor Garber
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.
Born: 16 March 1949
Played In
Movie
Sep 2026
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
Self / Jesus
TV Show
Jun 2026
Not Suitable for Work
Wes Dryden
Movie
Nov 2025
The Gettysburg Address
William Saunders (voice)
Movie
Sep 2025
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Movie
Aug 2025
Relay
McVie
Movie
May 2025
Heritage Minutes: Bora Laskin
Bora Laskin
Movie
Nov 2024
Broadway's Leading Men: A Musical Celebration
Self
Movie
Jul 2024
Fly Me to the Moon
Senator Hedges (uncredited)
Movie
Dec 2023
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
Self (archive footage)
Movie
Nov 2023
Wish
Sabino (voice)
TV Show
Apr 2023
The Last Thing He Told Me
Professor Tobias Cookman
Movie
Aug 2022
Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20
Self
TV Show
Dec 2021
And Just Like That…
Mark Kasabian
Movie
Dec 2021
Beebo Saves Christmas
Narrator
TV Show
Sep 2021
Family Law
Harry Svensson
TV Show
Jul 2021
American Horror Stories
David Woodrow Randolph
Movie
May 2021
Heritage Minutes: The Discovery of Insulin
Narrator (voice)
Movie
Mar 2021
Funny Face
Developer's Father
Movie
Dec 2020
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page
Narrator
Movie
Nov 2020
Happiest Season
Ted
TV Show
Sep 2020
Power Book II: Ghost
Simon Stern
TV Show
Mar 2020
Stars in the House
Self
Movie
Nov 2019
Dark Waters
Phil Donnelly
TV Show
Oct 2019
Titanic: Stories from the Deep
Himself
TV Show
Jun 2019
Tales of the City
Samuel Garland
Movie
Oct 2018
The Woman Who Loves Giraffes
Alex Matthew (voice)
Movie
Oct 2017
They Shall Not Perish
Narrator
Movie
Sep 2017
Rebel in the Rye
Sol Salinger
TV Show
Sep 2017
The Orville
Admiral Halsey
Movie
May 2017
Vixen: The Movie
Dr. Martin Stein / Firestorm (voice)
Movie
Oct 2016
Tom Hanks: A League of His Own
Self
TV Show
Jan 2016
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Dr. Martin Stein / Firestorm
Movie
Dec 2015
Bob's Broken Sleigh
Fluffy (voice)
TV Show
Oct 2015
Supergirl
Dr. Martin Stein
Movie
Sep 2015
Sicario
Dave Jennings
TV Show
Aug 2015
Difficult People
John Passias
Movie
Jul 2015
Self/less
Martin
Movie
Jun 2015
Consumed
Dan Conway
TV Show
Feb 2015
The Slap
Narrator (voice)
TV Show
Jan 2015
Schitt's Creek
Clifton Sparks
TV Show
Oct 2014
The Flash
Digsy's Husband
TV Show
Oct 2014
The Flash
Prof. Martin Stein (voice)
TV Show
Oct 2014
The Flash
Dr. Martin Stein
Movie
Sep 2014
Big Game
Vice President
TV Show
Jun 2014
Power
Simon Stern
Movie
Oct 2013
The Hunters
Mason Fuller
TV Show
Sep 2013
Sleepy Hollow
Mr. Crane
Movie
Jul 2013
I'll Follow You Down
Sal
TV Show
Feb 2013
Motive
Neville Montgomery
TV Show
Jan 2013
Deception
Robert Bowers
Movie
Oct 2012
Argo
Ken Taylor
TV Show
Oct 2012
Arrow
Martin Stein
Movie
Sep 2012
Reflections on Titanic
Self
Movie
Jul 2012
Moving Day
Wilf
Movie
Apr 2012
William & Catherine: A Royal Romance
HRH Prince Charles
TV Show
Jan 2012
The Firm
Judge Dominic
TV Show
Sep 2011
Charlie's Angels
Charles Townsend (voice)
Movie
Sep 2011
The Entitled
Bob Vincent
TV Show
Jul 2011
Web Therapy
Kip Wallice
TV Show
Jun 2011
Suits
Philip
Movie
Jun 2011
Rebuilding Titanic
Narrator (voice)
Movie
May 2011
Kung Fu Panda 2
Master Thundering Rhino (voice)
Movie
Mar 2011
Take Me Home
Arnold Colvin
Movie
Dec 2010
Ice Quake
Colonel Bill Hughes
TV Show
Sep 2010
Law & Order: LA
Walter Calvin
Movie
Sep 2010
You Again
Mark
Movie
Sep 2010
The Town
Assistant Bank Manager (uncredited)
TV Show
Jan 2010
Republic of Doyle
Garrison Steele
TV Show
Nov 2009
Everything She Ever Wanted
Walter Allanson
TV Show
Oct 2009
Stargate Universe
Ambassador Ovirda
TV Show
Sep 2009
Modern Family
Chef Dumont
TV Show
Sep 2009
The Good Wife
Judge Loudon Spencer
Movie
Jul 2009
Green Lantern: First Flight
Sinestro (voice)
TV Show
Jul 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
TV Show
Jun 2009
Nurse Jackie
Neil Nutterman
TV Show
May 2009
Glee
Mr. Schuester
Movie
Apr 2009
Waking the Baby Mammoth
Narrator
TV Show
Jan 2009
The Last Templar
Monsignor De Angelis
Movie
Jan 2009
Augustus Saint-Gaudens: Master of American Sculpture
Narrator
Movie
Nov 2008
Milk
Mayor Moscone
TV Show
Sep 2008
Web Therapy
Kip Wallice
TV Show
Jan 2008
Eli Stone
Jordan Wethersby
TV Show
Jul 2007
Damages
Bennett Herreshoff
TV Show
Oct 2006
30 Rock
Eugene Gremby
TV Show
Sep 2006
Ugly Betty
Professor Barrett
TV Show
Aug 2006
Justice
Ron Trott
Movie
May 2006
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
Max (segment "Lend Me a Tenor")
TV Show
Nov 2005
The Reichen Show
Self
TV Show
Oct 2004
ReGenesis
Olivier Roth
TV Show
Jul 2003
Working Shakespeare
Movie
May 2003
ABC's 50th Anniversary Celebration
Self - Jack Bristow
Movie
Feb 2003
The Music Man
Mayor Shinn
Movie
Oct 2002
Tuck Everlasting
Robert Foster
Movie
Apr 2002
Home Room
Det. martin Van Zandt
Movie
Mar 2002
Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story
J.J. Robinette
Movie
Dec 2001
Call Me Claus
Taylor
TV Show
Sep 2001
Alias
Jack Bristow
Movie
Jul 2001
Legally Blonde
Professor Callahan
TV Show
Feb 2001
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
Sid Luft
Movie
Jan 2001
The Wandering Soul Murders
Insp. Philip Millard
Movie
Jan 2001
A Colder Kind of Death
Insp. Philip Millard
Movie
Apr 2000
Deadly Appearances
Inspector Philip Millard
Movie
Apr 2000
Love and Murder
Inspector Philip Millard
Movie
Dec 1999
Boys Briefs
Father Carson (segment "The Absolution of Anthony")
Movie
Nov 1999
Annie
Oliver Warbucks
Movie
Mar 1999
Invisible Child
Tim Beeman
Movie
Feb 1999
Summer's End
Narrator (voice)
TV Show
Sep 1998
Will & Grace
Peter Bovington
Movie
Sep 1998
Beyond Titanic
Narrator
Movie
Aug 1998
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
Isaac (uncredited)
Movie
Dec 1997
Titanic
Thomas Andrews
TV Show
Nov 1997
Liberty!
John Dickinson
Movie
Nov 1997
Cinderella
King Maximillian
Movie
Oct 1997
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Geoff Dorso
TV Show
Sep 1997
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV Show
Aug 1997
The View
Self
Movie
Jan 1997
The Absolution of Anthony
Father Carson
Movie
Sep 1996
The First Wives Club
Bill Atchison
TV Show
Sep 1996
FX: The Series
Andrew Price
Movie
May 1996
Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story
Jack Gilcrest
TV Show
Sep 1995
Almost Perfect
Movie
Aug 1995
Jeffrey
Tim
TV Show
Mar 1995
The Outer Limits
Dr. Ben McCormick
TV Show
Mar 1995
The Outer Limits
Dr. Edward Normandy
Movie
Jan 1995
Kleptomania
Morgan Allen
Movie
Dec 1994
Mixed Nuts
Irate Neighbor (voice)
Movie
Sep 1994
Exotica
Harold
Movie
Dec 1993
Dieppe
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Movie
Nov 1993
Friends of Gilda
Self
TV Show
Sep 1993
Frasier
Ferguson
TV Show
Sep 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Movie
Jun 1993
Sleepless in Seattle
Greg
Movie
Jun 1993
Life with Mikey
Brian Spiro
Movie
May 1993
Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
Frank Marrocco
Movie
Jan 1993
I'll Never Get to Heaven
Eric Hoskins
TV Show
Jan 1993
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Blackwell
Movie
Sep 1992
Singles
Kid's Dad
Movie
Aug 1992
Light Sleeper
Tis Brooke
Movie
Jun 1992
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
Self
Movie
Apr 1992
Walking the Dog
Movie
Feb 1992
The First Circle
Lew Rubin
Movie
Dec 1991
Grand Larceny
Judge Keeler
TV Show
Sep 1990
Law & Order
Paul Sandig
TV Show
Dec 1989
The Simpsons
Michael de Graaf (voice)
Movie
Oct 1988
Liberace: Behind the Music
Liberace
Movie
Jan 1988
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway
TV Show
May 1987
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Dennis Widmer
Movie
May 1986
Roanoak
John White
TV Show
May 1986
Roanoak
John White
TV Show
Sep 1985
The Twilight Zone
Dr. Kevin Carlson (segment "A Day in Beaumont")
TV Show
Aug 1985
I Had Three Wives
Jackson Beaudine
Movie
Mar 1985
Private Sessions
Jerry Sharma
TV Show
Sep 1984
Tales from the Darkside
Ambrose Cavender
Movie
Feb 1983
Charley's Aunt
Jack Chesney
TV Show
Sep 1981
Entertainment Tonight
Self
Movie
May 1978
Tartuffe
Valere
Movie
Oct 1976
Ah, Wilderness!
Arthur
Movie
Dec 1975
Valley Forge
Gen. Fafayette
Movie
Oct 1974
Monkeys in the Attic
Eric
Movie
Mar 1974
Cyrano
Christian de Neuvillette (voice)
Movie
Mar 1973
Godspell
Jesus
TV Show
Jan 1971
Great Performances
Arthur
TV Show
Dec 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
TV Show
Apr 1956
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee / Performer
TV Show
Apr 1956
Tony Awards
Self - Audience Member
TV Show
Dec 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
General Lafayette
TV Show
Jan 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
TV Show
Jan 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Audience Member
Movie
Let It Kill You
Pastor John
Movie
Kill the Poet
Movie
Eloise