Victor Garber

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.

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Filmography

2025

The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address
as William Saunders (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/19/2025

2024

Fly Me to the Moon
Fly Me to the Moon
as Senator Hedges (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/10/2024

2023

Wish
Wish
as Sabino (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/13/2023
Movie
Titanic: Stories from the Heart
as Self / Thomas Andrews (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 12/5/2023

2022

Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20
Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/23/2022

2021

Heritage Minutes: The Discovery of Insulin
Heritage Minutes: The Discovery of Insulin
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 5/17/2021
Beebo Saves Christmas
Beebo Saves Christmas
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 12/1/2021
Funny Face
Funny Face
as Developer's Father
Movie - Released: 3/30/2021
Family Law
Family Law
as Harry Svensson
TV - Released: 9/16/2021
And Just Like That…
And Just Like That…
as Mark Kasabian
TV - Released: 12/9/2021
American Horror Stories
American Horror Stories
as David Woodrow Randolph
TV - Released: 7/15/2021

2020

Happiest Season
Happiest Season
as Ted
Movie - Released: 11/26/2020
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 12/30/2020
Power Book II: Ghost
Power Book II: Ghost
as Simon Stern
TV - Released: 9/6/2020
Stars in the House
Stars in the House
as Self
TV - Released: 3/16/2020

2019

Dark Waters
Dark Waters
as Phil Donnelly
Movie - Released: 11/22/2019
Tales of the City
Tales of the City
as Samuel Garland
TV - Released: 6/7/2019
Titanic: Stories from the Deep
Titanic: Stories from the Deep
as Himself
TV - Released: 10/15/2019

2018

The Woman Who Loves Giraffes
The Woman Who Loves Giraffes
as Alex Matthew (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/3/2018

2017

Rebel in the Rye
Rebel in the Rye
as Sol Salinger
Movie - Released: 9/15/2017
Vixen: The Movie
Vixen: The Movie
as Dr. Martin Stein / Firestorm (voice)
Movie - Released: 5/8/2017
They Shall Not Perish
They Shall Not Perish
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 10/13/2017
The Orville
The Orville
as Admiral Halsey
TV - Released: 9/10/2017

2016

DC's Legends of Tomorrow
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
as Dr. Martin Stein / Firestorm
TV - Released: 1/21/2016
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
as Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 1/21/2016

2015

Big Game
Big Game
as Vice President
Movie - Released: 3/19/2015
Self/less
Self/less
as Martin
Movie - Released: 7/10/2015
Consumed
Consumed
as Dan Conway
Movie - Released: 6/1/2015
Sicario
Sicario
as Dave Jennings
Movie - Released: 9/17/2015
Bob's Broken Sleigh
Bob's Broken Sleigh
as Fluffy (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/1/2015
The Slap
The Slap
as Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 2/12/2015
Supergirl
Supergirl
as Dr. Martin Stein
TV - Released: 10/26/2015
Schitt's Creek
Schitt's Creek
as Clifton Sparks
TV - Released: 1/13/2015

2014

The Flash
The Flash
as Digsy's Husband
TV - Released: 10/7/2014
Power
Power
as Simon Stern
TV - Released: 6/7/2014
The Flash
The Flash
as Prof. Martin Stein (voice)
TV - Released: 10/7/2014
The Flash
The Flash
as Dr. Martin Stein
TV - Released: 10/7/2014

2013

The Hunters
The Hunters
as Mason Fuller
Movie - Released: 10/25/2013
I'll Follow You Down
I'll Follow You Down
as Sal
Movie - Released: 7/28/2013
Deception
Deception
as Robert Bowers
TV - Released: 1/7/2013
Motive
Motive
as Neville Montgomery
TV - Released: 2/3/2013
Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow
as Mr. Crane
TV - Released: 9/16/2013

2012

Moving Day
Moving Day
as Wilf
Movie - Released: 7/20/2012
Argo
Argo
as Ken Taylor
Movie - Released: 10/11/2012
William & Catherine: A Royal Romance
William & Catherine: A Royal Romance
as HRH Prince Charles
Movie - Released: 4/30/2012
Reflections on Titanic
Reflections on Titanic
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/10/2012
The Firm
The Firm
as Judge Dominic
TV - Released: 1/8/2012
Arrow
Arrow
as Martin Stein
TV - Released: 10/10/2012

2011

The Entitled
The Entitled
as Bob Vincent
Movie - Released: 9/6/2011
Take Me Home
Take Me Home
as Arnold Colvin
Movie - Released: 3/2/2011
Movie
Rebuilding Titanic
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/20/2011
Kung Fu Panda 2
Kung Fu Panda 2
as Master Thundering Rhino (voice)
Movie - Released: 5/25/2011
Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels
as Charles Townsend (voice)
TV - Released: 9/22/2011
Suits
Suits
as Philip
TV - Released: 6/23/2011
Web Therapy
Web Therapy
TV - Released: 7/19/2011

2010

The Town
The Town
as Assistant Bank Manager (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/15/2010
You Again
You Again
as Mark
Movie - Released: 9/23/2010
Ice Quake
Ice Quake
as Colonel Bill Hughes
Movie - Released: 12/11/2010
Law & Order: LA
Law & Order: LA
as Walter Calvin
TV - Released: 9/29/2010
Republic of Doyle
Republic of Doyle
as Garrison Steele
TV - Released: 1/6/2010

2009

Augustus Saint-Gaudens: Master of American Sculpture
Augustus Saint-Gaudens: Master of American Sculpture
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/2009
Green Lantern: First Flight
Green Lantern: First Flight
as Sinestro (voice)
Movie - Released: 7/28/2009
Waking the Baby Mammoth
Waking the Baby Mammoth
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 4/25/2009
Glee
Glee
as Mr. Schuester
TV - Released: 5/19/2009
Modern Family
Modern Family
as Chef Dumont
TV - Released: 9/23/2009
The Last Templar
The Last Templar
as Monsignor De Angelis
TV - Released: 1/25/2009
Stargate Universe
Stargate Universe
as Ambassador Ovirda
TV - Released: 10/2/2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 7/16/2009
Everything She Ever Wanted
Everything She Ever Wanted
as Walter Allanson
TV - Released: 11/14/2009
The Good Wife
The Good Wife
as Judge Loudon Spencer
TV - Released: 9/22/2009

2008

Milk
Milk
as Mayor Moscone
Movie - Released: 11/5/2008
Eli Stone
Eli Stone
as Jordan Wethersby
TV - Released: 1/31/2008
Web Therapy
Web Therapy
as Kip Wallice
TV - Released: 9/22/2008

2007

Damages
Damages
as Bennett Herreshoff
TV - Released: 7/24/2007

2006

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as Max (segment "Lend Me a Tenor")
Movie - Released: 5/2/2006
Justice
Justice
as Ron Trott
TV - Released: 8/30/2006
30 Rock
30 Rock
as Eugene Gremby
TV - Released: 10/11/2006
Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty
as Professor Barrett
TV - Released: 9/28/2006

2005

$200,000,001: A Ship's Odyssey (The Titanic Crew Video)
$200,000,001: A Ship's Odyssey (The Titanic Crew Video)
as Self / Thomas Andrews (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 10/25/2005
The Reichen Show
The Reichen Show
as Self
TV - Released: 11/11/2005

2004

ReGenesis
ReGenesis
as Olivier Roth
TV - Released: 10/24/2004

2003

The Music Man
The Music Man
as Mayor Shinn
Movie - Released: 2/16/2003

2002

Tuck Everlasting
Tuck Everlasting
as Robert Foster
Movie - Released: 10/11/2002
Home Room
Home Room
as Det. martin Van Zandt
Movie - Released: 4/12/2002
Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story
Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story
as J.J. Robinette
Movie - Released: 3/18/2002

2001

Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde
as Professor Callahan
Movie - Released: 7/13/2001
Call Me Claus
Call Me Claus
as Taylor
Movie - Released: 12/3/2001
The Wandering Soul Murders
The Wandering Soul Murders
as Insp. Philip Millard
Movie - Released: 1/9/2001
Criminal Instinct: A Colder Kind of Death
Criminal Instinct: A Colder Kind of Death
as Insp. Philip Millard
Movie - Released: 1/1/2001
Alias
Alias
as Jack Bristow
TV - Released: 9/30/2001
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows
as Sid Luft
TV - Released: 2/25/2001

2000

Deadly Appearances
Deadly Appearances
as Inspector Philip Millard
Movie - Released: 4/23/2000
Love and Murder
Love and Murder
as Inspector Philip Millard
Movie - Released: 4/16/2000

1999

Annie
Annie
as Oliver Warbucks
Movie - Released: 11/7/1999
Boys Briefs
Boys Briefs
as Father Carson (segment "The Absolution of Anthony")
Movie - Released: 12/12/1999
Invisible Child
Invisible Child
as Tim Beeman
Movie - Released: 3/8/1999

1998

How Stella Got Her Groove Back
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
as Isaac (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/14/1998
Beyond Titanic
Beyond Titanic
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 9/6/1998
Will & Grace
Will & Grace
as Peter Bovington
TV - Released: 9/21/1998

1997

The Absolution of Anthony
The Absolution of Anthony
as Father Carson
Movie - Released: 1/1/1997
Cinderella
Cinderella
as King Maximillian
Movie - Released: 11/2/1997
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
as Geoff Dorso
Movie - Released: 10/26/1997
Titanic
Titanic
as Thomas Andrews
Movie - Released: 11/18/1997
The View
The View
as Self
TV - Released: 8/11/1997
Liberty!
Liberty!
as John Dickinson
TV - Released: 11/23/1997
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV - Released: 9/28/1997

1996

The First Wives Club
The First Wives Club
as Bill Atchison
Movie - Released: 9/20/1996
Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story
Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story
as Jack Gilcrest
Movie - Released: 5/27/1996
FX: The Series
FX: The Series
as Andrew Price
TV - Released: 9/9/1996

1995

Jeffrey
Jeffrey
as Tim
Movie - Released: 8/18/1995
Kleptomania
Kleptomania
as Morgan Allen
Movie - Released: 1/7/1995
Almost Perfect
Almost Perfect
TV - Released: 9/17/1995
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
as Dr. Ben McCormick
TV - Released: 3/26/1995
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
as Dr. Edward Normandy
TV - Released: 3/26/1995

1994

Exotica
Exotica
as Harold
Movie - Released: 9/29/1994
Mixed Nuts
Mixed Nuts
as Irate Neighbor (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/21/1994

1993

Sleepless in Seattle
Sleepless in Seattle
as Greg
Movie - Released: 6/24/1993
I'll Never Get to Heaven
I'll Never Get to Heaven
as Eric Hoskins
Movie - Released: 1/31/1993
Life with Mikey
Life with Mikey
as Brian Spiro
Movie - Released: 6/4/1993
Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
as Frank Marrocco
Movie - Released: 5/16/1993
Dieppe
Dieppe
as Lord Louis Mountbatten
Movie - Released: 12/30/1993
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
as Blackwell
TV - Released: 1/27/1993
Frasier
Frasier
as Ferguson
TV - Released: 9/16/1993

1992

Light Sleeper
Light Sleeper
as Tis Brooke
Movie - Released: 8/21/1992
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/10/1992
Singles
Singles
as Kid's Dad
Movie - Released: 9/18/1992

1990

Law & Order
Law & Order
as Paul Sandig
TV - Released: 9/13/1990

1989

The Simpsons
The Simpsons
as Michael de Graaf (voice)
TV - Released: 12/17/1989

1988

Liberace: Behind the Music
Liberace: Behind the Music
as Liberace
Movie - Released: 10/8/1988
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway
The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway
as Ernest Hemingway
Movie - Released: 1/1/1988

1987

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
as Dennis Widmer
TV - Released: 5/21/1987

1986

Roanoak
Roanoak
as John White
Movie - Released: 5/26/1986

1985

Private Sessions
Private Sessions
as Jerry Sharma
Movie - Released: 3/18/1985
The Tear Collector
The Tear Collector
as Ambrose Cavender
Movie - Released: 2/24/1985
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "A Day in Beaumont")
TV - Released: 9/27/1985
TV
I Had Three Wives
as Jackson Beaudine
TV - Released: 8/14/1985

1984

Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside
as Ambrose Cavender
TV - Released: 9/30/1984

1983

Charley's Aunt
Charley's Aunt
as Jack Chesney
Movie - Released: 2/6/1983

1981

Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
TV - Released: 9/15/1981

1978

Tartuffe
Tartuffe
as Valere
Movie - Released: 5/31/1978

1976

Ah, Wilderness!
Ah, Wilderness!
as Arthur
Movie - Released: 10/13/1976

1975

Valley Forge
Valley Forge
Movie - Released: 12/3/1975

1974

Monkeys in the Attic
Monkeys in the Attic
as Eric
Movie - Released: 10/2/1974
Cyrano
Cyrano
as Christian de Neuvillette (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/6/1974

1971

Great Performances
Great Performances
as Arthur
TV - Released: 1/28/1971

1961

The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1956

Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee/Performer
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Audience Member
TV - Released: 4/1/1956

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as General Lafayette
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

1944

Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
TV - Released: 1/20/1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Audience Member
TV - Released: 1/20/1944

Unknown

Let It Kill You
Let It Kill You
as Pastor John
Movie
Movie