
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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2025 The Gettysburg Address as William Saunders (voice)
2025 Relay as McVie
2025 Kill the Poet
2025 Let It Kill You as Pastor John
2024 Broadway’s Leading Men: A Musical Celebration
2024 Fly Me to the Moon as Senator Hedges (uncredited)
2023 Titanic: Stories from the Heart as Self / Thomas Andrews (archive footage)
2023 Wish as Sabino (voice)
2022 Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
2021 Beebo Saves Christmas as Narrator
2021 Heritage Minutes: The Discovery of Insulin as Narrator (voice)
2021 Funny Face as Developer's Father
2020 Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page as Narrator
2020 Happiest Season as Ted
2019 Dark Waters as Phil Donnelly
2018 The Woman Who Loves Giraffes as Alex Matthew (voice)
2017 They Shall Not Perish as Narrator
2017 Rebel in the Rye as Sol Salinger
2017 Vixen: The Movie as Dr. Martin Stein / Firestorm (voice)
2015 Bob's Broken Sleigh as Fluffy (voice)
2015 Sicario as Dave Jennings
2015 Self/less as Martin
2015 Consumed as Dan Conway
2015 Big Game as Vice President
2013 The Hunters as Mason Fuller
2013 I'll Follow You Down as Sal
2012 Argo as Ken Taylor
2012 Reflections on Titanic as Self
2012 Moving Day as Wilf
2012 William & Catherine: A Royal Romance as HRH Prince Charles
2011 The Entitled as Bob Vincent
2011 Rebuilding Titanic as Narrator (voice)
2011 Kung Fu Panda 2 as Master Thundering Rhino (voice)
2011 Take Me Home as Arnold Colvin
2010 Ice Quake as Colonel Bill Hughes
2010 You Again as Mark
2010 The Town as Assistant Bank Manager (uncredited)
2009 Green Lantern: First Flight as Sinestro (voice)
2009 Waking the Baby Mammoth as Narrator
2009 Augustus Saint-Gaudens: Master of American Sculpture as Narrator
2008 Milk as Mayor Moscone
2006 The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as Max (segment "Lend Me a Tenor")
2005 $200,000,001: A Ship's Odyssey (The Titanic Crew Video) as Self / Thomas Andrews (archive footage)
2003 The Music Man as Mayor Shinn
2002 Tuck Everlasting as Robert Foster
2002 Home Room as Det. martin Van Zandt
2002 Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story as J.J. Robinette
2001 Call Me Claus as Taylor
2001 Legally Blonde as Professor Callahan
2001 The Wandering Soul Murders as Insp. Philip Millard
2001 Criminal Instinct: A Colder Kind of Death as Insp. Philip Millard
2000 Deadly Appearances as Inspector Philip Millard
2000 Love and Murder as Inspector Philip Millard
1999 Boys Briefs as Father Carson (segment "The Absolution of Anthony")
1999 Annie as Oliver Warbucks
1999 Invisible Child as Tim Beeman
1998 Beyond Titanic as Narrator
1998 How Stella Got Her Groove Back as Isaac (uncredited)
1997 Titanic as Thomas Andrews
1997 Cinderella as King Maximillian
1997 Let Me Call You Sweetheart as Geoff Dorso
1997 The Absolution of Anthony as Father Carson
1996 The First Wives Club as Bill Atchison
1996 Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story as Jack Gilcrest
1995 Jeffrey as Tim
1995 Kleptomania as Morgan Allen
1994 Mixed Nuts as Irate Neighbor (voice)
1994 Exotica as Harold
1993 Dieppe as Lord Louis Mountbatten
1993 Sleepless in Seattle as Greg
1993 Life with Mikey as Brian Spiro
1993 Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story as Frank Marrocco
1993 I'll Never Get to Heaven as Eric Hoskins
1992 Singles as Kid's Dad
1992 Light Sleeper as Tis Brooke
1992 Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall as Self
1988 Liberace: Behind the Music as Liberace
1988 The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway as Ernest Hemingway
1986 Roanoak as John White
1985 Private Sessions as Jerry Sharma
1985 The Tear Collector as Ambrose Cavender
1983 Charley's Aunt as Jack Chesney
1978 Tartuffe as Valere
1976 Ah, Wilderness! as Arthur
1975 Valley Forge
1974 Monkeys in the Attic as Eric
1974 Cyrano as Christian de Neuvillette (voice)
1973 Godspell: A Musical Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew as Jesus