Victor Garber 1949 76

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.

From London, Ontario, Canada

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Popularity

88

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Rating

66.7M

Budget

324M

Revenue

Acting

Primarily

88 Credits

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Titanic 1997
Thomas Andrews
Sicario 2015
Dave Jennings
Argo 2012
Ken Taylor
Kung Fu Panda 2 2011
Master Thundering Rhino (voice)
The Town 2010
Assistant Bank Manager (uncredited)
Legally Blonde 2001
Professor Callahan
Dark Waters 2019
Phil Donnelly
Milk 2008
Mayor Moscone
Wish 2023
Sabino (voice)
Big Game 2015
Vice President
Fly Me to the Moon 2024
Senator Hedges (uncredited)

Credit 88

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

Genres

7.20 History 1

6.81 Documentary 8

6.81 Music 5

6.76 Animation 7

6.58 Fantasy 4

6.54 Family 10

6.42 Romance 18

6.37 Adventure 7

6.24 Comedy 18

6.23 Action 8

6.18 Thriller 11

6.04 Science Fiction 4

5.79 Drama 36

5.79 Crime 10

5.65 TV Movie 16

5.31 Mystery 5