Victor Garber

Victor Joseph Garber
Biographical information
Birthdate:	March 16, 1949 (age 65)
Birthplace:	London, Ontario, Canada
Occupation:	Actor, singer
Family:	Joe Garber (Father) Hope Wolf (Mother)

Victor Joseph Garber (born March 16, 1949) is a Canadian film, stage and television actor and singer. Garber is known for playing Jesus in Godspell, Anthony in Sweeney Todd, John Wilkes Booth in Assassins, Jack Bristow in the television series Alias, Max in Lend Me a Tenor, and Thomas Andrews in James Cameron's 1997 film, Titanic.

Early Life

Born in London, Ontario, Canada, Garber is of Russian Jewish descent; his parents were Joe Garber (died 1995) and wife, Hope Wolf (an actress, singer, and the host of At Home with Hope Garber). He has a brother, Nathan, and a sister, Alisa.

When Garber was 12 he was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. He attended Ryerson Elementary School. He also was enrolled in the children's program of the Grand Theatre, and at age 16 he was accepted at a six-week summer theatre training program at the University of Toronto taught by Robert Gill.

Personal Life

Garber prefers to keep his personal life private and has largely stayed out of the tabloids, except for an incident in 2008 when he revealed that his Alias co-star, Jennifer Garner, was pregnant. "I thought everybody knew," he explained.

Garber publicly mentioned being gay in 2012. As of 2013, he lives in New York with his partner, Rainer Andreesen.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1973	Godspell	Jesus
1974	Monkeys in the Attic	Eric
1988	The Legendary Life of Ernest Hemingway	Ernest Hemingway
1992	Singles	Child's Father	Uncredited appearance
1992	I'll Never Get to Heaven	Eric Hoskins
1992	Light Sleeper	Tis Brooke
1993	Sleepless in Seattle	Greg
1993	Life with Mikey	Brian Spiro
1994	Exotica	Harold Brown
1994	Mixed Nuts	Irate Neighbour	Voice role
1995	Jeffrey	Tim
1995	Kleptomania	Morgan Allen
1996	The First Wives Club	Bill Atchison	National Board of Review Award for Best Acting by an Ensemble
1997	Titanic	Thomas Andrews	Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
1997	The Absolution of Anthony	Father Carson	Short film
1998	How Stella Got Her Groove Back	Isaac	Uncredited appearance
1999	External Affairs	Harry Raymond	Nominated—Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
2001	Legally Blonde	Professor Callahan
2002	Tuck Everlasting	Robert Foster
2002	Home Room	Det. Martin Van Zandt
2008	Milk	Mayor George Moscone	Critics Choice Award for Best Acting Ensemble Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2009	Green Lantern: First Flight	Sinestro	Video, voice role
2009	Star Trek	Klingon Interrogator	Deleted scene
2010	You Again	Mark
2010	The Town	Assistant Bank Manager	Uncredited appearance
2011	Kung Fu Panda 2	Master Thundering Rhino	Voice role
2011	The Entitled	Bob Vincent
2011	Take Me Home	Arnold
2012	Argo	Ken Taylor

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1974	Jack: A Flash Fantasy	Jack of Hearts	Television film
1974	ABC Afterschool Special	Christian de Neuvillette	Voice role, Episode: "Cyrano"
1975	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Marquis de Lafayette	Episode: "Valley Forge"
1977	The Best of Families	Teddy Wheeler	Miniseries
1978	Tartuffe	Valere	Television film
1983	Charley's Aunt	Jack Chesney	Television film
1985	I Had Three Wives	Jackson Beaudine	5 episodes
1985	Tales from the Darkside	Ambrose Cavender	Episode: "The Tear Collector"
1985	Private Sessions	Jerry Sharma	Television film
1986	The Twilight Zone	Dr. Kevin Carlson	Episode: "A Day in Beaumont / The Last Defender of Camelot"
1986	Roanoak	John White	Television film
1986	Guiding Light	Det. Frank Minnelli	Unknown episodes
1988	Liberace: Behind the Music	Liberace	Television film
1991	Grand Larceny	Judge Keeler	Television film
1987–91	The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd	Dennis Widmer	10 episodes
1992	The First Circle	Lew Rubin	Television film Nominated—Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
1992	I'll Fly Away	Warren	Episode: "Fragile Truths"
1992	The Powers That Be	Mack Novitz	Episode: "Oh, Mack"
1991–93	E.N.G.	Adam Hirsch	10 episodes
1993	Alex Haley's Queen	Digby	Miniseries
1993	Dieppe	Lord Louis Mountbatten	Television film Nominated—Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
1993	Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story	Frank Marrocco	Television film
1994	Kung Fu: The Legend Continues	Blackwell	Episode: "The Innocent"
1995	Law & Order	Paul Sandig	Episode: "Savages"
1995	Almost Perfect	Howard Guthrie	Episode: "You Like Me, You Really Like Me"
1996	Hostile Advances	Jack Gilcrest	Television film
1996	F/X: The Series	Andrew Price	Episode: "The Brotherhood"
1997	Cinderella	King Maximillian	Television film
1997	Let Me Call You Sweetheart	Geoff Dorso	Television film
1997	Liberty! The American Revolution	John Dickinson	6 episodes
1999	Summer's End	Narrator	Voice role, television film
1999	Invisible Child	Tim Beeman	Television film
1999	Annie	Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks	Television film
2000	Love and Murder	Inspector Philip Millard	Television film
2000	Frasier	Ferguson	Episode: "Taking Liberties" Nominated—Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
1996–2000	The Outer Limits	Ben McCormick	2 episodes
2001	Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows	Sidney Luft	Television film Nominated—Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
2001	The Wandering Soul Murders	Inspector Philip Millard	Television film
2001	A Colder Kind of Death	Inspector Philip Millard	Television film
2001	Laughter on the 23rd Floor	Kenny Franks	Television film
2001	Call Me Claus	Taylor	Television film
2002	Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story	J.J. Robinette	Television film
2003	The Music Man	Mayor Shinn	Television film
2003	It's All Relative	Jerry / Joffrey	Episode: "The Doctor Is Out"
2004	Will & Grace	Peter Bovington	Episode: "Saving Grace, Again: Part 2" Nominated—Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
2001–06	Alias	Jack Bristow	105 episodes Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (2003) Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television (2003) Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television (2004) Nominated—Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (2002–04) Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Parental Units (2005)
2006–07	Justice	Ron Trott	13 episodes
2007	American Masters	Narrator	Episode: "Novel Reflections: The American Dream"
2007	Ugly Betty	Professor Barrett	Episode: "Grin and Bear It"
2007–08	ReGenesis	Oliver Roth	5 episodes
2009	The Last Templar	Monsignor De Angelis	Miniseries
2009	Everything She Ever Wanted	Walter Allanson	Miniseries
2009	Glee	Will's Father	Episode: "Acafellas"
2009	Nurse Jackie	Neil Nutterman	2 episodes
2009	Rex	Paul	Television film
2009	Web Therapy	Kip Wallice	Web series, 3 Episodes
2009	National Geographic: America Before Columbus	Narrator
2008–09	Eli Stone	Jordan Wethersby	26 episodes
2010	Ice Quake	Colonel Bill Hughes	Television film
2010–12	Republic of Doyle	Garrison Steel	3 episodes
2011	Stargate Universe	Ambassador Ovirda	Episode: "Seizure"
2011	Murdoch Mysteries	Detective Malcolm Lamb	Episode: "Tattered and Torn"
2011	Flashpoint	Dr. Larry Toth	Episode: "Fault Lines" Episode: "Priority of Life"
2011	30 Rock	Eugene Gremby	Episode: "Respawn"
2011	Law & Order: LA	Walter Calvin	Episode: "Angel's Knoll"
2011	William & Catherine: A Royal Romance	Charles, Prince of Wales	Television film
2011–	Web Therapy	Kip Wallice	Main role
2011	Charlie's Angels	Charles Townsend	Voice role
2012	The Big C	Willie Wanker	Episode: "Family Matters"

Gallery

External links

• Victor Garber at the Internet Movie Database
• Victor Garber on Wikipedia