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Victor Garber

Actor

Victor Garber

Born March 16, 1949 in London, Ontario, Canada80 films

Victor Garber (born March 16, 1949) is a Canadian stage and film actor, and a singer. 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.

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Garber originated roles in the Broadway productions of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Noises Off, Lend Me a Tenor, Arcadia, and Art. He has received four Tony Award nominations for his performances in Deathtrap, Little Me, Lend Me a Tenor, and Damn Yankees. He made his film debut as Jesus Christ in the musical Godspell. He won a Screen Actors Guild Awards for Argo and was nominated for Titanic and Milk. Other notable films include Sleepless in Seattle, The First Wives Club, Cinderella, Annie, Legally Blonde, Sicario, Dark Waters, and Happiest Season.

On television, Garber is best known for playing Jack Bristow on Alias, for which he received three consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He received further Emmy nominations for his portrayal of Sidney Luft in Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows and for his guest roles on Frasier and Will & Grace. Garber portrayed Martin Stein / Firestorm on The Flash and Legends of Tomorrow.

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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Sicario poster7.4Sicario2015Argo poster7.3Argo2012Kung Fu Panda 2 poster7.1Kung Fu Panda 22011The Town poster7.2The Town2010Dark Waters poster7.5Dark Waters2019Legally Blonde poster6.8Legally Blonde2001Milk poster7.2Milk2008Sleepless in Seattle poster6.7Sleepless in Seattle1993

Filmography

80 films as actor
  1. TBALet It Kill YouPastor John
  2. TBAKill the Poet
  3. TBAEloise
  4. TBATrust the Man
  5. 2025RelayMcVie
  6. 2025Heritage Minutes: Bora LaskinBora Laskin
  7. 2024Fly Me to the MoonSenator Hedges (uncredited)
  8. 2023WishSabino (voice)
  9. 2021Beebo Saves ChristmasNarrator
  10. 2021Heritage Minutes: The Discovery of InsulinNarrator (voice)
  11. 2021Funny FaceDeveloper's Father
  12. 2020Happiest SeasonTed
  13. 2019Dark WatersPhil Donnelly
  14. 2017Rebel in the RyeSol Salinger
  15. 2017Vixen: The MovieDr. Martin Stein / Firestorm (voice)
  16. 2015Bob's Broken SleighFluffy (voice)
  17. 2015SicarioDave Jennings
  18. 2015Self/lessMartin
  19. 2015ConsumedDan Conway
  20. 2014Big GameVice President
  21. 2013The HuntersMason Fuller
  22. 2013I'll Follow You DownSal
  23. 2012ArgoKen Taylor
  24. 2012Moving DayWilf
  25. 2012William & Catherine: A Royal RomanceHRH Prince Charles
  26. 2011The EntitledBob Vincent
  27. 2011Kung Fu Panda 2Master Thundering Rhino (voice)
  28. 2011Take Me HomeArnold Colvin
  29. 2010Ice QuakeColonel Bill Hughes
  30. 2010You AgainMark
  31. 2010The TownAssistant Bank Manager (uncredited)
  32. 2009Green Lantern: First FlightSinestro (voice)
  33. 2008MilkMayor Moscone
  34. 2003The Music ManMayor Shinn
  35. 2002Tuck EverlastingRobert Foster
  36. 2002Home RoomDet. martin Van Zandt
  37. 2002Torso: The Evelyn Dick StoryJ.J. Robinette
  38. 2001Call Me ClausTaylor
  39. 2001Legally BlondeProfessor Callahan
  40. 2001Laughter on the 23rd FloorKenny
  41. 2001The Wandering Soul MurdersInsp. Philip Millard
  42. 2001A Colder Kind of DeathInsp. Philip Millard
  43. 2000Deadly AppearancesInspector Philip Millard
  44. 2000Love and MurderInspector Philip Millard
  45. 1999Boys BriefsFather Carson (segment "The Absolution of Anthony")
  46. 1999AnnieOliver Warbucks
  47. 1999Invisible ChildTim Beeman
  48. 1999Summer's EndNarrator (voice)
  49. 1998How Stella Got Her Groove BackIsaac (uncredited)
  50. 1997TitanicThomas Andrews
  51. 1997CinderellaKing Maximillian
  52. 1997Let Me Call You SweetheartGeoff Dorso
  53. 1997The Absolution of AnthonyFather Carson
  54. 1996The First Wives ClubBill Atchison
  55. 1996Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison StoryJack Gilcrest
  56. 1995JeffreyTim
  57. 1995KleptomaniaMorgan Allen
  58. 1994Mixed NutsIrate Neighbor (voice)
  59. 1994ExoticaHarold
  60. 1993DieppeLord Louis Mountbatten
  61. 1993Sleepless in SeattleGreg
  62. 1993Life with MikeyBrian Spiro
  63. 1993Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek StoryFrank Marrocco
  64. 1993I'll Never Get to HeavenEric Hoskins
  65. 1992SinglesKid's Dad
  66. 1992Light SleeperTis Brooke
  67. 1992Walking the Dog
  68. 1992The First CircleLew Rubin
  69. 1991Grand LarcenyJudge Keeler
  70. 1990AssassinsJohn Wilkes Booth
  71. 1988Liberace: Behind the MusicLiberace
  72. 1988The Legendary Life of Ernest HemingwayErnest Hemingway
  73. 1985Private SessionsJerry Sharma
  74. 1983Charley's AuntJack Chesney
  75. 1978TartuffeValere
  76. 1976Ah, Wilderness!Arthur
  77. 1975Valley ForgeGen. Fafayette
  78. 1974Monkeys in the AtticEric
  79. 1974CyranoChristian de Neuvillette (voice)
  80. 1973GodspellJesus