Victor Garber is well known for his role on
Alias, but one of his greatest roles was on the movie
Titanic, as the architect of the ship. Also on the big screen he performed opposite Goldie Hawn in
The First Wives Club and Tom Hanks in
Sleepless in Seattle.
Garber's television credits include: Richard Benjamin's
Laughter on the 23rd Floor; the ABC miniseries
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows; the role of Daddy Warbucks in ABC's musical version of
Annie, with Kathy Bates, Alan Cumming and Alicia Morton;
Invisible Child, opposite Rita Wilson; External Affairs; and the role of Inspector Philip Millard in the Criminal Instinct Mysteries Love And Murder, Deadly Appearance, The Wandering Soul Murders and A Colder Kind Of Death, based on the novels by Gail Bowen.
His episodic work includes guest-starring roles on the popular series
The Outer Limits and
Law & Order, and a recurring role on
E.N.G..
Garber was nominated for Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his role in the ABC miniseries
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows and Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for
Frasier.
Garber's stage performances are legendary. He has earned four Tony nominations for his work on
Damn Yankees,
Lend Me A Tenor,
Deathtrap and
Little Me.
Most recently he performed in the workshop of Sondheim's
Wiseguys, with Nathan Lane, which was directed by Sam Mendes, and with Alan Alda and Alfred Molina in the Tony Award-winning
Art, which moved to Los Angeles following its successful six-month run at Broadway's Royale Theatre. His numerous stage credits also include
Arcadia,
The Devil's Disciple,
Noises Off and
Sweeney Todd.
Garber began acting at the age of 10 in children's productions at the Grand Theatre in his hometown of London, Ontario, Canada. At 16 he moved to Toronto, where he joined the singing group The Sugar Shoppe which were featured on the Ed Sullivan and Johnny Carson shows.
One of his first film roles was for director George Bloomfield in CBC's
Paradise Lost. Soon after, he landed the role of the hippie-Messiah in the Toronto production of
Godspell, a role he would later reprise in the musical film version.
In 2001, he joined the cast of ABC's spy drama
Alias. In 2004, Garber guest-starred on
Will & Grace, and was nominated for an Emmy Award for his role.