b. 1949 · London, Ontario, Canada
Victor Garber, OC 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. Garber originated roles in the Broadway productions of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in 1979 (as Anthony Hope), Noises Off in 1983 (as Garry LeJeune), Lend Me a Tenor in 1989 (as Max), Arcadia in 1995 (as Bernard Nightingale), and Art in 1998 (as Serge). He has received four Tony Award nominations for his performances in the play Deathtrap in 1978 (as Clifford Anderson), the Neil Simon musical Little Me in 1982 (as The Men in Belle's Life), Lend Me a Tenor in 1989, and the musical comedy revival of Damn Yankees in 1994 (as Applegate). He created the role of John Wilkes Booth in the original cast of the 1990 Off-Broadway run of Assassins. In 2018, he returned to Broadway in the revival of Hello, Dolly! as Horace Vandergelder opposite Bernadette Peters and Gavin Creel. He made his film debut as Jesus Christ in the musical Godspell (1973). He has also been nominated for three Screen Actors Guild Awards along with the casts of the critically acclaimed films Titanic (1997), Milk (2008), and Argo (2012), winning for Argo. Other notable films include Sleepless in Seattle (1993), The First Wives Club (1996), Cinderella (1997), Annie (1999), Legally Blonde (2001), Sicario (2015), Dark Waters (2019), and Happiest Season (2020). On television, Garber is best known as Jack Bristow in the ABC series Alias (2001 to 2006) for which he received three consecutive Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series nominations. He received further Emmy nominations for his portrayal of Sidney Luft in Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001) and for his guest roles in the sitcoms Frasier in 2001 and Will & Grace in 2005. Garber portrayed Martin Stein / Firestorm in the superhero series The Flash (2015–2017) and Legends of Tomorrow (2016–2017, 2021), which are part of the Arrowverse.
Born 16 Mar 1949
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
2026
Self / Jesus
Relay
2025
McVie
The Gettysburg Address
2025
William Saunders (voice)
Wish
2023
Sabino (voice)
Happiest Season
2020
Ted
Dark Waters
2019
Phil Donnelly
Tales of the City
2019
Samuel Garland
Rebel in the Rye
2017
Sol Salinger
Vixen: The Movie
2017
Dr. Martin Stein / Firestorm (voice)
The Orville
2017
Admiral Halsey
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016
Dr. Martin Stein / Firestorm
Sicario
2015
Dave Jennings