
Victor Garber
Profile: JACK BRISTOW
One of Victor Garber?s most notable film roles to date is his charismatic
performance as the architect of the ill-fated ship in "Titanic," starring
Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. Also on the big screen he performed
opposite Goldie Hawn in "The First Wives Club" and Tom Hanks in "Sleepless
in Seattle."
Garber?s numerous 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 the long running
series "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.
Garber now makes his home in New York.