A leading player on Broadway for over two decades, Victor Garber has appeared in comedies and musicals in New York to applause and Tony nominations, but his career in TV and films has been limited to mostly supporting parts. Garber's first stage success of note came in his native Canada, where he performed as Jesus in "Godspell" in a 1972 Toronto ensemble that also included Martin Short and 'Andrea Martin' . A year later, Garber reprised the role in the film version of the musical but he soon settled into working on Broadway. After nearly 20 years, he returned to films in character roles like the slick agent taking clients away from Michael J. Fox and Nathan Lane in James Lapine's Life with Mikey; Tom Hanks' friend who is rendered emotional by "The Dirty Dozen" in Nora Ephron's _Sleepless in Seattle (1993)_ and Goldie Hawn's ex-husband in _First Wives Club, The (1996)_ . Garber's highest profile turn came as the Titanic's designer Thomas Andrews, who calmly awaits its inevitable sinking, in James Cameron's blockbuster mega-hit Titanic.


Received Tony Award nominations for Deathtrap (Featured Actor), Little Me (Actor - Musical), Lend Me a Tenor (Actor), and Damn Yankees (Actor - Musical). Originated the role of John Wilkes Booth in the 1990 Stephen Sondheim musical "Assassins". Jack Bristow, Garber's character on "Alias" (2001), was ranked #29 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue]. Has played both Jesus (in Godspell) and the Devil (in Damn Yankees) in major stage productions. He was the one and only guest at "Alias" (2001) co-star Jennifer Garner and fiancée Ben Affleck's wedding He took an Internet guide to officiating at weddings to marry Jennifer Garner to Ben Affleck. In 2008, he co-presented a gallery show for Canadian-born, LA and New York-based portrait painter Rainer Andreesen.