VICTOR GARBER (Ron Trott)
Film, stage and television actor Victor Garber is most familiar to television audiences from his five-season run as super-spy “Jack Bristow” in the drama series “Alias,” a role that earned him multiple Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
One of Garber’s most notable film roles was his charismatic performance as the architect of the ill-fated ship in “Titanic.” In other features he performed opposite Goldie Hawn in “The First Wives Club,” Tom Hanks in “Sleepless in Seattle” and Reese Witherspoon in “Legally Blonde.”
Garber’s many television credits include Richard Benjamin’s “Laughter on the 23rd Floor”; the miniseries “Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows,” for which he received an Emmy Award nomination; “Meredith Willson's “The Music Man”; the role of “Daddy Warbucks” in the television musical “Annie,” with Kathy Bates; “Invisible Child”; “External Affairs”; “Love and Murder”; “Deadly Appearance”; “The Wandering Soul Murders”; and “A Colder Kind of Death,” based on the novels by Gail Bowen. Garber also performed in “The Wonderful World of Disney” film “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” and in “Let Me Call You Sweetheart.” Garber received Gemini nominations for his performances in the miniseries “Dieppe” and the telefilm “First Circle.” He received an Emmy nomination for his guest appearance on “Frasier.”
Garber’s stage performances are legendary. He has earned four Tony nominations for his work in “Damn Yankees,” “Lend Me a Tenor,” “Deathtrap” and “Little Me.” He performed in the workshop of Sondheim’s “Wiseguys,” featuring Nathan Lane and directed by Sam Mendes, and with Alan Alda and Alfred Molina in the Tony Award-winning play “Art,” which moved to Los Angeles following its successful run at Broadway’s Royale Theatre. His numerous stage credits also include the original Broadway casts of “Arcadia,” “The Devil's Disciple,” “Noises Off” and “Sweeney Todd.” He starred in “A Little Night Music” at the Music Center in Los Angeles.
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 was 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 divides his time between Los Angeles and New York.
