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Victor Garber, with six Emmy® and four Tony® nominations to his credit, has been seen in some of the most memorable works of film, television and stage. He co-starred in Ben Affleck’s Academy Award®-winning film, Argo and portrayed San Francisco Mayor George Moscone in Gus Van Sant’s Academy Award®–nominated film Milk. Additional film credits include The First Wives Club, Sleepless in Seattle, Legally Blonde, and the Academy Award®-winning film Titanic. Mr. Garber has co-starred with Ryan Reynolds in Self-Less and with Emily Blunt in Sicario.



For his work on television, Mr. Garber has been nominated for six Emmy® Awards, including three for the ABC drama “Alias,” two for comedic guest-star roles on “Frasier” and “Will & Grace,” and a nomination for his portrayal of Sid Luft in the television movie “Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows.” He currently has recurring roles on “Power” on Starz, “The Orville” on Fox, “The Flash” on CW and has guest starred on Showtime’s Lisa Kudrow comedy, “ Web Therapy”, “The Big C”, “Nurse Jackie”, “Damages” and “Glee” and starred in CW’s “Legends of Tomorrow”, NBC’s drama “Deception” , ABC’s “Eli Stone,” and “Justice” on Fox. Other television credits include ABC musicals “Annie, “ “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, ” and “Meredith Willson’s The Music Man.”

Mr. Garber earned four Tony® nominations for his work in Damn Yankees, Lend Me a Tenor, Deathtrap, and Little Me. He performed in the workshops of Sondheim’s Assassins and Wiseguys as well as in the Tony Award®–winning play Art. His stage credits also include the original Broadway productions of Arcadia, The Devil’s Disciple, Noises Off, and Sweeney Todd. Additionally, Mr. Garber garnered rave reviews in Sondheim’s Follies for City Center Encores! And most recently, Present Laughter, directed by the late Nicholas Martin. At Circle in the Square, he appeared in Tartuffe (1977), You Never Can Tell (1986-1987) and The Devil’s Disciple (1988-1989).

He was recently seen in the Broadway hit, Hello Dolly!, playing Horace Vandergelder opposite Bernadette Peters.

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STAGE CREDITS

Hello, Dolly! Hello, Dolly!
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2017
Horace Vandergelder [Replacement]
Present Laughter Present Laughter
[Broadway]
Roundabout Revival, 2010
Garry Essendine
Of Thee I Sing
[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Concert, 2006
John P. Wintergreen
Wise Guys
[New York]
Workshop, 1999
Wilson Mizner
Art
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1998
Serge
Arcadia
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1995
Bernard Nightingale
Damn Yankees
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1994
Applegate
Two Shakespearean Actors
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1992
Edwin Forrest
Assassins
[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1990
John Wilkes Booth
Merrily We Roll Along
[Regional (US)]
Regional Production, 1990
Franklin Shepard
Assassins
[New York]
Reading, 1989
Performer
Love Letters
[Off-Broadway]
1989
Andrew Makepeace Ladd III [Replacement]
Lend Me a Tenor
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1989
Max
The Devil's Disciple
[Broadway]
1988
Richard Dudgeon
Wenceslas Square
[Off-Broadway]
1988
Men
You Never Can Tell
[Broadway]
1986
Dr. Valentine
Noises Off
[Broadway]
1983
Garry Lejeune
Little Me
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1982
Noble Junior
Noble Eggleston, Val du Val, Fred Poitrine
Val du Val
Noble Eggleston
Fred Poitrine
They're Playing Our Song
[US Tour]
1st National Tour, 1979
Vernon Gersch
Sweeney Todd
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1979
Anthony Hope
They're Playing Our Song
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1979
Vernon Gersch [Replacement]
Deathtrap
[Broadway]
1978
Clifford Anderson
Tartuffe
[Broadway]
1977
The Shadow Box
[Broadway]
1977
Mark (Standby) [Replacement]
Cracks
[Off-Broadway]
1976
Sammy
Ghosts
[Off-Broadway]
1973
Osvald Alving

Movies

Godspell
[ 1973 ] Jesus
Monkeys in the Attic
[ 1974 ] Eric
I'll Never Get to Heaven
[ 1992 ] Eric Hoskins
Light Sleeper
[ 1992 ] Tis Brüg
Life with Mikey
[ 1993 ] Brian Spiro
Sleepless in Seattle
[ 1993 ] Greg
Exotica
[ 1994 ] Harold, Francisbrother
Mixed Nuts
[ 1994 ] Irate Neighbor
Kleptomania
[ 1995 ] Morgan Allen
Jeffrey
[ 1995 ] Tim
The First Wives Club
[ 1996 ] Bill Atchison
Titanic
[ 1997 ] Thom Andrews
External Affairs
[ 1999 ] Harry Raymond
Legally Blonde
[ 2001 ] Professor Callahan
Home Room
[ 2002 ] Det. Martin Van Zandt
Tuck Everlasting
[ 2002 ] Robert Foster
Milk
[ 2008 ] Mayor Moscone
You Again
[ 2010 ] Mark
Take Me Home
[ 2011 ] Arnold
The Entitled
[ 2011 ] Bob Vincent
Kung Fu Panda 2
[ 2011 ] Mter Rhino
Argo
[ 2012 ] Ken Taylor
Moving Day
[ 2012 ] Wilf
Continuum
[ 2013 ] Sal
Big Game
[ 2014 ] Vice President
Consumed
[ 2015 ] Dan Conway
Sicario
[ 2015 ] Dave Jennings
Self/less
[ 2015 ] Martin
Rebel in the Rye
[ 2017 ] Sol
Dark Waters
[ 2019 ] Phil Donnelly
Funny Face
[ 2020 ] Developer's Father
Happiest Season
[ 2020 ] Ted
The Gettysburg Address
[ 2024 ] William Saunders
Fly Me to the Moon
[ 2024 ] Senator Hedges

TV Shows

Alias
Jack Bristow
DC's Legends of Tomorrow
Dr. Martin Stein, Firestorm
E.N.G.
Adam Hirsch
Eli Stone
Jordan Wethersby
Family Law
Harry Svensson
Justice
Ron Trott
Power
Simon Stern
Power Book II: Ghost
Simon Stern
ReGenesis
Olivier Roth
Republic of Doyle
Garrison Steele
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Dennis Widmer
The Flash
Dr. Martin Stein
The Orville
Admiral Halsey
The Outer Limits
Dr. Edward Normandy
Web Therapy
Kip Wallice
American Horror Stories
David Woodrow Randolph
Family Law
[ 2021-2024 ] Harry Svensson

Awards and Nominations


winner
Theatre World Awards - 2018 - John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement In The Theatre

Victor Garber , Hello, Dolly!


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1998 - Special Awards

Victor Garber, Art

Tony Awards - 1994 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Victor Garber , Damn Yankees

Helen Hayes Awards - 1991 - Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical

Victor GarberMerrily We Roll Along


winner
Helen Hayes Awards - 1989 - Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production

Victor GarberWenceslas Square

Tony Awards - 1989 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Victor Garber, Lend Me a Tenor


winner
Obie Awards - 1988 - Performance

Victor Garber, Wenceslas Square

Drama Desk Awards - 1986 - Outstanding Actor - Play

Victor Garber, You Never Can Tell

Tony Awards - 1982 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Victor Garber, Little Me

Tony Awards - 1978 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

Victor Garber, Deathtrap


winner
Theatre World Awards - 1973 - Performance

Victor Garber, Ghosts

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Victor Garber been in?

Victor Garber has appeared on Broadway in 16 shows.

How many West End shows has Victor Garber been in?

Victor Garber has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Victor Garber been nominated for?

John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement In The Theatre (Theatre World Awards) for Hello, Dolly!, Special Awards (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Art , Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Damn Yankees, Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Merrily We Roll Along, Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for Wenceslas Square, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Lend Me a Tenor, Performance (Obie Awards) for Wenceslas Square, Outstanding Actor - Play (Drama Desk Awards) for You Never Can Tell, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Little Me, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Deathtrap and Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Ghosts.

What awards has Victor Garber won?

Victor Garber has won the following awards: John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre (Theatre World Awards) for Hello, Dolly!; Special Awards (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Art; Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for Wenceslas Square; Performance (Obie Awards) for Wenceslas Square; and Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Ghosts.

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