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Victor Garber

Victor Garber, (born March 16, 1949) 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. Provided by Wikipedia