Victor Garber

Victor Garber — actor (titanic) with roots in the Russian Empire

Victor Garber is a Canadian-American actor who won four Tony Awards and is known for his roles in Titanic (as the ship's designer), Alias (as Jack Bristow), and Argo (as the Canadian Ambassador). He has been one of North America's most respected theatrical and television actors for five decades.

Tracing the roots — Jewish

His family has Russian and Polish Jewish ancestry — part of the Eastern European Jewish diaspora in Canada. Growing up in the Jewish community of London, Ontario with this heritage, Garber's theatrical precision and moral seriousness carry the cultural inheritance of the immigrant tradition.

A career defined by ambition