Jennifer Garner has revealed the depth of her bond with Victor Garber, describing the veteran actor as a genuine father figure in her life, someone who officiated her wedding and serves as godfather to one of her children.
Garner, 54, revisited some of her most iconic roles in a video for vanity fair on July 9, with her starring role as spy Sydney Bristow in the ABC thriller Aliaswhich ran from 2001 to 2006 and earned him four Emmy nominations, ranking highly.
Garber played Sydney’s father, Jack Bristow, throughout the series, and the connection clearly went far beyond the screen.
Before being cast alongside him, Garner had been a devoted fan, watching Garber on Broadway from the cheapest venues she could afford when she lived in New York.
“I couldn’t afford to see plays, so I was spending $20 to stay behind. I had seen Victor in Arcadia, in Art, in Damn Yankees, and when I heard he was playing my father, I lost my mind. I was so excited.”
He was also quick to note the broader truth. “Everything Victor Garber does is iconic,” she said of her friend.
The friendship that arose from that casting has lasted for decades.
“I’ll do anything to be with him, see him, be there for him or call him when he needs it,” Garner said. “That’s a very cherished relationship.”
The video also produced a moment of gentle deflation when Garner saw a clip of Garber’s character driving a car while simultaneously shooting at people outside the window.
“God, he’s so badass,” she said, before immediately clarifying that Garber is actually “a horrible driver” in real life, a trait she attributed to being a lifelong New Yorker.
“There’s no way it was Victor,” he said of stunt driving.
Garner has continued to work with Garber since Alias ended, he had a guest role in the first season of his Apple TV+ series. The last thing he told me and both have publicly expressed support for a possible reboot of the show.
Alias It also starred Ron Rifkin, Michael Vartan, Carl Lumbly, Kevin Weisman and a young Bradley Cooper.
