He is perhaps best known for his roles as Jake Straka on The Guardian (2001–04), Jiminy Cricket / Dr. Archibald Hopper on Once Upon a Time (2011–18) and Inspector David Molk on the TNT series Murder in the First (2014–16).

The following year, he made his Broadway debut opposite Faye Dunaway in the short-lived play The Curse of an Aching Heart.

[5] Sbarge's film credits include Risky Business (1983), Vision Quest (1985), My Man Adam (1985), My Science Project (1985),[6] Carnosaur (1993), The Hidden II (1993), Babes in Toyland (1997), Independence Day (1996), BASEketball (1998), Message in a Bottle (1999), Pearl Harbor (2001), Home Room (2002) The Duel (2015), and The Exorcist: Believer (2023).

[7] Sbarge has appeared in numerous television series and television films, including A Streetcar Named Desire with Ann-Margret in 1984; the pilot of the Fox series Werewolf in 1987; Billionaire Boys Club, Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn in 1990; Murder 101 with Pierce Brosnan and Final Verdict with Treat Williams in 1991; Breast Men with Chris Cooper; Quicksilver Highway with Christopher Lloyd in 1997; and Introducing Dorothy Dandridge with Halle Berry in 1999.

He voiced the character Professor Zei in the second season Avatar: The Last Airbender episode "The Library".

In 2011, he first appeared in Once Upon a Time, playing the dual roles of Archie Hopper, a therapist, and his fairy tale counterpart, Jiminy Cricket from Pinocchio.

In 2013, Sbarge began directing Web series, serving as executive producer and director of On Begley Street and Jenna's Studio.

He filmed Broadway actor Marty Moran in his Obie Award-winning play called The Tricky Part, which deals with male sexual abuse.

[13] The film follows a fourth generation family business, a beloved art house cinema chain with ties to the origins of Hollywood called the Laemmle Theaters, and received highly positive reviews.

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