Victor was born in Christchurch in 1969.
He has been a journalist in Christchurch, London and Auckland.
His first foray into professional writing was writing stories for EARS, National Radio's childrens programme.

His semi-autobiographical first play, Sons, was accepted into the 1994 Australasian Playwrights Workshop and subsequently premiered at the Court Two, Christchurch in 1995.

In 1995, Victor attended Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School, graduating in 1997, the same year as his second play, Cunning Stunts was performed at BATS as part of Young and Hungry 1997.
In 1998, Victor re-wrote Sons and it was performed at Downstage Theatre. It subsequently won four Chapman Tripp Awards including Most Outstanding New Writer and Most Outstanding New New Zealand Play.

Victor has worked for Shortland Street as a writer and storyliner as well as having acted in various films, plays and televison series' including Stickmen and Mercy Peak.

2001 was a particularly successful year for Victor when he was commissioned by the New Zealand Festival 2002 to complete his new work, Ranterstantrum which features in the Festival's 2002 programme. He also won the 2001 Sunday Star Times Bruce Mason Playwriting Award.

Most recently, Victor's play My Name is Gary Cooper was produced at the Maidment Theatre by Auckland Theatre Company.