Person

Kiefer Sutherland

Acting · Born 1966-12-21 · Paddington, London, England, UK

Biography

Kiefer Sutherland (born December 21, 1966) is a British-Canadian actor, producer and director, best known for his portrayal of Jack Bauer on the Fox thriller drama series 24. Sutherland first achieved critical acclaim for his role in the Canadian film The Bay Boy (1985,) after which he rose to further prominence for Hollywood roles, primarily as villains. During the 2000s, he pivoted to more heroic roles. He has won an Emmy Award and Golden Globe award. He is the son of Canadian actors Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas.

Known for

Filmography

2026Brothers Under FireCapt. Jordan Wright
2026Eddie Cochran: Don't Forget MeSelf
2025Rob Reiner – Scenes from a LifeSelf
2025Tinsel TownBradley Mack
2025Stone Cold FoxSergeant Breaker
2024Juror #2Larry Lasker
2023John Lennon: Murder Without a TrialSelf - Narrator (voice)
2023The Caine Mutiny Court-MartialLt. Philip Francis Queeg
2023They Cloned TyroneNixon
2023Rabbit HoleJohn Weir
2022The First LadyFranklin D. Roosevelt
2022The ContractorRusty
2020Die Helene Fischer Show - Meine schönsten MomenteSelf (archive footage)
2020A Creepshow Animated SpecialRichard (segment "Survivor Type") (voice)
2020The FugitiveClay Bryce
2020Stronger Together, Tous EnsembleSelf
2018Die Helene Fischer Show 2018Self
2018Where Is Kyra?Doug
2017PrivatkonzertSelf
2017FlatlinersDr. Barry Wolfson
2017Names on the CupNarrator (voice)
2017Free to RockNarrator (voice)
201724: LegacyExecutive Producer
2016The Grand TourSelf
2016Designated SurvivorTom Kirkman
2016Zoolander 2Kiefer Sutherland
2015Rammstein in AmerikaSelf
2015ForsakenJohn Henry Clayton
2015Metal Gear Solid: LegacySelf
2015Top Gear: Australian Road TripHimself
2014MarkedJames Dempsey
2014PaparaGillesSelf
2014Twin Peaks: The Missing PiecesAgent Sam Stanley
2014Last Week Tonight with John OliverJack Bauer
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest
2014PompeiiCorvus
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - Guest
2013The Reluctant FundamentalistJim Cross
2013Monsters vs Aliens Stories
2012FOX 25th Anniversary SpecialSelf
2012TouchMartin Bohm
2011Night of the Living CarrotsGeneral W.R. Monger (voice)
2011MelancholiaJohn
2011Berlin LiveSelf
2011The ConfessionThe Confessor
2011The ConfessionThe Confessor
2010Love ShinesSelf
2010TwelveNarrator (voice)
2010MarmadukeBosco (voice)
2009B.O.B.'s Big BreakGeneral W.R. Monger (voice)
2009Mutant Pumpkins from Outer SpaceGeneral W.R. Monger (voice)
2009Monsters vs AliensGeneral W.R. Monger (voice)
2009Late Night with Jimmy FallonSelf
200824: RedemptionJack Bauer
2008MirrorsBen Carson
2008Free RadioSelf
2008Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn TwilightRaistlin Majere (voice)
200724: Day six DebriefJack Bauer
200724: Day ZeroJack Bauer
200624 Behind the Scenes: The Editing ProcessSelf / Jack Bauer
2006I Trust You to Kill MeSelf
2006The SentinelDavid Breckinridge
2006The WildSamson (voice)
2005The Reichen ShowSelf
2005River QueenDoyle
2005Jiminy Glick in LalawoodKiefer Sutherland
2005G&G – Gesichter und GeschichtenSelf
2004Taking LivesChristopher Hart
2004NASCAR: The IMAX ExperienceNarrator (voice)
2004Corner GasKiefer Sutherland
2004On Air with Ryan SeacrestSelf
2003The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck MigrationBron (voice)
2003Ultimate GretzkySelf
2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf
2003L.A. ConfidentialDet. Jack Vincennes
2003DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories CollectionGeneral W.R. Monger (voice)
2003Making of Phone BoothSelf
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self
2003Behind the Red DoorRoy
2003Phone BoothThe Caller
2003Paradise FoundPaul Gauguin
2002Top GearSelf
2002Cowboy UpHank Braxton
2002Dead HeatPally
2002American IdolSelf
2002Desert SaintsArthur Banks
200124Jack Bauer
2001To End All WarsLt. Jim 'Yanker' Reardon
2000Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by MeSelf
2000The Right TemptationMichael Farrow-Smith
2000Picking Up the PiecesOfficer Bobo
2000BeatWilliam S. Burroughs
2000After Alice
1999Rebels: A Journey UndergroundNarrator
1999Woman WantedWendell
1999Family GuyNarrator (voice)
1998Ground ControlJack Harris
1998Break UpJohn Box
1998A Soldier's SweetheartRat Kiley
1998Dark CityDr. Daniel P. Schreber
1997The ViewSelf
1997Leute heuteSelf
1997Truth or Consequences, N.M.Curtis Freley
1997Hourglassuncredited
1996The Last Days of Frankie the FlyJoey
1996FreewayBob Wolverton
1996E! True Hollywood Story
1996A Time to KillFreddie Lee Cobb
1996The Daily ShowSelf
1996Armitage III: Poly MatrixRoss (voice)
1996Duke of GrooveHugo
1996Eye for an EyeRobert Doob
1994Inside the Actors StudioSelf
1994The Cowboy WaySonny Gilstrap
1994Teresa's TattooRoadblock Officer (uncredited)
1994Natural SelectionExecutive Producer
1993The Three MusketeersAthos
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
1993Last LightDenver Bayliss
1993Fallen AngelsMatt Cordell
1993The VanishingJeff Harriman
1992A Few Good MenLt. Jonathan Kendrick
1992Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with MeSam Stanley
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf - Guest
1992Article 99Dr. Peter Morgan
1990The Nutcracker PrinceNutcracker Prince (voice)
1990FlatlinersNelson Wright
1990Young Guns IIJosiah Gordon 'Doc' Scurlock
1990Chicago Joe and the ShowgirlKarl Hulten
1990FlashbackJohn Buckner
1989The SimpsonsWayne Slater (voice)
1989RenegadesBuster McHenry
1988This MorningSelf
1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest
19881969Scott Clifton Denny
1988Young GunsDoc Scurlock
1988Bright Lights, Big CityTad
1988Promised LandDanny Rivers
1987Crazy MoonBrooks
1987The Killing TimeThe Stranger
1987The Lost BoysDavid
1986Stand by MeAce Merrill
1986Amazing StoriesStatic
1986The Brotherhood of JusticeVictor
1986Trapped In SilenceKevin Richter
1986At Close RangeTim
1985Amazing StoriesStatic
1984The Bay BoyDonald Campbell
1983Max Dugan ReturnsBill
1982WoganSelf
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host
—The Winter Kills
—Father JoeFather Joe
—The Horseman

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