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Kiefer Sutherland

Acting

Born December 21, 1966 · Paddington, London, England, UK

Also known as 基夫修打蘭 · キーファー・ウィリアム・フレデリック・デンプシー・ジョージ・ルーファス・サザーランド

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.

Awards & recognition

  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Drama Series · 2006
  • Primetime Emmy Award · 2006
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 2006
  • Screen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series · 2006
  • Canada's Walk of Fame · 2005
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  • Screen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series · 2004
  • Satellite AwardBest Actor – Television Series Drama · 2003
  • Golden Globe AwardBest Actor – Television Series Drama · 2002
  • Satellite AwardBest Actor – Television Series Drama · 2002
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • Bodil AwardBest Actor in a Supporting Role · 2012 · nominated
  • Teen Choice AwardChoice TV Actor Drama · 2012 · nominated
  • Teen Choice AwardChoice TV Actor Action · 2010 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · 2009 · nominated
  • Screen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie · 2009 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 2007 · nominated
  • Screen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series · 2007 · nominated
  • Screen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series · 2007 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Drama Series · 2006 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 2006 · nominated
  • Screen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series · 2006 · nominated
  • TCA AwardIndividual Achievement in Drama · 2006 · nominated
  • Teen Choice AwardChoice TV Actor Drama · 2006 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 2005 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Drama Series · 2005 · nominated
  • Screen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series · 2005 · nominated
  • Screen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series · 2005 · nominated
  • TCA AwardIndividual Achievement in Drama · 2005 · nominated
  • MTV Movie AwardBest Villain · 2004 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 2004 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Drama Series · 2004 · nominated
  • Screen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series · 2004 · nominated
  • TCA AwardIndividual Achievement in Drama · 2004 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 2003 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Drama Series · 2003 · nominated
  • Satellite AwardBest Actor – Television Series Drama · 2003 · nominated
  • Screen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series · 2003 · nominated
  • Screen Actors Guild AwardOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series · 2003 · nominated
  • TCA AwardIndividual Achievement in Drama · 2003 · nominated
  • Teen Choice AwardChoice TV Actor Drama · 2003 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 2002 · nominated
  • Satellite AwardBest Actor – Television Series Drama · 2002 · nominated
  • TCA AwardIndividual Achievement in Drama · 2002 · nominated
  • MTV Movie AwardBest Villain · 1997 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

The Grand Tour

2016as Self

Rammstein in Amerika

2015as Self

Corner Gas

2004as Kiefer Sutherland

The Simpsons

1989as Jack Bauer (voice)

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014as Jack Bauer

24

2001as Jack Bauer

Stand by Me

1986as Ace Merrill

Top Gear

2002as Self

A Few Good Men

1992as Lt. Jonathan Kendrick

Amazing Stories

1985as Static

Family Guy

1999as Jack Bauer (archive footage)

A Time to Kill

1996as Freddie Lee Cobb

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

1992as Sam Stanley

Dark City

1998as Dr. Daniel P. Schreber

Designated Survivor

2016as Tom Kirkman

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

2014as Agent Sam Stanley

Melancholia

2011as John

NASCAR: The IMAX Experience

2004as Narrator (voice)

John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Rabbit Hole

2023as John Weir

The Lost Boys

1987as David

Juror #2

2024as Larry Lasker

Phone Booth

2002as The Caller

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

At Close Range

1986as Tim

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

2023as Lt. Philip Francis Queeg

Young Guns

1988as Doc Scurlock

Touch

2012as Martin Bohm

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

2012as Jim Cross

Max Dugan Returns

1983as Bill

They Cloned Tyrone

2023as Nixon

The Nutcracker Prince

1990as Nutcracker Prince (voice)

Young Guns II

1990as Josiah Gordon 'Doc' Scurlock

Flatliners

1990as Nelson Wright

The Contractor

2022as Rusty

Free to Rock

2017as Narrator (voice)

Taking Lives

2004as Christopher Hart

To End All Wars

2001as Lt. Jim 'Yanker' Reardon

Freeway

1996as Bob Wolverton

The Daily Show

1996as Self

The Three Musketeers

1993as Athos

Flashback

1990as John Buckner

Stone Cold Fox

2025as Sergeant Breaker

Monsters vs. Aliens

2009as General W.R. Monger (voice)

Mirrors

2008as Ben Carson

The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration

2003as Bron (voice)

Eye for an Eye

1996as Robert Doob

24: Legacy

2016Executive Producer

Forsaken

2015as John Henry Clayton

Truth or Consequences, N.M.

1997as Curtis Freley