Kiefer Sutherland
Acting • Born 1966-12-21
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.
Filmography
153 credits
Paradise Found
Movie • 2003
Paul Gauguin
Stand by Me
Movie • 1986
Ace Merrill
A Few Good Men
Movie • 1992
Lt. Jonathan Kendrick
Desert Saints
Movie • 2002
Arthur Banks
The Lost Boys
Movie • 1987
David
Flatliners
Movie • 1990
Nelson Wright
The Vanishing
Movie • 1993
Jeff Harriman
A Time to Kill
Movie • 1996
Freddie Lee Cobb
To End All Wars
Movie • 2001
Lt. Jim 'Yanker' Reardon
The Three Musketeers
Movie • 1993
Athos
Max Dugan Returns
Movie • 1983
Bill
Phone Booth
Movie • 2003
The Caller
Beat
Movie • 2000
William S. Burroughs
Dark City
Movie • 1998
Dr. Daniel P. Schreber
Dead Heat
Movie • 2002
Pally
Renegades
Movie • 1989
Buster McHenry
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
Movie • 1996
Joey
Taking Lives
Movie • 2004
Christopher Hart
Freeway
Movie • 1996
Bob Wolverton
Truth or Consequences, N.M.
Movie • 1997
Curtis Freley
The Sentinel
Movie • 2006
David Breckinridge
River Queen
Movie • 2005
Doyle
Young Guns
Movie • 1988
Doc Scurlock
The Killing Time
Movie • 1987
The Stranger
Article 99
Movie • 1992
Dr. Peter Morgan
Young Guns II
Movie • 1990
Josiah Gordon 'Doc' Scurlock
Flashback
Movie • 1990
John Buckner
The Winter Kills
Movie
Chicago Joe and the Showgirl
Movie • 1990
Karl Hulten
Mirrors
Movie • 2008
Ben Carson
At Close Range
Movie • 1986
Tim
The Nutcracker Prince
Movie • 1990
Nutcracker Prince (voice)
The Brotherhood of Justice
Movie • 1986
Victor
After Alice
Movie • 2000
Melancholia
Movie • 2011
John
Promised Land
Movie • 1988
Danny Rivers
Bright Lights, Big City
Movie • 1988
Tad
Eye for an Eye
Movie • 1996
Robert Doob
Break Up
Movie • 1998
John Box
1969
Movie • 1988
Scott Clifton Denny
The Cowboy Way
Movie • 1994
Sonny Gilstrap
The Bay Boy
Movie • 1984
Donald Campbell
Last Light
Movie • 1993
Denver Bayliss
Juror #2
Movie • 2024
Larry Lasker
The Right Temptation
Movie • 2000
Michael Farrow-Smith
Ground Control
Movie • 1998
Jack Harris
Cowboy Up
Movie • 2002
Hank Braxton
Woman Wanted
Movie • 1999
Wendell
Pompeii
Movie • 2014
Corvus
Behind the Red Door
Movie • 2003
Roy
The Confession
Movie • 2011
The Confessor
A Soldier's Sweetheart
Movie • 1998
Rat Kiley
They Cloned Tyrone
Movie • 2023
Nixon
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me
Movie • 2000
Self
Teresa's Tattoo
Movie • 1994
Roadblock Officer (uncredited)
Duke of Groove
Movie • 1996
Hugo
Crazy Moon
Movie • 1987
Brooks
Trapped In Silence
Movie • 1986
Kevin Richter
Picking Up the Pieces
Movie • 2000
Officer Bobo
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
Movie • 2023
Lt. Philip Francis Queeg
Making of Phone Booth
Movie • 2003
Self
Forsaken
Movie • 2015
John Henry Clayton
Monsters vs Aliens
Movie • 2009
General W.R. Monger (voice)
Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight
Movie • 2008
Raistlin Majere (voice)
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
Movie • 2009
General W.R. Monger (voice)
Free to Rock
Movie • 2017
Narrator (voice)
Night of the Living Carrots
Movie • 2011
General W.R. Monger (voice)
Die Helene Fischer Show - Meine schönsten Momente
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Movie • 2005
Kiefer Sutherland
Marmaduke
Movie • 2010
Bosco (voice)
24 Behind the Scenes: The Editing Process
Movie • 2006
Self / Jack Bauer
Armitage III: Poly Matrix
Movie • 1996
Ross (voice)
NASCAR: The IMAX Experience
Movie • 2004
Narrator (voice)
I Trust You to Kill Me
Movie • 2006
Self
The Wild
Movie • 2006
Samson (voice)
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
Movie • 2003
Bron (voice)
B.O.B.'s Big Break
Movie • 2009
General W.R. Monger (voice)
Marked
Movie • 2014
James Dempsey
Metal Gear Solid: Legacy
Movie • 2015
Self
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Movie • 2020
Self
Love Shines
Movie • 2010
Self
Twelve
Movie • 2010
Narrator (voice)
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Movie • 2014
Agent Sam Stanley
Die Helene Fischer Show 2018
Movie • 2018
Self
Monsters vs Aliens Stories
Movie • 2013
A Creepshow Animated Special
Movie • 2020
Richard (segment "Survivor Type") (voice)
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Movie • 2012
Self
Stone Cold Fox
Movie • 2025
Sergeant Breaker
Zoolander 2
Movie • 2016
Kiefer Sutherland
Where Is Kyra?
Movie • 2018
Doug
Flatliners
Movie • 2017
Dr. Barry Wolfson
Hourglass
Movie • 1997
uncredited
Names on the Cup
Movie • 2017
Narrator (voice)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Movie • 1992
Sam Stanley
Ultimate Gretzky
Movie • 2003
Self
L.A. Confidential
Movie • 2003
Det. Jack Vincennes
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Movie • 2013
Jim Cross
Amazing Stories
Movie • 1986
Static
Rammstein in Amerika
Movie • 2015
Self
The Contractor
Movie • 2022
Rusty
Top Gear: Australian Road Trip
Movie • 2015
Himself
Sierra Madre
Movie
Capt. Jordan Wright
Tinsel Town
Movie • 2025
Bradley Mack
Father Joe
Movie
Father Joe
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
Movie • 2025
Self
This Morning
TV • 1988
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
TV • 1994
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Narrator (voice)
Amazing Stories
TV • 1985
Static
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
24
TV • 2001
Jack Bauer
The View
TV • 1997
Self
E! True Hollywood Story
TV • 1996
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Self - Guest
American Idol
TV • 2002
Self
Free Radio
TV • 2008
Self
Wogan
TV • 1982
Self
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Wayne Slater (voice)
The Confession
TV • 2011
The Confessor
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Touch
TV • 2012
Martin Bohm
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Jack Bauer (archive footage)
The First Lady
TV • 2022
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Designated Survivor
TV • 2016
Tom Kirkman
Rabbit Hole
TV • 2023
John Weir
The Grand Tour
TV • 2016
Self
Leute heute
TV • 1997
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
The Reichen Show
TV • 2005
Self
PaparaGilles
TV • 2014
Self
Privatkonzert
TV • 2017
Self
John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial
TV • 2023
Self - Narrator (voice)
Fallen Angels
TV • 1993
Matt Cordell
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2009
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV • 2014
Jack Bauer
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
TV • 2004
Self
The Fugitive
TV • 2020
Clay Bryce
Corner Gas
TV • 2004
Kiefer Sutherland
Top Gear
TV • 2002
Self
G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten
TV • 2005
Self
Berlin Live
TV • 2011
Self
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Army Colonel (voice)
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Jack Bauer (voice)
Rebels: A Journey Underground
TV • 1999
Narrator
DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection
TV • 2003
General W.R. Monger (voice)
24: Day Zero
TV • 2007
Jack Bauer
24: Day six Debrief
TV • 2007
Jack Bauer