Kiefer Sutherland(I)
- Actor
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Kiefer Sutherland was born in London, England, UK, to Canadian actors
Shirley Douglas and
Donald Sutherland, who moved
to California shortly after his birth. His maternal grandfather,
Tommy Douglas, was a Scottish-born
Canadian politician who was a Premier of Saskatchewan for over 17 years
and led the national NDP party for almost 10.
Kiefer got his first film role in the comedy drama
Max Dugan Returns (1983).
Sutherland's first major role was in the Canadian drama
The Bay Boy (1984), which earned
Sutherland and director Daniel Petrie,
Genie award nominations for best actor and best director, respectively.
Following his success in The Bay Boy, Sutherland eventually moved to
Los Angeles and landed television appearances in "The Mission", an
episode of
Amazing Stories (1985) and in
the telefilm
Trapped in Silence (1986)
with Marsha Mason.
In 1992, Sutherland starred opposite
Ray Liotta and
Forest Whitaker in
Article 99 (1992) and in the military
drama A Few Good Men (1992) also
starring Jack Nicholson and
Tom Cruise. Later, in 1994, he starred with
Jeff Bridges and
Nancy Travis in the American
version of The Vanishing (1993) for
20th Century Fox. In 1997, he co-starred with
William Hurt and
Rufus Sewell in
Dark City (1998), directed by
Alex Proyas, which was a special
presentation at the Cannes Film Festival. Sutherland also added his
second directorial credit and starred in
Truth or Consequences, N.M. (1997)
alongside Kevin Pollak,
Mykelti Williamson,
Rod Steiger and
Martin Sheen. He stars in the Fox drama
series 24 (2001) as Jack Bauer for which
he has earned a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama Series. Most
recently, he has been seen in the movie
Phone Booth (2002) as a man who calls
up someone at a phone booth and threatens to kill them if they hang up.
Shirley Douglas and
Donald Sutherland, who moved
to California shortly after his birth. His maternal grandfather,
Tommy Douglas, was a Scottish-born
Canadian politician who was a Premier of Saskatchewan for over 17 years
and led the national NDP party for almost 10.
Kiefer got his first film role in the comedy drama
Max Dugan Returns (1983).
Sutherland's first major role was in the Canadian drama
The Bay Boy (1984), which earned
Sutherland and director Daniel Petrie,
Genie award nominations for best actor and best director, respectively.
Following his success in The Bay Boy, Sutherland eventually moved to
Los Angeles and landed television appearances in "The Mission", an
episode of
Amazing Stories (1985) and in
the telefilm
Trapped in Silence (1986)
with Marsha Mason.
In 1992, Sutherland starred opposite
Ray Liotta and
Forest Whitaker in
Article 99 (1992) and in the military
drama A Few Good Men (1992) also
starring Jack Nicholson and
Tom Cruise. Later, in 1994, he starred with
Jeff Bridges and
Nancy Travis in the American
version of The Vanishing (1993) for
20th Century Fox. In 1997, he co-starred with
William Hurt and
Rufus Sewell in
Dark City (1998), directed by
Alex Proyas, which was a special
presentation at the Cannes Film Festival. Sutherland also added his
second directorial credit and starred in
Truth or Consequences, N.M. (1997)
alongside Kevin Pollak,
Mykelti Williamson,
Rod Steiger and
Martin Sheen. He stars in the Fox drama
series 24 (2001) as Jack Bauer for which
he has earned a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama Series. Most
recently, he has been seen in the movie
Phone Booth (2002) as a man who calls
up someone at a phone booth and threatens to kill them if they hang up.