Kiefer Sutherland

Kiefer Sutherland
Kiefer Sutherland
	Sutherland in 2024
Born	Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland; 21 December 1966; London, England
Citizenship	Canada; United Kingdom;
Occupations	Actor; musician;
Years active	1983–present
Spouses	Camelia Kath (m. 1987; div. 1990); Elizabeth Kelly Winn (m. 1996; div. 2004);
Partner(s)	Cindy Vela (2014–present; engaged)
Children	Sarah Sutherland
Parents	Donald Sutherland (father); Shirley Douglas (mother);
Relatives	Angus Sutherland (paternal half-brother); Rossif Sutherland (paternal half-brother); Francine Racette (stepmother); Tommy Douglas (maternal grandfather);
Website	kiefersutherland.com
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Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland^[2] (born 21 December 1966)^[3] is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his starring role as Jack Bauer^[4] in the Fox drama series 24 (2001–2010, 2014), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award, and President Tom Kirkman in the ABC political drama series Designated Survivor.

Born to actors Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas, he got his first leading film role in the Canadian drama The Bay Boy (1984), which earned him a Genie Award nomination.^[5] He has since appeared in such films as Stand by Me (1986), The Lost Boys (1987), Young Guns (1988), Flatliners (1990), A Few Good Men (1992), The Three Musketeers (1993), Freeway (1996), A Time to Kill (1996), Dark City (1998), Phone Booth (2002), Melancholia (2011), Pompeii (2014), and The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023).

He has also starred in the Fox drama Touch (2012–2013), and provided the facial motion capture and voice for Venom Snake and Big Boss in the video games Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (2014) and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015). Sutherland has been inducted to the Hollywood Walk of Fame and to Canada's Walk of Fame, and has received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Zurich Film Festival.

^ "Kiefer Sutherland: You Ask The Questions". The Independent. 4 May 2005. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
^ "Beckham baby: Why the middle name Seven?". BBC News. 11 July 2011. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
^ "Kiefer Sutherland Biography, Celebrity Facts and Awards". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
^ Harp, Justin (19 September 2016). "Kiefer Sutherland says Jack Bauer "will not ever" return to 24 on television... but he's still open to a film". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
^ "The Bay Boy (1985)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.

[British-1] "Kiefer Sutherland: You Ask The Questions". The Independent. 4 May 2005. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2020.

[Beeb-2] "Beckham baby: Why the middle name Seven?". BBC News. 11 July 2011. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.

[tvguide-3] "Kiefer Sutherland Biography, Celebrity Facts and Awards". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

[:0-4] Harp, Justin (19 September 2016). "Kiefer Sutherland says Jack Bauer "will not ever" return to 24 on television... but he's still open to a film". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2017.

[5] "The Bay Boy (1985)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.

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