Kiefer Sutherland
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 21, 1966 in Paddington, London, England, UK
- Active Years
- 1975–2026 (52 Years)
- Total Credits
- 174 credits in database
Acting Born Dec 21, 1966 Paddington, London, England, UK 174 credits
Biography
Kiefer Sutherland is a British-Canadian actor, producer, and director. He was born on December 21, 1966, in Paddington, London, England, UK. Sutherland is the son of Canadian actors Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas. He has appeared in numerous films and television shows, including The Bay Boy, Stand by Me, The Lost Boys, and Flatliners. Sutherland is known for his portrayal of a character on the Fox thriller drama series 24, in which he was a regular cast member in every season. He has also appeared in other notable roles, and has worked as a producer and director. Sutherland is male and has a known credit count of 153.
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Career overview
Kiefer Sutherland is a British-Canadian actor known for his roles in film and television. He first gained critical acclaim for his portrayal in the Canadian film The Bay Boy. Sutherland rose to prominence for his roles as villains in Hollywood films. He later transitioned to more heroic roles during the 2000s.
Sutherland is best known for his portrayal of a character in the Fox thriller drama series 24. He is the only actor to be a regular cast member in every season of the series. He has appeared in numerous other films and television shows, including Stand by Me, The Lost Boys, and Flatliners.
As an actor, Kiefer Sutherland has a total of 153 known credits. He was born on December 21, 1966, in Paddington, London, England, UK. Sutherland is the son of Canadian actors Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas.
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Career timeline
Brothers Under FireEddie Cochran: Don't Forget Me
Stone Cold FoxTinsel TownRob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
Juror #2
Rabbit HoleRabbit Hole · Executive ProducerThey Cloned TyroneJohn Lennon: Murder Without a TrialThe Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
The ContractorThe First Lady
The FugitiveA Creepshow Animated SpecialStronger Together, Tous EnsembleDie Helene Fischer Show - Meine schönsten Momente
Where Is Kyra?Die Helene Fischer Show 2018
24: Legacy · Executive ProducerFlatlinersNames on the CupFree to RockPrivatkonzert
Designated SurvivorDesignated Survivor · Executive ProducerThe Grand TourZoolander 2
ForsakenRammstein in AmerikaMetal Gear Solid: LegacyMetal Gear Solid: Legacy · Documentation & SupportTop Gear: Australian Road Trip
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonLate Night with Seth MeyersLast Week Tonight with John OliverPompeiiPaparaGilles
The Reluctant FundamentalistMonsters vs Aliens Stories
TouchTouch · ProducerFOX 25th Anniversary Special
MelancholiaBerlin LiveThe ConfessionThe Confession · ProducerThe Confession
MarmadukeTwelveLove Shines
Late Night with Jimmy FallonMonsters vs AliensB.O.B.'s Big BreakMutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
MirrorsMirrors · Executive ProducerFree Radio24: RedemptionDragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight
24: Day Zero24: Day six Debrief
The WildThe SentinelI Trust You to Kill Me24 Behind the Scenes: The Editing Process
The Reichen ShowG&G – Gesichter und GeschichtenRiver QueenJiminy Glick in Lalawood
Corner GasOn Air with Ryan SeacrestTaking LivesNASCAR: The IMAX Experience
Jimmy Kimmel Live!The Ellen DeGeneres ShowPhone BoothDreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories CollectionThe Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
Top GearAmerican IdolDesert SaintsDead HeatCowboy Up
2424 · Producer24 · Co-Executive Producer24 · Executive ProducerTo End All Wars
BeatPicking Up the PiecesThe Right TemptationWalking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by MeAfter Alice
Family GuyFamily GuyWoman WantedWoman Wanted · DirectorRebels: A Journey Underground
Dark CityGround ControlA Soldier's SweetheartBreak Up
The ViewLeute heuteTruth or Consequences, N.M.Truth or Consequences, N.M. · DirectorHourglass
The Daily ShowA Time to KillArmitage III: Poly MatrixEye for an EyeE! True Hollywood Story
The Cowboy WayInside the Actors StudioNatural Selection · Executive ProducerTeresa's Tattoo
Full Filmography
174 titles- Brothers Under Fire (2026) as Capt. Jordan Wright
- Eddie Cochran: Don't Forget Me (2026) as Self
- Stone Cold Fox (2025) as Sergeant Breaker
- Tinsel Town (2025) as Bradley Mack
- Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life (2025) as Self
- Juror #2 (2024) as Larry Lasker
- Rabbit Hole (2023) as John Weir
- Rabbit Hole (2023) Executive Producer
- They Cloned Tyrone (2023) as Nixon
- John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial (2023) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023) as Lt. Philip Francis Queeg
- The Contractor (2022) as Rusty
- The First Lady (2022) as Franklin D. Roosevelt
- The Fugitive (2020) as Clay Bryce
- A Creepshow Animated Special (2020) as Richard (segment "Survivor Type") (voice)
- Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble (2020) as Self
- Die Helene Fischer Show - Meine schönsten Momente (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Where Is Kyra? (2018) as Doug
- Die Helene Fischer Show 2018 (2018) as Self
- 24: Legacy (2017) Executive Producer
- Flatliners (2017) as Dr. Barry Wolfson
- Names on the Cup (2017) as Narrator (voice)
- Free to Rock (2017) as Narrator (voice)
- Privatkonzert (2017) as Self
- Designated Survivor (2016) as Tom Kirkman
- Designated Survivor (2016) Executive Producer
- The Grand Tour (2016) as Self
- Zoolander 2 (2016) as Kiefer Sutherland
- Forsaken (2015) as John Henry Clayton
- Rammstein in Amerika (2015) as Self
- Metal Gear Solid: Legacy (2015) as Self
- Metal Gear Solid: Legacy (2015) Documentation & Support
- Top Gear: Australian Road Trip (2015) as Himself
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014) as Jack Bauer
- Pompeii (2014) as Corvus
- PaparaGilles (2014) as Self
- Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014) as Agent Sam Stanley
- Marked (2014) as James Dempsey
- The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013) as Jim Cross
- Monsters vs Aliens Stories (2013)
- Touch (2012) as Martin Bohm
- Touch (2012) Producer
- FOX 25th Anniversary Special (2012) as Self
- Melancholia (2011) as John
- Berlin Live (2011) as Self
- The Confession (2011) as The Confessor
- The Confession (2011) Producer
- The Confession (2011) as The Confessor
- The Confession (2011) Idea
- The Confession (2011) Executive Producer
- Night of the Living Carrots (2011) as General W.R. Monger (voice)
- Marmaduke (2010) as Bosco (voice)
- Twelve (2010) as Narrator (voice)
- Love Shines (2010) as Self
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009) as Self
- Monsters vs Aliens (2009) as General W.R. Monger (voice)
- B.O.B.'s Big Break (2009) as General W.R. Monger (voice)
- Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009) as General W.R. Monger (voice)
- Mirrors (2008) as Ben Carson
- Mirrors (2008) Executive Producer
- Free Radio (2008) as Self
- 24: Redemption (2008) as Jack Bauer
- Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (2008) as Raistlin Majere (voice)
- 24: Day Zero (2007) as Jack Bauer
- 24: Day six Debrief (2007) as Jack Bauer
- The Wild (2006) as Samson (voice)
- The Sentinel (2006) as David Breckinridge
- I Trust You to Kill Me (2006) as Self
- 24 Behind the Scenes: The Editing Process (2006) as Self / Jack Bauer
- The Reichen Show (2005) as Self
- G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten (2005) as Self
- River Queen (2005) as Doyle
- Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2005) as Kiefer Sutherland
- Corner Gas (2004) as Kiefer Sutherland
- On Air with Ryan Seacrest (2004) as Self
- Taking Lives (2004) as Christopher Hart
- NASCAR: The IMAX Experience (2004) as Narrator (voice)
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- Phone Booth (2003) as The Caller
- DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection (2003) as General W.R. Monger (voice)
- The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration (2003) as Bron (voice)
- L.A. Confidential (2003) as Det. Jack Vincennes
- Paradise Found (2003) as Paul Gauguin
- Making of Phone Booth (2003) as Self
- Behind the Red Door (2003) as Roy
- Ultimate Gretzky (2003) as Self
- Top Gear (2002) as Self
- American Idol (2002) as Self
- Desert Saints (2002) as Arthur Banks
- Dead Heat (2002) as Pally
- Cowboy Up (2002) as Hank Braxton
- 24 (2001) as Jack Bauer
- 24 (2001) Producer
- 24 (2001) Co-Executive Producer
- 24 (2001) Executive Producer
- To End All Wars (2001) as Lt. Jim 'Yanker' Reardon
- Beat (2000) as William S. Burroughs
- Picking Up the Pieces (2000) as Officer Bobo
- The Right Temptation (2000) as Michael Farrow-Smith
- Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me (2000) as Self
- After Alice (2000)
- Family Guy (1999) as Narrator (voice)
- Family Guy (1999) as Jack Bauer (archive footage)
- Woman Wanted (1999) as Wendell
- Woman Wanted (1999) Director
- Rebels: A Journey Underground (1999) as Narrator
- Dark City (1998) as Dr. Daniel P. Schreber
- Ground Control (1998) as Jack Harris
- A Soldier's Sweetheart (1998) as Rat Kiley
- Break Up (1998) as John Box
- The View (1997) as Self
- Leute heute (1997) as Self
- Truth or Consequences, N.M. (1997) as Curtis Freley
- Truth or Consequences, N.M. (1997) Director
- Hourglass (1997) as uncredited
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- A Time to Kill (1996) as Freddie Lee Cobb
- Armitage III: Poly Matrix (1996) as Ross (voice)
- Eye for an Eye (1996) as Robert Doob
- E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
- Freeway (1996) as Bob Wolverton
- The Last Days of Frankie the Fly (1996) as Joey
- Duke of Groove (1996) as Hugo
- The Cowboy Way (1994) as Sonny Gilstrap
- Inside the Actors Studio (1994) as Self
- Natural Selection (1994) Executive Producer
- Teresa's Tattoo (1994) as Roadblock Officer (uncredited)
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- Fallen Angels (1993) as Matt Cordell
- Fallen Angels (1993) Director
- The Three Musketeers (1993) as Athos
- The Vanishing (1993) as Jeff Harriman
- Last Light (1993) as Denver Bayliss
- Last Light (1993) Director
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) as Self - Guest
- A Few Good Men (1992) as Lt. Jonathan Kendrick
- Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) as Sam Stanley
- Article 99 (1992) as Dr. Peter Morgan
- Young Guns II (1990) as Josiah Gordon 'Doc' Scurlock
- Flatliners (1990) as Nelson Wright
- The Nutcracker Prince (1990) as Nutcracker Prince (voice)
- Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (1990) as Karl Hulten
- Flashback (1990) as John Buckner
- The Simpsons (1989) as Wayne Slater (voice)
- The Simpsons (1989) as Army Colonel (voice)
- The Simpsons (1989) as Jack Bauer (voice)
- Renegades (1989) as Buster McHenry
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- Young Guns (1988) as Doc Scurlock
- This Morning (1988) as Self
- Bright Lights, Big City (1988) as Tad
- 1969 (1988) as Scott Clifton Denny
- Promised Land (1988) as Danny Rivers
- The Lost Boys (1987) as David
- The Killing Time (1987) as The Stranger
- Crazy Moon (1987) as Brooks
- Stand by Me (1986) as Ace Merrill
- At Close Range (1986) as Tim
- The Brotherhood of Justice (1986) as Victor
- Amazing Stories (1986) as Static
- Trapped In Silence (1986) as Kevin Richter
- Amazing Stories (1985) as Static
- The Bay Boy (1984) as Donald Campbell
- Max Dugan Returns (1983) as Bill
- Wogan (1982) as Self
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- The Horseman
- Father Joe as Father Joe
- Father Joe Producer
- The Winter Kills
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Kiefer Sutherland best known for?
Kiefer Sutherland is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Brothers Under Fire (2026), Tinsel Town (2025), Juror #2 (2024), Rabbit Hole (2023).
When and where was Kiefer Sutherland born?
Kiefer Sutherland was born on December 21, 1966 in Paddington, London, England, UK.
How many credits does Kiefer Sutherland have?
Kiefer Sutherland has accumulated over 174 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1975 to 2026.
What is Kiefer Sutherland's background in cinema and television?
Kiefer Sutherland is a British-Canadian actor, producer, and director. He was born on December 21, 1966, in Paddington, London, England, UK. Sutherland is the son of Canadian actors Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas. He has appeared in numerous films and television shows, including The Bay Boy, Stand by Me, The Los...
Kiefer Sutherland by the numbers
174credits
117films
57TV series
1975–2026active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- On Air with Ryan Seacrest (2004) as Self — aged about 37
- The Grand Tour (2016) as Self — aged about 49
- Corner Gas (2004) as Kiefer Sutherland — aged about 37
- The Simpsons (1989) as Wayne Slater (voice) — aged about 22
- The Simpsons (1989) as Army Colonel (voice) — aged about 22
- The Simpsons (1989) as Jack Bauer (voice) — aged about 22
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