Kiefer Sutherland biography
Kiefer Sutherland is a British-Canadian actor (born 1966), born on 21 December 1966 in St Mary's Hospital.
Kiefer Sutherland's screen career began in 1983 with Max Dugan Returns, playing Bill Costello.
Kiefer Sutherland has appeared in 81 films and 31 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are Brothers Under Fire (2026), Tinsel Town (2025), Stone Cold Fox (2025).
Honours include Satellite Award for Best Actor , Television Series Drama (2 times), Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (2 times) and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series.
Coming up next: Father Joe, Copperhead.
- Born
- 21 December 1966 (age 59)
- Birthplace
- St Mary's Hospital
- Work
- Actor, Television actor, Film actor, Film director, Film producer
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1983 to present
- Awards
- Satellite Award for Best Actor , Television Series Drama (2 times)
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (2 times)
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series
- Canada's Walk of Fame
Kiefer Sutherland filmography
83 films and 31 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Father Joe | Father Joe | Filming | ||
| Copperhead | , N/a | Filming | ||
| 2026 | Brothers Under Fire | Captain Jordan Wright | ||
| 2025 | Tinsel Town | Bradley Mack | ||
| 2025 | Stone Cold Fox | Sergeant Billy Breaker | ||
| 2024 | Juror #2 | Larry Lasker | ||
| 2023 | The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial | Lieutenant Commander Queeg | ||
| 2023 | They Cloned Tyrone | Nixon | ||
| 2022 | The Contractor | Rusty Jennings | ||
| 2018 | Metal Gear Survive | Venom Snake / Big Boss | Also facial capture; Role billed simply as "Snake" | |
| 2018 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 | Gideon Jones | DLC "Dead of the Night" | |
| 2017 | Where Is Kyra? | Doug | ||
| 2017 | Flatliners | Dr. Barry Wolfson | ||
| 2016 | Zoolander 2 | English | ||
| 2015 | Forsaken | John Henry Clayton | ||
| 2015 | Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain | Venom Snake / Big Boss | Also facial capture; Role billed simply as "Snake" | |
| 2014 | Pompeii | Senator Quintus Attius Corvus | ||
| 2014 | Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes | Venom Snake / Big Boss | Also facial capture; Role billed simply as "Snake" | |
| 2012 | The Reluctant Fundamentalist | Jim Cross | ||
| 2011 | Melancholia | John | ||
| 2010 | Marmaduke | Bosco | Voice | |
| 2010 | Twelve | The Narrator | ||
| 2009 | Monsters vs. Aliens | General Warren R. Monger | Voice | |
| 2008 | Mirrors | Ben Carson | ||
| 2008 | Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight | Raistlin Majere | Voice |
Show all 83 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Call of Duty: World at War , Final Fronts | Sergeant Roebuck | PS2 counterpart to World at War | |
| 2008 | Call of Duty: World at War | Sergeant Roebuck | ||
| 2006 | The Sentinel | Secret Service Agent David Breckinridge | ||
| 2006 | The Wild | Samson | Voice | |
| 2006 | 24: The Game | Jack Bauer | ||
| 2005 | River Queen | Doyle | ||
| 2004 | Jiminy Glick in Lalawood | English | ||
| 2004 | Taking Lives | Christopher Hart | ||
| 2004 | NASCAR 3D: The IMAX Experience | The Narrator | Voice; Documentary | |
| 2003 | Paradise Found | Paul Gauguin | ||
| 2003 | The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration | Bron | Voice; Direct-to-DVD | |
| 2002 | Behind the Red Door | Roy Haddad | ||
| 2002 | Phone Booth | The Caller | ||
| 2002 | Desert Saints | Arthur Banks | ||
| 2002 | Dead Heat | Albert Paul "Pally" LaMarr | ||
| 2001 | To End All Wars | Lieutenant Jim Reardon | ||
| 2001 | Cowboy Up | Hank Braxton | ||
| 2000 | Picking Up the Pieces | Officer Bobo | ||
| 2000 | The Right Temptation | Michael Farrow-Smith | ||
| 2000 | Beat | William S. Burroughs | ||
| 2000 | After Alice | Detective Michael "Mick" Hayden | ||
| 2000 | Woman Wanted | Wendell Goddard | Also director | |
| 1998 | Ground Control | Jack Harris | ||
| 1998 | Dark City | Dr. Daniel P. Schreber | ||
| 1998 | Break Up | Officer John Box | ||
| 1998 | A Soldier's Sweetheart | "Rat" Kiley | ||
| 1997 | Truth or Consequences, N.M | Curtis Freley | Also director | |
| 1996 | A Time to Kill | Freddie Lee Cobb | ||
| 1996 | The Last Days of Frankie the Fly | Joey | ||
| 1996 | Freeway | Bob Wolverton | ||
| 1996 | Eye for an Eye | Robert Doob | ||
| 1996 | Armitage III: Poly-Matrix | Ross Sylibus | Voice; English dub | |
| 1995 | Hourglass | |||
| 1994 | The Cowboy Way | Sonny Gilstrap | ||
| 1994 | Teresa's Tattoo | Roadblock Officer | Uncredited cameo | |
| 1994 | Felidae | "Bluebeard" | Unreleased film | |
| 1993 | The Three Musketeers | Athos | ||
| 1993 | The Vanishing | Jeff Harriman | ||
| 1992 | A Few Good Men | Lieutenant Jonathan James Kendrick | ||
| 1992 | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | FBI Agent Sam Stanley | ||
| 1992 | Article 99 | Dr. Peter Morgan | ||
| 1990 | Young Guns II | Josiah Gordon "Doc" Scurlock | ||
| 1990 | Flatliners | Nelson Wright | ||
| 1990 | Flashback | Free "John" Buckner | ||
| 1990 | Chicago Joe and the Showgirl | Karl Hulten | ||
| 1990 | The Nutcracker Prince | Hans / The Nutcracker Prince | Voice | |
| 1989 | Renegades | Detective Buster McHenry | ||
| 1988 | 1969 | Scott Denny | ||
| 1988 | Young Guns | Josiah Gordon "Doc" Scurlock | ||
| 1988 | Bright Lights, Big City | Tad Allagash | ||
| 1987 | The Lost Boys | David Powers | ||
| 1987 | The Killing Time | The Stranger | ||
| 1987 | Promised Land | Danny "Senator" Rivers | ||
| 1987 | Crazy Moon | Brooks | ||
| 1986 | At Close Range | Tim | ||
| 1986 | Stand by Me | John "Ace" Merrill | ||
| 1985 | The Bay Boy | Donald Campbell | ||
| 1983 | Max Dugan Returns | Bill Costello |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Rabbit Hole | John Weir | Lead role; 8 episodes; also executive producer | |
| 2023 | John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial | The Narrator | Voice; Docuseries | |
| 2022 | The First Lady | President Franklin D. Roosevelt | 10 episodes | |
| 2020 | The Fugitive | Detective Clay Bryce | Main cast | |
| 2020 | Creepshow | Richard Pine | ||
| 2016 | Designated Survivor | President Thomas Adam “Tom” Kirkman | Lead role; 53 episodes; also executive producer | |
| 2015 | Keeping Canada Alive | The Narrator | Voice; 6 episodes | |
| 2014 | Playhouse Presents: Marked | James Dempsey | Television film | |
| 2014 | 24: Live Another Day | Jack Bauer | Lead role; 12 episodes; also executive producer | |
| 2012 | Touch | Martin Bohm | Lead role; 26 episodes; also executive producer | |
| 2011 | Night of the Living Carrots | General Warren R. Monger | Voice; Short film | |
| 2011 | The Confession | The Confessor | Lead role; 10 episodes; also executive producer | |
| 2009 | B.O.B's Big Break | General Warren R. Monger | Voice; Short film | |
| 2009 | Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space | General Warren R. Monger | Voice; Television special | |
| 2008 | 24: Redemption | Jack Bauer | Television film; also executive producer | |
| 2006 | The Simpsons | The Colonel / Jack Bauer / Wayne | Voices; 3 episodes | |
| 2006 | Family Guy | The Narrator (Jack Bauer) | Voice; Episode: "Stu and Stewie's Excellent Adventure" | |
| 2005 | The Flight That Fought Back | The Narrator | Voice; Documentary | |
| 2003 | Day 3: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm | English | ||
| 2002 | 11:00 pm - 12:00 am | English | ||
| 2002 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm | English | ||
| 2002 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | English | ||
| 2001 | 24 | Jack Bauer | Lead role; 192 episodes; also executive producer | |
| 1999 | Watership Down | Hickory | Voice; 3 episodes | |
| 1999 | L.A. Confidential | Detective Jack Vincennes | Unreleased pilot |
Show all 31 titles
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Duke of Groove | The Host | Short film | |
| 1995 | Fallen Angels | Matt Cordell | Episode: "Love and Blood"; also director | |
| 1993 | Last Light | "Denver" Bayliss | Television film; also director | |
| 1986 | Trapped in Silence | Kevin Richter | Television film | |
| 1986 | Brotherhood of Justice | Victor Parks | Television film | |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories | "Static" | Episode: "The Mission" |