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

• 2027Father Joe — Father Joe, Producer
• 2026Brothers Under Fire — Capt. Jordan Wright
• 2025Stone Cold Fox — Sergeant Breaker
• 2025Tinsel Town — Bradley Mack
• 2024Juror #2 — Larry Lasker
• Rabbit Hole — John Weir, Executive Producer
• 2023The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial — Lt. Philip Francis Queeg
• 2023They Cloned Tyrone — Nixon
• 2022The Contractor — Rusty
• The First Lady — Franklin D. Roosevelt
• 2020A Creepshow Animated Special — Richard (segment "Survivor Type") (voice)
• The Fugitive — Clay Bryce
• 2018Where Is Kyra? — Doug
• 24: Legacy — Executive Producer
• 2017Flatliners — Dr. Barry Wolfson
• 2017Free to Rock — Narrator (voice)
• 2017Names on the Cup — Narrator (voice)
• Designated Survivor — Tom Kirkman, Executive Producer
• 2016Zoolander 2 — Kiefer Sutherland
• 2015Forsaken — John Henry Clayton
• 2015Metal Gear Solid: Legacy — Self, Documentation & Support
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver — Jack Bauer
• 2014Marked — James Dempsey
• 2014Pompeii — Corvus
• 2014Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces — Agent Sam Stanley
• 2013Monsters vs Aliens Stories
• 2013The Reluctant Fundamentalist — Jim Cross
• Touch — Martin Bohm, Producer
• 2011Melancholia — John
• 2011Night of the Living Carrots — General W.R. Monger (voice)
• 2011The Confession — The Confessor, Idea, Executive Producer
• The Confession — The Confessor, Producer
• 2010Marmaduke — Bosco (voice)
• 2010Twelve — Narrator (voice)
• 2009B.O.B.'s Big Break — General W.R. Monger (voice)
• 2009Monsters vs Aliens — General W.R. Monger (voice)
• 2009Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space — General W.R. Monger (voice)
• 2008Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight — Raistlin Majere (voice)
• 2008Mirrors — Ben Carson, Executive Producer
• 24: Day Zero — Jack Bauer
• 24: Day six Debrief — Jack Bauer
• 2006The Sentinel — David Breckinridge
• 2006The Wild — Samson (voice)
• 2005Jiminy Glick in Lalawood — Kiefer Sutherland
• 2005River Queen — Doyle
• Corner Gas — Kiefer Sutherland
• 2004NASCAR: The IMAX Experience — Narrator (voice)
• 2004Taking Lives — Christopher Hart
• 2003Behind the Red Door — Roy
• DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection — General W.R. Monger (voice)
• 2003L.A. Confidential — Det. Jack Vincennes
• 2003Paradise Found — Paul Gauguin
• 2003Phone Booth — The Caller
• 2003The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration — Bron (voice)
• 2002Cowboy Up — Hank Braxton
• 2002Dead Heat — Pally
• 2002Desert Saints — Arthur Banks
• 24 — Jack Bauer, Producer, Co-Executive Producer
• 2001To End All Wars — Lt. Jim 'Yanker' Reardon
• 2000After Alice
• 2000Beat — William S. Burroughs
• 2000Picking Up the Pieces — Officer Bobo
• 2000The Right Temptation — Michael Farrow-Smith
• Family Guy — Narrator (voice), Jack Bauer (archive footage)
• Rebels: A Journey Underground — Narrator
• 1999Woman Wanted — Wendell, Director
• 1998A Soldier's Sweetheart — Rat Kiley
• 1998Break Up — John Box
• 1998Dark City — Dr. Daniel P. Schreber
• 1998Ground Control — Jack Harris
• 1997Hourglass — uncredited
• 1997Truth or Consequences, N.M. — Curtis Freley, Director
• 1996A Time to Kill — Freddie Lee Cobb
• 1996Armitage III: Poly Matrix — Ross (voice)
• 1996Duke of Groove — Hugo
• E! True Hollywood Story
• 1996Eye for an Eye — Robert Doob
• 1996Freeway — Bob Wolverton
• 1996The Last Days of Frankie the Fly — Joey
• 1994Natural Selection — Executive Producer
• 1994Teresa's Tattoo — Roadblock Officer (uncredited)
• 1994The Cowboy Way — Sonny Gilstrap
• Fallen Angels — Matt Cordell, Director
• 1993Last Light — Denver Bayliss, Director
• 1993The Three Musketeers — Athos
• 1993The Vanishing — Jeff Harriman
• 1992A Few Good Men — Lt. Jonathan Kendrick
• 1992Article 99 — Dr. Peter Morgan
• 1992Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me — Sam Stanley
• 1990Chicago Joe and the Showgirl — Karl Hulten
• 1990Flashback — John Buckner
• 1990Flatliners — Nelson Wright
• 1990The Nutcracker Prince — Nutcracker Prince (voice)
• 1990Young Guns II — Josiah Gordon 'Doc' Scurlock
• 1989Renegades — Buster McHenry
• The Simpsons — Wayne Slater (voice), Army Colonel (voice), Jack Bauer (voice)
• 19881969 — Scott Clifton Denny
• 1988Bright Lights, Big City — Tad
• 1988Promised Land — Danny Rivers
• 1988Young Guns — Doc Scurlock
• 1987Crazy Moon — Brooks
• 1987The Killing Time — The Stranger
• 1987The Lost Boys — David
• 1986Amazing Stories — Static
• 1986At Close Range — Tim
• 1986Stand by Me — Ace Merrill
• 1986The Brotherhood of Justice — Victor
• 1986Trapped in Silence — Kevin Richter
• Amazing Stories — Static
• 1984The Bay Boy — Donald Campbell
• 1983Max Dugan Returns — Bill
• Copperhead
• The Horseman
• The Winter Kills

Appearances as themselves (40)

• 2026Eddie Cochran: Don't Forget Me — Self
• 2025Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life — Self
• John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial — Self - Narrator (voice)
• 2020Die Helene Fischer Show - Meine schönsten Momente — Self (archive footage)
• 2020Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble — Self
• 2018Die Helene Fischer Show 2018 — Self
• Privatkonzert — Self
• The Grand Tour — Self
• 2015Rammstein in Amerika — Self
• 2015Top Gear: Australian Road Trip — Himself
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest
• PaparaGilles — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
• 2012FOX 25th Anniversary Special — Self
• Berlin Live — Self
• 2010Love Shines — Self
• Late Night with Jimmy Fallon — Self
• Free Radio — Self
• 200624 Behind the Scenes: The Editing Process — Self / Jack Bauer
• 2006I Trust You to Kill Me — Self
• G&G - Gesichter und Geschichten — Self
• The Reichen Show — Self
• On Air with Ryan Seacrest — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self
• 2003Making of Phone Booth — Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• 2003Ultimate Gretzky — Self
• American Idol — Self
• Top Gear — Self
• 2000Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me — Self
• Leute heute — Self
• The View — Self
• The Daily Show — Self
• Inside the Actors Studio — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno — Self - Guest
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self - Guest
• This Morning — Self
• Wogan — Self
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Host, Self - Cameo (uncredited)