Kiefer Sutherland

Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland is a British and Canadian actor. He is best known for starring as Jack Bauer in the Fox drama series 24 and as President Tom Kirkman in the political drama series Designated Survivor. For his performance as Jack Bauer, he won both a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.

Sutherland was born on December 21, 1966, in London, England, to Canadian actors Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas. His parents divorced during his childhood, and he has a twin sister, Rachel Sutherland, who works as a post-production film supervisor. His maternal grandfather was Canadian politician Tommy Douglas. Sutherland spent his early years in California before moving to Toronto, Ontario, where he attended several schools before relocating to Hollywood to pursue an acting career.

He made his screen debut in the film Max Dugan Returns and earned critical acclaim along with a Genie Award nomination for his first leading role in the Canadian drama The Bay Boy. Moving to Hollywood, he appeared in Stand by Me, which was his first film made in the United States. Throughout the late 1980s, Sutherland expanded his film career with roles in productions such as At Close Range, The Lost Boys, Promised Land, Young Guns, 1969, and Renegades.

During the 1990s, Sutherland continued to land roles in major motion pictures. He reprised his character in the Western sequel Young Guns II and starred in the thriller Flatliners. His film work throughout the decade also included Flashback, Article 99, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, A Few Good Men, The Vanishing, The Three Musketeers, Freeway, Eye for an Eye, A Time to Kill, Dark City, and Ground Control.

In 2001, Sutherland achieved major career television success when he was cast as Jack Bauer in 24, a role he played across multiple seasons and in the 2014 limited series 24: Live Another Day. Alongside his television work, his film projects during the 2000s included Picking Up the Pieces, Beat, Cowboy Up, To End All Wars, Phone Booth, Taking Lives, The Sentinel, and Mirrors. He also provided voice work for animated features such as The Wild and Monsters vs. Aliens.

In subsequent years, Sutherland starred in the television series Touch and Designated Survivor. His later film credits include Melancholia, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Pompeii, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, and Father Joe. He also provided the voice and facial motion capture for Venom Snake and Big Boss in the video games Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Sutherland has been inducted into both Canada's Walk of Fame and the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and he was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Zurich Film Festival.