Biography
The son of a film legend who seemed poised for stardom as a teen heartthrob thanks to breakout roles in "Stand By Me" (1986) and "The Lost Boys" (1987), actor Kiefer Sutherland suffered through a period of stagnation in the 1990s. Prior to his career's hibernation, Sutherland was a leading man and peripheral member of the so-called Brat Pack that included Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall and Molly Ringwald. At his peak, he …
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Career Milestones
1970 | Parents separated when Sutherland was four |
1971 | After parents' divorce, lived with mother in Los Angeles |
1976 | Made stage debut with the Los Angeles Odyssey Theater in "Throne of Straw" at age nine |
1977 | Moved with mother and twin sister to Toronto at age 10 |
1983 | First film appearance, "Max Dugan Returns"; father, Donald Sutherland co-starred |
1984 | Film acting debut, "The Bay Boy"; earned a Genie award nomination |
1985 | U.S. TV debut, 'The Mission' episode of NBC's "Amazing Stories"; directed by Steven Spielberg |
1986 | Played gang leader Ace Merrill in "Stand By Me"; initial collaboration with director Rob Reiner |
1986 | TV-movie debut as a mute teenager in the CBS drama "Trapped in Silence" |
1987 | Co-starred as a teenage vampire in "The Lost Boys" |
1988 | First of two films with Charlie Sheen as co-star, "Young Guns" |
1988 | Teamed with Robert Downey Jr. as draftees in the Vietnam drama "1969" |
1990 | Cast in the ensemble thriller "Flatliners"; met and fell in love with co-star Julia Roberts |
1990 | Starred opposite Dennis Hopper in the feature "Flashback" |
1992 | Re-teamed with director Rob Reiner in "A Few Good Men" |
1993 | Made directorial debut (also starred) with the Showtime prison drama "Last Light" |
1993 | Second film with Charlie Sheen, "The Three Musketeers" |
1994 | Appeared opposite Woody Harrelson in the comedy-drama "The Cowboy Way" |
1994 | Executive produced the Fox TV-movie "Dark Reflections" |
1995 | Had supporting role in the Oscar-nominated short "The Duke of Groove" |
1995 | Helmed the 'Love and Blood' segment of the Showtime series "Fallen Angels" |
1996 | Appeared as a Ku Klux Klan leader in "A Time to Kill"; also co-starred father Donald as an alcoholic lawyer |
1996 | Co-starred with Reese Witherspoon in the HBO film "Freeway" |
1996 | Starred opposite Sally Field as a freed rapist-murderer in "Eye for an Eye" |
1997 | Co-starred with mother Shirley Douglas in an Ottawa stage production of Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie" |
1997 | Feature directorial debut, "Truth or Consequences, N.M."; also co-starred as a psychopathic ex-convict |
1998 | Had featured role in the underrated "Dark City" |
1999 | Directed and co-starred with Holly Hunter in "Woman Wanted" |
2000 | Portrayed a sheriff in the black comedy "Picking Up the Pieces" (Cinemax) |
2000 | Portrayed writer William S. Burroughs in the Sundance-screened drama "Beat" |
2001 | Cast as Jack Bauer, a government agent on the Fox drama "24"; received Emmy (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007), SAG (2002, 2005, 2007) and Golden Globe (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007) nominations for Best Actor in Drama Series |
2001 | Co-starred with Robert Carlyle in the WWII drama "To End All Wars"; screened at Cannes |
2002 | Cast in the Joel Schumacher thiller "Phone Booth" |
2003 | Cast as artist Paul Gaugin in the biopic "Paradise Found" |
2004 | Starred opposite Angelina Jolie and Ethan Hawke in the thriller "Taking Lives" |
2006 | Co-starred with Michael Douglas and Eva Longoria in "The Sentinel" |
2008 | Played the lead in "Mirrors," a remake of the 2003 South Korean horror film |
2008 | Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (December) |
2008 | Reprised role of Jack Bauer for the TV-movie, "24: Redemption" (Fox), a prequel to the 7th season of the series; earned Golden Globe, SAG and Emmy nominations for Best Actor in a Television Movie |
2009 | Voiced General W.R. Monger in the computer-animated 3-D feature "Monsters vs. Aliens" |
2010 | Narrated the Joel Schumacher-directed drama thriller "Twelve" |
2010 | Voiced the character of Bosco, the main antagonist, in the live-action film based on the comic strip "Marmaduke" |
2011 | Cast in a featured role in Lars Von Trier's apocalyptic drama "Melancholia" |
2011 | Joined an all star cast for the revival of Broadway's "That Championship Season" |
2012 | Returned to series television with a starring role as a widower father and airport worker on "Touch" (Fox) |
Awards
1997 | MTV Movie Award for Best Villain in A Time to Kill |
2001 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in 24 |
2002 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in 24 |
2002 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 24 |
2003 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in 24 |
2003 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 24 |
2003 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 24 |
2003 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in 24 |
2003 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 24 |
2004 | MTV Movie Award for Best Villain in Phone Booth |
2004 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 24 |
2004 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 24 |
2004 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in 24 |
2005 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in 24 |
2005 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 24 |
2005 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 24 |
2005 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in 24 |
2005 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 24 |
2006 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in 24 |
2006 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series in 24 |
2006 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 24 |
2006 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in 24 |
2007 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 24 |
2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series in 24 |
2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 24 |
2008 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television in 24: Redemption |
2009 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor In a Miniseries or Movie in 24: Redemption |
2009 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries in 24: Redemption |