| Kiefer Sutherland | |
| Image Upright: | 1 |
| Film: | 76 |
| Television Series: | 18 |
| Documentary: | 5 |
| Narrating: | 6 |
| Others: | 12 |
Kiefer Sutherland is a British-Canadian actor who has starred or played prominent roles in films and television series over several decades, including Stand by Me, , Young Guns, Flatliners, , Dark City and most notably Jack Bauer in the Fox drama series 24. He is known for his voice roles in the Call of Duty and Metal Gear video game franchises.
Sutherland's film career began in 1983 with the role of Bill Costello in Max Dugan Returns. He gained recognition for his role as Donald Campbell in The Bay Boy (1985). Sutherland's breakout role came in 1986 with Stand by Me, where he portrayed John 'Ace' Merrill, followed by The Lost Boys (1987). Throughout the late 1980s, Sutherland starred in Bright Lights, Big City (1988), Young Guns (1988), and Renegades (1989). In the 1990s, Sutherland continued to build his filmography with Young Guns II (1990), Flatliners (1990), and A Few Good Men (1992). He ventured into voice acting, with The Nutcracker Prince (1990) and Armitage III (1996). Sutherland received acclaim for his performances in Eye for an Eye (1996), A Time to Kill (1996), Dark City (1998), and Phone Booth (2002). His career included directorial efforts like Truth or Consequences, N.M. (1997) and Woman Wanted (2000). In the 2000s, Sutherland took on diverse roles in The Sentinel (2006) and Melancholia (2011). He continued to lend his voice to animated films, including The Wild (2006) and Monsters vs. Aliens (2009). Recent projects include Forsaken (2015), Flatliners (2017), and The Contractor (2022). Sutherland's portrayal of Lieutenant Commander Phillip Queeg in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023) garnered him a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination.
Sutherland's television career includes a mix of acting and voice work. He made his television debut in 1985 with Amazing Stories. He hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live in 1991 and directed and starred in the television film Last Light (1993). His role as Jack Bauer in the critically acclaimed series 24 (2001–2010) brought him widespread recognition and awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2006. Sutherland continued to make television appearances, including voice roles in The Simpsons (2006–2011) and Family Guy (2006). He starred in the Fox series Touch (2012–2013). In 2014, he reprised his role as Jack Bauer in . Sutherland played President Thomas Kirkman in Designated Survivor (2016–2019), earning a nomination at the People's Choice Awards. He starred in the Paramount+ series Rabbit Hole (2023).
Sutherland has acted in video games. He voiced Jack Bauer in (2006) and Sergeant Roebuck in (2008). His most prominent role was voicing and providing facial capture for Venom Snake / Big Boss in (2014) and (2015). Sutherland played Gideon Jones in the DLC "Dead of the Night" for (2018).
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Reference(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Max Dugan Returns | Bill Costello | [1] [2] | ||
| 1985 | Donald Campbell | NominatedGenie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | |||
| 1986 | At Close Range | Tim | |||
| Stand by Me | John "Ace" Merrill | ||||
| 1987 | Crazy Moon | Brooks | |||
| Promised Land | Danny "Senator" Rivers | ||||
| David Powers | |||||
| The Stranger | |||||
| 1988 | Bright Lights, Big City | Tad Allagash | |||
| Young Guns | Josiah Gordon "Doc" Scurlock | Western Heritage Award for Theatrical Motion Picture (shared with the cast) | |||
| 1969 | Scott Denny | ||||
| 1989 | Renegades | Buster McHenry | |||
| 1990 | Young Guns II | Josiah Gordon "Doc" Scurlock | |||
| Flatliners | Nelson Wright | ||||
| Chicago Joe and the Showgirl | Karl Hulten | ||||
| Hans / The Nutcracker Prince | Voice | [3] | |||
| Flashback | Free "John" Buckner | ||||
| 1992 | Article 99 | Dr. Peter Morgan | |||
| FBI Agent Sam Stanley | |||||
| Lieutenant Jonathan James Kendrick | |||||
| 1993 | Jeff Harriman | ||||
| Athos | |||||
| 1994 | Teresa's Tattoo | Roadblock Officer | Uncredited cameo | ||
| Sonny Gilstrap | |||||
| Felidae | "Bluebeard" | Unreleased film | |||
| 1996 | Eye for an Eye | Robert Doob | |||
| Freddie Lee Cobb | NominatedMTV Movie Award for Best Villain | ||||
| Ross Sylibus | Voice; English dub | ||||
| Freeway | Bob Wolverton | ||||
| data-sort-value="Last Days of Frankie the Fly, The" | The Last Days of Frankie the Fly | Joey | |||
| 1997 | Truth or Consequences, N.M. | Curtis Freley | Also director | ||
| 1998 | Dark City | Dr. Daniel P. Schreber | |||
| data-sort-value="Soldier's Sweetheart, A" | A Soldier's Sweetheart | "Rat" Kiley | |||
| Break Up | John Box | ||||
| Ground Control | Jack Harris | ||||
| 2000 | After Alice | Detective Michael "Mick" Hayden | |||
| Beat | William S. Burroughs | ||||
| Woman Wanted | Wendell Goddard | Also director Slamdunk Film Festival Award for Best Feature Film | |||
| Picking Up the Pieces | Officer "Bobo" | ||||
| data-sort-value="Right Temptation, The" | The Right Temptation | Michael Farrow-Smith | |||
| 2001 | Cowboy Up | Hank Braxton | |||
| To End All Wars | Lieutenant Jim Reardon | ||||
| 2002 | Dead Heat | Albert Paul "Pally" LaMarr | NominatedDVD Exclusive Awards for Best Actor | ||
| Desert Saints | Arthur Banks | ||||
| Behind the Red Door | Roy Haddad | ||||
| Phone Booth | The Caller | NominatedMTV Movie Award for Best Villain | |||
| 2003 | data-sort-value="Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration, The" | Bron | Voice; Direct-to-DVD | ||
| Paradise Found | Paul Gauguin | ||||
| 2004 | Taking Lives | Christopher Hart | |||
| Jiminy Glick in Lalawood | Himself | Cameo | |||
| 2005 | River Queen | Doyle | |||
| 2006 | Secret Service Agent David Breckinridge | ||||
| Samson The Lion | Voice | ||||
| 2008 | Raistlin Majere | ||||
| Mirrors | Ben Carson | NominatedFright Meter Award for Best Actor | |||
| 2009 | Monsters vs. Aliens | General Warren R. Monger | Voice | ||
| 2010 | Twelve | Narrator | |||
| Marmaduke | Bosco | Voice | |||
| 2011 | Melancholia | John | NominatedBodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role NominatedVillage Voice Film Poll for Best Supporting Actor | ||
| 2012 | data-sort-value="Reluctant Fundamentalist, The" | The Reluctant Fundamentalist | Jim Cross | ||
| 2014 | Pompeii | Senator Quintus Attius Corvus | |||
| 2015 | Forsaken | John Henry Clayton | |||
| 2016 | Zoolander 2 | Himself | Cameo | ||
| 2017 | Where Is Kyra? | Doug | |||
| Flatliners | Dr. Barry Wolfson | ||||
| 2022 | data-sort-value="Contractor, The" | The Contractor | Rusty Jennings | ||
| 2023 | They Cloned Tyrone | Nixon | |||
| data-sort-value="Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, The" | The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial | Lieutenant Commander Queeg | |||
| 2024 | Juror #2 | Larry Lasker | [4] | ||
| Stone Cold Fox | Filming | ||||
| Sierra Madre | Captain Jordan Wright | Filming | [5] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Reference(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Amazing Stories | "Static" | Episode: "The Mission" | ||
| 1986 | Brotherhood of Justice | Victor | Television film | ||
| Trapped in Silence | Kevin Richter | ||||
| 1991 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (host) | Episode: "Kiefer Sutherland/Skid Row" | ||
| 1993 | Last Light | "Denver" Bayliss | Television film; also director | ||
| 1995 | Fallen Angels | Matt Cordell | Episode: "Love and Blood"; also director NominatedCableACE Awards for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series | ||
| 1996 | Duke of Groove | The Host | Short film | ||
| 1999 | Watership Down | Hickory | Voice; 3 episodes | ||
| L.A. Confidential | Detective Jack Vincennes | Unreleased pilot | |||
| 2001–10 | 24 | Jack Bauer | 192 episodes; also executive producer Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2006) Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series (2006) Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (2002) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (2004, 2006) Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (2002, 2003) Golden Nymph Award for Outstanding ActorDrama Series (2003/06) Golden Nymph Award for Best International Producer (2006) NominatedPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2002–05, 2007) NominatedPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series (2003–05) NominatedGolden Nymph Award for Outstanding ActorDrama Series (2007) NominatedScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (2003, 2005, 2007) NominatedScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2003, 2005, 2007) NominatedTCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama (2002–06) NominatedPeople's Choice Awards for Favorite Male TV Star (2006–08) NominatedTeen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor: Action/Drama (2003, 2006) NominatedTeen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor (2006) NominatedTeen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor: Action (2010)Nominated NominatedGolden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007) | ||
| 2004 | Narrator | Voice; Documentary | |||
| 2005 | |||||
| 2006–11 | The Colonel / Jack Bauer / Wayne | Voices; 3 episodes | [6] | ||
| 2006 | I Trust You to Kill Me | Himself | Documentary | ||
| Family Guy | Narrator (Jack Bauer) | Voice; Episode: "Stu and Stewie's Excellent Adventure" | |||
| 2008 | Corner Gas | Himself | Episode: "Final Countdown" | ||
| Jack Bauer | Television film; also executive producer NominatedPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (2009) NominatedScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie (2009) NominatedGolden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film (2009) | ||||
| 2009 | B.O.B's Big Break | General Warren R. Monger | Voice; Short film | ||
| Voice; Television special | |||||
| 2011 | data-sort-value="Confession, The" | The Confession | The Confessor | 10 episodes; also executive producer | |
| Night of the Living Carrots | General Warren R. Monger | Voice; Television special | |||
| 2012–13 | Touch | Martin Bohm | 26 episodes; also executive producer NominatedTeen Choice Award for Choice TV ActorDrama (2012) NominatedTV Guide Award for Favorite Comeback | ||
| 2014 | Jack Bauer | 12 episodes; also executive producer NominatedSatellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film NominatedCritics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries | |||
| Playhouse Presents Marked | James Dempsey | Television film | |||
| 2015 | Rammstein in Amerika | Himself | Documentary | ||
| Keeping Canada Alive | Narrator | Voice; 6 episodes | |||
| 2016–19 | Designated Survivor | President Thomas Kirkman | 53 episodes; also executive producer NominatedPeople's Choice Awards for Favorite Actor in A New TV Series | ||
| 2020 | data-sort-value="Fugitive, The" | The Fugitive | Detective Clay Bryce | Main cast | |
| Creepshow | Richard Pine | Voice; Episode: "Survivor Type/Twittering from the Circus of the Dead" | |||
| 2022 | data-sort-value="First Lady, The" | The First Lady | President Franklin D. Roosevelt | 8 episodes | [7] |
| 2023 | Rabbit Hole | John Weir | |||
| John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial | Narrator | Voice; Docuseries |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Jack Bauer | |||
| 2008 | Sergeant Roebuck | PS2 counterpart to World at War | ||
| 2014 | Venom Snake / Big Boss | Also facial capture; Role billed simply as "Snake" | ||
| 2015 | ||||
| 2018 | Metal Gear Survive | |||
| Gideon Jones | DLC "Dead of the Night" |