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, The Lost Boys, Young Guns, Flatliners, A Few Good Men, 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 24: Live Another Day. 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 24: The Game (2006) and Sergeant Roebuck in Call of Duty: World at War – Final Fronts (2008). His most prominent role was voicing and providing facial capture for Venom Snake / Big Boss in Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (2014) and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015). Sutherland played Gideon Jones in the DLC "Dead of the Night" for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (2018).

Film

Year Title Role Notes Reference(s)
1983 Max Dugan Returns Bill Costello [1][2]
1985 The Bay Boy Donald Campbell [1][2]
1986 At Close Range Tim [1][2]
Stand by Me John "Ace" Merrill [1][2]
1987 Crazy Moon Brooks [1][2]
Promised Land Danny "Senator" Rivers [1][2]
The Lost Boys David Powers [1][2]
The Killing Time The Stranger [1][2]
1988 Bright Lights, Big City Tad Allagash [1][2]
Young Guns Josiah Gordon "Doc" Scurlock [1][2]
1969 Scott Denny [1][2]
1989 Renegades Buster McHenry [1][2]
1990 Young Guns II Josiah Gordon "Doc" Scurlock [1][2]
Flatliners Nelson Wright [1][2]
Chicago Joe and the Showgirl Karl Hulten [1][2]
The Nutcracker Prince Hans / The Nutcracker Prince Voice [1][2][3]
Flashback Free "John" Buckner [1][2]
1992 Article 99 Dr. Peter Morgan [1][2]
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me FBI Agent Sam Stanley [1][2]
A Few Good Men Lieutenant Jonathan James Kendrick [1][2]
1993 The Vanishing Jeff Harriman [1][2]
The Three Musketeers Athos [1][2]
1994 Teresa's Tattoo Roadblock Officer Uncredited cameo [1][2]
The Cowboy Way Sonny Gilstrap [1][2]
Felidae "Bluebeard" Unreleased film
1996 Eye for an Eye Robert Doob [1][2]
A Time to Kill Freddie Lee Cobb [1][2]
Armitage III: Poly-Matrix Ross Sylibus Voice; English dub [2][3]
Freeway Bob Wolverton [1][2]
The Last Days of Frankie the Fly Joey [1][2]
1997 Truth or Consequences, N.M. Curtis Freley Also director [1][2]
1998 Dark City Dr. Daniel P. Schreber [1][2]
A Soldier's Sweetheart "Rat" Kiley [1][2]
Break Up John Box [1][2]
Ground Control Jack Harris [1][2]
2000 After Alice Detective Michael "Mick" Hayden [1][2]
Beat William S. Burroughs [1][2]
Woman Wanted Wendell Goddard Also director [1][2]
Picking Up the Pieces Officer "Bobo" [1][2]
The Right Temptation Michael Farrow-Smith [1][2]
2001 Cowboy Up Hank Braxton [2]
To End All Wars Lieutenant Jim Reardon [1][2]
2002 Dead Heat Albert Paul "Pally" LaMarr [2]
Desert Saints Arthur Banks [1][2]
Behind the Red Door Roy Haddad [1][2]
Phone Booth The Caller [1][2]
2003 The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration Bron Voice; Direct-to-DVD [2][3]
Paradise Found Paul Gauguin [1][2]
2004 Taking Lives Christopher Hart [1][2]
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood Himself Cameo [2]
2005 River Queen Doyle [1][2]
2006 The Sentinel Secret Service Agent David Breckinridge [1][2]
The Wild Samson The Lion Voice [1][2][3]
2008 Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight Raistlin Majere [1][2][3]
Mirrors Ben Carson [1][2]
2009 Monsters vs. Aliens General Warren R. Monger Voice [1][2][3]
2010 Twelve Narrator [1][2]
Marmaduke Bosco Voice [1][2][3]
2011 Melancholia John [1][2]
2012 The Reluctant Fundamentalist Jim Cross [2]
2014 Pompeii Senator Quintus Attius Corvus [1][2]
2015 Forsaken John Henry Clayton [1][2]
2016 Zoolander 2 Himself Cameo [1][2]
2017 Where Is Kyra? Doug [1][2]
Flatliners Dr. Barry Wolfson [1][2]
2022 The Contractor Rusty Jennings [2]
2023 They Cloned Tyrone Nixon [2]
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial Lieutenant Commander Queeg [2]
2024 Juror #2 Larry Lasker [4]
TBA Stone Cold Fox TBA Post-production
Sierra Madre Captain Jordan Wright [5]
Tinsel Town Bradley Mack Filming [6][7]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Reference(s)
1985 Amazing Stories "Static" Episode: "The Mission" [2]
1986 Brotherhood of Justice Victor Television film [2]
Trapped in Silence Kevin Richter [1][2]
1991 Saturday Night Live Himself (host) Episode: "Kiefer Sutherland/Skid Row" [2]
1993 Last Light "Denver" Bayliss Television film; also director [1][2]
1995 Fallen Angels Matt Cordell Episode: "Love and Blood"; also director
1996 Duke of Groove The Host Short film [1]
1999 Watership Down Hickory Voice; 3 episodes [3]
L.A. Confidential Detective Jack Vincennes Unreleased pilot [2]
2001–10 24 Jack Bauer 192 episodes; also executive producer [2]
2004 NASCAR 3D: The IMAX Experience Narrator Voice; Documentary [1][2]
2005 The Flight That Fought Back [2]
2006–11 The Simpsons The Colonel / Jack Bauer / Wayne Voices; 3 episodes [2][3][8]
2006 I Trust You to Kill Me Himself Documentary [1][2]
Family Guy Narrator (Jack Bauer) Voice; Episode: "Stu and Stewie's Excellent Adventure" [2]
2008 Corner Gas Himself Episode: "Final Countdown" [2]
24: Redemption Jack Bauer Television film; also executive producer [1][2]
2009 B.O.B's Big Break General Warren R. Monger Voice; Short film [2]
Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space Voice; Television special [3]
2011 The Confession The Confessor 10 episodes; also executive producer [2]
Night of the Living Carrots General Warren R. Monger Voice; Short film [2]
2012–13 Touch Martin Bohm 26 episodes; also executive producer [2]
2014 24: Live Another Day Jack Bauer 12 episodes; also executive producer [2]
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 [2]
2020 The Fugitive Detective Clay Bryce Main cast
Creepshow Richard Pine Voice; Episode: "Survivor Type/Twittering from the Circus of the Dead" [2]
2022 The First Lady President Franklin D. Roosevelt 8 episodes [2][9]
2023 Rabbit Hole John Weir [2]
John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial Narrator Voice; Docuseries [2]

Video games

Year Title Role Notes Reference(s)
2006 24: The Game Jack Bauer [3]
2008 Call of Duty: World at War – Final Fronts Sergeant Roebuck PS2 counterpart to World at War
Call of Duty: World at War [3]
2014 Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Venom Snake / Big Boss Also facial capture; Role billed simply as "Snake" [3]
2015 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
2018 Metal Gear Survive
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Gideon Jones DLC "Dead of the Night" [3]

See also

References

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