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'''Kiefer Sutherland''' (born ], ]) is an ]. He was born in ], ], but raised in ]. He is the son of ] and ], both actors themselves, and the grandson of Canadian statesman ].
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{{Infobox person
| name = Kiefer Sutherland
| image = Kiefer Sutherland 2 SDCC 2014.jpg
| caption = Sutherland at the 2014 ]
| birth_name = Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1966|12|21}}
| birth_place = ], England<!--No districts or boroughs, only cities per format.-->
| citizenship = {{hlist|Canada|United Kingdom<ref name="British">{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/kiefer-sutherland-you-ask-the-questions-495033.html|title=Kiefer Sutherland: You Ask The Questions|date=May 4, 2005|work=]|access-date=May 26, 2020|archive-date=8 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208175805/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/kiefer-sutherland-you-ask-the-questions-495033.html|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|musician}}
| years_active = 1983–present
| spouse = {{ubl|{{marriage|Camelia Kath|1987|1990|end=div}}|{{marriage|Elizabeth Kelly Winn|1996|2004|end=div}}}}
| partner = ] (2014–present; engaged)
| children = ]
| father = ]
| mother = ]
| relatives = {{plainlist|
* ] (paternal half-brother)
* ] (paternal half-brother)
* ] (stepmother)
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| website = {{URL|kiefersutherland.com}}
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'''Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland'''<ref name=Beeb>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14105747 |title=Beckham baby: Why the middle name Seven? |work=BBC News |date=11 July 2011 |access-date=18 November 2015 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208104956/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14105747 |url-status=live }}</ref> (born 21 December 1966)<ref name=tvguide>{{cite web |url = https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kiefer-sutherland/bio/160662 |title = Kiefer Sutherland Biography, Celebrity Facts and Awards |work = ] |access-date = 6 May 2014 |archive-date = 13 May 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140513011546/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kiefer-sutherland/bio/160662 |url-status = live }}</ref> is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his starring role as ]<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/24/news/a808437/kiefer-sutherland-says-jack-bauer-will-not-ever-return-to-24-on-television-but-hes-still-open-to-a-film/ |title=Kiefer Sutherland says Jack Bauer "will not ever" return to 24 on television... but he's still open to a film |first=Justin |last=Harp |date=19 September 2016 |work=Digital Spy |publisher=Hearst Magazines UK |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921133359/http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/24/news/a808437/kiefer-sutherland-says-jack-bauer-will-not-ever-return-to-24-on-television-but-hes-still-open-to-a-film/ |archive-date=21 September 2016 |url-status=live |access-date=17 July 2017}}</ref> in the ] drama series '']'' (2001–2010, 2014), for which he won a ] and a ].


Born to actors ] and ], he got his first leading film role in the Canadian ] '']'' (1984), which earned him a ] nomination.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_bay_boy/ |title=The Bay Boy (1985) |work=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=17 July 2017 |archive-date=2 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202102157/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_bay_boy |url-status=live }}</ref> He has since appeared in such films as '']'' (1986), '']'' (1987), '']'' (1988), '']'' (1990), '']'' (1992), '']'' (1993), '']'' (1996), '']'' (1996), '']'' (1998), '']'' (2002), '']'' (2011), '']'' (2014), and '']'' (2023).
Sutherland is well known for his role as special agent ] in U.S. television show '']''. He has also appeared in several films. His first major role was in the 1984 Canadian film '']'', which earned him a Genie award nomination for best actor.


He has also starred in the Fox drama '']'' (2012–2013), and provided the ] and voice for ] in the video games '']'' (2014) and '']'' (2015). From 2016 to 2019, he starred in the ]/] political drama series '']''. Sutherland has been inducted to the ] and to ], and has received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the ].
After the original November 25, 2003 broadcast of ], ] broke character to address the issue of gun safety, most likely to waive ] of liability in case someone attempted to recreate the ] scenes. Sutherland gave a promotion for an organization called ]. Sutherland's personal views on ] are unknown.


== Early life ==
Kiefer Sutherland played the role of Dr. Daniel Schreber in '']'' (1998), and the caller in the 2003 film '']''.
Sutherland was born on 21 December 1966 at ] in the ] district of London, to ] and ], both successful Canadian actors who had been living and working in England.<ref name="actors">Stated in interview on '']''</ref> His parents divorced when he was three.<ref name="georgina">{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Georgina |date=2024-07-07 |title=Kiefer Sutherland: 'I got to know my dad after I left home at 15' |url=https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/celebrity/article/kiefer-sutherland-interview-donald-sutherland-nz6hn63h8 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240701125109/https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/celebrity/article/kiefer-sutherland-interview-donald-sutherland-nz6hn63h8 |archive-date=2024-07-01 |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=]|language=en}}</ref> He has a twin sister, Rachel Sutherland, who works as a post-production film supervisor.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Collman |first1=Ashley |title=14 famous twins speak about their special bond |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/famous-twins-speak-about-their-special-bond-2019-12?r=US&IR=T |website=Business Insider |access-date=19 January 2020 |archive-date=2 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802215757/https://www.businessinsider.com/famous-twins-speak-about-their-special-bond-2019-12?r=US&IR=T |url-status=live }}</ref> His maternal grandfather was Scottish-born Canadian politician and former ] ], who is widely credited for bringing ] to Canada.


Sutherland is named after American-born writer and director ], who directed Donald Sutherland in his first feature film, '']''.<ref name=Observer> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129193027/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/mar/30/television.television |date=29 January 2017 }} Retrieved 16 June 2012</ref><ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517071701/http://www.offscreen.com/index.php/pages/essays/warren_kiefer |date=17 May 2013 }} Retrieved 16 June 2012</ref>
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When he was a baby, his mother was arrested by the ] and charged with ] to possess unregistered explosives but was later exonerated.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-05 |title=Canadian actress and activist Shirley Douglas dies at age 86 |url=https://apnews.com/article/5db69d8fadb550969c0135e80b9362c1 |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahearn |first=Victoria |date=2020-04-05 |title=Actress-activist Shirley Douglas, daughter of medicare's Tommy Douglas, dies |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/actress-activist-shirley-douglas-daughter-of-medicare-s-tommy-douglas-dies/article_44e86114-5093-5826-8460-4e9d0540835b.html |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=]], in 1968.<ref>{{cite book |first=Ruth |last=Solski |others=illustrated by Dan Day |year=2009 |title=Famous Male Actors Gr. 4–8 |type=textbook |location=Canada |publisher=S&S Learning Materials |page=33 |isbn=9781770727786}}</ref> His parents divorced in 1970.<ref name="actors" /> In 1975, Sutherland moved with his mother to ], Ontario. He attended ] and St. Clair Junior High (now Gordon A. Brown Middle School) in ], and ] in ]. He attended several high schools, including ], ], ], ], ], and Annex Village Campus. He also spent a semester at ] in ] and attended weekend acting lessons at ].
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Sutherland told '']'' that he didn't really know his famous father outside of holidays and summer vacations until he moved out at age 15.<ref name="georgina" /> He told '']'' (2009) that he and ] were roommates for three years when he first moved to Hollywood to pursue his career in acting.<ref>{{cite web|title=Room mate |url=http://xfinity.comcast.net/slideshow/entertainment-celebroommates/2/ |access-date=6 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120517002602/http://xfinity.comcast.net/slideshow/entertainment-celebroommates/2/ |archive-date=17 May 2012 }}</ref> He and Downey also starred together in the film '']'' (1988).
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== Career ==
=== 1980s: Rise to fame in Hollywood ===
Sutherland made his screen debut in '']'' (as did ]), in which his father Donald Sutherland also starred. Sutherland was one of the contenders for the role of ] in the original '']'' (1984), which ultimately became ]'s feature film debut.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/10/a_nightmare_on_elm_street_facts_freddy_krueger.html|title=13 fun Freddy facts as 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' turns 30|publisher=Syracuse.com|date=31 October 2014|author=Geoff Herbert|access-date=23 June 2017|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612162729/https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/10/a_nightmare_on_elm_street_facts_freddy_krueger.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

After receiving critical acclaim for his role as Donald Campbell in '']'', Sutherland moved to Hollywood. '']'' was the first film Sutherland made in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Kiefer+Sutherland%3A+24%3A+Redemption/ |title = Kiefer Sutherland: 24: Redemption |publisher = ] |date = 19 November 2008 |access-date = 19 November 2008 |archive-date = 19 December 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081219000736/http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Kiefer%2BSutherland%3A%2B24%3A%2BRedemption/ |url-status = live }}</ref> In the film, directed by ], he played a neighbourhood bully in a ] story about a search for a dead body. Before that, he played a silent, supporting character, as one of ]'s friends who goes up against ] in ] crime-thriller '']''.

He next appeared as a vampire ] in ]'s '']'' in 1987. '']'' (1988), with ], was the first film to be commissioned by the ].

In the Western film '']'' (1988), he starred alongside ] and ]. He was considered for the role of Robin in '']'' (1989), alongside ], in the early production before the character was deleted from the shooting script.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thefw.com/tim-burton-robin-batman-facts/ |title=6. Tim Burton's First Batman Movie Was Going to Feature Robin – Things You Didn't Know About Batman |first=Danny |last=Gallagher |work=The FW |date=2 March 2012 |publisher=ScreenCrush Network |access-date=17 July 2017 |archive-date=26 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226151112/http://thefw.com/tim-burton-robin-batman-facts/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He went on to star again with his close friend Lou Diamond Phillips, in the crime-action film '']''. That same year, he and his father appeared at the ] as presenters of the ] to the ].

=== 1990s: Success in films ===
In the sequel '']'' (1990), Sutherland continued to play 'Doc' alongside some of the original cast and with newcomer ]. {{as of|2017}}, it is the only sequel to a feature film he has starred in. Sutherland starred as the lead in '']'', with an ensemble cast featuring ] and ], a film about a student who wants to "experience" death's afterlife and record what happens during it, with the help of a group of young students who are "a little" crazy like him; the film received positive reviews from critics. He plays a young FBI agent coming to terms with his life in a commune in '']'' (1990) alongside ]. Sutherland had also starred in '']'' as Hans/The Nutcracker.

Sutherland did not make a film in 1991. During an interview in March 2012, he said he had declined director ]'s offer to star in the lead role in the movie '']'', a decision that he regretted. He was quoted as saying "I passed on ''My Private Idaho'' because I wanted to go skiing and didn't even look at it. I told myself that I needed to stick to my plan ... and it was a really dumb plan."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/kiefer-sutherland/news/kiefer-sutherland-turned-down-my-own-private-idaho-to-go-skiing_1302396 |title=Kiefer Sutherland Turned Down My Own Private Idaho To Go Skiing |agency=World Entertainment News Network (WENN) |date=9 March 2012 |publisher=Contactmusic.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090939/http://www.contactmusic.com/kiefer-sutherland/news/kiefer-sutherland-turned-down-my-own-private-idaho-to-go-skiing_1302396 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=live |access-date=17 July 2017 }}</ref>

In 1992, he played a doctor alongside ] in the drama '']''. He played a supporting character in '']'', the continuation of the short-lived television series of the same name which ran from 1990 to 1991, as agent ]; and also in '']'' (1992), where he played a junior officer subordinate to ]'s Col. Nathan R. Jessup. The film was nominated for the ].

In '']'' (1993), he starred alongside ] as a desperate man seeking the whereabouts of his girlfriend, three years after she mysteriously vanished. In '']'' (1993), Sutherland played the central character of ].

In 1996, Sutherland appeared in three films. He starred with ] in '']'', which gained a cult following. He starred with ] in the thriller '']'', and he appeared in '']'' alongside his father ].

In 1998, he starred in '']'', the science fiction film directed by ] in which he portrayed the historical character ]. Sutherland also starred in the film '']'' where he played Jack Harries, an air traffic controller who had a perfect record until one air crash haunts him to leave the business. Years later, he is hurtled back into the world he thought he left behind.

=== 2000s: ''24'' ===
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In 2000, he co-starred with ] in the black comedy '']'', but the film was received poorly by both commercial audiences and by critics. Since then, Sutherland has starred in small projects and festival-released films. He starred in the film '']'', which premiered at the ] in 2000. He also appeared in 2001 film '']'', which won the Crystal Heart Award at the 2001 ]. He also starred in the film '']'', which won two awards at the ] and one award at the ].<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221193337/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243609/awards |date=21 December 2021 }}, IMDb.</ref>

Since 2001, Sutherland has been associated most widely with the role of ] on the critically acclaimed television series '']''.<ref name="actors" /> After being nominated four times for the "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" ], Sutherland won the award in 2006 for his role in ''24'''s fifth season. In the opening skit of the ], Sutherland made an appearance as his ''24'' character, Jack Bauer. He was also nominated for Best actor in a Drama Television Series at the ] for ''24''. According to his 2006 contract, his salary of $40&nbsp;million for three seasons of the show made him the highest-earning actor on television.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513123230/http://www.askmen.com/gossip/kiefer-sutherland/kiefer-sutherland-signs-on-for-more-24.html |date=13 May 2008 }}, ''AskMen.com'', 11 April 2006. Retrieved 4 July 2008.</ref>

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Sutherland constantly emphasizes that the show is merely "entertainment".<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.huffingtonpost.com/topics/Kiefer+Sutherland |title = Kiefer Sutherland |work = The Huffington Post |access-date = 1 December 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080302175156/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/topics/Kiefer+Sutherland |archive-date = 2 March 2008 |url-status=dead |df = dmy-all }}</ref> The dean of the ], ] Patrick Finnegan, visited the set of ''24'' in February 2007 to urge the show's makers to reduce the number of torture scenes<ref>Buncombe, Andrew. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925183415/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-military-tells-jack-bauer-cut-out-the-torture-scenes--or-else-436143.html |date=25 September 2015 }}, ''The Independent'', 13 February 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2008.</ref> and Sutherland accepted an invitation from the U.S. military to tell West Point cadets that it is wrong to torture prisoners.<ref>WENN. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803152742/http://www.hollywood.com/news/US_Army_Invites_Sutherland_to_Give_Anti_Torture_Speech/3662740 |date=3 August 2012 }}, ''Hollywood.com'', 26 February 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2008.</ref> In an interview with '']'' magazine, ] said it would be an "unbearable loss" if they killed off Sutherland's character.<ref>'']'' magazine, issue No. 49 (8 December 2008), p.8</ref>

Due to his extensive schedule with ''24'', he spent less time in film. In 2004, he starred in '']'', alongside ] and ], in which he had a "flashy cameo". In '']'' (2006), he starred alongside ], as his protégé and he also starred in Disney's '']'' where he voiced the character Samson. He played the lead roles in ]'s supernatural horror, '']'' (2008).<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220121518/https://www.futuremovies.co.uk/filmmaking/kiefer-sutherland-on-mirrors/adam-tanswell |date=20 February 2016 }} at Future Movies</ref> In 2009, he joined the ] animated film '']'', reuniting him with actress ] with whom he starred in '']''. ''Monsters vs. Aliens'' is Sutherland's highest-grossing film to date.

The actor is also a frequent collaborator with director ], and has appeared in '']'', '']'', ''],''<ref name="Beltway">{{cite web |title = 'Phone' release delayed |date = 18 October 2002 |url = http://www.amarillo.com/stories/101802/ent_phone.shtml |access-date = 11 November 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110604005435/http://amarillo.com/stories/101802/ent_phone.shtml |archive-date = 4 June 2011 |url-status=dead |df = dmy-all }} '']''</ref> the big screen adaptation of '']'' (the film also starred his father Donald, although their characters did not interact), and '']'' as the narrator.

In 2005, Sutherland was inducted into ] in Toronto,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductee/kiefer-sutherland |title=Kiefer Sutherland 2005 Inductee |work=CanadasWalkofFame.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081214190117/http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductee/kiefer-sutherland |archive-date=14 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> where both of his parents have also been inducted. He ranked No. 68 on the 2006 Forbes Celebrity 100 list of the world's most powerful celebrities, his earnings were a reported $23 million.<ref>{{cite news |title = Kiefer Sutherland |url = https://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/53/V6NH.html |access-date = 2 October 2012 |newspaper = ] |archive-date = 30 September 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120930233142/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/53/V6NH.html |url-status = live }}</ref> In 2008, he was awarded a star on the ].<ref name="star">{{cite web|title=Canadian Kiefer gets star treatment |url=http://www2.canada.com/theprovince/news/etoday/story.html?id=6896fdc7-c5a1-407d-a4a1-241103591737 |access-date=4 June 2009 |publisher=The Vancouver Province |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823084140/http://www2.canada.com/theprovince/news/etoday/story.html?id=6896fdc7-c5a1-407d-a4a1-241103591737 |archive-date=23 August 2012 }}</ref> Sutherland was the first '']'' guest to be the child of a former guest; his father, Donald, appeared on the show in 1998.<ref name="actors" /> Sutherland was featured on the cover of the April 2006 edition of '']'', in an article entitled "Alone in the Dark with Kiefer Sutherland". The article began with Sutherland revealing his interest to be killed off in ''24''. However, he stated, "Don't get me wrong. I love what I do." It also revealed that he devoted 10 months a year working on ''24''.<ref name="stone">{{cite magazine |last = Hedegaard |first = Erik |url = https://www.rollingstone.com/news/profile/story/9596933/alone_in_the_dark_with_kiefer_sutherland |title = Kiefer Sutherland: Heart of Darkness |magazine = Rolling Stone |date = 7 April 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080419055020/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/profile/story/9596933/alone_in_the_dark_with_kiefer_sutherland |archive-date = 19 April 2008 |url-status = dead |access-date = 26 May 2008 }}</ref> He has starred in Japanese commercials for ], performing a parody of his Jack Bauer character.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kiefer Sutherland digs Calorie Mate |url=http://lostinjapan.groth.hm/archives/2006/07/kiefer-sutherland-digs-calorie-mate/ |access-date=2 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021050603/http://lostinjapan.groth.hm/archives/2006/07/kiefer-sutherland-digs-calorie-mate/ |archive-date=21 October 2012 }}</ref> Sutherland also provides voice-overs for the current ad campaign for the ].<ref>{{Cite news |url = https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/dec/07/film.usa |title = Star of 24 joins Hollywood's jail roll call |last = Glaister |first = Dan |access-date = 29 April 2011 |date = 7 December 2007 |work = The Guardian |location = London |archive-date = 1 September 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130901074400/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/dec/07/film.usa |url-status = live }}</ref> In mid-2006, he voiced the ] advertisement announcing the inclusion of ] chips in their ] computer line.<ref>{{cite web |last = Michaels |first = Philip |url = https://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2006/01/intelad/index.php |title = Assessing Apple's Intel ad &#124; Mac IT &#124; Editors' Notes |publisher = Macworld |date = 13 January 2006 |access-date = 25 February 2011 |archive-date = 7 September 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080907140550/http://www.macworld.com/weblogs/editors/2006/01/intelad/index.php |url-status = live }}</ref> He also voices the introduction to ] games on the ] network in the US.<ref>{{cite web |title = Kiefer Sutherland |url = http://www.tv.com/people/kiefer-sutherland/ |work = tv.com |access-date = 2 October 2012 |archive-date = 7 September 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120907214905/http://www.tv.com/people/kiefer-sutherland/ |url-status = live }}</ref>

=== 2010s: Post-''24'' film, television, and music projects ===
On 14 February 2010, Fox TV announced they were temporarily suspending production of Season 8 of ''24'' due to a ruptured cyst near one of Sutherland's kidneys. According to the report, he waited a few days before going in to have "elective surgery" performed.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://variety.com/2010/tv/features/24-production-shut-down-1118015267/ |title = '24' Production Shut Down |first = Michael |last = Schneider |date = 15 February 2010 |work = Variety }}</ref> It was anticipated that he would return after a week, but a few days further were needed and Fox reported that his return to set would be 1 March.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b168537_kiefer_sutherland_all_better_ready.html |title = Kiefer Sutherland All Better, Ready to Clock Back into 24 |author = Josh Grossberg |date = 23 February 2010 |access-date = 24 February 2010 |archive-date = 24 February 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100224221341/http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b168537_kiefer_sutherland_all_better_ready.html |url-status = live }}</ref>

In the 2011 drama-thriller '']'' directed by ], he played the male lead character and got the chance to share the screen with long-lost co-stars such as ] and ], the film in which Kiefer was nominated for the major Danish film prize ]. Kiefer also shared the screen with Hurt another time, this time on the small screen, in the web series '']''.

In 2011, Sutherland made his Broadway debut, opposite ], ], ] and ], in the Broadway revival of '']'', which opened in March 2011.<ref name="championship">{{cite web |url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/Cox_Gaffigan_Noth_Patric_Sutherland_to_Star_in_THE_CHAMPIONSHIP_SEASON_20101102 |title=Cox, Gaffigan, Noth, Patric & Sutherland to Star in That Championship Season 2010/11/02 |work=] |date=2 November 2010 |access-date=1 December 2010 |archive-date=21 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121023817/http://broadwayworld.com/article/Cox_Gaffigan_Noth_Patric_Sutherland_to_Star_in_THE_CHAMPIONSHIP_SEASON_20101102 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://broadwayworld.com/shows/backstage.php?showid=329877 |title=That Championship Season |access-date=29 April 2011 |work=] |archive-date=21 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121022030/http://broadwayworld.com/shows/backstage.php?showid=329877 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2012, Sutherland starred in the ] television series '']''. He played the father of an autistic boy who does not like to be touched, while the son also communicates future humanity interrelated events to his father through numbers and mathematics.<ref name="championship"/>

In '']'' (2013), the best-selling novel adaptation directed by ], he played a supporting character for newcomer ], as a boss named Jim Cross. On 14 May 2013, it was confirmed that the show '']'' would return for a limited series.<ref> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140806001457/http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/05/13/official-24-returns-may-2014/|date=6 August 2014}} Retrieved 14 May 2013</ref> Before that, he was also offered the lead role in the NBC drama '']''. In May and July 2014, Fox aired the twelve-episode '']'', which received acclaimed reviews from critics. Although he did not appear in 2017's ''],'' he was the show's executive producer.

Sutherland was cast in the 2014 epic romantic historical disaster movie, '']'', directed by ]; though the film received generally mixed to negative reviews, and Sutherland's Roman accent and antagonistic performance as Senator Quintus Attius Corvus received polarizing responses from critics, he regarded the film as "much more fun" than many of his other roles, and considered production of the film to be "one of the most comfortable environments I've ever been in".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weintraub |first=Steven |date=2013-12-09 |title=Kiefer Sutherland Talks Playing the Bad Guy, the Production Value, Looking Back on His Career, the Return of 24, and More on the Set of POMPEII |url=https://collider.com/kiefer-sutherland-pompeii-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240727170900/https://collider.com/kiefer-sutherland-pompeii-interview/ |archive-date=2024-07-27 |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Collider |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=February 21, 2014 |title=Movie Review: Pompeii |url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/02/movie-review-pompeii.html |access-date=March 9, 2015 |publisher=Vulture}}</ref>

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Sutherland also provided narration for several promotional spots for the ] during the ] for ].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Suddath |first1=Claire |date=26 June 2014 |title=Jack Bauer, Voice of U.S. World Cup Soccer (Promos) |url=http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-06-26/kiefer-sutherland-voice-of-u-dot-s-dot-world-cup-soccer-promos |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629034750/http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-06-26/kiefer-sutherland-voice-of-u-dot-s-dot-world-cup-soccer-promos |archive-date=29 June 2014 |access-date=28 June 2014 |work=Bloomberg BusinessWeek}}</ref> He has appeared in a Brazilian TV commercials for ] sedan<ref>{{cite web |title=Jack Bauer será garoto-propaganda do Citroën C4 Pallas |url=http://www2.uol.com.br/interpressmotor/noticias/item18351.shl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121023257/http://www2.uol.com.br/interpressmotor/noticias/item18351.shl |archive-date=21 November 2011 |access-date=22 February 2015 |publisher=Interpress Motor |language=gl}}</ref> and a voice-over for a commercial for ].<ref>{{Cite news |last=La Monica |first=Paul R. |date=10 November 2010 |title=Is the worst over for Bank of America? |url=https://money.cnn.com/2010/11/10/news/companies/thebuzz/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022073612/http://money.cnn.com/2010/11/10/news/companies/thebuzz/ |archive-date=22 October 2012 |access-date=29 April 2011 |publisher=CNNmoney.com}}</ref> He voices Sgt. Roebuck in ]'s video game '']'' and voices ] in the video game '']'' and its sequel '']'', taking over the role originally performed by ].<ref>{{cite news |last=Tassi |first=Paul |title=Kiefer Sutherland Replacing David Hayter As The Voice Of Metal Gear Solid's Snake |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2013/06/08/kiefer-sutherland-replacing-david-hayter-as-the-voice-of-solid-snake/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119123942/http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2013/06/08/kiefer-sutherland-replacing-david-hayter-as-the-voice-of-solid-snake/ |archive-date=19 November 2015 |access-date=18 November 2015 |work=Forbes}}</ref>

After working in the movie industry for more than 30 years, he had the chance to star with his father, Donald Sutherland, in the 2015 western-drama film '']'', which also stars ] and ]. The film screened at the ] and received mixed reviews from critics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/forsaken |title=Forsaken Reviews |year=2016 |website=Metacritic |access-date=18 July 2017 |archive-date=7 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607004534/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/forsaken |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/forsaken_2016/ |title=Forsaken (2016) |year=2016 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=18 July 2017 |archive-date=30 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830121136/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/forsaken_2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2016, Sutherland was cast in the lead role of the former ] political drama series '']'' as Tom Kirkman, the President of the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/12/abc-designated-survivor-series-kiefer-sutherland-david-guggenheim-mark-gordon-simon-kinberg-1201666903/|title=ABC Orders 'Designated Survivor' Series Starring Kiefer Sutherland From David Guggenheim, Mark Gordon, Simon Kinberg|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|work=Deadline|date=14 December 2015|access-date=19 July 2017|archive-date=25 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160925184545/http://deadline.com/2015/12/abc-designated-survivor-series-kiefer-sutherland-david-guggenheim-mark-gordon-simon-kinberg-1201666903/|url-status=live}}</ref> The show was renewed by ] for a third season which was released on 7 June 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/10/designated-survivor-anthony-edwards-julie-white-cast-in-season-3-on-netflix-1202485492/|title='Designated Survivor': Anthony Edwards & Julie White Cast in Season 3 On Netflix|last2=Petski|first2=Denise|first1=Nellie|last1=Andreeva|date=18 October 2018|work=Deadline|access-date=27 October 2018|archive-date=27 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027232001/https://deadline.com/2018/10/designated-survivor-anthony-edwards-julie-white-cast-in-season-3-on-netflix-1202485492/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2016, Sutherland released his first album, '']'', and a music video for "Not Enough Whiskey" from the album. The ] songs were written by Sutherland and Jude Cole. The Kiefer Sutherland Band toured in April and May of that year,<ref name="rs1">{{cite magazine|title=See Kiefer Sutherland's Debut Country-Music Video 'Not Enough Whiskey'|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/see-kiefer-sutherlands-debut-country-music-video-not-enough-whiskey-112905/|last=Grow|first=Kory|date=March 28, 2016|access-date=25 May 2020|archive-date=3 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803031316/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/see-kiefer-sutherlands-debut-country-music-video-not-enough-whiskey-112905/|url-status=live}}</ref> and debuted at the ] on June 6, 2016.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Kiefer Sutherland on Jail Time, Guitar Addiction and Meeting Merle|magazine=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/kiefer-sutherland-on-jail-time-guitar-addiction-and-meeting-merle-61616/|last=Dunkerley|first=Beville|date=June 6, 2016|access-date=25 May 2020|archive-date=3 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803025916/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/kiefer-sutherland-on-jail-time-guitar-addiction-and-meeting-merle-61616/|url-status=live}}</ref> A 2017 review in '']'' said, "you have the first Hollywood hobby act unshackled by convention and with a real shot at greatness."<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Guardian|date=June 23, 2017|last=Beaumont|first=Mark|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jun/23/kiefer-sutherland-review-islington-assembly-room-london|title=Kiefer Sutherland review – trading his Glock for a guitar for a show of grizzled authenticity|access-date=25 May 2020|archive-date=2 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802215105/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jun/23/kiefer-sutherland-review-islington-assembly-room-london|url-status=live}}</ref> The band performed in Scotland<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Guardian|date=April 8, 2019|last=Virtue|first=Graeme|title=Keifer Sutherland review - off-duty star turns country outlaw|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/08/kiefer-sutherland-review-glasgow|access-date=25 May 2020|archive-date=3 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803082135/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/08/kiefer-sutherland-review-glasgow|url-status=live}}</ref> and in Las Vegas in 2019.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=December 7, 2019|last=Gaber|first=C.L.|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/celebrity/kiefer-sutherland-bringing-his-band-to-las-vegas-1909313/|title=Kiefer Sutherland bringing his band to Las Vegas|access-date=25 May 2020|archive-date=2 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802214254/https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/celebrity/kiefer-sutherland-bringing-his-band-to-las-vegas-1909313/|url-status=live}}</ref> The band's second album, ''Reckless and Me'', was released in April 2019.<ref>{{cite news|website=Maximum Volume Music|url=http://www.maximumvolumemusic.com/review-kiefer-sutherland-reckless-and-me-2019/|title=Review: Kiefer Sutherland: Reckless and Me|date=April 25, 2019|last1=Thorley|first1=Andy|access-date=25 May 2020|archive-date=3 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803021809/http://www.maximumvolumemusic.com/review-kiefer-sutherland-reckless-and-me-2019/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===2020s===
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Sutherland played Det. Clay Bryce in the American action thriller television series '']'', which premiered on August 3, 2020.<ref name="star2">{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title=Kiefer Sutherland & Boyd Holbrook To Star In 'The Fugitive' For Quibi |url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/kiefer-sutherland-boyd-holbrook-to-star-in-the-fugitive-for-quibi-1202737022/ |website=] |access-date=February 25, 2020 |date=September 17, 2019 |archive-date=22 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922201526/https://deadline.com/2019/09/kiefer-sutherland-boyd-holbrook-to-star-in-the-fugitive-for-quibi-1202737022/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He also starred as lead role John Weir in the 2023 ] thriller show ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fienberg |first=Daniel |date=2023-03-24 |title='Rabbit Hole' Review: Kiefer Sutherland Struggles to Hold Together Paramount+'s Messy Espionage Series |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/rabbit-hole-review-kiefer-sutherland-1235359786/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=6 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006182033/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/rabbit-hole-review-kiefer-sutherland-1235359786/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 2023 film '']'', based on the two-act play ], Sutherland played the role of Lieutenant Commander Phillip Queeg, the part portrayed by ] in the ]. ''The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial'', directed by ], premiered in September 2023 at the ] where it screened out of competition.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Katz |first=David |date=2023-09-12 |title=Venice Review: William Friedkin's The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial is a Muscular Swan Song |url=https://thefilmstage.com/venice-review-william-friedkins-the-caine-mutiny-court-martial-is-a-muscular-swan-song/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |language=en-US |archive-date=13 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913223717/https://thefilmstage.com/venice-review-william-friedkins-the-caine-mutiny-court-martial-is-a-muscular-swan-song/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film is Friedkin's sole posthumous work, the director having died on August 7 of the same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/film/obituaries-people-news/william-friedkin-dead-the-exorcist-1235689676/|title=William Friedkin, 'The Exorcist' Director, Dies at 87|first=Carmel|last=Dagan|website=]|date=August 7, 2023|access-date=August 7, 2023|archive-date=7 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807190811/https://variety.com/2023/film/obituaries-people-news/william-friedkin-dead-the-exorcist-1235689676/|url-status=live}}</ref> Brian Tallerico of ] praised Sutherland for bringing "unique energy" to the role, describing his performance as "one of the best acting turns of his career."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-caine-mutiny-court-martial-movie-review-2023 |title=The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial |work=] |last=Tallerico |first=Brian |date=6 October 2023 |access-date=6 October 2023 |archive-date=6 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006020241/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-caine-mutiny-court-martial-movie-review-2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> ] have also praised his performance, writing Sutherland delivers "some of the best work of his career here. He's only briefly in the film, and yet he makes every second count, fidgeting with his hands and spitting his lines as if certain words pain him. He makes Queeg a complex, complicated man, not just a stock villain."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1413563/the-caine-mutiny-court-martial-review/ |title=The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial Review: William Friedkin's Final Film Is A Stellar Courtroom Drama |work=] |last=Evangelista |first=Chris |date=5 October 2023 |access-date=6 October 2023 |archive-date=6 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006021010/https://www.slashfilm.com/1413563/the-caine-mutiny-court-martial-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Sutherland narrated the ] docuseries ''John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial''. It was released on Apple's streaming platform on December 6, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial |url=https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/originals/john-lennon-murder-without-a-trial/ |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=Apple TV+ Press |language=en-US |archive-date=5 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105013321/https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/originals/john-lennon-murder-without-a-trial/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Personal life ==
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=== Marriages and relationships ===
On 12 September 1987, Sutherland married Puerto Rican-born Camelia Kath, the widow of Chicago guitarist/singer ]; she was 34 and he was 20.<ref>{{cite news|title='December-May' romances are in|date=November 2, 1987|first=Robin|last=Adams Sloan|work=The Herald-Palladium|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/365884590/}}</ref> They had one daughter, ], born on February 18, 1988. Through their marriage, he became stepfather to Camelia's daughter Michelle Kath (b. 1976), who has two sons with actor ].<ref name="Kiefer">{{cite news|title = Kiefer Sutherland loves being a grandfather|url = http://www.tribute.ca/news/index.php/kiefer-sutherland-loves-being-a-grandfather/2009/04/02/ |access-date = 2 October 2012 |date = 2 April 2009|archive-date = 20 January 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120120233550/http://www.tribute.ca/news/index.php/kiefer-sutherland-loves-being-a-grandfather/2009/04/02/|url-status = live}}</ref> Sutherland and Kath divorced in 1990.<ref name="people1991">{{Cite web |last=Lague|first=Louise|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20115436,00.html|title=Miss Roberts Regrets |work=] |date=1 July 1991|access-date=18 March 2011|archive-date=10 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110115201/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20115436,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Sutherland was engaged to ], his co-star in '']'' (1990).<ref name="nyt">{{Cite web |last=Anderson|first=Susan Heller|date=12 June 1991|title=JULIA ROBERTS postponed her marriage to KIEFER SUTHERLAND, just three days before the wedding|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/12/style/chronicle-596991.html|website=] |access-date=3 February 2024|archive-date=3 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203155440/https://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/12/style/chronicle-596991.html|url-status=live }}</ref> The pair planned to marry on 14 June 1991, but called off the engagement four days before.<ref name="people1991"/>

On 29 June 1996, Sutherland married Kelly Winn. The couple ] in 1999, and he filed for divorce in 2004. The divorce was finalized on 16 May 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title = Kiefer Sutherland's divorce from second wife is made final|url = http://www.hellomagazine.com/film/2008/05/20/kiefer-divorce-final/|work = ] |date = 20 May 2008|access-date = 2 October 2012|archive-date = 15 February 2013|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130215152945/http://www.hellomagazine.com/film/2008/05/20/kiefer-divorce-final/|url-status = live}}</ref>

In the late 1990s, Sutherland purchased a {{convert|900|acre|ha|adj=on}} ranch in Montana and toured on the rodeo circuit.<ref name="Rodeo">{{cite news|title=Kiefer Sutherland: Rodeo is relaxing|url=http://my.entertainment.yahoo.com/news/kiefer-sutherland-rodeo-relaxing-063000088.html|access-date=2 October 2012|newspaper=Yahoo|date=5 April 2012|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215152838/http://my.entertainment.yahoo.com/news/kiefer-sutherland-rodeo-relaxing-063000088.html|archive-date=15 February 2013}}</ref> He dated ] in 2000.<ref>Frank Durham (13 February 2000). {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402145845/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/It%27s+SHOWBUZZ+Calmer+Kiefer+is+just+perfect+for+%2710%27+star+Bo%3b...-a060900013|date=2 April 2016}}. '']'' (via '']'').</ref>

Sutherland began dating model/actress ] of ], sometime in 2014, keeping their relationship private up until 2017 when they began to be seen together in public.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kiefer-sutherland-secretly-dating-cindy-vela-says-report|title=Kiefer Sutherland 'secretly dating' Cindy Vela, says report|first=Stephanie|last=Nolasco|website=]|date=12 July 2017|access-date=22 August 2017|archive-date=6 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106114140/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/07/12/kiefer-sutherland-secretly-dating-cindy-vela-says-report.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Vela and Sutherland became engaged in 2017.''<ref name=":6">{{cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/828090/Kiefer-Sutherland-engaged-girlfriend-Cindy-Vela|title=Kiefer Sutherland 'engaged' to girlfriend Cindy Vela as secret relationship is revealed|last1=Teague|first1=Jack|last2=Hines|first2=Dominique|date=13 July 2017|website=Sunday Express|access-date=10 May 2018|archive-date=20 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620024601/https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/828090/Kiefer-Sutherland-engaged-girlfriend-Cindy-Vela|url-status=live}}</ref>'' {{As of|2019|}}, they reside in ].<ref>{{Cite news|last=de Bertodano|first=Helena|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/kiefer-sutherland-hollywood-hellraising-bouncing-back-one-luckiest/|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/kiefer-sutherland-hollywood-hellraising-bouncing-back-one-luckiest/|archive-date=11 January 2022|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|title=Kiefer Sutherland on Hollywood hellraising and bouncing back: 'I am one of the luckiest people I know'|date=14 February 2020|work=The Telegraph|access-date=9 April 2020|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

=== Legal issues ===

Sutherland was charged in Los Angeles on 25 September 2007, on drunk driving charges, after failing a ]. His test exceeded the state's legal ], and he was later released on a $25,000 bail. It was Sutherland's fourth DUI charge since 1989.<ref>{{cite journal |last = Tresniowski |first = Alex |date = 29 October 2007 |title = 48 Days in Jail for DUI: Can Kiefer Stop Drinking? |url = http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20160869,00.html |journal = People |access-date = 5 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423095546/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20160869,00.html |archive-date=23 April 2008 }}</ref> Sutherland pleaded ] to the ] charge and was sentenced to 48 days in jail.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lateshow.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/video_player/index/php/962479.phtml |title=Watch Late Show with David Letterman on CBS.com. Full Episodes, Clips and Behind the Scenes footage |publisher=Lateshow.cbs.com |access-date=1 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/20090123005026/http://lateshow.cbs.com:80/latenight/lateshow/video_player/index/php/962479.phtml |archive-date=23 January 2009 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|fix-attempted=yes}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Sutherland surrendered to the ] on 6 May 2009 for ] fashion designer Jack McCollough, founder and co-designer of ], at ] in ] following a fundraiser for the ].<ref>{{cite web |title = Prosecutors: If Kiefer Sutherland Is Charged with Assault, Probation May Be Violated |url = https://www.tvguide.com/News/Prosecutors-Kiefer-Sutherland-1005827.aspx |publisher = TV Guide |access-date = 6 May 2009 |archive-date = 10 May 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090510085528/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Prosecutors-Kiefer-Sutherland-1005827.aspx |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title = Kiefer Sutherland to Answer Police on Assault Claim |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/nyregion/07actor.html?ref=nyregion |date = 6 May 2009 |work = ] |access-date = 7 May 2009 |archive-date = 9 May 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130509035156/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/nyregion/07actor.html?ref=nyregion |url-status = live }}</ref> Several weeks later, Sutherland and McCollough issued a joint statement in which Sutherland apologized; police later dropped the charges.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/21/new.york.kiefer.sutherland/index.html |title = Assault charges dropped against Kiefer Sutherland |publisher = CNN |date = 23 July 2009 |access-date = 22 July 2009 |archive-date = 23 July 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090723182341/http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/21/new.york.kiefer.sutherland/index.html |url-status = live }}</ref>

=== Business ventures ===
Sutherland is the co-owner (along with ]) of the independent record label ].

Sutherland reportedly fell victim to a financial scam involving cattle in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.tvguide.com/News/Kiefer-Sutherland-Cattle-1014255.aspx |title = Kiefer Sutherland Gets Tangled in Alleged Cattle-Selling Scheme |work = TV Guide |access-date = 19 February 2020 |archive-date = 8 June 2014 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140608122928/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Kiefer-Sutherland-Cattle-1014255.aspx |url-status = live }}</ref> According to the ], the perpetrator, Michael Wayne Carr, took US$869,000 from Sutherland, ostensibly in order to buy ] which were never purchased. Carr pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay US$956,000 in restitution to Sutherland and his investment partner.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b164096_kiefer_doesnt_have_cow_thanks_cattle_con.html |title = Kiefer Doesn't Have a Cow, Thanks to Cattle Con |last = Serpie |first = Gina |date = 26 January 2010 |publisher = E! Entertainment Television |access-date = 2 May 2011 |archive-date = 3 April 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110403174849/http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b164096_kiefer_doesnt_have_cow_thanks_cattle_con.html |url-status = live }}</ref>

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===Political views===
In his January 2007 interview with ], Sutherland said of his political views:
<blockquote>I believe inherently that we have a responsibility to take care of each other, so when you talk about ]: absolutely, that's a no-brainer. ]: absolutely, that's a no-brainer. So, in the definition, I guess those are leaning toward ] politics. To me, it's common sense.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://charlierose.com/videos/25280 |title=Kiefer Sutherland; Pentecostalism |work=charlierose.com |date=January 12, 2007 |access-date=January 20, 2021 |archive-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020205239/https://charlierose.com/videos/25280 |url-status=live }}</ref></blockquote>

As a Canadian citizen residing in the United States for work, Sutherland said he is unable to vote in either country. However, he has stated in a 2016 interview that he would have aligned with the ] due to his family's history and support for the NDP. Sutherland also supports the ]'s efforts to protect universal health care and criticized the ]'s "undervaluing" of the Canadian public health care system.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Szklarski |first=Cassandra |date=2016-01-13 |title=Kiefer Sutherland talks politics and his penchant for political dramas |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/sutherland-politics-designated-survivor-1.3401718 |access-date=2024-07-19 |work=]}}</ref>

In 2019, Sutherland called out ] ] and Ottawa ] ] for using his late grandfather's name to "push their agendas". He also criticized Ford for claiming that the late Douglas would have approved of the ]' push for fiscal discipline as he argued that his grandfather's achievements were "never at the expense of social and human services to those in need". MacLeod responded by criticizing an "expensive" bus shelter ad for ''Designated Survivor'' outside of ] while suggesting that Sutherland does not understand the challenges of being a politician compared to "pretending to be one on TV".<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-06-11 |title=Stop using my grandpa's name, actor Kiefer Sutherland tells Doug Ford |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/kiefer-sutherland-tweet-tommy-douglas-doug-ford-lisa-macleod-1.5169288 |access-date=2024-07-19 |work=]}}</ref>

===Charity work===
Sutherland is a member of a Canadian charity Artists Against Racism.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://artistsagainstracism.org/artists/|title=Artists – Artists Against Racism|website=artistsagainstracism.org|access-date=20 June 2018|archive-date=7 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007013905/http://artistsagainstracism.org/artists/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Awards and recognition ==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Kiefer Sutherland}}
* 2003: ] award for Best Foreign TV Personality – Male
* 2005: ]
* 2008: ]
* 2013: ] for ]
* 2015: ] for Lifetime Achievement Award

== Filmography ==
{{Main|Kiefer Sutherland filmography}}

== Discography ==
=== Albums ===
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! scope="row"| '']''<ref>{{cite web |url = https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/kiefer-sutherland-tour-music-album-down-in-a-hole-1201727759/ |title = Kiefer Sutherland Announces Debut Album and Tour |publisher = Variety |date = 10 March 2016 |access-date = 12 March 2016 |archive-date = 12 March 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160312065533/http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/kiefer-sutherland-tour-music-album-down-in-a-hole-1201727759/ |url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7120409/kiefer-sutherland-debut-album-down-hole-2016-tour |title = Former '24' Star Kiefer Sutherland Announces Debut Album 'Down in a Hole' |publisher = Billboard |date = 11 March 2016 |access-date = 12 March 2016 |archive-date = 12 March 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160312093357/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7120409/kiefer-sutherland-debut-album-down-hole-2016-tour |url-status = live }}</ref>
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* Release date: 19 August 2016
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|"Not Enough Whiskey"<br />"Can't Stay Away"
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* Release date: 26 April 2019
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! scope="row"| ''Bloor Street''
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* Release date: 21 January 2022<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cookingvinyl.com/blog-1/ks-bloorstreet|title=Kiefer Sutherland Set to Release New Album 'Bloor Street' via New Deal With Cooking Vinyl|website=]|date=22 September 2021|access-date=15 November 2021|archive-date=15 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115075328/https://www.cookingvinyl.com/blog-1/ks-bloorstreet|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Label: ]
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|"Bloor Street"<br />"Two Stepping in Time"<br />"So Full of Love"
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| colspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released
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! scope="row"| "Not Enough Whiskey"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/kiefer-sutherland/1373620/not-enough-whiskey.jhtml|title=CMT: Videos : Kiefer Sutherland : Not Enough Whiskey|publisher=]|access-date=27 July 2016|archive-date=27 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160727152033/http://www.cmt.com/videos/kiefer-sutherland/1373620/not-enough-whiskey.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| Kiefer Sutherland / Frank Borin
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! scope="row"| "Can't Stay Away"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/kiefer-sutherland/1506535/cant-stay-away.jhtml|title=CMT: Videos : Kiefer Sutherland : Can't Stay Away|publisher=]|access-date=27 July 2016|archive-date=27 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160727062823/http://www.cmt.com/videos/kiefer-sutherland/1506535/cant-stay-away.jhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| Cal Aurand
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! scope="row"| "Shirley Jean"
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"Two Stepping in Time"
|Tom Kirk
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|2022
! scope="row"| "Chasing the Rain"
|Nathan Clark
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== See also ==
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Canadian actor (born 1966)

Kiefer Sutherland
Sutherland at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con
BornKiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland
(1966-12-21) 21 December 1966 (age 58)
London, England
Citizenship
  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
Years active1983–present
Spouses
  • Camelia Kath ​ ​(m. 1987; div. 1990)
  • Elizabeth Kelly Winn ​ ​(m. 1996; div. 2004)
Partner(s)Cindy Vela (2014–present; engaged)
ChildrenSarah Sutherland
Parents
Relatives
Websitekiefersutherland.com
Signature

Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland (born 21 December 1966) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his starring role as Jack Bauer in the Fox drama series 24 (2001–2010, 2014), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.

Born to actors Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas, he got his first leading film role in the Canadian drama The Bay Boy (1984), which earned him a Genie Award nomination. He has since appeared in such films as Stand by Me (1986), The Lost Boys (1987), Young Guns (1988), Flatliners (1990), A Few Good Men (1992), The Three Musketeers (1993), Freeway (1996), A Time to Kill (1996), Dark City (1998), Phone Booth (2002), Melancholia (2011), Pompeii (2014), and The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023).

He has also starred in the Fox drama Touch (2012–2013), and provided the facial motion capture and voice for Venom Snake in the video games Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (2014) and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015). From 2016 to 2019, he starred in the ABC/Netflix political drama series Designated Survivor. Sutherland has been inducted to the Hollywood Walk of Fame and to Canada's Walk of Fame, and has received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Zurich Film Festival.

Early life

Sutherland was born on 21 December 1966 at St Mary's Hospital in the Paddington district of London, to Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas, both successful Canadian actors who had been living and working in England. His parents divorced when he was three. He has a twin sister, Rachel Sutherland, who works as a post-production film supervisor. His maternal grandfather was Scottish-born Canadian politician and former Premier of Saskatchewan Tommy Douglas, who is widely credited for bringing universal health care to Canada.

Sutherland is named after American-born writer and director Warren Kiefer, who directed Donald Sutherland in his first feature film, Castle of the Living Dead. When he was a baby, his mother was arrested by the FBI and charged with conspiracy to possess unregistered explosives but was later exonerated. Sutherland's family moved to Corona, California, in 1968. His parents divorced in 1970. In 1975, Sutherland moved with his mother to Toronto, Ontario. He attended Crescent Town Elementary School and St. Clair Junior High (now Gordon A. Brown Middle School) in East York, and John G. Althouse Middle School in Etobicoke. He attended several high schools, including St. Andrew's College, Martingrove Collegiate Institute, Harbord Collegiate Institute, Silverthorn Collegiate Institute, Malvern Collegiate Institute, and Annex Village Campus. He also spent a semester at Regina Mundi Catholic College in London, Ontario and attended weekend acting lessons at Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School.

Sutherland told The Sunday Times that he didn't really know his famous father outside of holidays and summer vacations until he moved out at age 15. He told Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2009) that he and Robert Downey Jr. were roommates for three years when he first moved to Hollywood to pursue his career in acting. He and Downey also starred together in the film 1969 (1988).

Career

1980s: Rise to fame in Hollywood

Sutherland made his screen debut in Max Dugan Returns (as did Matthew Broderick), in which his father Donald Sutherland also starred. Sutherland was one of the contenders for the role of Glen Lantz in the original A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), which ultimately became Johnny Depp's feature film debut.

After receiving critical acclaim for his role as Donald Campbell in The Bay Boy, Sutherland moved to Hollywood. Stand by Me was the first film Sutherland made in the United States. In the film, directed by Rob Reiner, he played a neighbourhood bully in a coming-of-age story about a search for a dead body. Before that, he played a silent, supporting character, as one of Sean Penn's friends who goes up against Christopher Walken in James Foley's crime-thriller At Close Range.

He next appeared as a vampire David in Joel Schumacher's The Lost Boys in 1987. Promised Land (1988), with Meg Ryan, was the first film to be commissioned by the Sundance Film Festival.

In the Western film Young Guns (1988), he starred alongside Emilio Estevez and Lou Diamond Phillips. He was considered for the role of Robin in Batman (1989), alongside Michael Keaton, in the early production before the character was deleted from the shooting script. He went on to star again with his close friend Lou Diamond Phillips, in the crime-action film Renegades. That same year, he and his father appeared at the 61st Academy Awards as presenters of the Academy Honorary Award to the National Film Board of Canada.

1990s: Success in films

In the sequel Young Guns II (1990), Sutherland continued to play 'Doc' alongside some of the original cast and with newcomer Christian Slater. As of 2017, it is the only sequel to a feature film he has starred in. Sutherland starred as the lead in Flatliners, with an ensemble cast featuring Julia Roberts and Kevin Bacon, a film about a student who wants to "experience" death's afterlife and record what happens during it, with the help of a group of young students who are "a little" crazy like him; the film received positive reviews from critics. He plays a young FBI agent coming to terms with his life in a commune in Flashback (1990) alongside Dennis Hopper. Sutherland had also starred in The Nutcracker Prince as Hans/The Nutcracker.

Sutherland did not make a film in 1991. During an interview in March 2012, he said he had declined director Gus Van Sant's offer to star in the lead role in the movie My Own Private Idaho, a decision that he regretted. He was quoted as saying "I passed on My Private Idaho because I wanted to go skiing and didn't even look at it. I told myself that I needed to stick to my plan ... and it was a really dumb plan."

In 1992, he played a doctor alongside Ray Liotta in the drama Article 99. He played a supporting character in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, the continuation of the short-lived television series of the same name which ran from 1990 to 1991, as agent Sam Stanley; and also in A Few Good Men (1992), where he played a junior officer subordinate to Jack Nicholson's Col. Nathan R. Jessup. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.

In The Vanishing (1993), he starred alongside Jeff Bridges as a desperate man seeking the whereabouts of his girlfriend, three years after she mysteriously vanished. In The Three Musketeers (1993), Sutherland played the central character of Athos.

In 1996, Sutherland appeared in three films. He starred with Reese Witherspoon in Freeway, which gained a cult following. He starred with Sally Field in the thriller Eye for an Eye, and he appeared in A Time to Kill alongside his father Donald Sutherland.

In 1998, he starred in Dark City, the science fiction film directed by Alex Proyas in which he portrayed the historical character Daniel P. Schreber. Sutherland also starred in the film Ground Control where he played Jack Harries, an air traffic controller who had a perfect record until one air crash haunts him to leave the business. Years later, he is hurtled back into the world he thought he left behind.

2000s: 24

Sutherland in 2009

In 2000, he co-starred with Woody Allen in the black comedy Picking Up the Pieces, but the film was received poorly by both commercial audiences and by critics. Since then, Sutherland has starred in small projects and festival-released films. He starred in the film Beat, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2000. He also appeared in 2001 film Cowboy Up, which won the Crystal Heart Award at the 2001 Heartland Film Festival. He also starred in the film To End All Wars, which won two awards at the Heartland Film Festival and one award at the Hawaii International Film Festival.

Since 2001, Sutherland has been associated most widely with the role of Jack Bauer on the critically acclaimed television series 24. After being nominated four times for the "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" Primetime Emmy Award, Sutherland won the award in 2006 for his role in 24's fifth season. In the opening skit of the 2006 Primetime Emmy Awards, Sutherland made an appearance as his 24 character, Jack Bauer. He was also nominated for Best actor in a Drama Television Series at the 2007 Golden Globe Awards for 24. According to his 2006 contract, his salary of $40 million for three seasons of the show made him the highest-earning actor on television.

Sutherland holding his cheque for The 1 Second Film, 2006

Sutherland constantly emphasizes that the show is merely "entertainment". The dean of the United States Military Academy, Brigadier General Patrick Finnegan, visited the set of 24 in February 2007 to urge the show's makers to reduce the number of torture scenes and Sutherland accepted an invitation from the U.S. military to tell West Point cadets that it is wrong to torture prisoners. In an interview with OK! magazine, Howard Gordon said it would be an "unbearable loss" if they killed off Sutherland's character.

Due to his extensive schedule with 24, he spent less time in film. In 2004, he starred in Taking Lives, alongside Angelina Jolie and Ethan Hawke, in which he had a "flashy cameo". In The Sentinel (2006), he starred alongside Michael Douglas, as his protégé and he also starred in Disney's The Wild where he voiced the character Samson. He played the lead roles in Alexandre Aja's supernatural horror, Mirrors (2008). In 2009, he joined the DreamWorks animated film Monsters vs. Aliens, reuniting him with actress Reese Witherspoon with whom he starred in Freeway. Monsters vs. Aliens is Sutherland's highest-grossing film to date.

The actor is also a frequent collaborator with director Joel Schumacher, and has appeared in The Lost Boys, Flatliners, Phone Booth, the big screen adaptation of A Time to Kill (the film also starred his father Donald, although their characters did not interact), and Twelve as the narrator.

In 2005, Sutherland was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto, where both of his parents have also been inducted. He ranked No. 68 on the 2006 Forbes Celebrity 100 list of the world's most powerful celebrities, his earnings were a reported $23 million. In 2008, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Sutherland was the first Inside the Actors Studio guest to be the child of a former guest; his father, Donald, appeared on the show in 1998. Sutherland was featured on the cover of the April 2006 edition of Rolling Stone, in an article entitled "Alone in the Dark with Kiefer Sutherland". The article began with Sutherland revealing his interest to be killed off in 24. However, he stated, "Don't get me wrong. I love what I do." It also revealed that he devoted 10 months a year working on 24. He has starred in Japanese commercials for CalorieMate, performing a parody of his Jack Bauer character. Sutherland also provides voice-overs for the current ad campaign for the Ford Motor Company of Canada. In mid-2006, he voiced the Apple, Inc. advertisement announcing the inclusion of Intel chips in their Macintosh computer line. He also voices the introduction to NHL games on the Versus network in the US.

2010s: Post-24 film, television, and music projects

On 14 February 2010, Fox TV announced they were temporarily suspending production of Season 8 of 24 due to a ruptured cyst near one of Sutherland's kidneys. According to the report, he waited a few days before going in to have "elective surgery" performed. It was anticipated that he would return after a week, but a few days further were needed and Fox reported that his return to set would be 1 March.

In the 2011 drama-thriller Melancholia directed by Lars Von Trier, he played the male lead character and got the chance to share the screen with long-lost co-stars such as Charlotte Rampling and John Hurt, the film in which Kiefer was nominated for the major Danish film prize Bodil. Kiefer also shared the screen with Hurt another time, this time on the small screen, in the web series The Confession.

In 2011, Sutherland made his Broadway debut, opposite Brian Cox, Jim Gaffigan, Chris Noth and Jason Patric, in the Broadway revival of That Championship Season, which opened in March 2011.

In 2012, Sutherland starred in the Fox television series Touch. He played the father of an autistic boy who does not like to be touched, while the son also communicates future humanity interrelated events to his father through numbers and mathematics.

In The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013), the best-selling novel adaptation directed by Mira Nair, he played a supporting character for newcomer Riz Ahmed, as a boss named Jim Cross. On 14 May 2013, it was confirmed that the show 24 would return for a limited series. Before that, he was also offered the lead role in the NBC drama The Blacklist. In May and July 2014, Fox aired the twelve-episode 24: Live Another Day, which received acclaimed reviews from critics. Although he did not appear in 2017's 24: Legacy, he was the show's executive producer.

Sutherland was cast in the 2014 epic romantic historical disaster movie, Pompeii, directed by Paul W. S. Anderson; though the film received generally mixed to negative reviews, and Sutherland's Roman accent and antagonistic performance as Senator Quintus Attius Corvus received polarizing responses from critics, he regarded the film as "much more fun" than many of his other roles, and considered production of the film to be "one of the most comfortable environments I've ever been in".

Sutherland playing guitar in concert, 2016

Sutherland also provided narration for several promotional spots for the United States Men's National Soccer Team during the 2014 FIFA World Cup for ESPN. He has appeared in a Brazilian TV commercials for Citroën C4 sedan and a voice-over for a commercial for Bank of America. He voices Sgt. Roebuck in Treyarch's video game Call of Duty: World at War and voices Big Boss in the video game Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and its sequel Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, taking over the role originally performed by David Hayter.

After working in the movie industry for more than 30 years, he had the chance to star with his father, Donald Sutherland, in the 2015 western-drama film Forsaken, which also stars Demi Moore and Brian Cox. The film screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and received mixed reviews from critics.

In 2016, Sutherland was cast in the lead role of the former ABC political drama series Designated Survivor as Tom Kirkman, the President of the United States. The show was renewed by Netflix for a third season which was released on 7 June 2019.

In 2016, Sutherland released his first album, Down in a Hole, and a music video for "Not Enough Whiskey" from the album. The country music songs were written by Sutherland and Jude Cole. The Kiefer Sutherland Band toured in April and May of that year, and debuted at the Grand Ole Opry on June 6, 2016. A 2017 review in The Guardian said, "you have the first Hollywood hobby act unshackled by convention and with a real shot at greatness." The band performed in Scotland and in Las Vegas in 2019. The band's second album, Reckless and Me, was released in April 2019.

2020s

Sutherland being interviewed at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival

Sutherland played Det. Clay Bryce in the American action thriller television series The Fugitive, which premiered on August 3, 2020. He also starred as lead role John Weir in the 2023 Paramount+ thriller show Rabbit Hole. In the 2023 film The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, based on the two-act play of the same name, Sutherland played the role of Lieutenant Commander Phillip Queeg, the part portrayed by Humphrey Bogart in the 1954 film adaptation. The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, directed by William Friedkin, premiered in September 2023 at the 80th Venice International Film Festival where it screened out of competition. The film is Friedkin's sole posthumous work, the director having died on August 7 of the same year. Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com praised Sutherland for bringing "unique energy" to the role, describing his performance as "one of the best acting turns of his career." Total Film have also praised his performance, writing Sutherland delivers "some of the best work of his career here. He's only briefly in the film, and yet he makes every second count, fidgeting with his hands and spitting his lines as if certain words pain him. He makes Queeg a complex, complicated man, not just a stock villain."

Sutherland narrated the Apple TV+ docuseries John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial. It was released on Apple's streaming platform on December 6, 2023.

Personal life

Sutherland in 2008

Marriages and relationships

On 12 September 1987, Sutherland married Puerto Rican-born Camelia Kath, the widow of Chicago guitarist/singer Terry Kath; she was 34 and he was 20. They had one daughter, Sarah, born on February 18, 1988. Through their marriage, he became stepfather to Camelia's daughter Michelle Kath (b. 1976), who has two sons with actor Adam Sinclair. Sutherland and Kath divorced in 1990.

Sutherland was engaged to Julia Roberts, his co-star in Flatliners (1990). The pair planned to marry on 14 June 1991, but called off the engagement four days before.

On 29 June 1996, Sutherland married Kelly Winn. The couple separated in 1999, and he filed for divorce in 2004. The divorce was finalized on 16 May 2008.

In the late 1990s, Sutherland purchased a 900-acre (360 ha) ranch in Montana and toured on the rodeo circuit. He dated Bo Derek in 2000.

Sutherland began dating model/actress Cindy Vela of Olmito, Texas, sometime in 2014, keeping their relationship private up until 2017 when they began to be seen together in public. Vela and Sutherland became engaged in 2017. As of 2019, they reside in Toluca Lake, Los Angeles.

Legal issues

Sutherland was charged in Los Angeles on 25 September 2007, on drunk driving charges, after failing a field sobriety test. His test exceeded the state's legal blood alcohol limit, and he was later released on a $25,000 bail. It was Sutherland's fourth DUI charge since 1989. Sutherland pleaded no contest to the DUI charge and was sentenced to 48 days in jail.

Sutherland surrendered to the NYPD on 6 May 2009 for head-butting fashion designer Jack McCollough, founder and co-designer of Proenza Schouler, at The Mercer Hotel in SoHo following a fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Several weeks later, Sutherland and McCollough issued a joint statement in which Sutherland apologized; police later dropped the charges.

Business ventures

Sutherland is the co-owner (along with Jude Cole) of the independent record label Ironworks.

Sutherland reportedly fell victim to a financial scam involving cattle in 2010. According to the Associated Press, the perpetrator, Michael Wayne Carr, took US$869,000 from Sutherland, ostensibly in order to buy steers which were never purchased. Carr pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay US$956,000 in restitution to Sutherland and his investment partner.

Sutherland's star on Canada's Walk of Fame

Political views

In his January 2007 interview with Charlie Rose, Sutherland said of his political views:

I believe inherently that we have a responsibility to take care of each other, so when you talk about socialized health care: absolutely, that's a no-brainer. Free universities: absolutely, that's a no-brainer. So, in the definition, I guess those are leaning toward socialist politics. To me, it's common sense.

As a Canadian citizen residing in the United States for work, Sutherland said he is unable to vote in either country. However, he has stated in a 2016 interview that he would have aligned with the New Democratic Party due to his family's history and support for the NDP. Sutherland also supports the Liberal Party's efforts to protect universal health care and criticized the Conservative Party's "undervaluing" of the Canadian public health care system.

In 2019, Sutherland called out Ontario premier Doug Ford and Ottawa MPP Lisa MacLeod for using his late grandfather's name to "push their agendas". He also criticized Ford for claiming that the late Douglas would have approved of the Progressive Conservatives' push for fiscal discipline as he argued that his grandfather's achievements were "never at the expense of social and human services to those in need". MacLeod responded by criticizing an "expensive" bus shelter ad for Designated Survivor outside of Queen's Park while suggesting that Sutherland does not understand the challenges of being a politician compared to "pretending to be one on TV".

Charity work

Sutherland is a member of a Canadian charity Artists Against Racism.

Awards and recognition

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Kiefer Sutherland

Filmography

Main article: Kiefer Sutherland filmography

Discography

Albums

Album Details Peak position Singles
GER
UK
US Country
Down in a Hole 35 "Not Enough Whiskey"
"Can't Stay Away"
Reckless & Me 28 9 "Open Road"
"This Is How It's Done"
"Something You Love"
Bloor Street 42 16 "Bloor Street"
"Two Stepping in Time"
"So Full of Love"
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Music videos

Year Song Director
2016 "Not Enough Whiskey" Kiefer Sutherland / Frank Borin
"Can't Stay Away" Cal Aurand
2017 "I'll Do Anything"
"Shirley Jean"
2019 "This Is How It's Done"
"Something You Love" Tom Kirk
"Open Road"
2021 "Bloor Street"

"Two Stepping in Time"

Tom Kirk
2022 "Chasing the Rain" Nathan Clark

See also

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