The Lost Boys (1987) and Young Guns (1988)
Lead in the incredibly popular (and addicting) dramatic series 24.
As of April 2006, Sutherland has received four individual Emmy nominations (as opposed to being a part of an ensemble), four Golden Globe nominations including one win (2002), and six Screen Actors Guild nominations (including two as part of the cast of 24) with wins in 2004 and 2006 for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series on 24.
Kiefer Sutherland’s birth name is Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland. He has a twin sister, Rachel.
With acting parents Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas, it seemed natural that Kiefer Sutherland would follow in their footsteps. His parents divorced when he was young, but Sutherland spent a lot of time with both parents on their movie sets. He started acting in youth productions as a teen.
His first movie role was in Max Dugan Returns in 1983. The next year Sutherland scored a lead role in The Bad Boy and was nominated for a Genie Award (the Canadian Oscar equivalent) for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role.
Sutherland then moved to Los Angeles where he landed roles in TV movies including Trapped in Silence and Brotherhood of Justice which helped get him noticed. Over the next few years he would appear in feature films including Flatliners (1990), A Few Good Men (1992), The Vanishing (1993), Dark City (1998) and Phone Booth (2002). During that time Sutherland also returned to his love of rodeo, competing in competitions and winning several roping championships.
But it was his casting as Jack Bauer, an agent for the Los Angeles Counter Terrorist Unit in 24, that may be the role that defines his career.
Sutherland has also directed three films: a made-for-television drama, Last Light (1993), and feature films Truth or Consequences, N.M (1997) and Woman Wanted (2000).
