Kiefer Sutherland filmography

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.

Kiefer Sutherland filmography
Photograph of Kiefer Sutherland at 2014 San Diego Comic-Con
Sutherland at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con
Film65
Television series30
Others6

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

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Year Title Role Notes
1983 Max Dugan Returns Bill Costello
1985 The Bay Boy Donald Campbell Nominated – Genie 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
The Lost Boys David Powers
The Killing Time 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
The Nutcracker Prince Hans / The Nutcracker Prince Voice
Flashback Free 'John' Buckner
1992 Article 99 Dr. Peter Morgan
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me FBI Agent Sam Stanley
A Few Good Men Lieutenant Jonathan James Kendrick
1993 The Vanishing Jeff Harriman
The Three Musketeers Athos
1994 Teresa's Tattoo Roadblock Officer Uncredited cameo
The Cowboy Way Sonny Gilstrap
Felidae 'Bluebeard' Unreleased film
1996 Eye for an Eye Robert Doob
A Time to Kill Freddie Lee Cobb Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
Armitage III: Poly-Matrix Ross Sylibus Voice; English dub
Freeway Bob Wolverton
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
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'
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 Nominated – DVD Exclusive Awards for Best Actor
Desert Saints Arthur Banks
Behind the Red Door Roy Haddad
Phone Booth The Caller Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
2003 The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration 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 The Sentinel Secret Service Agent David Breckinridge
The Wild Samson The Lion Voice
2008 Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight Raistlin Majere
Mirrors Ben Carson Nominated – Fright Meter Award for Best Actor
2009 Monsters vs. Aliens General Warren R. Monger Voice
2010 Twelve Narrator
Marmaduke Bosco Voice
2011 Melancholia John Nominated – Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominated – Village Voice Film Poll for Best Supporting Actor
2012 The Reluctant Fundamentalist Jim Cross
2014 Pompeii Senator Corvus
2015 Forsaken John Henry Clayton
2016 Zoolander 2 Himself Cameo
2017 Where Is Kyra? Doug
Flatliners Dr. Barry Wolfson
2022 The Contractor Rusty Jennings
2023 They Cloned Tyrone Nixon
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial Lieutenant Commander Queeg
2024 Juror #2 Larry Lasker [1]
TBA Stone Cold Fox TBA Filming

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
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
Nominated – CableACE 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 Failed 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 Actor – Drama Series (2003/06)
Golden Nymph Award for Best International Producer (2006)
Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (2002–05, 2007)
Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series (2003–05)
Nominated – Golden Nymph Award for Outstanding Actor – Drama Series (2007)
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (2003, 2005, 2007)
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2003, 2005, 2007)
Nominated – TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama (2002–06)
Nominated – People's Choice Awards for Favorite Male TV Star (2006–08)
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor: Action/Drama (2003, 2006)
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor (2006)
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor: Action (2010)Nominated – 
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007)
2004 NASCAR 3D: The IMAX Experience Narrator Voice; Documentary
2005 The Flight That Fought Back
2006–11 The Simpsons The Colonel / Jack Bauer / Wayne Voices; 3 episodes[2]
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"
24: Redemption Jack Bauer Television film; also executive producer
Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (2009)
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie (2009)
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film (2009)
2009 B.O.B's Big Break General Warren R. Monger Voice; Short film
Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space Voice; Television special
2011 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
Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor – Drama (2012)
Nominated – TV Guide Award for Favorite Comeback
2014 24: Live Another Day Jack Bauer 12 episodes; also executive producer
Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
Nominated – Critics' 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
Nominated – People's Choice Awards for Favorite Actor in A New TV Series
2020 The Fugitive Detective Clay Bryce Main cast
Creepshow Richard Pine Voice; Episode: "Survivor Type/Twittering from the Circus of the Dead"
2022 The First Lady President Franklin D. Roosevelt[3] 8 episodes
2023 Rabbit Hole John Weir
John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial Narrator Voice; Docuseries

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 24: The Game Jack Bauer
2008 Call of Duty: World at War – Final Fronts Sergeant Roebuck PS2 counterpart to World at War
Call of Duty: World at War
2014 Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Venom Snake / Big Boss Also facial capture; Role billed simply as "Snake"
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"

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References

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  1. ^ McPherson, Chris (October 1, 2024). "The 7 Things You Need To Know About Clint Eastwood's Final Film, 'Juror No. 2'". Collider. Archived from the original on October 2, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  2. ^ Porter, Rick (September 8, 2011). "'The Simpsons': Kiefer Sutherland, 'Top Chef's' Tom Colicchio get animated". Zap2it. Archived from the original on November 1, 2011. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
  3. ^ Petski, Denise (July 8, 2021). "'The First Lady': Kiefer Sutherland To Play Franklin D. Roosevelt On Showtime Anthology Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
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