Kiefer Sutherland

Kiefer Sutherland has shown himself capable of playing nearly any type of role. His on-screen intensity and access to raw emotion has made him very effective, even in smaller parts. As his popularity grows, and his time continues to be consumed by the 24 series, directors eager to cast the versatile, stylish actor are often forced to use him in glorified cameo roles. These types of roles and voice work have made up the bulk of his appearances outside his hit show.

While to the younger generation of moviegoers, Kiefer Sutherland is the unflappable Jack Bauer, antiterrorist operative extraordinaire, he set himself apart from other actors in his age group by playing sadistic, frightening characters with aplomb. Both his physical presence and his intent focus on those he has in grasp carries over to audiences in a big way. Who doesn’t remember him being terrifying as the bully Ace in Stand by Me? And with The Lost Boys, Kiefer Sutherland again showed himself capable of bringing humanity and scare-power to unusual villains.

He was very credible in the 1990 thriller Flatliners, in which thrill-seeking medical students push each other to the brink of death. But apart from his creepy role in this eerie, blackly humorous film, 1987 onward was a bit of a dry spell until things took an upswing in 1992. In that year Kiefer Sutherland appeared in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, as well as in A Few Good Men. The latter film is now considered a classic and put Kiefer Sutherland’s talents to the test against Jack Nicholson and Kevin Bacon.

A Time to Kill and Dark City are among Kiefer Sutherland’s memorable films in the late nineties. The 24 series began in 2001 and has Sutherland on the set fifteen hours a day, six days a week. He has shown athleticism as a rodeo winner and amateur hockey player. He has a daughter and a stepdaughter.