Kiefer Sutherland

Kiefer Sutherland

Kiefer Sutherland
Quick Facts About Kiefer William Sutherland
Celebrated Name Kiefer Sutherland
Age 58 years old
Nick Name Kiefer Sutherland
Birth Name Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland
Birth Date 1966 -12-21
Gender Male
Profession Actor
Nationality British-Canadian
Place of Birth Jack Bauer in the Fox drama series
Father Donald Sutherland
Mother Shirley Douglas
Siblings Rachel Sutherland, Rossif Sutherland, Angus Sutherland, Roeg Sutherland and Thomas Emil Sicks
Ethnicity mixed(Scottish, English, Irish)
Horoscope Sagittarius
Religion Christanity
Education Silverthorn Collegiate Institute, John G. Althouse Middle School, Crescent Town Elementary School, St. Andrew’s College, and Harbord Collegiate Institute
Net Worth $75 million
Height 5 feet 9 inches
Hair Color light brown
Eye Color blue
Marital Status single

Who is Kiefer Sutherland?

Kiefer Sutherland is a British-Canadian actor, voice actor, producer, director, and singer-songwriter. He is known for his role as Jack Bauer in the Fox drama series 24 (2001–2010, 2014), for which he won an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Satellite Awards. He is the son of Canadian actors Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas and the father of actress Sarah Sutherland.

What is Kiefer Sutherland Famous for?

Kiefer Sutherland is famous for his role as Jack Bauer in the Fox drama series 24 (2001–2010, 2014), for which he won an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Satellite Awards. 

Where was Kiefer Sutherland Born?

Kiefer was born as Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland on December 21, 1966, in London, England to parents, Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas who are both actors. His nationality is Canadian and ethnicity is mixed(Scottish, English, Irish). He follows Christianity and his zodiac is Sagittarius. He grew up with two twin sisters, one of whose name is Rachael. He has a half-brother – Thomas Emil Sicks – from his mother’s later marriage to Timothy Emil Sicks and three from his father’s marriage to Francine Racette. Later on, his parents divorced and he moved to Toronto with his mother. However, not much is there regarding his earlier days and childhood. he went to Silverthorn Collegiate Institute, John G. Althouse Middle School, Crescent Town Elementary School, St. Andrew’s College, and Harbord Collegiate Institute.

How is Kiefer Sutherland's Career?

Kiefer appeared in his first feature film, "Max Dugan Returns" in 1983. His talent got him his first leading film role in the Canadian drama The Bay Boy (1984), which earned him a Genie Award nomination. Since that time he has had a successful movie career, starring in films such as Stand by Me (1986), The Lost Boys (1987), Young Guns (1988), Flatliners (1990), A Few Good Men (1992), The Three Musketeers (1993) and many more. His other breakthrough came as a role in Flatliners(1993), a psychodrama alongside Kevin Bacon, William Baldwin and Julia Roberts. In 1995, he again filed blockbuster A Few Good Men, in his name. later he stepped out as a director and made his debut in film directing with the movie Last Light (1992). His second attempt at directing was with the 1999 movie Woman Wanted which also starred his mother, Shirley Douglas. His biggest feature to date is his portrayal of Jack Bauer as lead actor in TV series, 24, which was aired by FOX from 2001 to 2010. The series was a blockbuster and was watched by over 11 million people globally. It earned him a Golden Globe award, Emmy award, two Satelite awards and also two Screen Actors Guild awards, plus over 20 nominations.

The show ran for nine seasons and in 2014, a sequel was released titled 24: Live Another Day which had 12 episodes and was equally successful. While working on 24, he continued to act in films, including Taking Lives (2004), The Sentinel (2006) Melancholia (2011), Pompeii (2014), Flatliners (2017) and many others. Suther land is also famous for his role in network television series Touch (2012–13). Currently, the Canadian actor is still pushing on on the small screen with the ABC political drama TV series Designated Survivor(2015). The show was renewed by Netflix for a third season which was released on June 7, 2019.  As a voice actor, he performed the roles of a general in the animated comedy Monsters vs. Aliens (2009), a dog in the comic-strip adaptation Marmaduke (2010), and the narrator of the thriller Twelve (2010). Till this day, Kiefer has made himself a well-established actor out of the entertainment industry.  

What are Kiefer Sutherland's Achievements?

He has won an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Satellite Awards for his role in TV series, 24. He has also has won several other awards that include, 2003: Sweden TNT award for Best Foreign TV Personality – Male,2005: Canada's Walk of Fame, 2008: Hollywood Walk of Fame,2013: Hasty Pudding Theatricals for Man of the Year,2015: Zurich Film Festival for Lifetime Achievement Award and many others.

What is Kiefer Sutherland's Net Worth?

Elizabeth's net worth is estimated to be $75 million. His salary is unknown. He mostly earned from his acting career. Sutherland is the co-owner (along with Jude Cole) of the independent record label Ironworks. Kiefer has an exclusive brand of cars and which includes BMW 7 which cost around $97,000. Also, a Ford Bronco price around $30,000. He also owns a Porsche Panamera worth $85,000 and a Mercedes S class which price is in range of $102,900. He sold 14,400-square-foot loft/recording studio in Los Angeles' Silver Lake area for $3,000,000 (2009). He sold his  5-story townhouse at 763 Greenwich Street in New York City's West Village for $17.5 million. Likewise, he owns several properties, a house in Madison Avenue, Los Angeles, CA which was bought for around $4 million spread in 14,400 square feet featuring 3 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.

How is Kiefer Sutherland's Personal Life?

Currently, his relationship status is single. He was married several times, however, he married Camelia Kath in 1987. Together they gave birth to a beautiful daughter named Sarah Jude.The divorcee in 1990. After that, he called off marriage after engaging with Julia Roberts which attracted a lot of attention. He married Kelly Winn in 1996 and had two sons together. However, the pair separated in 1999, and officially divorced in 2008. Later, he stayed in multiple relationships with Ashley Scott, Tricia Cardozo, Reiko Aylesworth, Catherine Bisson, Bo Derek, and Siobhan Bonnouvrie which didn’t last long.  

How Tall is Kiefer Sutherland?

Kiefer has a height of 5 feet 9 inches. He has light brown hair and blue eyes. His body weighs 76kg. Other dimensions of Sutherland is still not available. He has a straight sexual orientation. 

Kiefer Sutherland is active on social media profiles. Till now, He has more than 521K followers on his official Twitter account with id @RealKiefer.In addition, He has over 170K followers on Instagram that go by id kiefersutherland. He has a facebook profile with id @KieferSutherland where she has over 502.9k supporters.

Facts to be known, Kiefer Sutherland:

  1. His first name is the German word for pine and/or jaw. Kiefer supports a wide range of foundations and charities, including the Entertainment Industry Foundation, several charities connected to Cancer research, and the Red Cross.
  2. He also works and supports the homelessness charities and Global Fund for Equality.
  3. Kiefer Sutherland is named after the film director Warren Kiefer, who worked with his father, Donald in his (Donald) debut film in 1964.
  4. His twin sister is little known Rachel Sutherland who is a post-production supervisor and she works in Toronto.
  5. He has a half-brother – Thomas Emil Sicks – from his mother’s later marriage to Timothy Emil Sicks and three from his father’s marriage to Francine Racette.
  6.  Their names are  Angus Sutherland, Roeg Sutherland, and Rossif Sutherland.
  7. He has performed with his mother on stage in The Glass Menagerie in 1996.
  8. He featured with his father in his debut feature Max Dugan Returns(1983) even though they did not play any scene together.
  9. Sutherland was arrested in Los Angeles on 25 September 2007, on drunk driving charges, after failing a field sobriety test.
  10. He was later released on a $25,000 bail. It was Sutherland's fourth DUI arrest since 1989. Sutherland surrendered to the NYPD on 7 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.
  11. Sutherland is the co-owner (along with Jude Cole) of the independent record label Ironworks.
  12. Sutherland identifies as a political liberal.
  13. He earned first place in the US Team Roping Championships.
  14. For his role in The Wild (2006), he had to practice roaring like a lion.
  15. Even though he physically appears onscreen for less than three minutes in Phone Booth (2002), he received second billing behind Colin Farrell.

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