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Kiefer Sutherland’s Milestones
| 1970 | Parents separated when Sutherland was four |
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| 1971 | After parents' divorce, lived with mother in Los Angeles |
| 1976 | Made stage debut with the Los Angeles Odyssey Theater in "Throne of Straw" at age nine |
| 1977 | Moved with mother and twin sister to Toronto at age 10 |
| 1983 | First film appearance, "Max Dugan Returns"; father, Donald Sutherland co-starred |
| 1984 | Film acting debut, "The Bay Boy"; earned a Genie award nomination |
| 1985 | US TV debut, 'The Mission' episode of NBC's "Amazing Stories"; directed by Steven Spielberg |
| 1986 | Played gang leader Ace Merrill in "Stand By Me"; initial collaboration with director Rob Reiner |
| 1986 | TV-movie debut as a mute teenager in the CBS drama "Trapped in Silence" |
| 1987 | Co-starred as a teenage vampire in "The Lost Boys" |
| 1988 | First of two films with Charlie Sheen as co-star, "Young Guns" |
| 1988 | Teamed with Robert Downey Jr. as draftees in the Vietnam drama "1969" |
| 1990 | Cast in the ensemble thriller, "Flatliners"; met and fell in love with co-star Julia Roberts |
| 1990 | Starred opposite Dennis Hopper in the feature "Flashback" |
| 1992 | Re-teamed with director Rob Reiner on "A Few Good Men" |
| 1993 | Made directorial debut (also starred) with the Showtime prison drama "Last Light" |
| 1993 | Second film with Charlie Sheen, "The Three Musketeers" |
| 1994 | Appeared opposite Woody Harrelson in the comedy-drama "The Cowboy Way" |
| 1994 | Executive produced the Fox TV-movie "Dark Reflections" |
| 1995 | Had supporting role in the Oscar-nominated short "The Duke of Groove" |
| 1995 | Helmed the 'Love and Blood' segment of the Showtime series "Fallen Angels" |
| 1996 | Appeared as a Ku Klux Klan leader in "A Time to Kill"; also co-starred father Donald as an alcoholic lawyer |
| 1996 | Co-starred with Reese Witherspoon in the HBO film, "Freeway" |
| 1996 | Starred opposite Sally Field as a freed rapist-murderer in "Eye for an Eye" |
| 1997 | Co-starred with mother, Shirley Douglas in an Ottawa stage production of Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie" |
| 1997 | Feature directorial debut, "Truth or Consequences, N.M."; also co-starred as a psychopathic ex-convict |
| 1998 | Had featured role in the underrated "Dark City" |
| 1999 | Directed and co-starred with Holly Hunter in "Woman Wanted" |
| 2000 | Portrayed a sheriff in the black comedy, "Picking Up the Pieces" (aired on Cinemax in lieu of theatrical release) |
| 2000 | Portrayed writer William S. Burroughs in the Sundance-screened drama "Beat" |
| 2001 - 0 | Cast as Jack Bauer, a government agent in the FOX drama "24"; received Emmy (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007), SAG (2002, 2005, 2007) and Golden Globe (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007) nominations for Best Actor in Drama Series |
| 2001 | Co-starred with Robert Carlyle in the WWII drama, "To End All Wars"; screened at Cannes |
| 2002 | Cast in the Joel Schumacher thiller, "Phone Booth" |
| 2003 | Cast as artist Paul Gaugin in the biopic "Paradise Found" |
| 2004 | Starred opposite Angelina Jolie and Ethan Hawke in the thriller "Taking Lives" |
| 2006 | Co-starred with Michael Douglas and Eva Longoria in "The Sentinel" |
| 2008 | Played the lead in "Mirrors," a remake of the 2003 South Korean horror film |
| 2008 | Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (December) |
| 2008 | Reprised role of Jack Bauer for "24: Redemption," a prequel to the 7th season of the series; earned Golden Globe and SAG nominations for Best Actor in a TV-movie |
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