Known for playing the protagonist, Jack Bauer, from 24, Kiefer Sutherland is a Lifetime Achievement Award-winning actor originating from Canada. From Stand By Me to Flatliners, Sutherland has managed to be a part of popular movies throughout the late 90s and 2000s. Kiefer’s most recent project, Rabbit Hole, has been a total hit with the audience, adding to the already impressive legacy of the actor.
Being born into a family of actors certainly could have helped him grow as an actor, but Kiefer has made sure to create his own image despite both of his parents being highly successful actors. After attending acting lessons in Ontario, Kiefer revealed that he and Robert Downey Jr. used to be roommates while they were both trying out their luck in Hollywood. He finally made his first debut on screen through Max Dugan Returns. After the success of his first few films, Sutherland moved on to bigger projects and was seen in movies such as The Lost Boys, Promised Land, and Young Guns.
He eventually became a familiar face in Hollywood and starred in movies like Freeway, Cowboy Up, and To End All Wars, all of which were good films and became the reason for his increased popularity. Although the actor has now moved towards the television side, he continues to be perfect at what he does and knows how to make each scene seem realistic. With Rabbit Hole now being released on Paramount Plus, Kiefer has certainly managed to become one of the richest TV actors in Hollywood.
Kiefer Sutherland: About The Award-Winning Canadian Actor
Born to Donald Sutherland and Shirley Douglas, two of Canada’s most renowned actors, Kiefer had his future career already set for himself by the time he reached college. After his parents’ divorce, he did have to move to Ontario and shift through multiple schools until he eventually started taking acting lessons from Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School. With acting skills already in his blood, Kiefer was able to easily get ahold of his first-ever role in 1983.
The 1980s documented the actor’s rise to fame, as most of the movies he was starring in were becoming hit films, which included Renegades and At Close Range. It was also the time Kiefer and his father appeared to present an award together for the first time at the 61st Academy Awards held in 1988. The 1990s began with Young Guns II for Kiefer, but it became the only sequel he would be part of. When he was working on the movie Flatliners along with co-star Julia Roberts, the duo fell in love and got engaged after a few weeks of dating.
The relationship didn’t last long, but Flatliners performed well at the box office, earning around $61.5 million compared to a budget of $26 million. Although his 2000s weren’t off to a good start, with his first film Picking Up The Pieces performing poorly, it later became the best year for the actor as his 2001 show, 24 (which revolved around him being a highly skilled agent Jack Bauer) became a huge success. This show is probably the reason Kiefer can act so well in Rabbit Hole, as both of the roles are based around espionage and overlap quite a lot.
What Is Kiefer Sutherland’s Net Worth?
With his career being filled with plenty of sensational films, Kiefer has managed to build his net worth to around $100 Million. His role in 24 as Jack Bauer was the biggest contributor to the amount, as he was reportedly paid around $40 Million for three seasons of the thriller Fox show. No other actor was paid such high amounts for any show, as Kiefer was earning around $9.6 Million for each season of 24 he was a part of.
When he started working on the show Designated Survivor in 2015, Sutherland was paid almost $250,000 per episode of the political series. Even though the amount of money he is now receiving from Rabbit Hole hasn’t been revealed yet, we can expect it to be a large amount considering the hefty money Sutherland paid for his older shows.
Despite having a well-off acting and music career, Kiefer has expressed his dream of adopting cattle and becoming all about farm life while growing plants of his own. Hopefully, he might consider being a part of newer espionage series asides from being a wholesome farmer and singer.
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