British-Canadian actor Kiefer Sutherland was born on December 21, 1966. His full name is Kiefer William Sutherland.
At a young age, he discovered a passion for performing, and he has steadily progressed through the industry to become one of the most in-demand performers today.
For his performance as Jack Bauer on the Fox drama series 24, for which he received multiple awards, including an Emmy, a Golden Globe, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Satellite Awards, Sutherland became a household name.
As a result of his performance in the Canadian drama The Bay Boy, Sutherland was nominated for a Genie Award.
Stand by Me, The Lost Boys, Young Guns, Flatliners, A Few Good Men, The Three Musketeers, A Time to Kill, Dark City, Phone Booth, Melancholia, Pompeii, and Flatliners are only some of the films in which he has appeared since his debut.
On Fox’s Touch, Sutherland played Martin Bohm, and in the video games Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, he lent his face to the facial motion capture and performed Venom Snake’s English voice.
Designated Survivor is an ABC/Netflix political drama in which he plays President Tom Kirkman. Several honors have been bestowed upon Sutherland.
Kiefer Sutherland Net Worth
Canadian-born actor, director, and producer Kiefer Sutherland was born in London and has a net worth of $100 million. With appearances in films like “Stand By Me,” “Lost Boys,” “Young Guns,” “Renegades,” “Flatliners,” and “A Few Good Men,” Kiefer Sutherland established himself as a promising young actor in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Kiefer Sutherland’s $40 Million Deal
Kiefer signed a new contract with 20th Century Fox Television in April 2006, elevating his salary to the top spot among television actors. Kiefer received $40 million up advance for appearing in the show’s next three seasons.
Considering there were 24 episodes in a season, Kiefer’s salary was equivalent to $9.6 million. In addition to granting Kiefer a first-look deal for his own production firm, the deal also made him an executive producer on the show.
Kiefer averaged $250,000 every episode during his tenure on “Designated Survivor.”
Kiefer’s Real Estate Deals
For $3.6 million, Kiefer parted with a ranch in the Santa Ynez Valley back in the year 2000.
Kiefer spent $70,000 to purchase a repurposed iron foundry in Silver Lake in 2002. Sutherland converted the basement of the 14,400-square-foot property into a recording studio and used it to launch his own record label, IronWorks Music. In 2009, he made $3 million off of the sale of his home.
Kiefer spent $8.2 million purchasing a home in 2008 that had 4,830 square feet in New York City. In 2012, he made $17.5 million upon the sale of this mansion.
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