- 2009: Voiced General W.R. Monger in the computer-animated 3-D feature, "Monsters vs. Aliens"
- 2009: Nominated for the 2009 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie
- 2008: Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (December)
- 2008: Played the lead in "Mirrors," a remake of the 2003 South Korean horror film
- 2008: Reprised role of Jack Bauer for the TV-movie, "24: Redemption," a prequel to the 7th season of the series; earned Golden Globe, SAG and Emmy nominations for Best Actor in a Television Movie
- 2006: Co-starred with Michael Douglas and Eva Longoria in "The Sentinel"
- 2004: Starred opposite Angelina Jolie and Ethan Hawke in the thriller "Taking Lives"
- 2003: Cast as artist Paul Gaugin in the biopic "Paradise Found"
- 2002: Cast in the Joel Schumacher thiller, "Phone Booth"
- 2001: 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
- 2000: Portrayed writer William S. Burroughs in the Sundance-screened drama "Beat"
- 2000: Portrayed a sheriff in the black comedy, "Picking Up the Pieces" (aired on Cinemax in lieu of theatrical release)
- 1999: Directed and co-starred with Holly Hunter in "Woman Wanted"
- 1998: Had featured role in the underrated "Dark City"
- 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
- 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"
- 1996: Appeared as a Ku Klux Klan leader in "A Time to Kill"; also co-starred father Donald as an alcoholic lawyer
- 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"
- 1994: Appeared opposite Woody Harrelson in the comedy-drama "The Cowboy Way"
- 1994: Executive produced the Fox TV-movie "Dark Reflections"
- 1993: Second film with Charlie Sheen, "The Three Musketeers"
- 1993: Made directorial debut (also starred) with the Showtime prison drama "Last Light"
- 1992: Re-teamed with director Rob Reiner on "A Few Good Men"
- 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"
- 1988: Teamed with Robert Downey Jr. as draftees in the Vietnam drama "1969"
- 1988: First of two films with Charlie Sheen as co-star, "Young Guns"
- 1987: Co-starred as a teenage vampire in "The Lost Boys"
- 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"
- 1985: US TV debut, 'The Mission' episode of NBC's "Amazing Stories"; directed by Steven Spielberg
- 1984: Film acting debut, "The Bay Boy"; earned a Genie award nomination
- 1983: First film appearance, "Max Dugan Returns"; father, Donald Sutherland co-starred
- 1977: Moved with mother and twin sister to Toronto at age 10
- 1976: Made stage debut with the Los Angeles Odyssey Theater in "Throne of Straw" at age nine
- 1971: After parents' divorce, lived with mother in Los Angeles
- 1970: Parents separated when Sutherland was four




