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Kiefer Sutherland

Photo: John Manard for Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

File No. 418927  ·  Adjudicated

Kiefer Sutherland

Actor — 24, Stand by Me, A Few Good Men

Born
1966
Birthplace
LONDON, ENGLAND
Citizenships
UK / CA

Canadianness Score

🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
4.0/ 5
Weighted across 6 scored criteria

Designation

Johnny Canuck 🦸

Canadian to the core. May have moved, but still calls everyone “bud”.

Scorecard

Path B — not born on Canadian soil
I. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — no
LONDON, ENGLAND
Canadian parentage — yes
Both parents Canadian
Citizenship on record — yes
Held — by descent or naturalisation
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Canada
Lived in Canada by choice — yes
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — yes
Credits filed north of the 49th
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. It carries no weight under either path.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Has never brought it up
Canada claims them back — not scored
No claim lodged

The verdict

Born in London, England, to Canadian parents — Donald Sutherland from Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, and actress Shirley Douglas — Kiefer Sutherland grew up in Canada and holds Canadian citizenship. Jack Bauer may have saved America every single season, but the man underneath was entirely Canadian. Born abroad, raised here, certified.

Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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