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Donald Sutherland

Birth Place: St. John, NB, CANADA

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BIO

Donald McNichol Sutherland CC is a Canadian actor whose film career spans over six decades. He has been nominated for nine Golden Globe Awards, winning two for his performances in the television films Citizen X and Path to War; the former also earned him a Primetime Emmy Award.

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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
1981
Humbert Humbert

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1969
Black Man

Honey Man (Understudy)

Jive (Understudy)


Awards and Nominations

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2001 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

Donald Sutherland, Ten Unknowns

The Lortels - 2001 - Outstanding Lead Actor

Donald Sutherland, Ten Unknowns

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Mirvish Productions to Dim Marquee Lights to Honour Donald Sutherland

To honour Donald Sutherland, the marquee lights of the Royal Alexandra Theatre will be dimmed. Learn more about Sutherland's career.
Actor Donald Sutherland Passes Away at 88

Actor Donald Sutherland has passed away. Learn more about Sutherland's life and work.
New Film in THE HUNGER GAMES Franchise in the Works

Lionsgate will return to the world of Panem with the major motion picture adaptation of the next book in the franchise, Suzanne Collins's highly anticipated Hunger Games novel Sunrise on the Reaping. The film will be released in theaters in North America beginning on November 20, 2026.
Spotlight: AN EVENING WITH MIRA SORVINO at Patchogue Theatre

An Evening with Mira Sorvino at Patchogue Theatre
HUNGER GAMES Collection Released as SteelBook Collection at Walmart

Starring Oscar® winner Jennifer Lawrence (2012, Actress in a Leading Role, Silver Linings Playbook), all four films will be available on this collectible format: The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1 and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2.
BBC to Run Extensive Shakespeare Season to Celebrate 400th Anniversary of First Folio

The BBC is celebrating this extraordinary anniversary with an ambitious season of content across TV, Radio, BBC iPlayer & BBC Sounds exploring why, 400 years on, Shakespeare's relevance and influence is as strong as ever. A wealth of programming featuring major actors and leading experts, including new documentaries, performance, music, drama, comedy, news coverage and the best of the BBC archive, as well as special items on flagship BBC shows, will celebrate the man, his world and his timeless writing.
Don Sebesky, Broadway Orchestrator of PARADE and More, Has Passed Away

His Broadway theater credits include Porgy and Bess (London production by Trevor Nunn), Sinatra At The Palladium, Sweet Charity, Kiss Me Kate (2000 Tony Award), Bells Are Ringing, Flower Drum Song, Parade, The Life, Cyrano, The Goodbye Girl, Will Rogers Follies, and Sinatra At Radio City. 
ORDINARY PEOPLE to be Presented by Town Players of New Canaan in February

Town Players of New Canaan's upcoming live theatre production of Ordinary People is anything but ordinary. The play, based on the Oscar-winning movie starring Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore and Timothy Hutton, will open Feb. 17 and run through March 5 at the Powerhouse Theatre in Waveny Park.
ABC Orders THE GOOD LAWYER Series With Embedded Pilot in THE GOOD DOCTOR Episode

ABC has ordered an embedded pilot episode of “The Good Doctor” called “The Good Lawyer,” from Sony Pictures Television and ABC Signature. Kennedy McMann (“Nancy Drew”) is set to guest star as Joni DeGroot. Emmy® Award-winning Felicity Huffman (“American Crime”) is set to guest star as Janet Stewart.
Interview: Andrew Polk Reveals How He Relates to ARMAGEDDON TIME

Armageddon Time features a stacked ensemble cast, including Anne Hathaway, Tovah Feldshuh, Jessica Chastain, and more. Andrew Polk, who has been seen on stage in The Band's Visit, plays Mr. Turkletaub, a 6th grade teacher at PS. 173 in Queens, NY. Read about Polk's unexpected connection to Mr. Turkletaub and more!
VIDEO: Netflix Drops MR. HARRIGAN'S PHONE Film Trailer

Based on the short story by Stephen King, Mr. Harrigan’s Phone is directed and written by John Lee Hancock and produced by Ryan Murphy, Jason Blum and Carla Hacken. Joe Tippett, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Cyrus Arnold, Colin O’Brien and more co-star. Watch the new video trailer for the film now!
Photos: Netflix Shares First Look at MR. HARRIGAN'S PHONE

Based on the short story by Stephen King, Mr. Harrigan’s Phone is directed and written by John Lee Hancock and produced by Ryan Murphy, Jason Blum and Carla Hacken. Donald Sutherland, Jaeden Martell, Joe Tippett, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Cyrus Arnold, Colin O’Brien and more co-star. Check out new photos from the upcoming film now!
Interview: Jim Frangione of MEET JIM FRANGIONE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR GREAT BARRINGTON PUBLIC THEATER at Great Barrington Public Theater

Jim Frangione is a Massachusetts native actor, writer, director and now Artistic Director of the Great Barrington Public Theater. Jim has acted for over 30 years in New York and across the country, performing in the original Off Broadway production and the Alley Theatre & National Tour productions of Mamet's Oleanna.
Academy Award- Nominated Actor Sally Kellerman Dead At 84

Actress-singer Sally Kellerman, who achieved worldwide movie fame for her role as Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in Robert Altman's classic 1970 film “M*A*S*H,” with Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould, died early this morning (Feb. 24) in her sleep from heart failure at her home in Woodland Hills.  She was 84.  For her iconic role, she was nominated as “Best Supporting Actress” by both the Oscars and Golden Globes.  It was reported by her manager and publicist Alan Eichler.
Wake Up With BWW 2/21: Ariana Grande Visits WICKED on Broadway, and More!

Ariana Grande visited Wicked on Broadway yesterday, and shared praise for the show's leads, Lindsay Heather Pearce and Brittney Johnson, on her Instagram story. Plus, watch Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker discuss Plaza Suite on CBS Sunday Morning, and check out the premiere of new web series The Aging Ingenue, starring Sara Jean Ford, Vishal Vaidya, Ashley Blanchet, and Will Reynolds.
VIDEO: Watch Halle Berry & Patrick Wilson in the MOONFALL Trailer

In Moonfall, a force knocks the Moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course. With weeks before impact and the world on the brink of annihilation, NASA executive and former astronaut Jo Fowler (Halle Berry) is convinced she has the key to saving us all. The film also stars Patrick Wilson, Jon Bradley, and more.
ORDINARY PEOPLE to Be Released on Newly Remastered Blu-ray

Robert Redford made his directorial debut with the acclaimed drama Ordinary People, arriving on Blu-ray as part of the Paramount Presents line. Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, and Timothy Hutton give powerful and moving performances as a family being torn apart by tragedy and the unrelenting pressure to maintain a façade of normalcy.
VIDEO: Halle Berry & Patrick Wilson In the First Five Minutes of MOONFALL

The cast includes Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley, Michael Peña, Charlie Plummer, Kelly Yu, Eme Ikwuakor, Carolina Bartczak, and Donald Sutherland. In Moonfall, a mysterious force knocks the Moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it.
Whoopi Goldberg to Narrate JFK REVISITED: THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS Documentary on SHOWTIME

Narrated by Oscar® winners Whoopi Goldberg and Donald Sutherland and featuring a renowned team of historians and witnesses, JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass will inform a new generation that this unresolved murder was indeed shocking and perhaps even calculated.
VIDEO: Watch the New Trailer for MOONFALL

Written and directed by Roland Emmerich, the film stars Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley, Michael Peña, Charlie Plummer, Kelly Yu, Eme Ikwuakor, Carolina Bartczak, and Donald Sutherland.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Donald Sutherland been in?

Donald Sutherland has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.

How many West End shows has Donald Sutherland been in?

Donald Sutherland has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Donald Sutherland been nominated for?

Outstanding Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Ten Unknowns and Outstanding Lead Actor (The Lortels) for Ten Unknowns.

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