First NameDonaldMiddle NameMcNicholLast NameSutherlandFull Name at BirthDonald McNichol SutherlandBirthday17th July, 1935BirthplaceSaint John, New Brunswick, CanadaHeight6' 4" (193 cm)BuildAverageEye ColorBlueHair ColorGreyZodiac SignCancerSexualityStraightReligionAtheistEthnicityWhiteNationalityCanadianHigh SchoolBridgewater Junior Senior High School, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada, Victoria College, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaUniversityUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, London Academy of music and Dramatic Art, London, England, UKOccupation TextActor, Producer, WriterOccupationActorClaim to FameKelly's HeroesYear(s) Active1962–present, 1963–presentTalent Agency (e.g. Modelling)The Characters Talent AgencyBrand EndorsementTV Commercial "Simply Orange" juice (2002), TV commercial for Volvo cars (voice) (1994-), TV commercial for Cigna Insurance (voice) (1997-1999)., Radio commercials (voice over) for Beamish stout (early 90s), Radio commercial for the Halifax "Chronicle-Herald" newspaper, in his native Nova Scotia. (2004), TV commercial for Barclays bank with Gary Oldman., TV advert: Barclays Bank (2004), TV commercial for Simply Apple (2008), (2009) TV commercial for Dempster's (Healthy Way) Bread., (2009) TV commercial, as narrator for CTV's Vancouver 2010 Olympics, (2009) TV commercial, as narrator for Home Depot., (January - February 2012) TV commercial "Honestly Simple" for Simply Orange (voiceover).Official WebsitesFatherFrederick McLea SutherlandMotherDorothy Isobel McNicholFamily MemberKiefer Sutherland (son) (actor), Rachel Sutherland (daughter) (TV post-production supervisor), Rossif Sutherland (son) (actor), Angus Sutherland (son) (actor), Roeg Sutherland (son), Sarah Jude Sutherland (granddaughter)Associated PeopleChristopher Lee, Roger Moore, Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson, Federico Fellini, Marlon Brando, Kurt Russel, Sylvester Stallone, Will Smith, Oliver Stone, Clint Eastwood, Michael DouglasFavorite PlacesCanadaFavorite ColorsGrey, Blue, Green

Donald McNichol Sutherland CC (born 17 July 1935) is a Canadian actor whose film career spans 56 years. He has been nominated for eight Golden Globe Awards, winning two for his performances in the television films Citizen X (1995) and Path to War (2002); the former also earned him a Primetime Emmy Award. An inductee of the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Canadian Walk of Fame, he also received a Canadian Academy Award for the drama film Threshold (1981). Several media outlets and film critics describe him as one of the best actors who have never received an Academy Award nomination. In 2017, he received an Academy Honorary Award for his contributions to cinema.