Kiefer Sutherland has confirmed he will “definitely not return in any way” to his hit TV show, 24.
Sutherland starred as counter-terrorism agent Jack Bauer in the highly-successful thriller from 2001 to 2010, and made a return in last year’s spin-off series 24: Live Another Day.
When Fox announced a reboot with a new protagonist earlier this year, the star said he hadn’t “ruled out a cameo.”
However, he has now told the BBC: “24 is definitely over now for me.”
“It’s one of the greatest gifts I’ve ever been given as an actor,” Sutherland added, “but it’s moving on without me, I want to do other things.”
The Canadian star, who made his name in 1980s “Brat Pack” films like The Lost Boys and Young Guns, said working in television had fundamentally changed his outlook on acting.
“I want to do more television,” he said. “My experience of 24 was unbelievable, but the main benefit was that it was nice to do something that people actually watched, and that they enjoyed.
“There are some movies I’ve made people might have enjoyed, but there were nine of them watching. And so 24 was so refreshing – the most significant thing was that it was accessible to a lot of people and to know they enjoyed it was so rewarding for me.
“I don’t think there’s a better medium than television out there at the moment. So think I want to do more of it and look for projects where I can repeat my experience.
“You have to take your time though to find something like it – and that means you have to work less. So I’ll be waiting for something that’s worth it, with the potential for the kind of audience access that 24 had.”
Source: BBC