Donald Sutherland is considered the legend of Canadian cinema. A popular actor has many awards for roles played in films. His life and difficult destiny can serve as a living history of world cinema art. An interesting fact: make Sutherland a different life choice at one time, he could very well become an authoritative and successful engineer.
From the biography of Donald Sutherland
The future actor was born July 17, 1935 in the city of St. John, located in Canada. His parents were ordinary middle class. Father was engaged in trade, mother was in charge of housekeeping. Among the ancestors of Donald were Germans, Scots, English.
For a long time, Sutherland could not decide on a profession. He was attracted to various activities, but he could not stop at one thing. At the age of fourteen, Donald got a job as a reporter for a radio station. But he soon left this occupation, deciding to get an engineering education.
After graduating from high school, Sutherland moved to Toronto, where he became a student at a local university. Donald studied well, but did not feel much interest in the subjects studied. The reason was the theater club at the university. Sutherland is actively involved in amateur theater productions and at the same time attends classes at the art department. As a result, Donald received two diplomas at once after graduation, becoming a specialist in both the field of engineering and acting.
After graduation, Sutherland performed with a comedy group, but after a while left this lesson. He went to England, where he became a student at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Donald combined his studies with work on television. He also had the opportunity to perform in the provincial theaters of England. From a certain moment, the budding young actor became a very prominent figure on the theatrical stage of the British Isles. By the age of 25, Sutherland was considered one of the most promising actors, he was often invited to play on the stages of theaters in London.
Creativity in the life of Donald Sutherland
Donald's ascent to the heights of theatrical skill was accompanied by work in the cinema. At first, he got only secondary roles. And the horror films brought the first glory in the movie to the actor: in 1964, the actor starred in the film “Castle of the Living Dead”. Then there were other roles in similar films.
After that, Sutherland switched to TV shows, where he was already offered larger roles. True fame and public recognition for the actor brought work in the comedy "Military Field Hospital M.E.SH" (1970).
A few years later Sutherland already shone on the starry horizon of theater and television. A talented Canadian is invited to work in creative projects on both sides of the Atlantic. Impressive fees added to fame.
Sutherland has been nominated countless times for a variety of film awards. In the 70s and 80s, he continued to act in the highest grossing films. However, soon in Donald's creative career there was a certain decline: he takes on not the most impressive roles. This situation continued in the last decade of the last century.
One of the significant works of the actor in recent years can be considered his role in the films "The Eagle of the Ninth Legion", "Mechanic", "The Hunger Games".
