Sutherland rose to fame after starring in films including The Dirty Dozen, M*A*S*H, Kelly's Heroes, Klute, Don't Look Now, Fellini's Casanova, 1900, The Eagle Has Landed, National Lampoon's Animal House, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), The First Great Train Robbery, Ordinary People, and Eye of the Needle. He later went on to star in many other films where he appeared either in leading or supporting roles such as A Dry White Season, JFK (1991), Outbreak, A Time to Kill, Without Limits, Space Cowboys, Big Shot's Funeral, The Italian Job, Cold Mountain, Pride & Prejudice (2005), Aurora Borealis, The Hunger Games franchise, and Ad Astra. His most recent TV roles include Swimming With Sharks and Lawmen: Bass Reeves.