24 (television)

24 is a current U.S. television action/drama series, produced by the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide. It is named 24 because the action on the show ostensibly occurs in "real-time", with each season covering the events of one day in the life of Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland). The show also follows Jack's colleagues at the Counter Terrorist Unit in Los Angeles, as well as the actions of both various terrorists and the White House. Every episode in a season covers the events of one hour in that day (hence 24 episodes per season). 24 makes frequent use of hand-held cameras and split-screens to show the actions of various characters concurrently.

Main cast

See List of characters in 24 for a more thorough list.

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• Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer
• Carlos Bernard as Tony Almeida
• Dennis Haysbert as Senator/President/Former President David Palmer (Seasons 1-3, recurring season 4)
• Reiko Aylesworth as Michelle Dessler (Seasons 2-4)
• Elisha Cuthbert as Kim Bauer (Seasons 1-3)
• Sarah Clarke as Nina Myers (Season 1, recurring seasons 2-3)
• Penny Johnson Jerald as Sherry Palmer (Seasons 1-3)
• Xander Berkeley as George Mason (Season 2, recurring season 1)
• Leslie Hope as Teri Bauer (Season 1)
• Sarah Wynter as Kate Warner (Season 2)
• James Badge Dale as Chase Edmunds (Season 3)
• Mary Lynn Rajskub as Chloe O'Brian (Seasons 3+)
• Kim Raver as Audrey Raines (Season 4)
• Roger Cross as Curtis Manning (Seasons 4+)
• Alberta Watson as Erin Driscoll (Season 4)
• William Devane as Secretary of Defense James Heller (Season 4)
• James Morrison as Bill Buchanan (Seasons 4+)
• Lana Parrilla as Sarah Gavin (Season 4)
• Sean Astin as Unnamed Character (Season 5)

Haysbert and Devane received the 'And' credit during their runs on the show.

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