Hollywood legend spotted in central Oxford amid UK tour

Julia Atkinson of Summertown bakers Happy Cakes met actor Kiefer Sutherland outside the O2 Academy Oxford, where he was performing.

Born in London, the British and Canadian 59-year-old is well known for playing Jack Bauer in the TV series 24 (2001-2014) and films such as Stand by Me (1986), A Few Good Men (1992) and Melancholia (2011).

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More recently, the actor has started a career as a musician and is now at the end of the UK leg of his ‘Love Will Bring You Home’ tour.

Julia Atkinson of Happy Cakes with Hollywood actor Kiefer Sutherland (Image: Julai Atkinson)

The Oxford concert on Tuesday, May 26, was the penultimate event in his programme which ends this evening (Wednesday, May 27) in Leeds.

The music is described as ‘Ol’ fashioned denim-and-dusty-boots country rock’ and is supporting Mr Sutherland’s fourth studio album Grey which has recently been released.

When in Oxford on Tuesday, he was greeted by Ms Atkinson who had previously met him in the city in March 2020.

Julia Atkinson of Happy Cakes with Hollywood actor Kiefer Sutherland (Image: Julai Atkinson)

She said: “Having accidentally met Hollywood legend Kiefer Sutherland in Cowley Road in March 2020 whilst delivering cakes, I was excited to hear he was returning to the O2 Academy to promote his new album.

“I baked him some bespoke cupcakes and headed to the venue in the heat.

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“My timing was perfect and he had just arrived, and was leaving the venue to walk in the city and make a short tour diary about being in Oxford.

“He was very friendly and charming and stopped to chat and take photos with the waiting fans.

“He remembered the cupcakes I’d given him on the previous occasion and said he was very happy to be back in a city as beautiful as Oxford on a stunning day.”