Meet Donald Sutherland’s 5 Kids

Donald Sutherland and Francine Racette’s second child, Rossif Sutherland, was born on September 25, 1978. Despite growing up around so many film industry personalities, Rossif didn’t initially gravitate towards acting. In a 2016 interview with CBC Arts, Rossif revealed that although he went to Princeton to study Philosophy, he ultimately dropped out. Then, a college friend asked him to direct a short film for a project, and he obliged, only to discover that the lead wasn’t cutting it. 

Rossif saved the day by taking the role for himself. After extensively working on the film, he showed his father the finished product, expecting only some half-hearted encouragement to soften the blow of his average performance, but instead found Donald Sutherland shedding tears because he knew Rossif was made to be an actor. Rossif went on to appear in “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “River.” In 2016, he tied the knot with his “Reign” co-star, Celina Sinden, and the couple has a son named Theodore Sutherland.

Donald and Racette’s youngest child, Angus Sutherland, was born on September 3, 1982. Angus also tried his hand at acting with minor roles in “Commander In Chief,” “Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay,” and “Dollhouse.” Ultimately, Angus decided to shine behind the scenes instead, so he pursued a career in producing and subsequently worked on movies like “November Criminals” and the Oscar-winning “1917.” Angus also worked as a production coordinator for the Foo Fighters documentary, “Foo Fighters: Back and Forth.”