General Trivia
The Bauer family, played by Kiefer Sutherland, Leslie Hope and Elisha Cuthbert were all either born or raised in Canada.
Jack Barrett was the initially the planned name for Kiefer Sutherland’s character.
Sarah Clarke (Nina Myers)
had to wear her own clothes for the entire first season, due to only being cast on the morning shooting began for the first-ever episode.
Reiko Aylesworth originally auditioned for
both the parts of Nina Myers and Kate Warner, before being cast as Michelle Dessler.
Mary Lynn Rajskub (Chloe O'Brian) is a
stand-up comedian and when she's not acting, performs at L.A. comedy clubs.
As a child, Kim Raver (Audrey Raines) appeared in
Sesame Street.
Two episodes are filmed simultaneously over a period of
15 days.
All cast members are required to have their hair trimmed every five days.
Carlos Bernard made his first screen appearance
The Killing Jar (1997) where he starred alongside his future
24 co-star, Xander Berkeley (George Mason)
A Chicago Cubs mug belonging to Tony Almeida can be seen on-screen in seasons 1-5 - the reason for this being that actor Carlos Bernard is a big Cubs fan.
24 was ranked at #6 in Empire magazine's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time in 2008.
24 is Kiefer Sutherland's first regular role on a TV series, away from the big screen.
As of 2009, 24 is the only FOX series to win an Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series.