Keifer Sutherland, who plays Jack Bauer on the hit TV show 24, won his first Emmy for his performance as special agent Jack Bauer at the 58th annual Emmy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles.

Kiefer Sutherland won his first-ever Emmy – after nine nominations – for best actor in the drama 24. Clutching his statuette, Sutherland said the win meant he’d be having dinner with his father, actor Donald Sutherland, who was also in the Shrine Auditorium.

He called his six years on 24 – which also was named best dramatic series – “nothing short of exceptional.”