Ethan Kanin is a fictional character portrayed by Bob Gunton in the TV series 24.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Day 6: 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. (season 6), they were 61 years old.
They appear in 31 episodes out of a total of 204 aired and have accumulated 369 positive votes.
The character of Ethan Kanin is mainly associated with President Allison Taylor.
Episodes31
Day 6: 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
episode S6.E12 march 2007Jack's search takes him to the Russian Consulate, while the Vice President contemplates a sweeping executive order.
Day 6: 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
episode S6.E14 march 2007CTU's satellite tracking system is compromised as a bomb-carrying drone heads toward an unknown city. Meanwhile, US forces prepare for a nuclear retaliation on the Middle East.
Day 6: 5:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m.
episode S6.E24 may 2007Jack rushes toward his nephew and his oldest antagonist, as a Chinese sub and F-18s race for the same destination. Chloe faints. Can Jack find any peace?
Day 7: 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.
episode S7.E1 january 2009The FBI pulls Jack Bauer from a Senate hearing because an old pal of Jack's may be planning terror, while the President calls for military action in Africa.
Day 7: 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
episode S7.E2 january 2009A device that overrides the nation's homeland systems falls into enemy hands while the President's husband investigates his son's recent death.
Day 7: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
episode S7.E3 january 2009Conspiracy may be deep within the President's administration, her dead son may not have killed himself, and a colleague Jack thought was dead has turned terrorist: how are these surprises related?
Day 7: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
episode S7.E4 january 2009Bauer decides to trust two former CTU colleagues, and he helps a third escape from the FBI.
Day 7: 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
episode S7.E5 january 2009Jack helps terrorists kidnap a deposed prime minister while an FBI agent and the President's spouse are in grave danger.
Day 7: 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
episode S7.E6 january 2009The President defies murderous demands, while Jack and his CTU colleagues unearth an FBI Agent and plant a wire on a deposed Prime Minister. Who's in the conspiracy?
Day 7: 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
episode S7.E7 february 2009Jack and his patchwork team race to prevent an act of terror against a chemical plant; the President's husband and an African Prime Minister remain in danger.
Day 7: 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
episode S7.E8 february 2009Jack and an FBI agent believed dead have less than an hour to rescue the First Gentleman from certain death. Can they trust anyone?
Day 7: 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
episode S7.E9 february 2009The President rushes to the hospital as Dubaku plans an escape to Belize with Marika. The mole at the FBI keeps burrowing.
Day 7: 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
episode S7.E10 february 2009Moles within the U.S. government go to great lengths to protect their anonymity when they fear that Dubaku's list of corrupt employees will fall into FBI hands.
Day 7: 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
episode S7.E11 march 2009Intelligence suggests another attack is imminent, so Jack goes to the White House to interrogate a Senator's Chief of Staff.
Day 7: 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
episode S7.E12 march 2009General Juma's direct attack on the White House endangers the President, Jack, Bill Buchanan, and the President's daughter.
Day 7: 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
episode S7.E13 march 2009While the President is in danger and the Vice President vacillates, Jack and Bill try to counter Juma, realizing later that his plot is part of a larger threat.
Day 7: 9:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
episode S7.E14 march 2009Jack visits a U.S. Senator in pursuit of links between Juma and Starkwood, an international corporation. Security leaks at the FBI continue as they hunt for Jack.
Day 7: 10:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.
episode S7.E15 march 2009While the FBI hunts for Jack, he and another ex-CTU rogue search for biological weapons that Starkwood has smuggled into the U.S.
Day 7: 5:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m.
episode S7.E22 may 2009Jack and Renee pursue the final canister, which is on the Metro, ready to explode. Chloe and Janis match wits. Kim sits at the airport about to fly home, while a cover up begins at the White House.
Day 7: 6:00 a.m.-7:00 a.m.
episode S7.E23 may 2009Jack is abducted for nefarious purposes, Kim sits in danger at the airport, and Olivia matches wits with Ethan Kanin.
Day 7: 7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m.
episode S7.E24 may 2009Jack seeks solace from a hospital bed, a shadowy traitor comes into the open, and President Taylor, Renee Walker, and Kim Bauer each have a decision to make.
Day 8: 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
episode S8.E1 january 2010A plot to assassinate the President of the Islamic Republic at the UN building comes to Jack Bauer's attention.
Day 8: 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
episode S8.E3 january 2010Jack and Chloe race against time to try to thwart a well-planned assassination of the President of the Islamic Republic.
Day 8: 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
episode S8.E5 january 2010The Russians mistrust Renee, U.S.-Kamistan negotiations hit a snag, and the past of CTU analyst Dana Walsh becomes her nightmare.
Day 8: 9:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
episode S8.E6 february 2010Jack is set up, Renee makes a sacrifice, and Dana sends her ex into a police warehouse. Meanwhile, an arms trader deals with his sons, and the President buys time.
Day 8: 5:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m.
episode S8.E14 march 2010Kamistani rebels give President Taylor an hour to turn over Hassan, sedition strikes Taylor's administration, CTU harbors a traitor, and Jack walks into an ambush.
Day 8: 6:00 a.m.-7:00 a.m.
episode S8.E15 april 2010As dawn breaks over New York, President Taylor endures a game-changing setback as the threat of mass destruction looms. Meanwhile, President Hassan makes a shocking decision that surprises his loved ones. But before long, trusted confidantes will become enemies of the state, and it's only the beginning of the betrayals that are to come as the race against time ticks on.
Day 8: 7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m.
episode S8.E16 april 2010A traitor makes a deal for immunity, while Jack and Renee race uptown to rescue a hostage.
Day 8: 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.
episode S8.E17 april 2010President Taylor requests a woman's help and brings in a disgraced ex-President who may have leverage with the Russians, while Jack and Renee take their leave of CTU, and Chloe gets a promotion.
Day 8: 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
episode S8.E18 april 2010President Taylor's envoy to the Russians persuades them to return to the peace table, but at what cost? Jack goes to CTU to interrogate a nearly-forgotten traitor, and the President decides to talk to Jack there.
Day 8: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
episode S8.E19 april 2010President Taylor faces impossible choices, and, much to the dismay of CTU, she enlists a private security firm to complete a sensitive task led by Mark Bledsoe. Meanwhile, Jack calls in a favor to his old friend Rick Vickers before embarking on a crucial mission of his own.
- Day 6: 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
- Day 6: 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
- Day 6: 5:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m.
- Day 7: 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.
- Day 7: 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
- Day 7: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
- Day 7: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
- Day 7: 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
- Day 7: 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
- Day 7: 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
- Day 7: 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
- Day 7: 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
- Day 7: 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
- Day 7: 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
- Day 7: 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
- Day 7: 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
- Day 7: 9:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
- Day 7: 10:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.
- Day 7: 5:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m.
- Day 7: 6:00 a.m.-7:00 a.m.
- Day 7: 7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m.
- Day 8: 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
- Day 8: 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
- Day 8: 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
- Day 8: 9:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
- Day 8: 5:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m.
- Day 8: 6:00 a.m.-7:00 a.m.
- Day 8: 7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m.
- Day 8: 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.
- Day 8: 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
- Day 8: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Best moments6
- President Taylor faces impossible choices, and, much to the dismay of CTU, she enlists a private security firm to complete a sensitive task led by Mark Bledsoe. Meanwhile, Jack calls in a favor to his old friend Rick Vickers before embarking on a crucial mission of his own.
- Jack is abducted for nefarious purposes, Kim sits in danger at the airport, and Olivia matches wits with Ethan Kanin.
- Jack visits a U.S. Senator in pursuit of links between Juma and Starkwood, an international corporation. Security leaks at the FBI continue as they hunt for Jack.
- Kamistani rebels give President Taylor an hour to turn over Hassan, sedition strikes Taylor's administration, CTU harbors a traitor, and Jack walks into an ambush.
- While the FBI hunts for Jack, he and another ex-CTU rogue search for biological weapons that Starkwood has smuggled into the U.S.
- President Taylor's envoy to the Russians persuades them to return to the peace table, but at what cost? Jack goes to CTU to interrogate a nearly-forgotten traitor, and the President decides to talk to Jack there.
- Day 8: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
- Day 7: 6:00 a.m.-7:00 a.m.
- Day 7: 9:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
- Day 8: 5:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m.
- Day 7: 10:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.
- Day 8: 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.