 Her first major lead role came in the 1998 drama film "Airspeed (No Control)" alongside Joe Mantegna.In 2001, she starred in the movie "Lucky Girl", in which she received her first award, the Gemini Awards, but her career began in earnest in the 2000s when she played Kim Bauer, daughter of Jack Bauer in the action series "24".Subsequently, Cuthbert appeared in the lead role in the films "The Quiet" (2005) and "Captivity" (2007).