Kyle Chandler

Acting

Kyle Chandler

Born
(age 61)
Birthplace
Buffalo, New York, USA
Credits
69 titles

Biography

Kyle Martin Chandler (born September 17, 1965) is an American actor. He received critical acclaim for his performance as Eric Taylor in the NBC series Friday Night Lights(2006–2011), winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2011.

Making his screen acting debut in the 1988 television film Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story, Chandler's first regular television role was in the ABC drama Homefront (1991–1993). This was followed by the lead role of Gary Hobson in the series Early Edition (1996–2000). His well-received guest appearance on the medical drama Grey's Anatomy (2006–2007) earned Chandler his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

Chandler's film work has included notable supporting roles in King Kong (2005), The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008), Super 8 (2011), Argo, Zero Dark Thirty (both 2012), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Carol (2015), Manchester by the Sea (2016), Game Night and First Man (both 2018), Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), Godzilla vs. Kong (2021). Chandler has also starred in the Netflix thriller series Bloodline (2015–2017), for which he received further Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 69

YearTitleRole
2026 Lanterns TV Hal Jordan / Halogram (8 ep)
2026 The Rip Film DEA Agent Mateo 'Matty' Nix
2025 Anniversary Film Paul Taylor
2025 Back in Action Film Chuck
2024 DC Studios Showcase: The Official Podcast TV Self (1 ep)
2024 Hot Ones Versus TV Self (1 ep)
2022 Slumberland Film Peter
2022 The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib TV Ranger Safety Binkerton (voice) (1 ep)
2022 Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber Film Bill Gurley
2022 Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber TV Bill Gurley (7 ep)
2021 Elvis and the USS Arizona Film USS Arizona Seaman Bill Woodward (voice)
2021 Mayor of Kingstown TV Mitch McLusky (1 ep)
2021 Godzilla vs. Kong Film Mark Russell
2020 The Midnight Sky Film Mitchell
2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show TV Self (1 ep)
2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters Film Mark Russell
2019 Catch-22 TV Colonel Cathcart (6 ep)
2018 First Man Film Deke Slayton
2018 The Vanishing of Sidney Hall Film The Searcher
2018 Game Night Film Brooks
2016 Manchester by the Sea Film Joe Chandler
2015 Carol Film Harge Aird
2015 Bloodline TV John Rayburn (33 ep)
2014 The Wolf Pack Film Self
2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers TV Self (1 ep)
2013 The Wolf of Wall Street Film Agent Patrick Denham
2013 The Naughty List Film Santa (voice)
2013 A Monsterous Holiday Film Coach
2013 Morning Film Businessman
2013 The Spectacular Now Film Tommy Keely
2013 Broken City Film Paul Andrews
2012 Zero Dark Thirty Film Joseph Bradley
2012 Argo Film Hamilton Jordan
2011 Super 8 Film Jackson Lamb
2011 The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story Film Self
2008 The Day the Earth Stood Still Film John Driscoll
2007 The Kingdom Film Francis Manner
2006 The Eighth Blunder of the World Film Self
2006 Friday Night Lights TV Eric Taylor (76 ep)
2005 King Kong Film Bruce Baxter
2005 Grey's Anatomy TV Dylan Young (4 ep)
2005 Robot Chicken TV (voice) (2 ep)
2005 American Dad! TV Coach Keegan (voice) (1 ep)
2004 The Present Film Self
2003 The Lyon's Den TV Grant Rashton (13 ep)
2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show TV Self (2 ep)
2003 And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself Film Raoul Walsh
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV Self, Self - Guest (1 ep)
2001 What About Joan? TV Jake Evans (21 ep)
1999 Angel's Dance Film Tony
1999 Family Guy TV Coach Doyle (voice), Coach Taylor (voice) (1 ep)
1997 King of the Hill TV Tucker Mardell (voice) (uncredited) (1 ep)
1996 Early Edition TV Gary Hobson (90 ep)
1996 Mulholland Falls Film Captain
1995 Convict Cowboy Film Clay Treyton
1995 Sleep, Baby, Sleep Film Peter Walker
1992 Pure Country Film Buddy Jackson
1991 Homefront TV Jeff Metcalf (42 ep)
1990 The Color of Evening Film John
1989 Home Fires Burning Film Billy Benefield

Crew credits 2

YearTitleJob
2006 Friday Night Lights TV Director (1 ep)
1996 Early Edition TV Director (1 ep)
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