Name
Kyle Chandler
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1965-09-17 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Buffalo, New York, USA
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.
Known For
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- 2005 King Kong as Bruce Baxter
- 2008 The Day the Earth Stood Still as John Driscoll
- 2007 The Kingdom as Francis Manner
- 1996 Mulholland Falls as Captain
- 1992 Pure Country as Buddy Jackson
- 2003 And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself as Raoul Walsh
- 2011 Super 8 as Jackson Lamb
- 2012 Argo as Hamilton Jordan
- 2025 Anniversary as Paul Taylor
- 1999 Angel's Dance as Tony
- 2012 Zero Dark Thirty as Joseph Bradley
- 2013 Broken City as Paul Andrews
- 2013 The Wolf of Wall Street as Agent Patrick Denham
- 2013 The Spectacular Now as Tommy Keely
- 1995 Convict Cowboy as Clay Treyton
- 2013 Morning as Businessman
- 2013 The Naughty List as Santa (voice)
- 2013 A Monsterous Holiday as Coach
- 2015 Carol as Harge Aird
- 1995 Sleep, Baby, Sleep as Peter Walker
- 2021 Elvis and the USS Arizona as USS Arizona Seaman Bill Woodward (voice)
- 2004 The Present as Self
- 2022 Slumberland as Peter
- 2016 Manchester by the Sea as Joe Chandler
- 2025 Back in Action as Chuck
- 1988 Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story as Skinner
- 2011 The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story as Self
- 2018 The Vanishing of Sidney Hall as The Searcher
- 2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters as Mark Russell
- 2018 Game Night as Brooks
- 1989 Unconquered as First Boy
- 1989 Home Fires Burning as Billy Benefield
- 2018 First Man as Deke Slayton
- 2021 Godzilla vs. Kong as Mark Russell
- 1990 The Color of Evening as John
- 2020 The Midnight Sky as Mitchell
- 2006 The Eighth Blunder of the World as Self
- 2014 The Wolf Pack as Self
- 2026 The Rip as DEA Agent Mateo 'Matty' Nix
- 2022 Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber as Bill Gurley
- 2005 Grey's Anatomy ( 4 episodes ) as Dylan Young
- 1996 Early Edition ( 90 episodes ) as Gary Hobson
- 1988 China Beach ( 1 episode ) as Grunt
- 1952 Today ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1991 Homefront ( 42 episodes ) as Jeff Metcalf
- 2006 Friday Night Lights ( 76 episodes ) as Eric Taylor
- 1988 Freddy's Nightmares ( 1 episode ) as Chuck
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2003 The Lyon's Den ( 13 episodes ) as Grant Rashton
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Billy Benefield
- 1987 Tour of Duty ( 8 episodes ) as PVT William Griner
- 2022 Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber ( 7 episodes ) as Bill Gurley
- 2001 What About Joan? ( 21 episodes ) as Jake Evans
- 1985 North and South ( 3 episodes ) as Charles Main
- 2015 Bloodline ( 33 episodes ) as John Rayburn
- 1997 King of the Hill ( 1 episode ) as Tucker Mardell (voice) (uncredited)
- 2005 Robot Chicken ( 2 episodes ) as (voice)
- 2021 Mayor of Kingstown ( 1 episode ) as Mitch McLusky
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1999 Family Guy ( 1 episode ) as Coach Doyle (voice)
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2019 Catch-22 ( 6 episodes ) as Colonel Cathcart
- 2005 American Dad! ( 1 episode ) as Coach Keegan (voice)
- 2026 Lanterns ( 8 episodes ) as Hal Jordan
- 1999 Family Guy ( 1 episode ) as Coach Taylor (voice)
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2022 The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib ( 1 episode ) as Ranger Safety Binkerton (voice)
