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