Kyle Chandler

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.

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Known For

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self

Grey's Anatomy

Dylan Young

Family Guy

Coach Doyle (voice)

Family Guy

Coach Taylor (voice)

The Kelly Clarkson Show

American Dad!

Coach Keegan (voice)

King of the Hill

Tucker Mardell (voice) (uncredited)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Self - Guest

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
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	Unconquered	First Boy
1989	Home Fires Burning	Billy Benefield
1988	Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story	Skinner
	Stone Mattress	Bob

Year	TV Show	Role
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)
1999	Family Guy	Coach Taylor (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