Kyle Chandler
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 17, 1965 (age 61)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
The Rip
Movie · as DEA Agent Mateo 'Matty' Nix
Lanterns
TV · as Hal Jordan / Halogram · 8 eps
Anniversary
Movie · as Paul Taylor
Back in Action
Movie · as Chuck
Hot Ones Versus
TV · as Self · 1 ep
DC Studios Showcase: The Official Podcast
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Slumberland
Movie · as Peter
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
Movie · as Bill Gurley
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
TV · as Bill Gurley · 7 eps
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
TV · as Ranger Safety Binkerton (voice) · 1 ep
Elvis and the USS Arizona
Movie · as USS Arizona Seaman Bill Woodward (voice)
Godzilla vs. Kong
Movie · as Mark Russell
Mayor of Kingstown
TV · as Mitch McLusky · 1 ep
The Midnight Sky
Movie · as Mitchell
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Movie · as Mark Russell
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Catch-22
TV · as Colonel Cathcart · 6 eps
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Movie · as The Searcher
Game Night
Movie · as Brooks
First Man
Movie · as Deke Slayton
Manchester by the Sea
Movie · as Joe Chandler
Carol
Movie · as Harge Aird
Bloodline
TV · as John Rayburn · 33 eps
The Wolf Pack
Movie · as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Broken City
Movie · as Paul Andrews
The Wolf of Wall Street
Movie · as Agent Patrick Denham
The Spectacular Now
Movie · as Tommy Keely
Morning
Movie · as Businessman
The Naughty List
Movie · as Santa (voice)
A Monsterous Holiday
Movie · as Coach
Argo
Movie · as Hamilton Jordan
Zero Dark Thirty
Movie · as Joseph Bradley
Super 8
Movie · as Jackson Lamb
The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story
Movie · as Self
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Movie · as John Driscoll
The Kingdom
Movie · as Francis Manner
The Eighth Blunder of the World
Movie · as Self
Friday Night Lights
TV · as Eric Taylor · 76 eps
King Kong
Movie · as Bruce Baxter
Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Dylan Young · 4 eps
Robot Chicken
TV · as (voice) · 2 eps
American Dad!
TV · as Coach Keegan (voice) · 1 ep
The Present
Movie · as Self
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
Movie · as Raoul Walsh
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Lyon's Den
TV · as Grant Rashton · 13 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
What About Joan?
TV · as Jake Evans · 21 eps
Angel's Dance
Movie · as Tony
Family Guy
TV · as Coach Doyle (voice), Coach Taylor (voice) · 1 ep
King of the Hill
TV · as Tucker Mardell (voice) (uncredited) · 1 ep
Mulholland Falls
Movie · as Captain
Early Edition
TV · as Gary Hobson · 90 eps
Convict Cowboy
Movie · as Clay Treyton
Sleep, Baby, Sleep
Movie · as Peter Walker
Pure Country
Movie · as Buddy Jackson
Homefront
TV · as Jeff Metcalf · 42 eps
The Color of Evening
Movie · as John
Unconquered
Movie · as First Boy
Home Fires Burning
Movie · as Billy Benefield
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
Movie · as Skinner
China Beach
TV · as Grunt · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Freddy's Nightmares
TV · as Chuck · 1 ep
Tour of Duty
TV · as PVT William Griner · 8 eps
North and South
TV · as Charles Main · 3 eps
Today
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Billy Benefield · 1 ep