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Kyle Chandler

Kyle Chandler

Acting1965Buffalo, 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.

Acting History

Future
Lanterns
TVas Hal Jordan
2026
The Rip
as DEA Agent Mateo 'Matty' Nix
2025
Family Guy
TVas Coach Doyle (voice) / Coach Taylor (voice)1 eps
2022
2021
Elvis and the USS Arizona
as USS Arizona Seaman Bill Woodward (voice)
Godzilla vs. Kong
as Mark Russell
Mayor of Kingstown
TVas Mitch McLusky1 eps
2020
The Midnight Sky
as Mitchell
2019
Catch-22
TVas Colonel Cathcart6 eps
2018
Game Night
as Brooks
First Man
as Deke Slayton
2016
Manchester by the Sea
as Joe Chandler
2015
Carol
as Harge Aird
Bloodline
TVas John Rayburn33 eps
2014
American Dad!
TVas Coach Keegan (voice)1 eps
2013
Broken City
as Paul Andrews
The Wolf of Wall Street
as Agent Patrick Denham
The Naughty List
as Santa (voice)
Morning
as Businessman
The Spectacular Now
as Tommy Keely
2012
Argo
as Hamilton Jordan
Zero Dark Thirty
as Joseph Bradley
2011
2008
King of the Hill
TVas Tucker Mardell (voice) (uncredited)1 eps
2007
The Kingdom
as Francis Manner
2006
Friday Night Lights
TVas Eric Taylor76 eps
Grey's Anatomy
TVas Dylan Young4 eps
2005
King Kong
as Bruce Baxter
2004
2001
What About Joan?
TVas Jake Evans
2000
Early Edition
TVDirector1 eps
1999
1996
Early Edition
TVas Gary Hobson90 eps
1995
Convict Cowboy
as Clay Treyton
Sleep, Baby, Sleep
as Peter Walker
1994
North and South
TVas Charles Main3 eps
1992
Pure Country
as Buddy Jackson
1991
Homefront
TVas Jeff Metcalf
1990
Tour of Duty
TVas PVT William Griner8 eps
1989
Unconquered
as First Boy
Home Fires Burning
as Billy Benefield
China Beach
TVas Grunt1 eps
Freddy's Nightmares
TVas Chuck1 eps
1952
Today
TVas Self
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TVas Billy Benefield

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
9/17/1965(60 years old)
Place of Birth
Buffalo, New York, USA