Kyle Chandler
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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
Credits
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
as Agent Patrick Denham
The Rip (2026)
as DEA Agent Mateo 'Matty' Nix
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
as Mark Russell
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
as Mark Russell
King Kong (2005)
as Bruce Baxter
Manchester by the Sea (2016)
as Joe Chandler
Argo (2012)
as Hamilton Jordan
Back in Action (2025)
as Chuck
Game Night (2018)
as Brooks
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
as John Driscoll
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
as Joseph Bradley
First Man (2018)
as Deke Slayton
Super 8 (2011)
as Jackson Lamb
The Kingdom (2007)
as Francis Manner
Carol (2015)
as Harge Aird
Anniversary (2025)
as Paul Taylor
Slumberland (2022)
as Peter
Broken City (2013)
as Paul Andrews
The Midnight Sky (2020)
as Mitchell
The Spectacular Now (2013)
as Tommy Keely
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2018)
as The Searcher
Mulholland Falls (1996)
as Captain
Unconquered (1989)
as First Boy
The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story (2011)
as Self
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003)
as Raoul Walsh
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story (1988)
as Skinner
Pure Country (1992)
as Buddy Jackson
Angel's Dance (1999)
as Tony
Sleep, Baby, Sleep (1995)
as Peter Walker
Convict Cowboy (1995)
as Clay Treyton
A Monsterous Holiday (2013)
as Coach
The Present (2004)
as Self
Morning (2013)
as Businessman
The Eighth Blunder of the World (2006)
as Self
The Wolf Pack (2014)
as Self
The Color of Evening (1990)
as John
Home Fires Burning (1989)
as Billy Benefield
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber (2022)
as Bill Gurley
The Naughty List (2013)
as Santa (voice)
Elvis and the USS Arizona (2021)
as USS Arizona Seaman Bill Woodward (voice)