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