Kyle Chandler
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 17, 1965
- Birthplace
- Buffalo, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
The Rip 2026
as DEA Agent Mateo 'Matty' Nix
Anniversary 2025
as Paul Taylor
Back in Action 2025
as Chuck
Slumberland 2022
as Peter
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber 2022
as Bill Gurley
Elvis and the USS Arizona 2021
as USS Arizona Seaman Bill Woodward (voice)
Godzilla vs. Kong 2021
as Mark Russell
The Midnight Sky 2020
as Mitchell
Godzilla: King of the Monsters 2019
as Mark Russell
First Man 2018
as Deke Slayton
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall 2018
as The Searcher
Game Night 2018
as Brooks
Manchester by the Sea 2016
as Joe Chandler
Carol 2015
as Harge Aird
The Wolf Pack 2014
as Self
The Wolf of Wall Street 2013
as Agent Patrick Denham
The Naughty List 2013
as Santa (voice)
A Monsterous Holiday 2013
as Coach
Morning 2013
as Businessman
The Spectacular Now 2013
as Tommy Keely
Broken City 2013
as Paul Andrews
Zero Dark Thirty 2012
as Joseph Bradley
Argo 2012
as Hamilton Jordan
Super 8 2011
as Jackson Lamb
The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story 2011
as Self
The Day the Earth Stood Still 2008
as John Driscoll
The Kingdom 2007
as Francis Manner
- The Eighth Blunder of the World
The Eighth Blunder of the World 2006
as Self
King Kong 2005
as Bruce Baxter
The Present 2004
as Self
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself 2003
as Raoul Walsh
Angel's Dance 1999
as Tony
Mulholland Falls 1996
as Captain
Convict Cowboy 1995
as Clay Treyton
Sleep, Baby, Sleep 1995
as Peter Walker
Pure Country 1992
as Buddy Jackson
The Color of Evening 1990
as John
Home Fires Burning 1989
as Billy Benefield
Unconquered 1989
as First Boy
- Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story 1988
as Skinner
Credits from TMDB.