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