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Kyle Chandler

Acting 60 years old Buffalo, New York, USA ★ 2.5
Born: September 17, 1965

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.

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Known For

Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy Dylan Young 2005
Family Guy
Family Guy Coach Doyle (voice) 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Coach Taylor (voice) 1999
The Rip
The Rip DEA Agent Mateo 'Matty' Nix 2026
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self - Guest 1988

Jimmy's Seen (3)

Manchester by the Sea
Manchester by the Sea Joe Chandler 2016
Godzilla vs. Kong
Godzilla vs. Kong Mark Russell 2021
Die Hard
Die Hard Self 1988

Filmography

Acting Credits (68)

The Rip
The Rip DEA Agent Mateo 'Matty' Nix 2026
Anniversary
Anniversary Paul 2025
Back in Action
Back in Action Chuck 2025
Slumberland
Slumberland Peter 2022
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber Bill Gurley 2022
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber Bill Gurley 2022
Elvis and the USS Arizona
Elvis and the USS Arizona USS Arizona Seaman Bill Woodward (voice) 2021
Mayor of Kingstown
Mayor of Kingstown Mitch McLusky 2021
Godzilla vs. Kong
Godzilla vs. Kong Mark Russell 2021
The Midnight Sky
The Midnight Sky Mitchell 2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self 2019
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Godzilla: King of the Monsters Mark Russell 2019
Catch-22
Catch-22 Colonel Cathcart 2019
First Man
First Man Deke Slayton 2018
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall The Searcher 2018
Game Night
Game Night Brooks 2018
Manchester by the Sea
Manchester by the Sea Joe Chandler 2016
Carol
Carol Harge Aird 2015
Bloodline
Bloodline John Rayburn 2015
The Wolf Pack
The Wolf Pack Self 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers Self 2014
The Wolf of Wall Street
The Wolf of Wall Street Agent Patrick Denham 2013
The Naughty List
The Naughty List Santa (voice) 2013
A Monsterous Holiday
A Monsterous Holiday Coach 2013
Morning
Morning Businessman 2013
The Spectacular Now
The Spectacular Now Tommy Keely 2013
Broken City
Broken City Paul Andrews 2013
Zero Dark Thirty
Zero Dark Thirty Joseph Bradley 2012
Argo
Argo Hamilton Jordan 2012
Super 8
Super 8 Jackson Lamb 2011
The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story
The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story Self 2011
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Stood Still John Driscoll 2008
The Kingdom
The Kingdom Francis Manner 2007
The Eighth Blunder of the World
The Eighth Blunder of the World Self 2006
Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights Eric Taylor 2006
King Kong
King Kong Bruce Baxter 2005
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy Dylan Young 2005
Robot Chicken
Robot Chicken (voice) 2005
American Dad!
American Dad! Coach Keegan (voice) 2005
The Present
The Present Self 2004
The Lyon's Den
The Lyon's Den Grant Rashton 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self 2003
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself Raoul Walsh 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self - Guest 2003
What About Joan?
What About Joan? Jake Evans 2001
Angel's Dance
Angel's Dance Tony 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Coach Doyle (voice) 1999
Family Guy
Family Guy Coach Taylor (voice) 1999
King of the Hill
King of the Hill Tucker Mardell (voice) (uncredited) 1997
Early Edition
Early Edition Gary Hobson 1996
Mulholland Falls
Mulholland Falls Captain 1996
Convict Cowboy
Convict Cowboy Clay Treyton 1995
Sleep, Baby, Sleep
Sleep, Baby, Sleep Peter Walker 1995
Pure Country
Pure Country Buddy Jackson 1992
Homefront
Homefront Jeff Metcalf 1991
The Color of Evening
The Color of Evening John 1990
Home Fires Burning
Home Fires Burning Billy Benefield 1989
Unconquered
Unconquered First Boy 1989
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story Skinner 1988
Freddy's Nightmares
Freddy's Nightmares Chuck 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Self - Guest 1988
China Beach
China Beach Grunt 1988
Tour of Duty
Tour of Duty PVT William Griner 1987
North and South
North and South Charles Main 1985
Today
Today Self 1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Billy Benefield 1951
Lanterns
Lanterns Hal Jordan

Directing Credits (2)

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