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Kyle Chandler

Kyle Chandler

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 17, 1965 (59)
Birthplace Buffalo, New York, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Jul 26, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 debu ... t 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kyle Chandler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

Back in Action

Back in Action

2025

as Chuck

Slumberland

Slumberland

2022

as Peter

Elvis and the USS Arizona

Elvis and the USS Arizona

2021

as USS Arizona Seaman Bill Woodward (voice)

Godzilla vs. Kong

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

as Mark Russell

The Midnight Sky

The Midnight Sky

2020

as Mitchell

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

2019

as Mark Russell

Game Night

Game Night

2018

as Brooks

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

2018

as The Searcher

First Man

First Man

2018

as Deke Slayton

Manchester by the Sea

Manchester by the Sea

2016

as Joe Chandler

Carol

Carol

2015

as Harge Aird

A Monsterous Holiday

A Monsterous Holiday

2013

as Coach

The Naughty List

The Naughty List

2013

as Santa (voice)

The Wolf of Wall Street

The Wolf of Wall Street

2013

as Agent Patrick Denham

Morning

Morning

2013

as Businessman

The Spectacular Now

The Spectacular Now

2013

as Tommy Keely

Broken City

Broken City

2013

as Paul Andrews

Zero Dark Thirty

Zero Dark Thirty

2012

as Joseph Bradley

Argo

Argo

2012

as Hamilton Jordan

Super 8

Super 8

2011

as Jackson Lamb

The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still

2008

as John Driscoll

The Kingdom

The Kingdom

2007

as Francis Manner

King Kong

King Kong

2005

as Bruce Baxter

Angel's Dance

Angel's Dance

1999

as Tony

Mulholland Falls

Mulholland Falls

1996

as Captain

Convict Cowboy

Convict Cowboy

1995

as Clay Treyton

Sleep, Baby, Sleep

Sleep, Baby, Sleep

1995

as Peter Walker

Pure Country

Pure Country

1992

as Buddy Jackson

The Color of Evening

The Color of Evening

1990

as John

Unconquered

Unconquered

1989

as First Boy

Home Fires Burning

Home Fires Burning

1989

as Billy Benefield

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Television Credits

Early Edition

as Gary Hobson

Episodes: 90

First Aired: Sep 28, 1996

Friday Night Lights

as Eric Taylor

Episodes: 76

First Aired: Oct 03, 2006

Homefront

as Jeff Metcalf

Episodes: 42

First Aired: Sep 24, 1991

Bloodline

as John Rayburn

Episodes: 33

First Aired: Mar 20, 2015

What About Joan?

as Jake Evans

Episodes: 21

First Aired: Mar 27, 2001

The Lyon's Den

as Grant Rashton

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Sep 28, 2003

Tour of Duty

as PVT William Griner

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Sep 24, 1987

Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber

as Bill Gurley

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Feb 27, 2022

Grey's Anatomy

as Dylan Young

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Mar 27, 2005

Catch-22

as Colonel Cathcart

Episodes: 6

First Aired: May 17, 2019

North and South

as Charles Main

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 03, 1985

Robot Chicken

as (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 20, 2005

China Beach

as Grunt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 26, 1988

Freddy's Nightmares

as Chuck

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 09, 1988

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Billy Benefield

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

King of the Hill

as Tucker Mardell (voice) (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1997

Mayor of Kingstown

as Mitch McLusky

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 14, 2021

Family Guy

as Coach Doyle (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 31, 1999

American Dad!

as Coach Keegan (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 2005

Lanterns

as Hal Jordan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

Today

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 14, 1952

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

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2024 6 25 36 17
2024 7 34 61 12
2024 8 24 41 15
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2024 12 18 35 10
2025 1 30 42 12
2025 2 12 27 2
2025 3 8 17 1
2025 4 1 1 1
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