Acting
Kyle Chandler
EN cinema · 40 credits
Born
17 September 1965 (age 61)
Birthplace
Buffalo, New York, USA
Also known as Kyle Martin Chandler
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
Filmography
The Rip
as DEA Agent Mateo 'Matty' Nix
Anniversary
as Paul Taylor
Back in Action
as Chuck
Slumberland
as Peter
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
as Bill Gurley
Elvis and the USS Arizona
as USS Arizona Seaman Bill Woodward (voice)
Godzilla vs. Kong
as Mark Russell
The Midnight Sky
as Mitchell
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
as Mark Russell
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
as The Searcher
Game Night
as Brooks
First Man
as Deke Slayton
Manchester by the Sea
as Joe Chandler
Carol
as Harge Aird
The Wolf Pack
as Self
Broken City
as Paul Andrews
The Wolf of Wall Street
as Agent Patrick Denham
The Spectacular Now
as Tommy Keely
Morning
as Businessman
The Naughty List
as Santa (voice)
A Monsterous Holiday
as Coach
Argo
as Hamilton Jordan
Zero Dark Thirty
as Joseph Bradley
Super 8
as Jackson Lamb
The Day the Earth Stood Still
as John Driscoll
The Kingdom
as Francis Manner
King Kong
as Bruce Baxter
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
as Raoul Walsh
Angel's Dance
as Tony
Mulholland Falls
as Captain
Convict Cowboy
as Clay Treyton
Sleep, Baby, Sleep
as Peter Walker
Pure Country
as Buddy Jackson
Unconquered
as First Boy
Home Fires Burning
as Billy Benefield