About

Known credits:
51
Birthday:
1965-09-17
Place of birth:
Buffalo, New York, USA
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Kyle Chandler

Overview

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

Acting

2025 Back in Action Actor Chuck 62
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2022 Slumberland Actor Peter 67
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2022 Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber Actor Bill Gurley 69
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2021 Elvis and the USS Arizona Actor USS Arizona Seaman Bill Woodward (voice) N/A
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2021 Godzilla vs. Kong Actor Mark Russell 75
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2020 The Midnight Sky Actor Mitchell 57
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2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters Actor Mark Russell 66
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2019 Catch-22 Actor Colonel Cathcart 72
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2018 First Man Actor Deke Slayton 69
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2018 The Vanishing of Sidney Hall Actor The Searcher 61
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2018 Game Night Actor Brooks 68
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2016 Manchester by the Sea Actor Joe Chandler 73
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2015 Carol Actor Harge Aird 73
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2015 Bloodline Actor John Rayburn 70
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2014 The Wolf Pack Actor Self 59
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2013 The Wolf of Wall Street Actor Agent Patrick Denham 79
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2013 The Naughty List Actor Santa (voice) 59
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2013 A Monsterous Holiday Actor Coach 58
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2013 Morning Actor Businessman 58
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2013 The Spectacular Now Actor Tommy Keely 65
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2013 Broken City Actor Paul Andrews 58
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2012 Zero Dark Thirty Actor Joseph Bradley 68
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2012 Argo Actor Hamilton Jordan 72
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2011 Super 8 Actor Jackson Lamb 67
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2011 The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story Actor Self 59
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2008 The Day the Earth Stood Still Actor John Driscoll 56
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2007 The Kingdom Actor Francis Manner 65
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2006 The Eighth Blunder of the World Actor Self N/A
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2006 Friday Night Lights Actor Eric Taylor 78
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2005 King Kong Actor Bruce Baxter 68
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2004 The Present Actor Self N/A
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2003 The Lyon's Den Actor Grant Rashton 70
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2003 And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself Actor Raoul Walsh 60
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2001 What About Joan? Actor Jake Evans 69
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1999 Angel's Dance Actor Tony 58
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1996 Early Edition Actor Gary Hobson 72
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1996 Mulholland Falls Actor Captain 59
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1995 Convict Cowboy Actor Clay Treyton 59
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1995 Sleep, Baby, Sleep Actor Peter Walker 59
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1994 Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III Actor N/A
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1992 Pure Country Actor Buddy Jackson 60
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1991 Homefront Actor Jeff Metcalf 67
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1990 The Color of Evening Actor John 58
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1989 Home Fires Burning Actor Billy Benefield 59
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1989 Unconquered Actor First Boy 59
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1988 Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story Actor Skinner 59
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1985 North and South Actor Charles Main 72
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Lanterns Actor Hal Jordan N/A
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