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