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Actor

Kyle Chandler

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Acting credits

66

Established

Large and steady acting portfolio.

TMDB popularity

2.3

Moderate attention

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Movies: 39Series: 27Crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 3497

IMDb ID: nm0151419

Known for: Acting

Born: September 17, 1965

Age: 60

Place of birth: Buffalo, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1951 - 2026

Years active: 76

Average TMDB rating: 6.93

Wikidata: Q359604

Also known as

카일 챈들러 • 凱爾·錢德勒 • Kyle Martin Chandler • کایل چندلر

Other jobs

Director (2)

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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Series

Series

Series credits linked with Kyle Chandler.

The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib poster
7.4

The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib

as Ranger Safety Binkerton (voice) • 1 eps

2022 Series
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber poster
6.9

Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber

as Bill Gurley • 7 eps

2022 Series
Mayor of Kingstown poster
7.9

Mayor of Kingstown

as Mitch McLusky • 1 eps

2021 Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster
6.4

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self • 1 eps

2019 Series
Catch-22 poster
7.3

Catch-22

as Colonel Cathcart • 6 eps

2019 Series
Bloodline poster
7.1

Bloodline

as John Rayburn • 33 eps

2015 Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster
5.2

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self • 1 eps

2014 Series
Friday Night Lights poster
8.0

Friday Night Lights

as Eric Taylor • 76 eps

2006 Series
Grey's Anatomy poster
8.2

Grey's Anatomy

as Dylan Young • 4 eps

2005 Series
Robot Chicken poster
7.7

Robot Chicken

as (voice) • 2 eps

2005 Series
American Dad! poster
7.0

American Dad!

as Coach Keegan (voice) • 1 eps

2005 Series
The Lyon's Den poster
9.3

The Lyon's Den

as Grant Rashton • 13 eps

2003 Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster
5.6

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self • 2 eps

2003 Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster
5.4

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self • 1 eps

2003 Series
What About Joan? poster
6.0

What About Joan?

as Jake Evans • 21 eps

2001 Series
Family Guy poster
7.4

Family Guy

as Coach Doyle (voice) • 1 eps

1999 Series
King of the Hill poster
7.4

King of the Hill

as Tucker Mardell (voice) (uncredited) • 1 eps

1997 Series
Early Edition poster
7.3

Early Edition

as Gary Hobson • 90 eps

1996 Series
Homefront poster
5.4

Homefront

as Jeff Metcalf • 42 eps

1991 Series
Freddy's Nightmares poster
7.2

Freddy's Nightmares

as Chuck • 1 eps

1988 Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster
5.4

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest • 1 eps

1988 Series
China Beach poster
7.5

China Beach

as Grunt • 1 eps

1988 Series
Tour of Duty poster
8.0

Tour of Duty

as PVT William Griner • 8 eps

1987 Series
North and South poster
7.5

North and South

as Charles Main • 3 eps

1985 Series