Acting credits
66
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Kyle Chandler
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
8.2
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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: 6.94
Wikidata: Q359604
Also known as
Kyle Martin Chandler
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Kyle Chandler.
as DEA Agent Mateo 'Matty' Nix
The Rip
2026 • Movie
as Paul Taylor
Anniversary
2025 • Movie
as Chuck
Back in Action
2025 • Movie
as Peter
Slumberland
2022 • Movie
as Bill Gurley
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
2022 • Movie
as USS Arizona Seaman Bill Woodward (voice)
Elvis and the USS Arizona
2021 • Movie
as Mark Russell
Godzilla vs. Kong
2021 • Movie
as Mitchell
The Midnight Sky
2020 • Movie
as Mark Russell
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019 • Movie
as Deke Slayton
First Man
2018 • Movie
as The Searcher
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018 • Movie
as Brooks
Game Night
2018 • Movie
as Joe Chandler
Manchester by the Sea
2016 • Movie
as Harge Aird
Carol
2015 • Movie
as Self
The Wolf Pack
2014 • Movie
as Agent Patrick Denham
The Wolf of Wall Street
2013 • Movie
as Santa (voice)
The Naughty List
2013 • Movie
as Coach
A Monsterous Holiday
2013 • Movie
as Businessman
Morning
2013 • Movie
as Tommy Keely
The Spectacular Now
2013 • Movie
as Paul Andrews
Broken City
2013 • Movie
as Joseph Bradley
Zero Dark Thirty
2012 • Movie
as Hamilton Jordan
Argo
2012 • Movie
as Jackson Lamb
Super 8
2011 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Kyle Chandler.
as Hal Jordan • 8 eps
Lanterns
2026 • Series
as Ranger Safety Binkerton (voice) • 1 eps
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
2022 • Series
as Bill Gurley • 7 eps
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
2022 • Series
as Mitch McLusky • 1 eps
Mayor of Kingstown
2021 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 • Series
as Colonel Cathcart • 6 eps
Catch-22
2019 • Series
as John Rayburn • 33 eps
Bloodline
2015 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 • Series
as Eric Taylor • 76 eps
Friday Night Lights
2006 • Series
as Dylan Young • 4 eps
Grey's Anatomy
2005 • Series
as (voice) • 2 eps
Robot Chicken
2005 • Series
as Coach Keegan (voice) • 1 eps
American Dad!
2005 • Series
as Grant Rashton • 13 eps
The Lyon's Den
2003 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 • Series
as Jake Evans • 21 eps
What About Joan?
2001 • Series
as Coach Doyle (voice) • 1 eps
Family Guy
1999 • Series
as Tucker Mardell (voice) (uncredited) • 1 eps
King of the Hill
1997 • Series
as Gary Hobson • 90 eps
Early Edition
1996 • Series
as Jeff Metcalf • 42 eps
Homefront
1991 • Series
as Chuck • 1 eps
Freddy's Nightmares
1988 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 • Series
as Grunt • 1 eps
China Beach
1988 • Series
as PVT William Griner • 8 eps
Tour of Duty
1987 • Series