Kyle Chandler
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.
TV Shows(27)
Lanterns
Hal Jordan
2026
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
Ranger Safety Binkerton (voice)
2022
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
Bill Gurley
2022
Mayor of Kingstown
Mitch McLusky
2021
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Catch-22
Colonel Cathcart
2019
Bloodline
John Rayburn
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Friday Night Lights
Eric Taylor
2006
Grey's Anatomy
Dylan Young
2005
Robot Chicken
(voice)
2005
American Dad!
Coach Keegan (voice)
2005
The Lyon's Den
Grant Rashton
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
What About Joan?
Jake Evans
2001
Family Guy
Coach Doyle (voice)
1999
King of the Hill
Tucker Mardell (voice) (uncredited)
1997
Early Edition
Gary Hobson
1996
Homefront
Jeff Metcalf
1991
Freddy's Nightmares
Chuck
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
China Beach
Grunt
1988
Tour of Duty
PVT William Griner
1987
North and South
Charles Main
1985
Today
Self
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Billy Benefield
1951
Movies(41)
Man of Tomorrow
Hal Jordan
2027
The Rip
DEA Agent Mateo 'Matty' Nix
2026
Anniversary
Paul Taylor
2025
Back in Action
Chuck
2025
Slumberland
Peter
2022
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
Bill Gurley
2022
Elvis and the USS Arizona
USS Arizona Seaman Bill Woodward (voice)
2021
Godzilla vs. Kong
Mark Russell
2021
The Midnight Sky
Mitchell
2020
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Mark Russell
2019
First Man
Deke Slayton
2018
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
The Searcher
2018
Game Night
Brooks
2018
Manchester by the Sea
Joe Chandler
2016
Carol
Harge Aird
2015
The Wolf Pack
Self
2014
The Wolf of Wall Street
Agent Patrick Denham
2013
The Naughty List
Santa (voice)
2013
A Monsterous Holiday
Coach
2013
Morning
Businessman
2013
The Spectacular Now
Tommy Keely
2013
Broken City
Paul Andrews
2013
Zero Dark Thirty
Joseph Bradley
2012
Argo
Hamilton Jordan
2012
Super 8
Jackson Lamb
2011
The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story
Self
2011
The Day the Earth Stood Still
John Driscoll
2008
The Kingdom
Francis Manner
2007
The Eighth Blunder of the World
Self
2006
King Kong
Bruce Baxter
2005
The Present
Self
2004
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
Raoul Walsh
2003
Angel's Dance
Tony
1999
Mulholland Falls
Captain
1996
Convict Cowboy
Clay Treyton
1995
Sleep, Baby, Sleep
Peter Walker
1995
Pure Country
Buddy Jackson
1992
The Color of Evening
John
1990
Home Fires Burning
Billy Benefield
1989
Unconquered
First Boy
1989
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
Skinner
1988