Kyle Chandler
Actor
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.
Filmography
Godzilla vs. Kong
as Mark Russell 2021
Argo
as Hamilton Jordan 2012
King Kong
as Bruce Baxter 2005
Super 8
as Jackson Lamb 2011
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
as Mark Russell 2019
Manchester by the Sea
as Joe Chandler 2016
Game Night
as Brooks 2018
First Man
as Deke Slayton 2018
Zero Dark Thirty
as Joseph Bradley 2012
Carol
as Harge Aird 2015
The Day the Earth Stood Still
as John Driscoll 2008
The Spectacular Now
as Tommy Keely 2013
The Midnight Sky
as Mitchell 2020
The Kingdom
as Francis Manner 2007
Broken City
as Paul Andrews 2013
Back in Action
as Chuck 2025