The Rip
2026 · Movie
as DEA Agent Mateo 'Matty' Nix
Kyle Chandler
1965-09-17
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Buffalo, New York, USA
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
Lanterns
2026 · TV Show
as Hal Jordan
Anniversary
2025 · Movie
as Paul Taylor
Back in Action
2025 · Movie
as Chuck
Slumberland
2022 · Movie
as Peter
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
2022 · Movie
as Bill Gurley
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
2022 · TV Show
as Bill Gurley
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
2022 · TV Show
as Ranger Safety Binkerton (voice)
Elvis and the USS Arizona
2021 · Movie
as USS Arizona Seaman Bill Woodward (voice)
Godzilla vs. Kong
2021 · Movie
as Mark Russell
Mayor of Kingstown
2021 · TV Show
as Mitch McLusky
The Midnight Sky
2020 · Movie
as Mitchell
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019 · Movie
as Mark Russell
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · TV Show
as Self
Catch-22
2019 · TV Show
as Colonel Cathcart
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018 · Movie
as The Searcher
Game Night
2018 · Movie
as Brooks
First Man
2018 · Movie
as Deke Slayton
Manchester by the Sea
2016 · Movie
as Joe Chandler
Carol
2015 · Movie
as Harge Aird
Bloodline
2015 · TV Show
as John Rayburn
The Wolf Pack
2014 · Movie
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Broken City
2013 · Movie
as Paul Andrews
The Wolf of Wall Street
2013 · Movie
as Agent Patrick Denham
The Spectacular Now
2013 · Movie
as Tommy Keely
Morning
2013 · Movie
as Businessman
The Naughty List
2013 · Movie
as Santa (voice)
A Monsterous Holiday
2013 · Movie
as Coach
Argo
2012 · Movie
as Hamilton Jordan
Zero Dark Thirty
2012 · Movie
as Joseph Bradley
Super 8
2011 · Movie
as Jackson Lamb
The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story
2011 · Movie
as Self
The Day the Earth Stood Still
2008 · Movie
as John Driscoll
The Kingdom
2007 · Movie
as Francis Manner
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The Eighth Blunder of the World
2006 · Movie
as Self
Friday Night Lights
2006 · TV Show
as Eric Taylor
King Kong
2005 · Movie
as Bruce Baxter
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · TV Show
as Dylan Young
Robot Chicken
2005 · TV Show
as (voice)
American Dad!
2005 · TV Show
as Coach Keegan (voice)
The Present
2004 · Movie
as Self
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003 · Movie
as Raoul Walsh
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · TV Show
as Self
The Lyon's Den
2003 · TV Show
as Grant Rashton
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Guest
What About Joan?
2001 · TV Show
as Jake Evans
Angel's Dance
1999 · Movie
as Tony
Family Guy
1999 · TV Show
as Coach Doyle (voice), Coach Taylor (voice)
King of the Hill
1997 · TV Show
as Tucker Mardell (voice) (uncredited)
Mulholland Falls
1996 · Movie
as Captain
Early Edition
1996 · TV Show
as Gary Hobson
Convict Cowboy
1995 · Movie
as Clay Treyton
Sleep, Baby, Sleep
1995 · Movie
as Peter Walker
Pure Country
1992 · Movie
as Buddy Jackson
Homefront
1991 · TV Show
as Jeff Metcalf
The Color of Evening
1990 · Movie
as John
Unconquered
1989 · Movie
as First Boy
Home Fires Burning
1989 · Movie
as Billy Benefield
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Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
1988 · Movie
as Skinner
China Beach
1988 · TV Show
as Grunt
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Freddy's Nightmares
1988 · TV Show
as Chuck
Tour of Duty
1987 · TV Show
as PVT William Griner
North and South
1985 · TV Show
as Charles Main
Today
1952 · TV Show
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV Show
as Billy Benefield
