Kyle Chandler

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.

Most Known For

Grey's Anatomy

as Dylan Young

Family Guy

as Coach Doyle (voice)

Family Guy

as Coach Taylor (voice)

American Dad!

as Coach Keegan (voice)

The Rip

as DEA Agent Mateo 'Matty' Nix

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

King of the Hill

as Tucker Mardell (voice) (uncredited)

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Robot Chicken

as (voice)

Mayor of Kingstown

as Mitch McLusky

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

The Wolf of Wall Street

as Agent Patrick Denham

North and South

as Charles Main

Friday Night Lights

as Eric Taylor

Bloodline

as John Rayburn

Tour of Duty

as PVT William Griner

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

as Mark Russell

Early Edition

as Gary Hobson