Kyle Chandler
Born September 17, 1965 (Age: 60)
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Buffalo, New York, USA
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.
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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Filmography
Anniversary
2025
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as Paul
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Age: 60
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
2022
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as Bill Gurley
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Age: 56
Godzilla vs. Kong
2021
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as Mark Russell
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Age: 55
The Midnight Sky
2020
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as Mitchell
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Age: 55
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019
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as Mark Russell
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Age: 53
First Man
2018
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as Deke Slayton
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Age: 53
Game Night
2018
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as Brooks
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Age: 52
Manchester by the Sea
2016
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as Joe Chandler
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Age: 51
Carol
2015
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as Harge Aird
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Age: 50
The Wolf of Wall Street
2013
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as Agent Patrick Denham
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Age: 48
The Spectacular Now
2013
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as Tommy Keely
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Age: 47
Broken City
2013
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as Paul Andrews
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Age: 47
Zero Dark Thirty
2012
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as Joseph Bradley
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Age: 47
Argo
2012
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as Hamilton Jordan
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Age: 47
Super 8
2011
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as Jackson Lamb
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Age: 45
The Day the Earth Stood Still
2008
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as John Driscoll
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Age: 43
The Kingdom
2007
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as Francis Manner
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Age: 41
King Kong
2005
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as Bruce Baxter
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Age: 40
Mulholland Falls
1996
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as Captain
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Age: 30
The Color of Evening
1990
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as John
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Age: 24