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Kyle Chandler

Acting Born Sep 17, 1965 Buffalo, New York, USA 24 credits

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.

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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)

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Robot Chicken

as (voice)

Mayor of Kingstown

as Mitch McLusky
Film

The Wolf of Wall Street

as Agent Patrick Denham
Film

The Rip

as DEA Agent Mateo 'Matty' Nix
Film

Godzilla vs. Kong

as Mark Russell

Full filmography

  • Grey's Anatomy (2005) as Dylan Young
  • Family Guy (1999) as Coach Doyle (voice)
  • Family Guy (1999) as Coach Taylor (voice)
  • American Dad! (2005) as Coach Keegan (voice)
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
  • King of the Hill (1997) as Tucker Mardell (voice) (uncredited)
  • The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
  • Robot Chicken (2005) as (voice)
  • Mayor of Kingstown (2021) as Mitch McLusky
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
  • Tour of Duty (1987) as PVT William Griner
  • The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) as Agent Patrick Denham
  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
  • The Rip (2026) as DEA Agent Mateo 'Matty' Nix
  • Early Edition (1996) as Gary Hobson
  • Friday Night Lights (2006) as Eric Taylor
  • North and South (1985) as Charles Main
  • King Kong (2005) as Bruce Baxter
  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) as Mark Russell
  • China Beach (1988) as Grunt
  • Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) as Mark Russell
  • Bloodline (2015) as John Rayburn