7.1
The Rip
2026
Kyle Chandler
Acting
Born September 17, 1965Buffalo, 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.
Movies
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6.9
Anniversary
2025
6.4
Back in Action
2025
7.2
Slumberland
2022
0.0
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
2022
0.0
Elvis and the USS Arizona
2021
7.5
Godzilla vs. Kong
2021
5.7
The Midnight Sky
2020
6.7
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019
7.0
First Man
2018
6.7
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018
6.9
Game Night
2018
7.5
Manchester by the Sea
2016
7.5
Carol
2015
7.6
The Wolf Pack
2014
8.0
The Wolf of Wall Street
2013
8.4
The Naughty List
2013
3.0
A Monsterous Holiday
2013
4.9
Morning
2013
6.7
The Spectacular Now
2013
6.0
Broken City
2013
7.0
Zero Dark Thirty
2012
7.3
Argo
2012
6.8
Super 8
2011
10.0
The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story
2011
5.7
The Day the Earth Stood Still
2008
6.8
The Kingdom
2007
The Eighth Blunder of the World
0.0
The Eighth Blunder of the World
2006
6.9
King Kong
2005
0.0
The Present
2004
6.7
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003
6.1
Angel's Dance
1999
6.0
Mulholland Falls
1996
6.5
Convict Cowboy
1995
5.7
Sleep, Baby, Sleep
1995
6.9
Pure Country
1992
6.0
The Color of Evening
1990
6.5
Home Fires Burning
1989
9.3
Unconquered
1989
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
8.3
Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
1988
TV Shows
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8.2
Lanterns
8.0
DC Studios Showcase: The Official Podcast
8.8
Hot Ones Versus
7.4
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
7.0
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
8.0
Mayor of Kingstown
6.2
The Kelly Clarkson Show
7.3
Catch-22
7.1
Bloodline
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
8.0
Friday Night Lights
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
7.6
Robot Chicken
7.0
American Dad!
8.8
The Lyon's Den
5.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
6.1
What About Joan?
7.4
Family Guy
7.4
Family Guy
7.4
King of the Hill
7.4
Early Edition
5.6
Homefront
7.2
Freddy's Nightmares
5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
7.4
China Beach
8.1
Tour of Duty
7.5
North and South
5.6
Today
8.8