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Kyle Chandler
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(2006–201…
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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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2026
Lanterns
TV show Hal Jordan
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2026
The Rip
Movie DEA Agent Mateo 'Matty' Nix
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2025
Anniversary
Movie Paul Taylor
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2025
Back in Action
Movie Chuck
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2024
DC Studios Showcase: The Official Podcast
TV show Self
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2024
Hot Ones Versus
TV show Self
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2022
Slumberland
Movie Peter
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2022
The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
TV show Ranger Safety Binkerton (voice)
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2022
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
TV show Bill Gurley
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2022
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
Movie Bill Gurley
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2021
Mayor of Kingstown
TV show Mitch McLusky
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2021
Elvis and the USS Arizona
Movie USS Arizona Seaman Bill Woodward (voice)
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2021
Godzilla vs. Kong
Movie Mark Russell
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2020
The Midnight Sky
Movie Mitchell
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV show Self
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2019
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Movie Mark Russell
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2019
Catch-22
TV show Colonel Cathcart
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2018
First Man
Movie Deke Slayton
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2018
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Movie The Searcher
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2018
Game Night
Movie Brooks
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2016
Manchester by the Sea
Movie Joe Chandler
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2015
Carol
Movie Harge Aird
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2015
Bloodline
TV show John Rayburn
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2014
The Wolf Pack
Movie Self
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2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV show Self
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2013
The Wolf of Wall Street
Movie Agent Patrick Denham
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2013
The Naughty List
Movie Santa (voice)
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2013
A Monsterous Holiday
Movie Coach
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2013
Morning
Movie Businessman
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2013
The Spectacular Now
Movie Tommy Keely
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2013
Broken City
Movie Paul Andrews
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2012
Zero Dark Thirty
Movie Joseph Bradley
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2012
Argo
Movie Hamilton Jordan
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2011
Super 8
Movie Jackson Lamb
- 2011
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2008
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Movie John Driscoll
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2007
The Kingdom
Movie Francis Manner
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2006
The Eighth Blunder of the World
Movie Self
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2006
Friday Night Lights
TV show Eric Taylor
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2005
King Kong
Movie Bruce Baxter
