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Kyle Chandler

Actor

Kyle Chandler

Born September 17, 1965 in Buffalo, New York, USA34 films

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.

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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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The Wolf of Wall Street posterFirst watchThe Wolf of Wall Street20138.0as Agent Patrick DenhamA New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration.View film

Essential films

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Filmography

34 films as actor
  1. 2026The RipDEA Agent Mateo 'Matty' Nix
  2. 2025AnniversaryPaul Taylor
  3. 2025Back in ActionChuck
  4. 2022SlumberlandPeter
  5. 2021Godzilla vs. KongMark Russell
  6. 2020The Midnight SkyMitchell
  7. 2019Godzilla: King of the MonstersMark Russell
  8. 2018First ManDeke Slayton
  9. 2018The Vanishing of Sidney HallThe Searcher
  10. 2018Game NightBrooks
  11. 2016Manchester by the SeaJoe Chandler
  12. 2015CarolHarge Aird
  13. 2013The Wolf of Wall StreetAgent Patrick Denham
  14. 2013The Naughty ListSanta (voice)
  15. 2013A Monsterous HolidayCoach
  16. 2013MorningBusinessman
  17. 2013The Spectacular NowTommy Keely
  18. 2013Broken CityPaul Andrews
  19. 2012Zero Dark ThirtyJoseph Bradley
  20. 2012ArgoHamilton Jordan
  21. 2011Super 8Jackson Lamb
  22. 2008The Day the Earth Stood StillJohn Driscoll
  23. 2007The KingdomFrancis Manner
  24. 2005King KongBruce Baxter
  25. 2003And Starring Pancho Villa as HimselfRaoul Walsh
  26. 1999Angel's DanceTony
  27. 1996Mulholland FallsCaptain
  28. 1995Convict CowboyClay Treyton
  29. 1995Sleep, Baby, SleepPeter Walker
  30. 1992Pure CountryBuddy Jackson
  31. 1990The Color of EveningJohn
  32. 1989Home Fires BurningBilly Benefield
  33. 1989UnconqueredFirst Boy
  34. 1988Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer StorySkinner