
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.

as DEA Agent Mateo 'Matty' Nix

as Paul Taylor

as Chuck

as Peter

as Bill Gurley

as USS Arizona Seaman Bill Woodward (voice)

as Mark Russell

as Mitchell

as Mark Russell

as Deke Slayton

as The Searcher

as Brooks

as Joe Chandler

as Harge Aird

as Self

as Agent Patrick Denham

as Santa (voice)

as Coach

as Businessman

as Tommy Keely

as Paul Andrews

as Joseph Bradley

as Hamilton Jordan

as Jackson Lamb

as John Driscoll

as Francis Manner

as Bruce Baxter

as Self

as Raoul Walsh

as Tony

as Captain

as Clay Treyton

as Peter Walker

as Buddy Jackson

as John

as Billy Benefield

as First Boy

as Hal Jordan