Kyle Chandler

Kyle Martin Chandler (born September 17, 1965) is an American actor who received critical acclaim for his role as Eric Taylor in the NBC series *Friday Night Lights* (2006–2011), for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2011.

Chandler made his screen acting debut in the 1988 television film *Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story*. His first regular television role was in the ABC drama *Homefront* (1991–1993). He later played the lead role of Gary Hobson in the series *Early Edition* (1996–2000). A well-received guest appearance on the medical drama *Grey's Anatomy* (2006–2007) earned him his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

Chandler's film roles have included supporting parts in *King Kong* (2005), *The Day the Earth Stood Still* (2008), *Super 8* (2011), *Argo* and *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), and *Godzilla vs. Kong* (2021). He also starred in the Netflix thriller series *Bloodline* (2015–2017), for which he received additional Primetime Emmy Award nominations.