Biography
Kyle Chandler is an American actor best known for his Emmy-winning role as Coach Eric Taylor in Friday Night Lights. He has worked extensively in television and film, gaining recognition for Early Edition, Bloodline, Argo, Zero Dark Thirty, The Wolf of Wall Street, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and HBO’s Lanterns, in which he plays Hal Jordan.
Filmography
- Includes more than 50 credited screen roles across feature films, television series, television films, and voice acting
- Also includes directing credits for Friday Night Lights and Early Edition according to TV Guide
Movies (All)
- The Color of Evening
- Pure Country
- Mulholland Falls
- Angel's Dance
- King Kong
- The Kingdom
- The Day the Earth Stood Still
- Morning
- Super 8
- Argo
- Zero Dark Thirty
- Broken City
- The Naughty List
- The Spectacular Now
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- Carol
- Manchester by the Sea
- The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
- Game Night
- First Man
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters
- The Midnight Sky
- Godzilla vs. Kong
- Slumberland
- Back in Action
- Anniversary
- The Rip
TV Shows (All)
- Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story
- Unconquered
- Home Fires Burning
- China Beach
- Freddy's Nightmares
- Tour of Duty
- Homefront
- North and South: Book III
- Early Edition
- What About Joan?
- The Lyon's Den
- Grey's Anatomy
- Friday Night Lights
- The Pacific
- Bloodline
- Catch-22
- Mayor of Kingstown
- Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
- The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
- Lanterns
Voice Acting Roles
- Tucker Mardell in King of the Hill
- Coach Doyle in Family Guy
- Coach Taylor in Family Guy
- Coach Keegan in American Dad!
- Various roles in Robot Chicken
- Santa Claus in The Naughty List
- Ranger Safety Binkerton in The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib
All Characters Played
- Skinner
- Billy Benefield
- Grunt
- Chuck
- William Griner
- Jeff Metcalf
- Charles Main
- Gary Hobson
- Dylan Young
- Eric Taylor
- John Rayburn
- Colonel Cathcart
- Mitch McLusky
- Bill Gurley
- Hal Jordan
- Buddy Jackson
- Captain
- Tony Greco
- Bruce Baxter
- Francis Manner
- John Driscoll
- Businessman
- Jackson Lamb
- Hamilton Jordan
- Joseph Bradley
- Paul Andrews
- Santa Claus
- Tommy Keely
- Patrick Denham
- Harge Aird
- Joe Chandler
- The Searcher
- Brooks Davis
- Deke Slayton
- Mark Russell
- Mitchell Rembshire
- Peter
- Chuck
- Paul Taylor
- DEA Agent Mateo “Matty” Nix
Known For
Coach Eric Taylor in Friday Night Lights
Gary Hobson in Early Edition
John Rayburn in Bloodline
Hal Jordan in Lanterns
Hamilton Jordan in Argo
Joseph Bradley in Zero Dark Thirty
Patrick Denham in The Wolf of Wall Street
Mark Russell in Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Mark Russell in Godzilla vs. Kong
Awards & Recognition
- 01 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Friday Night Lights in 2011
- 02 Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television for Early Edition
- 03 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Argo
- 04 Hollywood Film Award for Best Cast for Argo
- 05 Palm Springs International Film Festival Best Cast award for Argo
All Award Nominations
- 01 Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Grey's Anatomy, Friday Night Lights, and Bloodline
- 02 Saturn Award recognition for Early Edition
- 03 TCA Award nomination for Friday Night Lights
- 04 Satellite Award nominations for Friday Night Lights and Bloodline
- 05 Critics Choice Television Award nomination for Friday Night Lights
- 06 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Friday Night Lights, Argo, and Manchester by the Sea
- 07 San Diego Film Critics Society nomination for the Argo cast
- 08 Seattle Film Critics Society nomination for Manchester by the Sea
- 09 Critics Choice Movie Award nomination for the Manchester by the Sea ensemble
Emmy Nominations
- 01 Grey's Anatomy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2006
- 02 Friday Night Lights for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2010
- 03 Friday Night Lights for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2011, won
- 04 Bloodline for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2015
- 05 Bloodline for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2016
SAG Award Nominations
- 01 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series for Friday Night Lights
- 02 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Argo, won
- 03 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for Manchester by the Sea
