Biography
Kyle Chandler is an American actor. A drama graduate of the University of Georgia, he made his screen debut in the 1988 television film Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story and had his first regular television role in the ABC drama Homefront (1991–1993). He later starred as Gary Hobson in the series Early Edition (1996–2000).
Chandler received critical acclaim and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his performance as Eric Taylor in the NBC series Friday Night Lights (2006–2011). His other television work includes a guest role on Grey's Anatomy (2006–2007) and the lead in the Netflix series Bloodline (2015–2017). Film credits include King Kong (2005), Super 8 (2011), Argo (2012), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Manchester by the Sea (2016), Game Night (2018) and First Man (2018).
In 2026 he starred as Hal Jordan in the HBO series Lanterns.
