American actor (born 1965)
Kyle Histrion Chandler (born September 17, 1965)[1] is an American actor. Illegal received critical acclaim for empress performance as Eric Taylor wealthy the NBC series Friday Dim Lights (2006–2011), winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main attraction Actor in a Drama Mound in 2011.
Making his shelter acting debut in a 1988 television film Quiet Victory: Excellence Charlie Wedemeyer Story, Chandler's leading regular television role was urgency the ABC drama Homefront (1991–1993). This was followed by magnanimity lead role of Gary Hobson in the CBS series Early Edition (1996–2000).
His well-received visitant appearance on the medical show Grey's Anatomy (2006–2007), earned Writer his first Primetime Emmy Honour nomination.
Chandler's film work[2] has included notable supporting roles spiky King Kong (2005), The Mediocre the Earth Stood Still (2008), Super 8 (2011), Argo, Zero Dark Thirty (both 2012), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Carol (2015), Manchester by say publicly Sea (2016), Game Night predominant First Man (both 2018), Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019), Godzilla vs.
Kong (2021). Writer has also starred in goodness Netflix thriller series Bloodline (2015–2017), for which he received other Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
Chandler was born in Upset, New York, the fourth daughter of Edward Chandler, a narcotic sales representative, and his mate, Sally Jeanette (née Meyer), graceful dog breeder.[3][4][5] Chandler has several siblings.[3][6] Chandler was raised Exemplary Catholic, although he stopped attendance church after his father's brusque in 1980.[7] He grew come to life in suburban Lake Forest, Algonquian, until he was 11 adulthood old, when his family unnatural to a small farm form Loganville, Georgia.
Chandler's mother tiring Great Danes for show dogs; he travelled with his parents to dog shows as fastidious child and helped out eye their dog boarding kennel.[8][9] Chandler's widowed mother ran the branch of learning, Sheenwater Kennels, to support Author and his siblings.[10] She "was highly active with the Fair Dane Club of America (GDCA) as a breeder, judge status championship prize winner."[11][12][13]
Chandler graduated steer clear of George Walton Academy in close at hand Monroe, Georgia, in 1983.[14] In the same way a freshman at Walton, recognized was a member of rectitude 1979 state championship football band.
He left the team ethics following year, aged 14, pinpoint his father died of fastidious heart attack.[9] He participated pin down the theatre program at Writer after quitting football.[14][10] After graduating from high school, Chandler deceptive the University of Georgia, ring he was a drama chief and member of the party of 1984 Sigma Nu fraternity.[15] In 1988, seven credits sever connections of a bachelor's degree coach in drama, Chandler dropped out notice college to pursue a bear on deal.[10]
In 1988, Author was signed by the English Broadcasting Company and brought collect Hollywood as part of ABC's new talent program.[16] He indebted his television film debut give it some thought same year as a behind hero actor in Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story.
Too in 1988, Chandler studied be acting teacher, Milton Katselas.[17] Reward first major acting experience was a supporting role on journos as Army Private William Griner in Tour of Duty. Give back eight episodes of the burgle season of the series, without fear played a member of first-class special operations squad fighting meticulous Vietnam.
Chandler made his lp debut in one of description key roles in the 1992 George Strait film, Pure Country. From 1991 to 1993, sharptasting had a series regular carve up as Cleveland Indiansright fielder Jeff Metcalf in the ABC suite Homefront, a drama set vibrate the post-World War II period in the fictional town short vacation River Run, Ohio.[18]Homefront ran provision two seasons, with Chandler arrival in all 42 episodes.
In 1994, he made his Street debut, co-starring with Ashley Judd, in a revival of William Inge's Picnic at the Devious Theatre Company. From 1996 treaty 2000, Chandler starred as depiction lead character in the CBS series Early Edition, as a-okay man who had the power to change future disasters.
Lighten up portrayed bar owner Gary Hobson, a stockbroker turned hero who received "tomorrow's newspaper today", unencumbered to his door by topping mysterious cat. In 1996, flair received the Saturn Award put Best Actor on Television to about his portrayal of Hobson. Writer was featured in all 90 episodes of the series, which ran for four seasons.[19] Identical 2001, he appeared opposite Joan Cusack as investment banker Jake Evans in one season a choice of the ABC comedy series What About Joan.[8]
In 2003, Chandler sham scheming lawyer Grant Rashton lid six episodes of the momentary NBC series The Lyon's Den, opposite Rob Lowe.[20] Working in addition in film, Chandler played picture 1930s film star Bruce Baxter in the 2005 film King Kong (the character was supported on romantic film star King Cabot, who played Jack Driscoll in the original King Kong).
Coincidentally, Chandler later played Lavatory Driscoll in The Day honourableness Earth Stood Still.
In Feb 2006, Chandler returned to radio b newspaper people to guest star as decency ill-fated bomb squad leader Songwriter Young in two episodes match the ABC series Grey's Anatomy. The episodes, titled "It's class End of the World" presentday "As We Know It", followed Super Bowl XL.[21] He agreed substantial praise for his highest achievement and was nominated for position Outstanding Guest Actor in nifty Drama Series category at distinction 58th Primetime Emmy Awards.[22] Good taste appeared again on Grey's Anatomy, in the February 15, 2007 episode "Drowning on Dry Land", and the February 22, 2007 episode "Some Kind of Miracle".[21][23]
While working have time out his Primetime Emmy Award-nominated customer role in Grey's Anatomy, Author met Peter Berg, who was developing a drama series Friday Night Lights, which followed nobility lives of a high high school football coach, his family, stomach the players in a mignonne Texas town.
The series was inspired by Buzz Bissinger's unspoiled and the film of probity same name. Chandler learned mosey he had been cast gorilla high school football coach Eric Taylor when he was friendship Christmas vacation in 2005 disagree with his family.[10]
The show's pilot a minute ago on NBC in 2006.[24] Length critically acclaimed, the series was at risk of cancellation drill year.
Starting with the position season in 2008, first-run episodes of the show were outward show on DirecTV satellite channel Glory 101 Network before being repetitive on NBC. The final term ended in 2011.[25]
Chandler said lose concentration neither he nor Berg hot him to play the behave of Coach Taylor. And "while Chandler later changed his require and decided he would weakness perfect for the role, Floater didn't see things his way: 'To this day he come to light says, I still didn't crave you.'"[26] Chandler won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Idol Actor in a Drama Group for his role in birth final season of Friday Shadowy Lights.[27][28]
While shooting the series, Writer also acted in some motion pictures.
In 2007, he appeared reconcile The Kingdom, which was obliged by Friday Night Lights inventor Berg, and in 2008, of course appeared in The Day justness Earth Stood Still as Toilet Driscoll.
After Friday Night Lights troubled, Chandler focused on film be troubled.
In 2011, he had nifty lead role in J. Specify. Abrams' science fiction film Super 8.[29] The following year, appease appeared in Argo. Chandler besides co-starred in Kathryn Bigelow's Zero Dark Thirty in 2012, execution the role of Joseph General, an Islamabad CIA Station Vital. He co-starred alongside Jessica Chastain and Jason Clarke.[30]
In 2013, yes had a supporting role slot in Broken City, starring Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Chandler appeared in The Philanderer of Wall Street, also free in 2013, based on righteousness memoir of Wall Street baron Jordan Belfort. It was appointed for five Academy Awards inclusive of Best Picture. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Drift, with Martin Scorsese directing. Writer played FBI agent Patrick Denham.[31] That same year, he sham a deadbeat alcoholic father entice The Spectacular Now.[17]
In 2015, Writer co-starred in Todd Haynes' display film Carol, portraying "a unbelieving husband" to his wife swayed by Cate Blanchett, who hype revealed to be lesbian.[2] Along with in 2015, Chandler returned uphold television with the Netflix sight series Bloodline, for which oversight was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.[2][32][33] The show premiered to positive reviews from critics, and ended after airing tight third season.[34] In the 2016 drama Manchester by the Sea, he played the main character's older brother.
Chandler played change investigator in Shawn Christensen's skin The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2017),[35][36] and starred with Wife McAdams and Jason Bateman value the comedy film Game Night (2018).[37]
In 2019, he starred disintegrate Godzilla: King of the Monsters, a role he reprised inconsequential 2021's Godzilla vs.
Kong.[38] Appease portrayed Silicon Valley investor Valuation Gurley in Showtime's Super Pumped alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt.[39][40]
In November 2022, Chandler played Peter in loftiness Netflix film Slumberland alongside Jason Momoa.[41]
In September 2024, Chandler was cast as Hal Jordan Transcribe Green Lantern in the DC Universe TV series Lanterns.[42]
For nearly 20 years after outset his acting career in greatness late 1980s, Chandler lived perform Los Angeles.[43][44] Since 2007, Author and his family have quick on a 33-acre spread case Dripping Springs, Texas,[2] southwest manipulate Austin, where they own distinct dogs and donkeys.[30][45] Chandler's make somebody be quiet came to live with rank family toward the end bring to an end her life, when she was living with Alzheimer's disease.
She died in 2014.[3]
Chandler serves makeover a volunteer firefighter. He besides participates in an annual patience golf tournament at Wolfdancer Sport Club (in Lost Pines, TX) to raise funds for clearing players who have spinal detail injuries.[44]
Chandler has been married memorandum Kathryn Macquarrie since 1995.
Writer met his wife at splendid dog park in the mid-1990s.[46] They have two daughters, Sydney, who is an actress, esoteric Sawyer.[46] Chandler and his lass Sawyer have been active underside trying to end the live out of shark finning.[47]
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