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Kyle Chandler

Kyle Chandler

Actor · Born September 17, 1965 (61) · Buffalo, New York, USA

Primetime Emmy winner · Screen Actors Guild Award winner

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 17, 1965 (61)
From
Buffalo, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
48 on MovieCove · 57 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 12% in 30 days

What are Kyle Chandler's films like?

Across their 35 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
26%
Self
25%
Morality
19%
Survival
13%
Power
9%
Society
7%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 30 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 6 · Dark 16

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 18 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 10 · Intense 16

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 12 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 6

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 12

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

24 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 7 of 24 analyzed roles.

Shadow
7 of 24
Hero
5 of 24
Mentor
5 of 24
Herald
3 of 24
Ally
3 of 24
Threshold guardian
1 of 24
Show the 24 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
23
Melancholic
20
Thrilling
10
Dread
6
Hopeful
7
Other
38

How their films linger

Bittersweet18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet19
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous6
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kyle Chandler's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 37 of their 48 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kyle Chandler's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

57 credits, 48 with a MovieCove page; 12 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Lanterns(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Hal Jordan / Halogram

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Rip(2026)

    as DEA Agent Mateo 'Matty' Nix

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Anniversary(2025)

    as Paul Taylor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Back in Action(2025)

    as Chuck

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Slumberland(2022)

    as Peter

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Ranger Safety Binkerton (voice)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Super Pumped(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · as Bill Gurley

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Bill Gurley

  • Elvis and the USS Arizona(2021)

    as USS Arizona Seaman Bill Woodward (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mayor of Kingstown(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Mitch McLusky

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Godzilla vs. Kong(2021)

    as Mark Russell

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Midnight Sky(2020)

    as Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters(2019)

    as Mark Russell

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Catch-22(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Colonel Cathcart

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • First Man(2018)

    as Deke Slayton

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Vanishing of Sidney Hall(2017)

    as The Searcher

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Game Night(2018)

    as Brooks

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Manchester by the Sea(2016)

    as Joe Chandler

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Carol(2015)

    as Harge Aird

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Bloodline(2015)

    Show 33 episodes · as John Rayburn

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Wolf of Wall Street(2013)

    as Agent Patrick Denham

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Naughty List(2013)

    as Santa (voice)

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • A Monsterous Holiday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Coach

  • Morning(2010)

    as Businessman

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Spectacular Now(2013)

    as Tommy Keely

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Broken City(2013)

    as Paul Andrews

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Zero Dark Thirty(2012)

    as Joseph Bradley

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Argo(2012)

    as Hamilton Jordan

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Super 8(2011)

    as Jackson Lamb

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Day the Earth Stood Still(2008)

    as John Driscoll

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Kingdom(2007)

    as Francis Manner

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Friday Night Lights(2006)

    Show 76 episodes · Director · as Eric Taylor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • King Kong(2005)

    as Bruce Baxter

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · as Dylan Young

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Robot Chicken(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Coach Keegan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Lyon's Den (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 13 episodes · as Grant Rashton

  • And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself(2003)

    as Raoul Walsh

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • What About Joan? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 21 episodes · as Jake Evans

  • Angel's Dance(1999)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Coach Doyle (voice) · as Coach Taylor (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • King of the Hill(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Tucker Mardell (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Early Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 90 episodes · Director · as Gary Hobson

  • Mulholland Falls(1996)

    as Captain

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Convict Cowboy(1995)

    as Clay Treyton

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Sleep, Baby, Sleep(1995)

    as Peter Walker

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Pure Country(1992)

    as Buddy Jackson

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Homefront (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 42 episodes · as Jeff Metcalf

  • The Color of Evening(1990)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Home Fires Burning(1989)

    as Billy Benefield

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Unconquered(1989)

    as First Boy

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story(1988)

    as Skinner

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Freddy's Nightmares (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Chuck

  • China Beach(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Grunt

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Tour of Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 8 episodes · as PVT William Griner

  • North & South: Book 1, North & South(1985)

    Show 3 episodes · as Charles Main

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Billy Benefield

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 57 titles from 1951 to 2026; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

King Kong (2005)

$557M worldwide

Highest rated

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Lanterns (2026)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19512026

Peak 2019 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 12 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 3 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting57 of 57: 55 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thDirecting2 of 57: 0 only directing, 2 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · acting1980s7 · acting1990s10 · 10 acting · 1 crew2000s10 · 10 acting · 1 crew2010s17 · acting2020s12 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 8% of 24 roles
921217

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy and a Screen Actors Guild Award from 8 major nominations, 2006–2017.

WinNomination
  1. 2017
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  2. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
  3. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
  4. 2013
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  5. 2012
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
  6. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
  7. 2010
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
  8. 2006
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Kyle Chandler's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 34; across their 30 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 30

Midcredits score across 48 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up25
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 48 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

The Naughty List (2013)

91st percentile spread · 55% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 47. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kyle Chandler's work okay for kids?

Across up to 25 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore23 titles33–74 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity25 titles8–58 · median 24 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity24 titles34–86 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs23 titles15–72 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense24 titles29–80 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kyle Chandler work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kyle Chandler's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; George Clooney shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles