Kyle Chandler

Kyle Chandler
Chandler at the Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards, March 2009
Born	Kyle Martin Chandler (1965-09-17) September 17, 1965 (age 51) Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Residence	Dripping Springs, Texas, U.S.
Education	George Walton Academy
Alma mater	University of Georgia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1988–present
Known for	Early Edition, Friday Night Lights, Bloodline
Spouse(s)	Kathryn Chandler (m. 1995)
Children	2

Kyle Martin Chandler (born September 17, 1965) is an American film and television actor best known for television roles on Early Edition and notably as Coach Eric Taylor in the television series Friday Night Lights, for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2011. He has also played supporting roles in films including King Kong, Super 8, Argo, Zero Dark Thirty, The Wolf of Wall Street, Carol and Manchester by the Sea. In 2015 he began starring in the Netflix original series Bloodline, for which he received his fourth and fifth Primetime Emmy Award nominations.

Chandler was born in Buffalo, New York, the fourth child of Edward Chandler, a pharmaceutical sales representative, and his wife, Sally Jeanette Chandler (née Meyer), a dog breeder. Chandler has three siblings, one of whom helped him with his southern accents for Friday Night Lights and Bloodline. His ancestry includes German, English, and Irish.

Chandler was raised near Chicago, Illinois. When he was 11, his family moved from Lake Forest, Illinois to a small farm in Loganville, Georgia. Chandler's mother raised Great Danes for show dogs, and he travelled with his parents to dog shows as a child. He also helped out at their dog boarding kennel.