With an athletic frame and soulful eyes, Chandler has spent most of his career playing manly but sensitive TV hunks. Raised on a farm in a small Georgia town, he made his first big impression as an aspiring baseball player on the '40s-era drama
Homefront. He enjoyed steady employment on his next series,
Early Edition, as a stockbroker who received tomorrow's newspaper in advance. Although he popped up in small film roles over the years, notably as a pompous actor in the 2005 remake of
King Kong, Chandler fared best on the small screen, making an explosive impression with his Emmy-nominated guest stint on
Grey's Anatomy as a sexy bomb-squad member and following it up with a plum role as a high-school football coach on the drama
Friday Night Lights.
Kyle Chandler Fast Facts:
- Worked as a bouncer in a Hollywood nightclub and sold souvenirs at Los Angeles' Natural History Museum before breaking into show business.
- Earned an Outer Critics Circle Award in 1994 for his stage performance in Picnic.
- Kyle Chandler Relationships:
- Edward Chandler - Father
- Kathryn Kyl Chandler - Wife
- Sally Chandler - Mother
- Sawyer Chandler - Daughter
- Sydney Chandler - Daughter
- Kyle Chandler Awards:
- 2006 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
- College:
- Attended the University of Georgia, Athens, GA (majored in theater)
