Kyle Martin Chandler is an American actor known for his role as Eric Taylor in Friday Night Lights from 2006 to 2011. He received a lot of praise for this role and won an Emmy Award in 2011. He started acting in 1988 and appeared in TV shows like Homefront and Early Edition. Chandler has also been in movies like Super 8, Argo, and Godzilla: King of the Monsters. He was born in Buffalo, New York, in 1965, and grew up in Illinois and Georgia. Chandler lives in Texas with his family and is involved in charity work and firefighting.