Kyle Chandler is an American television and film actor, best known for his brilliant performance as Eric Taylor in Friday Night Lights (2006–11). The Emmy award winner has acted in many major films and TV series like The Wolf of Wall Street, Manchester by the Sea, Argo, the Godzilla series, Early Nights, etc.
The Buffalo-born actor is fairly secretive about his family, but he has shared some stories and photos of his wife and 2 daughters.
Kyle has been married to his wife for 27 years and lives in Dripping Springs, Texas on their 33-acre ranch with daughters Sydney and Sawyer, where he owns several dogs and donkeys.
Kyle’s Wife Kathryn Chandler
Kathryn Macquarrie Chandler first met Kyle in 1993 in a dog park in Los Angeles. In a rare interview, Kathryn revealed that they saw each other in the park many times before she finally made the first move. They married in 1995 and have been together ever since, making theirs one of the longer marriages in Hollywood.
Professionally, Kathryn Chandler is a screenwriter and actress, at least according to her IMDb page. In contrast to her husband though, her career is much smaller, having just 2 credits to her name- The Willis (1990) and The Red Diaries (1992-99).
It seems that she has abandoned her pursuit in the entertainment industry. With a famous husband and two ambitious daughters, we are sure she is keeping herself busy.
Daughter Sawyer Chandler
Sawyer Chandler is the youngest daughter of Kyle and Kathryn. She is currently a wildlife rehabilitator and has been actively working alongside her dad to end shark finning.
Kyle and his daughter have been advocating against this evil practice since 2011, when she created a website stopsharkfinningtoday.weebly.com. “I have loved sharks my whole life, and the last thing I want on earth is to have them go extinct,” she wrote on the site.
Sydney Chandler
Kyle’s acting career seems to have rubbed off well on his oldest. Sydney Chandler, who is now 26, has had roles in a few movies now.
Notably, she had a lead role in the show Pistols about Sex Pistols, the English punk rock band. She played Chrissie Hynde, The Pretenders’ founding member.
She is quite popular on Instagram, with over 60 thousand followers, where she posts pictures of her friends, her dog, and herself.
She had her breakthrough as an actress in Olivia Wilde’s 2022 movie, Don’t Worry Darling. She plays the role of Violet in the psychological thriller.
Kyle Chandler is a great dad
Kyle Chandler, in an interview with Good Housekeeping, said, “My father always made breakfast in the morning, before we went to school,” Chandler told Good Housekeeping at the time. Whether we wanted to or not, us kids had to sit down and eat.” This is a tradition he says he follows now with his daughters.
“So now I’m doing that with my kids, and I’m the one standing there while they grunt, saying, ‘Eat your breakfast now, come on.'”