What The Cast Of Friday Night Lights Looks Like Today

If the movie had Billy Bob Thornton, "Friday Night Lights," the series had Kyle Chandler playing Coach Eric Taylor. Interestingly, the show's creator, Peter Berg, didn't think Chandler was right for the part at first. For him, the actor was nothing like Thornton, and Berg was determined to find the right person for the role. As executive producer Sarah Aubrey told Grantland, "I think Pete was concerned that Kyle was too pretty."

But then, Chandler and Berg met for lunch, and the actor showed up looking a little disheveled after drinking with his buddies. At that moment, Chandler won Berg over. "I just said, "You look like a Texas high school football coach!" the show creator recalled. Coach Taylor was as strict as they come, but he had a big heart, and it suddenly seemed like Chandler was born to play the role for the small screen. The Buffalo native eventually won an Emmy for his lead performance in the series.

Following the end of "Friday Night Lights," Chandler went back to looking 'pretty' again as he ventured more onto the big screen, where he has continued to enjoy critical acclaim. Right after the series ended, he starred in Ben Affleck's "Argo," Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty" and later on, Martin Scorsese's "The Wolf of Wall Street." In addition, Chandler also joined the highly popular "Godzilla" franchise. The actor also pursued episodic projects from time to time, such as "Bloodline," "Mayor of Kingstown," and "Super Pumped."