Sydney Chandler

Chandler is the child of Kathryn (née Macquarrie), a screenwriter, and Kyle Chandler, an actor. ^[3] Due to her father's work as an actor, her family moved around a lot, living in Chicago and Los Angeles, and eventually settling in Dripping Springs, Texas, southwest of Austin.^[4] She has a younger sister named Sawyer.^[3]

Chandler is an alum of St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas.^[5]

In August 2020, Chandler was cast in a reboot of the 1998 slasher film Urban Legend set to be written and directed by Colin Minihan.^[6] However, in October 2022, Minihan revealed that the film had been cancelled due to "bad timing".^[7] Chandler ended up making her film debut with a supporting role in Olivia Wilde's psychological thriller Don't Worry Darling (2022).^[8]

In January 2021, she was cast in the FX miniseries Pistol, a series about the Sex Pistols. Chandler played Chrissie Hynde, a founding member of the Pretenders.^[9] She learned how to sing and play the guitar to prepare for the role.^[10] That same year, it was announced that Chandler would star in Susannah Grant's sex trafficking drama series Coercion for Showtime.^[11] As of August 2024, production for the series has yet to start. Chandler has since appeared in the Apple TV+ mystery drama series Sugar (2024), alongside Colin Farrell.^[12]

In May 2023, she was cast in the lead role of Noah Hawley's Alien: Earth for FX on Hulu.^[13] The series wrapped filming in July 2024,^[14] and debuted on August 12, 2025.