Sydney Chandler

About

Sydney Chandler (born February 13, 1996) is an American actress. She began her career in the web series SKAM Austin (2018). On television, she is known for her roles in the FX on Hulu series Pistol (2022) and Alien: Earth (2025–present). Her films include Anima (2026).

Chandler is the child of Kathryn (née Macquarrie), a screenwriter, and Kyle Chandler, an actor. 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. She has a younger sister named Sawyer.
Chandler is an alum of St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas.

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. However, in October 2022, Minihan revealed that the film had been cancelled due to “bad timing”. Chandler ended up making her film debut with a supporting role in Olivia Wilde’s psychological thriller Don’t Worry Darling (2022).
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…