Everett K. Ross in issues #1-2, #4-6, #16, #19, #21-24, #26, and #37 of "Black Panther" Vol. 4, and issue #7 of "Black Panther" Vol. 5. Outside of "Black Panther", Ross had a guest role in "The Uncanny X-Men" Vol. 1, #387. According to creator Christopher Priest, Ross's personality was based on that of Chandler Bing, a character from the television series "Friends", while the name was inspired by the "Family Ties" character Alex P. Keaton. After introducing Ross in "Ka-Zar", Priest chose to bring the character back in "Black Panther" for use as an audience surrogate who "saw Panther the way Panther
Kyle Chandler Spectacular Now". In 2015, Chandler co-starred in Todd Haynes' drama film "Carol", portraying "a jealous husband" to his wife played by Cate Blanchett, who is revealed to be lesbian. Also in 2015, Chandler returned to television with the Netflix drama series "Bloodline", for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. The show premiered to positive reviews from critics, and ended after airing its third season. In the 2016 drama "Manchester by the Sea", he played the main character's older brother. Chandler played an investigator in Shawn Christensen's film "The Vanishing of Sidney Hall" (2017), and starred with Rachel