who played chris kyle
Warner Bros. Bradley Cooper as Chris Kyle in Warner Bros. Pictures' and Village Roadshow Pictures' American Sniper. The filmmakers behind American Sniper left out Chris Kyleâs violent murder at the end of the blockbuster movie for the sake of his two kids, says screenwriter Jason Hall. âA lot of people have asked me, âWhy donât we see Chris get killed?'â Hall told PEOPLE while promoting the film last month.