Kyle MacLachlan
Kyle Merritt MacLachlan (born February 22, 1959) is an American actor. MacLachlan widely known for his portrayal of Dale Cooper in the TV series Twin Peaks (1990–1991; 2017), and its prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992). He is also known for his film roles including cult films such as Dune (1984), Blue Velvet (1986), The Hidden (1987), and Showgirls (1995). He has also had prominent roles in other television shows including appearing as Trey MacDougal in Sex and the City (2000–2002), Orson Hodge in Desperate Housewives (2006–2012), The Captain in How I Met Your Mother (2010–2014), the Mayor of Portland in Portlandia (2011–2018), and as Calvin Zabo in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014–2015). MacLachlan was born in Yakima, Washington. His mother, Catherine (née Stone), was a public relations director, and his father, Kent Alan MacLachlan, was a stockbroker and lawyer. He has Scottish, Cornish and German ancestry. He has two younger brothers named Craig and Kent, both of whom live in the Pacific Northwest. MacLachlan graduated from Eisenhower High School in 1977. He graduated from the University of Washington in 1982 and, shortly afterward, moved to Hollywood, California to pursue his career.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · The Lowdown as Donald Washberg
- 2025 · Echo Valley as Richard Garrett
- 2025 · Overcompensating as John
- 2025 · Welcome to Lynchland as Self - Actor
- 2025 · I Know Catherine, the Log Lady as Self
- 2024 · Blink Twice as Rich
- 2024 · Inside Out 2 as Dad (voice)
- 2024 · Fallout as Overseer Hank MacLean
- 2023 · Miranda's Victim as Warren
- 2023 · Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures as Draiven Bosh (voice)
- 2023 · Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen as Himself
- 2022 · Confess, Fletch as Ronald Horan
- 2022 · Joe vs Carole as Howard Baskin
- 2022 · How I Met Your Father as The Captain
- 2021 · You Don't Nomi as Himself (archive footage)
- 2021 · Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House as Self
- 2020 · Atlantic Crossing as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 2020 · How To with John Wilson as Self (Swiping MetroCard on the subway)
- 2020 · Tesla as Thomas Edison
- 2020 · Capone as Doctor Karlock
- 2019 · A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee as Self
- 2019 · Carol's Second Act as Dr. Stephen Frost
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · The Staggering Girl as Matteo / Bruno / Angelo
- 2019 · High Flying Bird as David Seton
- 2019 · Giant Little Ones as Ray Winter
- 2018 · The House with a Clock in Its Walls as Isaac Izard
- 2018 · Explained as Narrator (voice)
- 2018 · GQ Presents: Iconic Characters as Self
- 2017 · Behind the Red Curtain as Self
- 2017 · I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun as Self
- 2017 · Two Blue Balls as Self
- 2017 · The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair as Self
- 2017 · A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks as Self
- 2017 · The Number of Completion as Self
- 2017 · Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon as Self
- 2017 · See You on the Other Side Dear Friend as Self
- 2017 · Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers as Self
- 2017 · A Pot of Boiling Oil as Self
- 2017 · Tell It Martin as Self
- 2016 · Blue Velvet Revisited as Self
- 2015 · Riley's First Date? as Dad (voice)
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Inside Out as Dad (voice)
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self
- 2014 · Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories as Himself
- 2014 · Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces as Special Agent Dale Cooper
- 2014 · Believe as Roman Skouras
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2013 · Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Skye's Father
- 2013 · Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as The Doctor
- 2013 · Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Cal
- 2013 · Breathe In as Peter Sebeck
- 2012 · Made in Jersey as Donovan Stark
- 2012 · Gravity Falls as Bus Driver (voice)
- 2011 · Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage as Jeffrey Beaumont
- 2011 · Peace, Love & Misunderstanding as Mark Hudson
- 2011 · The Smell of Success as Jimmy St. James
- 2011 · The Doctor as
- 2011 · Portlandia as Mayor
- 2009 · Mao’s Last Dancer as Charles Foster
- 2009 · The Good Wife as Josh Perotti
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2008 · The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 as Bill Kerr (uncredited)
- 2008 · Justice League: The New Frontier as Superman (voice)
- 2007 · Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks as
- 2007 · A Slice of Lynch as Self
- 2007 · The 50 Greatest Television Dramas as Self
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · In Justice as David Swain
- 2005 · How I Met Your Mother as George Van Smoot
- 2005 · Jules Verne's Mysterious Island as Cyrus
- 2005 · Jules Verne's Mysterious Island as Cyrus
- 2005 · American Dad! as Del (voice)
- 2004 · Desperate Housewives as Orson Hodge
- 2004 · The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest
- 2004 · Touch of Pink as Ghost of Cary Grant
- 2004 · The Librarian: Quest for the Spear as Edward Wilde
- 2003 · Northfork as Mr. Hope
- 2003 · Impressions of Dune as Self
- 2002 · V Graham Norton as Self
- 2002 · Mysteries of Love as Self
- 2002 · Miranda as Nailor
- 2001 · Richard & Judy as Self
- 2001 · Me Without You as Daniel
- 2001 · Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks as Self
- 2000 · Hamlet as Claudius
- 2000 · The Spring as Dennis Conway
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Andrew Raines
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Brett Morton
- 1999 · Futurama as Dung Beetle (voice)
- 1999 · Futurama as Kyle MacLachlan's Head (voice)
- 1998 · The Windsor Protocol as Sean Dillon
- 1998 · Sex and the City as Trey MacDougal
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1995 · Showgirls as Zack Carey
- 1995 · The Frank Skinner Show as Self
- 1994 · Vault of Horror I as Earl Raymond Digs (archive footage)
- 1994 · The Flintstones as Cliff Vandercave
- 1994 · Against the Wall as Michael Smith
- 1992 · Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me as Special Agent Dale Cooper
- 1991 · Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper as Self
- 1991 · The Doors as Ray Manzarek
- 1990 · Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter as Self
- 1990 · Twin Peaks as Dale Cooper
- 1990 · Twin Peaks as Dougie Jones / Dale Cooper
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Earl Raymond Digs (segment "Carrion Death")
- 1988 · American Experience as Narrator
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1987 · The Hidden as Lloyd Gallagher
- 1986 · Blue Velvet as Jeffrey Beaumont
- 1985 · Screen Two as Josef K
- 1984 · Dune as Paul Atreides
- 1983 · Destination Dune as Self
- 1980 · The Changeling as Uncredited
- Future · Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls as Self
- 2001 · Postcards From The Cast as Self
- 1998 · Route 9 as Booth Parker
- 1996 · The Trigger Effect as Matthew
- Future · You Deserve Each Other as Eugene Rose
- 2001 · An Introduction to David Lynch as Self
- 2001 · Perfume as Business Manager
- 2001 · Xchange as Fisk / Toffler 2
- 2000 · Timecode as Bunny Drysdale
- 1998 · The Invisible Man as
- 1998 · Thunder Point as Sean Dillon
- 1997 · One Night Stand as Vernon
- 1996 · Mad Dog Time as Jake Parker
- 1996 · Moonshine Highway as Jed Muldoon
- 1995 · The Conversation as Harry Caul
- 1994 · Roswell as Jesse Marcel
- 1993 · The Trial as Josef K
- 1992 · Where the Day Takes You as Ted
- 1992 · Rich in Love as Billy McQueen
- 1990 · Don't Tell Her It's Me as Trout Potts
- 1989 · Twin Peaks as Special Agent Dale Cooper
- 1989 · Dream Breakers as Bobby O'Connor
- 1988 · No Frank in Lumberton as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- Future · Altar as