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
- 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 · Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House as
- 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
- 2019 · The Staggering Girl as Matteo / Bruno / Angelo
- 2019 · You Don't Nomi as Himself (archive footage)
- 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 · I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun as Self
- 2017 · A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks as Self
- 2017 · The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair as Self
- 2017 · The Number of Completion as Self
- 2017 · Tell It Martin as Self
- 2017 · Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon as Self
- 2017 · A Pot of Boiling Oil as Self
- 2017 · Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers as Self
- 2017 · Two Blue Balls as Self
- 2017 · Behind the Red Curtain as Self
- 2017 · See You on the Other Side Dear Friend 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 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 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 · Portlandia as Mayor
- 2009 · Mao’s Last Dancer as Charles Foster
- 2009 · The Good Wife as Josh Perotti
- 2008 · The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 as Bill Kerr (uncredited)
- 2008 · Justice League: The New Frontier as Superman (voice)
- 2007 · A Slice of Lynch as Self
- 2007 · Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks as
- 2007 · The 50 Greatest Television Dramas as Self
- 2006 · The One Show as Self - Guest
- 2006 · Free Jimmy as Marius (voice)
- 2006 · In Justice as David Swain
- 2005 · How I Met Your Mother as George Van Smoot
- 2005 · Mysterious Island as Cyrus
- 2005 · 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
- 2002 · V Graham Norton as Self
- 2002 · Miranda as Nailor
- 2001 · Postcards From The Cast as Self
- 2001 · Richard & Judy as Self
- 2001 · Me Without You as Daniel
- 2001 · Perfume as Business Manager
- 2001 · Xchange as Fisk / Toffler 2
- 2000 · Hamlet as Claudius
- 2000 · Timecode as Bunny Drysdale
- 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 · Route 9 as Booth Parker
- 1998 · The Windsor Protocol as Sean Dillon
- 1998 · Sex and the City as Trey MacDougal
- 1998 · Thunder Point as Sean Dillon
- 1997 · One Night Stand as Vernon
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · Mad Dog Time as Jake Parker
- 1996 · The Trigger Effect as Matthew
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · Moonshine Highway as Jed Muldoon
- 1995 · Showgirls as Zack Carey
- 1995 · The Frank Skinner Show as Self
- 1994 · Roswell as Jesse Marcel
- 1994 · Vault of Horror I as Earl Raymond Digs
- 1994 · The Flintstones as Cliff Vandercave
- 1994 · Against the Wall as Michael Smith
- 1993 · The Trial as Josef K
- 1992 · Where the Day Takes You as Ted
- 1992 · Rich in Love as Billy McQueen
- 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 · Don't Tell Her It's Me as Trout
- 1990 · Twin Peaks as Dale Cooper
- 1990 · Twin Peaks as Dougie Jones / Dale Cooper
- 1989 · Twin Peaks as Special Agent Dale Cooper
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Earl Raymond Digs
- 1988 · American Experience as Narrator
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1987 · The Hidden as Lloyd Gallagher
- 1986 · Blue Velvet as Jeffrey Beaumont
- 1984 · Dune as Paul Atreides
- Future · Altar as
- Future · Echo Valley as Richard Garrett
- Future · Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls as Self
- 2003 · Impressions of Dune as
- 2002 · Mysteries of Love as Self
- 2002 · Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks as Self
- 2001 · An Introduction to David Lynch as Self
- 1990 · Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter as Self
- Future · I Know Catherine, The Log Lady as Self
- 1989 · Dream Breakers as Bobby O'Connor
- 1988 · No Frank in Lumberton as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host