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Kyle MacLachlan
Actor, DirectorBorn February 22, 1959 (66 years)
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.
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.
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| 2025 | The Sensitive Kind (TV Series) · as Donald Washberg |
| 2025 | Echo Valley · as Richard Garrett |
| 2025 | Overcompensating (TV Series) · as John |
| 2024 | Dream Productions (TV Series) · as Dad |
| 2024 | Blink Twice · as Rich |
| 2024 | Primos (TV Series) · as Bill |
| 2024 | Inside Out 2 · as Dad (voice) |
| 2024 | Fallout (TV Series) · as Overseer Hank Maclean |
| 2023 | Miranda's Victim · as Warren |
| 2023 | Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (TV Series) · as Draiven Bosh (voice) |
| 2023 | Lucky Hank (TV Series) · as Dickie Pope |
| 2022 | Confess, Fletch · as Ronald Horan |
| 2022 | Lynch/Oz · as Paul Atreides (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2022 | Joe vs. Carole (TV Series) · as Howard Baskin |
| 2022 | How I Met Your Father (TV Series) · as The Captain |
| 2020 | Atlantic Crossing (TV Series) · as President Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 2020 | Tesla · as Thomas Edison |
| 2020 | Capone · as Doctor Karlock |
| 2019 | Carol's Second Act (TV Series) · as Dr. Stephen Frost |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) |
| 2019 | The Staggering Girl · as Matteo / Bruno / Angelo |
| 2019 | High Flying Bird · as David Seton |
| 2018 | Giant Little Ones · as Ray Winter |
| 2018 | The House with a Clock in Its Walls · as Isaac Izard |
| 2018 | Explained (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2018 | Hollywood, No Sex Please! · as Jeffrey Beaumont |
| 2015 | Riley's First Date? · as Dad (voice) |
| 2015 | Inside Out · as Dad (voice) |
| 2014 | Blue Velvet Lost Footage · as Jeffrey Beaumont |
| 2014 | Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces · as Special Agent Dale Cooper |
| 2014 | Believe (TV Series) · as Roman Skouras |
| 2013 | Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV Series) · as The Doctor |
| 2013 | Breathe In · as Peter Sebeck |
| 2012 | Made in Jersey (TV Series) · as Donovan Stark |
| 2012 | Gravity Falls (TV Series) · as Bus Driver (voice) |
| 2011 | Peace, Love & Misunderstanding · as Mark Hudson |
| 2011 | Portlandia (TV Series) · as Mayor |
| 2009 | Mao's Last Dancer · as Charles Foster |
| 2009 | The Good Wife (TV Series) · as Josh Perotti |
| 2009 | The Smell of Success · as Jimmy St. James |
| 2008 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 · as Bill Kerr (uncredited) |
| 2008 | Justice League: The New Frontier · as Superman (voice) |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | Desperate Housewives Special: Secrets and Lies · as Orson Hodge |
| 2007 | Lost: The Answers · as Narrator |
| 2006 | Desperate Housewives Special: The More You Know, the Juicier It Gets · as Orson Hodge |
| 2006 | Free Jimmy · as Marius |
| 2006 | In Justice (TV Series) · as David Swain |
| 2005 | How I Met Your Mother (TV Series) · as George Van Smoot |
| 2005 | Mysterious Island · as Cyrus |
| 2005 | Mysterious Island (TV Series) · as Cyrus |
| 2005 | American Dad! (TV Series) · as Del (voice) |
| 2004 | The Librarian: Quest for the Spear · as Edward Wilde |
| 2004 | Desperate Housewives (TV Series) · as Orson Hodge |
| 2004 | Touch of Pink · as Ghost Of Cary Grant |
| 2003 | Northfork · as Mr. Hope |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | Brilliant But Cancelled · as Cast |
| 2001 | Me Without You · as Daniel |
| 2001 | Perfume · as Business Manager |
| 2000 | Xchange · as Fisk / Toffler 2 |
| 2000 | Hamlet · as Claudius |
| 2000 | Timecode · as Bunny Drysdale |
| 2000 | The Spring · as Dennis Conway |
| 1999 | Saturday Night Live 25 · as Karl-Henz Schelker |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Dr. Brett Morton |
| 1999 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Rock · as Florida Coalition Against Pornographic Art Representative |
| 1999 | Futurama (TV Series) · as Dung Beetle (voice) |
| 1998 | Route 9 · as Booth Parker |
| 1998 | Jack Higgins's the Windsor Protocol · as Sean Dillon |
| 1998 | Thunder Point · as Sean Dillon |
| 1998 | Sex and the City (TV Series) · as Trey Macdougal |
| 1998 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Mike Myers · as Karl-Henz Schelker |
| 1998 | The Invisible Man · as Jack Griffin |
| 1997 | Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch · as Special Agent Dale Cooper |
| 1997 | One Night Stand · as Vernon |
| 1996 | Mad Dog Time · as Jake Parker |
| 1996 | The Trigger Effect · as Matthew |
| 1996 | Moonshine Highway · as Jed Muldoon |
| 1995 | Showgirls · as Zack Carey |
| 1994 | Roswell · as Jesse Marcel |
| 1994 | The Flintstones · as Cliff Vandercave |
| 1994 | Against the Wall · as Michael Smith |
| 1993 | The Hidden II · as Lloyd Gallagher |
| 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 | The Doors · as Ray Manzarek |
| 1990 | Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch · as Special Agent Dale Cooper |
| 1990 | The Boyfriend School · as Trout Potts |
| 1990 | Twin Peaks (TV Series) · as Dale Cooper |
| 1989 | Twin Peaks · as Special Agent Dale Cooper |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) · as Earl Raymond Digs (segment "carrion Death") |
| 1989 | Dream Breakers · as Bobby O'connor |
| 1988 | American Experience (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1987 | The Hidden · as Lloyd Gallagher |
| 1986 | Blue Velvet · as Jeffrey Beaumont |
| 1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Josef K |
| 1984 | Dune · as Paul Atreides |
| 1980 | The Changeling · as Extra |