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Kyle MacLachlan
Actor, Director, ProducerBorn 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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Kyle MacLachlan Filmography
| 2025 | The Lowdown (TV Series) · as Donald Washberg |
| 2025 | Overcompensating (TV Series) · as John |
| 2025 | Echo Valley · as Richard Garrett |
| 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 | 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 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 Cal |
| 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 | Jules Verne's 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 Kyle Maclachlan's Head (voice) |
| 1998 | Route 9 · as Booth Parker |
| 1998 | Jack Higgins's the Windsor Protocol · as Sean Dillon |
| 1998 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | Tales from the Crypt - Uncut (TV Series) |
| 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 Uncredited |
| 2025 | David Lynch: A Hollywood Enigma · as Self - Actor |
| 2022 | Nothing Compares · as Self |
| 2021 | Val · as Self |
| 2020 | How To with John Wilson (TV Series) · as Self (swiping Metrocard On The Subway) |
| 2020 | Celebrity IOU (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Josh Gates Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | You Don't Nomi · as Himself (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | GQ Presents: Iconic Characters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | 75th Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2016 | Blue Velvet Revisited · as Self |
| 2016 | 73rd Golden Globe Awards · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | IMDb on the Scene - Interviews (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | Red Nose Day · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The IMDb Studio at Sundance (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | 72nd Golden Globe Awards · as Self |
| 2014 | Variety: Actors on Actors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | 71st Golden Globe Awards · as Self |
| 2013 | The Getaway (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | RTL Late Night (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | The 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2012 | Katie (2012) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | Above Average Presents (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion · as Self |
| 2012 | The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self |
| 2011 | The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Sundance Skippy · as Self |
| 2010 | The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self |
| 2009 | The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self |
| 2009 | Golden Globe Awards · as Self |
| 2007 | Live Earth · as Self |
| 2007 | Lost: Survivor Guide · as Self - Narrator |
| 2007 | 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self |
| 2007 | The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self |
| 2007 | The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self |
| 2006 | Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | Rachael Ray (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | CollegeHumor Shorts (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | The Apprentice (US) (TV Series) · as Self - Actor |
| 2004 | Sex and the City: A Farewell · as Self |
| 2003 | The 100 Greatest Scary Moments · as Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | The 100 Greatest Movie Stars · as Self |
| 2002 | Mysteries of Love · as Self |
| 2002 | V Graham Norton (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | Richard & Judy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | 2000 MTV Movie Awards · as Self |
| 1998 | So Graham Norton (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1997 | The Directors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1995 | The Frank Skinner Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | The Making of 'Showgirls' · as Self |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | 1994 MTV Movie Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1993 | Those Who ... Football (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | 1991 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1991 | The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1990 | Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter · as Self |
| 1990 | The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1990 | Intimate Portrait (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | The Arsenio Hall Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | This Morning (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | No Frank in Lumberton · as Self |
| 1987 | NPA (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1958 | Etter Dagsrevyen (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee (segment "märtha") |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | In Justice (TV Series) |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) |
| 1992 | Tales from the Crypt - Uncut (TV Series) |