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Kyle MacLachlan
Actor, Director
Born February 22, 1959 (63 years)
Kyle Merritt MacLachlan 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.
Filmography
| 2022 | Confess, Fletch · as Horan |
| 2022 | Joe vs. Carole (TV Series) · as Howard Baskin |
| 2022 | How I Met Your Father (TV Series) · as The Captain |
| 2020 | Capone · as Doctor Karlock |
| 2020 | Tesla · as Thomas Edison |
| 2020 | Atlantic Crossing (TV Series) · as President Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| 2019 | High Flying Bird · as David Seton |
| 2019 | The Staggering Girl · as Matteo / Bruno / Angelo |
| 2019 | Carol's Second Act (TV Series) · as Dr. Stephen Frost |
| 2018 | The House with a Clock in Its Walls · as Isaac Izard |
| 2018 | Giant Little Ones · as Ray Winter |
| 2018 | Hollywood, No Sex Please! · as Jeffrey Beaumont |
| 2015 | Inside Out · as Dad (voice) |
| 2015 | Riley's First Date? · as Dad (voice) |
| 2014 | Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces · as Special Agent Dale Cooper |
| 2014 | Believe (TV Series) · as Roman Skouras |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2014 | Blue Velvet Lost Footage · as Jeffrey Beaumont |
| 2013 | Breathe In · as Peter Sebeck |
| 2013 | Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV Series) · as Cal |
| 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) |
| 2006 | Free Jimmy · as Marius (voice) |
| 2006 | In Justice (TV Series) · as David Swain |
| 2006 | Desperate Housewives Special: The More You Know, the Juicier It Gets · as Orson Hodge |
| 2005 | Mysterious Island · as Cyrus |
| 2005 | How I Met Your Mother (TV Series) · as The Captain |
| 2005 | American Dad! (TV Series) · as Del (voice) |
| 2005 | Mysterious Island (TV Series) · as Cyrus |
| 2004 | Touch of Pink · as Ghost of Cary Grant |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2004 | Desperate Housewives (TV Series) · as Orson Hodge |
| 2004 | The Librarian: Quest for the Spear · as Edward Wilde |
| 2003 | Northfork · as Mr. Hope |
| 2002 | Miranda · as Nailor |
| 2001 | Me Without You · as Daniel |
| 2001 | Xchange · as Fisk / Toffler 2 |
| 2001 | Perfume · as Business Manager |
| 2001 | Grand theft auto 3 · as Donald Love |
| 2000 | Timecode · as Bunny Drysdale |
| 2000 | The Spring · as Dennis Conway |
| 2000 | Hamlet · as Claudius |
| 1999 | Saturday Night Live 25 · as Karl-Henz Schelker |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Dr. Brett Morton/ Andrew Raines |
| 1998 | Route 9 · as Booth Parker |
| 1998 | Thunder Point · as Sean Dillon |
| 1998 | Sex and the City (TV Series) · as Trey MacDougal |
| 1997 | Jack Higgins's the Windsor Protocol · as Sean Dillon |
| 1997 | One Night Stand · as Vernon |
| 1996 | The Trigger Effect · as Matthew |
| 1996 | Mad Dog Time · as Jake Parker |
| 1996 | Moonshine Highway · as Jed Muldoon |
| 1995 | Showgirls · as Zack Carey |
| 1995 | The Frank Skinner Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1994 | The Flintstones · as Cliff Vandercave |
| 1994 | Roswell · as Jesse Marcel |
| 1994 | Against the Wall · as Michael Smith |
| 1993 | The Hidden II · as Lloyd Gallagher |
| 1993 | The Trial · as Josef K |
| 1992 | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me · as Dale Cooper |
| 1992 | Where the Day Takes You · as Ted |
| 1992 | Rich in Love · as Billy McQueen |
| 1991 | The Doors · as Ray Manzarek |
| 1990 | The Boyfriend School · as Trout |
| 1990 | Twin Peaks · as Special Agent Dale Cooper |
| 1990 | Twin Peaks (TV Series) · as Dale Cooper |
| 1989 | Dream Breakers · as Bobby O'Connor |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Ryan (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1987 | The Hidden · as Lloyd Gallagher |
| 1986 | Blue Velvet · as Jeffrey Beaumont |
| 1984 | Dune · as Paul Atreides |