Kyle MacLachlan
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1959-02-22 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
Yakima, Washington, USA
Kyle MacLachlan
Biography
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.
Acting
You Deserve Each Other
as Eugene Rose
(2025)
Echo Valley
as Richard Garrett
(2025)
Welcome to Lynchland
as Self - Actor
(2025)
(2024)
Inside Out 2
as Dad (voice)
(2024)
Blink Twice
as Rich
(2023)
Miranda's Victim
as Warren
(2023)
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
as Himself
(2022)
Confess, Fletch
as Ronald Horan
(2021)
You Don't Nomi
as Himself (archive footage)
(2021)
(2020)
Tesla
as Thomas Edison
(2020)
Capone
as Doctor Karlock
(2019)
High Flying Bird
as David Seton
(2019)
Giant Little Ones
as Ray Winter
(2019)
The Staggering Girl
as Matteo / Bruno / Angelo
(2019)
(2018)
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
as Isaac Izard
(2017)
(2017)
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
as Self
(2017)
Two Blue Balls
as Self
(2017)
(2017)
Behind the Red Curtain
as Self
(2017)
The Number of Completion
as Self
(2017)
A Pot of Boiling Oil
as Self
(2017)
Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon
as Self
(2017)
(2017)
Tell It Martin
as Self
(2017)
Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers
as Self
(2016)
Blue Velvet Revisited
as Self
(2015)
Inside Out
as Dad (voice)
(2015)
Riley's First Date?
as Dad (voice)
(2014)
(2014)
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
as Special Agent Dale Cooper
(2013)
Breathe In
as Peter Sebeck
(2011)
The Smell of Success
as Jimmy St. James
(2011)
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
as Mark Hudson
(2011)
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
as Jeffrey Beaumont
(2011)
(2009)
Mao’s Last Dancer
as Charles Foster
(2008)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
as Bill Kerr (uncredited)
(2008)
Justice League: The New Frontier
as Superman (voice)
(2007)
(2007)
A Slice of Lynch
as Self
(2007)
(2005)
Mysterious Island
as Cyrus
(2004)
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
as Edward Wilde
(2004)
Touch of Pink
as Ghost of Cary Grant
(2003)
Northfork
as Mr. Hope
(2003)
Impressions of Dune
as Self
(2002)
Miranda
as Nailor
(2002)
Mysteries of Love
as Self
(2001)
Me Without You
as Daniel
(2001)
Perfume
as Business Manager
(2001)
Xchange
as Fisk / Toffler 2
(2001)
Postcards From The Cast
as Self
(2001)
(2001)
(2000)
Hamlet
as Claudius
(2000)
The Spring
as Dennis Conway
(2000)
Timecode
as Bunny Drysdale
(1998)
The Windsor Protocol
as Sean Dillon
(1998)
Thunder Point
as Sean Dillon
(1998)
(1998)
Route 9
as Booth Parker
(1997)
One Night Stand
as Vernon
(1996)
Mad Dog Time
as Jake Parker
(1996)
Moonshine Highway
as Jed Muldoon
(1996)
The Trigger Effect
as Matthew
(1995)
Showgirls
as Zack Carey
(1995)
The Conversation
as Harry Caul
(1994)
Vault of Horror I
as Earl Raymond Digs (archive footage)
(1994)
The Flintstones
as Cliff Vandercave
(1994)
Against the Wall
as Michael Smith
(1994)
Roswell
as Jesse Marcel
(1993)
The Trial
as Josef K
(1992)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
as Special Agent Dale Cooper
(1992)
Rich in Love
as Billy McQueen
(1992)
Where the Day Takes You
as Ted
(1991)
The Doors
as Ray Manzarek
(1991)
(1990)
Don't Tell Her It's Me
as Trout Potts
(1990)
(1989)
Dream Breakers
as Bobby O'Connor
(1989)
Twin Peaks
as Special Agent Dale Cooper
(1988)
No Frank in Lumberton
as Self
(1987)
The Hidden
as Lloyd Gallagher
(1986)
Blue Velvet
as Jeffrey Beaumont
(1984)
Dune
as Paul Atreides
(1983)
Destination Dune
as Self
(1980)
The Changeling
as Uncredited