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
(2025)
Echo Valley
as Richard Garrett
(2025)
David Lynch, A Hollywood Enigma
as Self - Actor
(2025)
(2024)
Inside Out 2
as Dad (voice)
(2024)
Blink Twice
as Rich
(2023)
Miranda's Victim
as Warren
(2023)
Lynch/Oz
as Paul Atreides (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2023)
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
as Himself
(2022)
Confess, Fletch
as Ronald Horan
(2021)
Val
as Self (archive footage)
(2021)
(2020)
Capone
as Doctor Karlock
(2020)
Tesla
as Thomas Edison
(2019)
Giant Little Ones
as Ray Winter
(2019)
High Flying Bird
as David Seton
(2019)
The Staggering Girl
as Matteo / Bruno / Angelo
(2019)
You Don't Nomi
as Himself (archive footage)
(2019)
(2018)
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
as Isaac Izard
(2017)
The Number of Completion
as Self
(2017)
(2017)
Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon
as Self
(2017)
Two Blue Balls
as Self
(2017)
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
as Self
(2017)
(2017)
Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers
as Self
(2017)
(2017)
Tell It Martin
as Self
(2017)
Behind the Red Curtain
as Self
(2017)
A Pot of Boiling Oil
as Self
(2016)
Blue Velvet Revisited
as Self
(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)
(2013)
Breathe In
as Peter Sebeck
(2011)
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
as Mark Hudson
(2011)
The Smell of Success
as Jimmy St. James
(2011)
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
as Jeffrey Beaumont
(2009)
Mao’s Last Dancer
as Charles Foster
(2008)
Justice League: The New Frontier
as Superman (voice)
(2008)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
as Bill Kerr (uncredited)
(2007)
(2007)
(2007)
A Slice of Lynch
as Self
(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)
Perfume
as Business Manager
(2001)
Xchange
as Fisk / Toffler 2
(2001)
Me Without You
as Daniel
(2001)
(2001)
(2001)
Postcards From The Cast
as Self
(2000)
Hamlet
as Claudius
(2000)
Timecode
as Bunny Drysdale
(2000)
The Spring
as Dennis Conway
(1998)
Route 9
as Booth Parker
(1998)
Thunder Point
as Sean Dillon
(1998)
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 Conversation
as Harry Caul
(1994)
The Flintstones
as Cliff Vandercave
(1994)
Roswell
as Jesse Marcel
(1994)
Against the Wall
as Michael Smith
(1994)
Vault of Horror I
as Earl Raymond Digs
(1993)
The Trial
as Josef K
(1992)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
as Special Agent Dale Cooper
(1992)
Where the Day Takes You
as Ted
(1992)
Rich in Love
as Billy McQueen
(1991)
The Doors
as Ray Manzarek
(1991)
(1990)
Don't Tell Her It's Me
as Trout Potts
(1990)
(1989)
Twin Peaks
as Special Agent Dale Cooper
(1989)
Dream Breakers
as Bobby O'Connor
(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