Kyle MacLachlan

Kyle MacLachlan

Birthdate
February 22, 1959 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
Yakima, Washington, USA
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
February 22, 1959 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
Yakima, Washington, USA
Known For
Acting

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.

Kyle MacLachlan's LGBTQ+ Titles

Giant Little Ones
Giant Little Ones
Ray Winter
Touch of Pink
Touch of Pink
Ghost of Cary Grant

Acting (132)

I Know Catherine, The Log Lady as Self
Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls as Self
Echo Valley as Richard Garrett
Altar
2024
Blink Twice as Rich
2024
Inside Out 2 as Dad (voice)
2024
Fallout as Overseer Hank MacLean (2 episodes)
2023
Miranda's Victim as Warren
2023
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures as Draiven Bosh (voice) (3 episodes)
2023
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen as Himself
2022
Confess, Fletch as Ronald Horan
2022
Joe vs Carole as Howard Baskin (8 episodes)
2022
How I Met Your Father as The Captain (2 episodes)
2021
Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House
2020
Atlantic Crossing as President Franklin D. Roosevelt (8 episodes)
2020
How To with John Wilson as Self (Swiping MetroCard on the subway) (1 episode)
2020
Tesla as Thomas Edison
2020
Capone as Doctor Karlock
2019
A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee as Self
2019
Carol's Second Act as Dr. Stephen Frost (18 episodes)
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show (1 episode)
2019
The Staggering Girl as Matteo / Bruno / Angelo
2019
You Don't Nomi as Himself (archive footage)
2019
High Flying Bird as David Seton
2019
Giant Little Ones as Ray Winter
2018
The House with a Clock in Its Walls as Isaac Izard
2018
Explained as Narrator (voice) (1 episode)
2018
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters as Self (1 episode)
2017
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks as Self
2017
A Pot of Boiling Oil as Self
2017
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair as Self
2017
Behind the Red Curtain as Self
2017
Two Blue Balls as Self
2017
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun as Self
2017
Tell It Martin as Self
2017
The Number of Completion as Self
2017
See You on the Other Side Dear Friend as Self
2017
Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers as Self
2017
Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon as Self
2016
Blue Velvet Revisited as Self
2015
Riley's First Date? as Dad (voice)
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self (2 episodes)
2015
Inside Out as Dad (voice)
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self (1 episode)
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self (1 episode)
2014
Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories as Himself
2014
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces as Special Agent Dale Cooper
2014
Believe as Roman Skouras (13 episodes)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self (1 episode)
2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Cal (5 episodes)
2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Skye's Father (1 episode)
2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as The Doctor (5 episodes)
2013
Breathe In as Peter Sebeck
2012
Made in Jersey as Donovan Stark (8 episodes)
2012
Gravity Falls as Bus Driver (voice) (1 episode)
2011
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage as Jeffrey Beaumont
2011
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding as Mark Hudson
2011
The Smell of Success as Jimmy St. James
2011
Portlandia as Mayor (24 episodes)
2009
Mao’s Last Dancer as Charles Foster
2009
The Good Wife as Josh Perotti (4 episodes)
2008
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 as Bill Kerr (uncredited)
2008
Justice League: The New Frontier as Superman (voice)
2007
A Slice of Lynch as Self
2007
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas as Self
2006
The One Show as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2006
Free Jimmy as Marius (voice)
2006
In Justice as David Swain (13 episodes)
2005
How I Met Your Mother as George Van Smoot (7 episodes)
2005
Mysterious Island as Cyrus (2 episodes)
2005
Mysterious Island as Cyrus
2005
American Dad! as Del (voice) (1 episode)
2004
Desperate Housewives as Orson Hodge (92 episodes)
2004
The Tony Danza Show as Self - Guest (2 episodes)
2004
Touch of Pink as Ghost of Cary Grant
2004
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear as Edward Wilde
2003
Northfork as Mr. Hope
2003
Impressions of Dune
2002
Mysteries of Love as Self
2002
V Graham Norton as Self (1 episode)
2002
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks as Self
2002
Miranda as Nailor
2001
An Introduction to David Lynch as Self
2001
Postcards From The Cast as Self
2001
Richard & Judy as Self (1 episode)
2001
Me Without You as Daniel
2001
Perfume as Business Manager
2001
Xchange as Fisk / Toffler 2
2000
Hamlet as Claudius
2000
Timecode as Bunny Drysdale
2000
The Spring as Dennis Conway
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Andrew Raines (1 episode)
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Brett Morton (1 episode)
1999
Futurama as Dung Beetle (voice) (1 episode)
1999
Futurama as Kyle MacLachlan's Head (voice) (1 episode)
1998
Route 9 as Booth Parker
1998
The Windsor Protocol as Sean Dillon
1998
Sex and the City as Trey MacDougal (23 episodes)
1998
Thunder Point as Sean Dillon
1997
One Night Stand as Vernon
1997
The View as Self (1 episode)
1996
Mad Dog Time as Jake Parker
1996
The Trigger Effect as Matthew
1996
The Daily Show as Self (2 episodes)
1996
Moonshine Highway as Jed Muldoon
1995
Showgirls as Zack Carey
1995
The Frank Skinner Show as Self (1 episode)
1994
Roswell as Jesse Marcel
1994
Vault of Horror I as Earl Raymond Digs
1994
The Flintstones as Cliff Vandercave
1994
Against the Wall as Michael Smith
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
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper as Self
1991
The Doors as Ray Manzarek
1990
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter as Self
1990
Don't Tell Her It's Me as Trout
1990
Twin Peaks as Dale Cooper (30 episodes)
1990
Twin Peaks as Dougie Jones / Dale Cooper (18 episodes)
1989
Twin Peaks as Special Agent Dale Cooper
1989
Dream Breakers as Bobby O'Connor
1989
Tales from the Crypt as Earl Raymond Digs (1 episode)
1988
American Experience as Narrator (1 episode)
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (2 episodes)
1988
No Frank in Lumberton as Self
1987
The Hidden as Lloyd Gallagher
1986
Blue Velvet as Jeffrey Beaumont
1984
Dune as Paul Atreides
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Host (1 episode)

Directing (2)

2006
In Justice • Director (4 episodes)
• Director (4 episodes)
1989
Tales from the Crypt • Director (1 episode)
• Director (1 episode)