Kyle MacLachlan

Kyle MacLachlan

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.

Echo Valley
2025
Richard Garrett
I Know Catherine, the Log Lady
2025
Self
David Lynch: A Hollywood Enigma
2025
Self - Actor
Blink Twice
2024
Rich
Inside Out 2
2024
Dad (voice)
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
2023
Himself
Miranda's Victim
2023
Warren
Confess, Fletch
2022
Ronald Horan
Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House
2021
Self
Val
2021
Self (archive footage)
Capone
2020
Doctor Karlock
Tesla
2020
Thomas Edison
A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee
2019
Self
High Flying Bird
2019
David Seton
Giant Little Ones
2019
Ray Winter
The Staggering Girl
2019
Matteo / Bruno / Angelo
You Don't Nomi
2019
Himself (archive footage)
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
2018
Isaac Izard
Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon
2017
Self
The Number of Completion
2017
Self
Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers
2017
Self
See You on the Other Side Dear Friend
2017
Self
Tell It Martin
2017
Self
Two Blue Balls
2017
Self
Behind the Red Curtain
2017
Self
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
2017
Self
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
2017
Self
Blue Velvet Revisited
2016
Self
Inside Out
2015
Dad (voice)
Riley's First Date?
2015
Dad (voice)
A Slice of Lynch
2007
Self
Northfork
2003
Mr. Hope
Perfume
2001
Business Manager
Thunder Point
1998
Sean Dillon
No Frank in Lumberton
1988
Self
Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls

Self
A Pot of Boiling Oil
2017
Self
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
2017
Self
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014
Special Agent Dale Cooper
Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories
2014
Himself
Breathe In
2013
Peter Sebeck
The Smell of Success
2011
Jimmy St. James
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
2011
Mark Hudson
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
2011
Jeffrey Beaumont
Mao’s Last Dancer
2009
Charles Foster
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008
Bill Kerr (uncredited)
Justice League: The New Frontier
2008
Superman (voice)
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
Self
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007
Mysterious Island
2005
Cyrus
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
2004
Edward Wilde
Touch of Pink
2004
Ghost of Cary Grant
Impressions of Dune
2003
Self
Miranda
2002
Nailor
Mysteries of Love
2002
Self
Me Without You
2001
Daniel
Xchange
2001
Fisk / Toffler 2
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
2001
Self
Hamlet
2000
Claudius
Timecode
2000
Bunny Drysdale
The Spring
2000
Dennis Conway
The Windsor Protocol
1998
Sean Dillon
Route 9
1998
Booth Parker
One Night Stand
1997
Vernon
Mad Dog Time
1996
Jake Parker
The Trigger Effect
1996
Matthew
Moonshine Highway
1996
Jed Muldoon
Showgirls
1995
Zack Carey
The Flintstones
1994
Cliff Vandercave
Against the Wall
1994
Michael Smith
Roswell
1994
Jesse Marcel
Vault of Horror I
1994
Earl Raymond Digs
The Trial
1993
Josef K
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992
Special Agent Dale Cooper
Where the Day Takes You
1992
Ted
Rich in Love
1992
Billy McQueen
The Doors
1991
Ray Manzarek
Don't Tell Her It's Me
1990
Trout Potts
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990
Self
Twin Peaks
1989
Special Agent Dale Cooper
Dream Breakers
1989
Bobby O'Connor
The Hidden
1987
Lloyd Gallagher
Blue Velvet
1986
Jeffrey Beaumont
Dune
1984
Paul Atreides
Destination Dune
1983
Self
The Changeling
1980
(Uncredited)