Kyle MacLachlan

Kyle MacLachlan

Acting

February 22, 1959Yakima, Washington, USA

Kyle Merritt MacLachlan (born February 22, 1959) is an American actor known for his roles in Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, and Sex and the City. He's known for his collaborations with David Lynch, who directed MacLachlan's screen debut in Dune and the Twin Peaks film prequel, Fire Walk with Me. MacLachlan won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Dale Cooper in Twin Peaks.

Known for

Inside Out

Inside Out

2015

Inside Out 2

Inside Out 2

2024

How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother

2005

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Blue Velvet

Blue Velvet

1986

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

2013

Futurama

Futurama

1999

Gravity Falls

Gravity Falls

2012

Dune

Dune

1984

Fallout

Fallout

2024

Acting138

I Know Catherine, the Log Lady

I Know Catherine, the Log Lady

2026

Self

The Lowdown

The Lowdown

2025

Donald Washberg

Echo Valley

Echo Valley

2025

Richard Garrett

Overcompensating

Overcompensating

2025

John Scanlon

Welcome to Lynchland

Welcome to Lynchland

2025

Self - Actor

Blink Twice

Blink Twice

2024

Rich

Inside Out 2

Inside Out 2

2024

Dad (voice)

Fallout

Fallout

2024

Overseer Hank MacLean

Miranda's Victim

Miranda's Victim

2023

Warren

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures

2023

Draiven Bosh (voice)

Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen

Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen

2023

Himself

Confess, Fletch

Confess, Fletch

2022

Ronald Horan

Joe vs Carole

Joe vs Carole

2022

Howard Baskin

How I Met Your Father

How I Met Your Father

2022

The Captain

You Don't Nomi

You Don't Nomi

2021

Himself (archive footage)

Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House

Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House

2021

Self

Atlantic Crossing

Atlantic Crossing

2020

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

How To with John Wilson

How To with John Wilson

2020

Self (Swiping MetroCard on the Subway)

Tesla

Tesla

2020

Thomas Edison

Capone

Capone

2020

Doctor Karlock

A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee

A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee

2019

Self

Carol's Second Act

Carol's Second Act

2019

Dr. Stephen Frost

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

Self

The Staggering Girl

The Staggering Girl

2019

Matteo / Bruno / Angelo

High Flying Bird

High Flying Bird

2019

David Seton

Giant Little Ones

Giant Little Ones

2019

Ray Winter

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

2018

Isaac Izard

Explained

Explained

2018

Narrator (voice)

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

2018

Self

Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon

Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon

2017

Self

The Number of Completion

The Number of Completion

2017

Self

Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers

Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers

2017

Self

See You on the Other Side Dear Friend

See You on the Other Side Dear Friend

2017

Self

Tell It Martin

Tell It Martin

2017

Self

Two Blue Balls

Two Blue Balls

2017

Self

Behind the Red Curtain

Behind the Red Curtain

2017

Self

A Pot of Boiling Oil

A Pot of Boiling Oil

2017

Self

A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks

A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks

2017

Self

The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair

The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair

2017

Self

I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun

I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun

2017

Self

Blue Velvet Revisited

Blue Velvet Revisited

2016

Self

Riley's First Date?

Riley's First Date?

2015

Dad (voice)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Self - Guest

Inside Out

Inside Out

2015

Dad (voice)

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

Self

Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories

Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories

2014

Self

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

2014

Special Agent Dale Cooper

Believe

Believe

2014

Roman Skouras

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

Self - Guest

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

2013

Skye's Father / The Doctor / Cal

Blackout

Blackout

2013

Mayor

Breathe In

Breathe In

2013

Peter Sebeck

Made in Jersey

Made in Jersey

2012

Donovan Stark

Brunch Village

Brunch Village

2012

Mayor

Gravity Falls

Gravity Falls

2012

Bus Driver (voice)

Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage

Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage

2011

Jeffrey Beaumont

Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

2011

Mark Hudson

The Smell of Success

The Smell of Success

2011

Jimmy St. James

The Doctor

2011

Portlandia

Portlandia

2011

Mayor

Mao’s Last Dancer

Mao’s Last Dancer

2009

Charles Foster

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

2009

Josh Perotti

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

Self - Guest

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

2008

Bill Kerr (uncredited)

Justice League: The New Frontier

Justice League: The New Frontier

2008

Superman (voice)

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

2007

Self

A Slice of Lynch

A Slice of Lynch

2007

Self

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

2007

Self

In Justice

In Justice

2006

David Swain

How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother

2005

George Van Smoot

Jules Verne's Mysterious Island

Jules Verne's Mysterious Island

2005

Cyrus

Jules Verne's Mysterious Island

Jules Verne's Mysterious Island

2005

Cyrus

American Dad!

American Dad!

2005

Del (voice)

Desperate Housewives

Desperate Housewives

2004

Orson Hodge

The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

2004

Self - Guest

Touch of Pink

Touch of Pink

2004

Ghost of Cary Grant

The Librarian: Quest for the Spear

The Librarian: Quest for the Spear

2004

Edward Wilde

Northfork

Northfork

2003

Mr. Hope

Impressions of Dune

Impressions of Dune

2003

Self

V Graham Norton

V Graham Norton

2002

Self

Mysteries of Love

Mysteries of Love

2002

Self

Miranda

Miranda

2002

Nailor

An Introduction to David Lynch

An Introduction to David Lynch

2001

Self

Postcards From The Cast

Postcards From The Cast

2001

Self

Richard & Judy

Richard & Judy

2001

Self

Me Without You

Me Without You

2001

Daniel

Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks

Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks

2001

Self

Perfume

Perfume

2001

Business Manager

Xchange

Xchange

2001

Fisk / Toffler 2

Hamlet

Hamlet

2000

Claudius

Timecode

Timecode

2000

Bunny Drysdale

The Spring

The Spring

2000

Dennis Conway

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Andrew Raines / Dr. Brett Morton

Futurama

Futurama

1999

Dung Beetle (voice) / Kyle MacLachlan's Head (voice)

Route 9

Route 9

1998

Booth Parker

The Windsor Protocol

The Windsor Protocol

1998

Sean Dillon

Sex and the City

Sex and the City

1998

Trey MacDougal

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

1998

Jack Griffin

Thunder Point

Thunder Point

1998

Sean Dillon

One Night Stand

One Night Stand

1997

Vernon

The View

The View

1997

Self

Mad Dog Time

Mad Dog Time

1996

Jake Parker

The Trigger Effect

The Trigger Effect

1996

Matthew

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

Self

Moonshine Highway

Moonshine Highway

1996

Jed Muldoon

Showgirls

Showgirls

1995

Zack Carey

The Frank Skinner Show

The Frank Skinner Show

1995

Self

The Conversation

The Conversation

1995

Harry Caul

Roswell

Roswell

1994

Jesse Marcel

Vault of Horror I

Vault of Horror I

1994

Earl Raymond Digs (archive footage)

The Flintstones

The Flintstones

1994

Cliff Vandercave

Against the Wall

Against the Wall

1994

Michael Smith

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

Self - Guest

The Trial

The Trial

1993

Josef K

Where the Day Takes You

Where the Day Takes You

1992

Ted

Rich in Love

Rich in Love

1992

Billy McQueen

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

1992

Special Agent Dale Cooper

Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

1991

Self

The Doors

The Doors

1991

Ray Manzarek

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

1990

Self

Don't Tell Her It's Me

Don't Tell Her It's Me

1990

Trout Potts

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

1990

Dale Cooper / Dougie Jones / Dale Cooper

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

1989

Special Agent Dale Cooper

Dream Breakers

Dream Breakers

1989

Bobby O'Connor

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

1989

Earl Raymond Digs (segment "Carrion Death")

American Experience

American Experience

1988

Narrator

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

Self - Guest

No Frank in Lumberton

No Frank in Lumberton

1988

Self

The Hidden

The Hidden

1987

Lloyd Gallagher

Blue Velvet

Blue Velvet

1986

Jeffrey Beaumont

Screen Two

Screen Two

1985

Josef K

Dune

Dune

1984

Paul Atreides

Destination Dune

Destination Dune

1983

Self

The Changeling

The Changeling

1980

Uncredited

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Self - Host

Altar

Altar

You Deserve Each Other

You Deserve Each Other

Eugene Rose

New Line: Independent Legacies

New Line: Independent Legacies

Self (archive footage)

Directing1

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

1989

Director