Acting
Kyle MacLachlan
Born 22 February 1959 in Yakima, Washington, USA
124 credits
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
Acting 123
- TBANew Line: Independent LegaciesFilmSelf (archive footage)
- TBAYou Deserve Each OtherFilmEugene Rose
- TBAAltarFilm
- 2026I Know Catherine, the Log LadyFilmSelf
- 2025Echo ValleyFilmRichard Garrett
- 2025OvercompensatingSeriesJohn Scanlon
- 2025The LowdownSeriesDonald Washberg
- 2025Welcome to LynchlandFilmSelf - Actor
- 2024FalloutSeriesOverseer Hank MacLean
- 2024Inside Out 2FilmDad (voice)
- 2024Blink TwiceFilmRich
- 2023Star Wars: Young Jedi AdventuresSeriesDraiven Bosh (voice)
- 2023Miranda's VictimFilmWarren
- 2023Svensken bakom HollywoodkroppenFilmHimself
- 2022How I Met Your FatherSeriesThe Captain
- 2022Confess, FletchFilmRonald Horan
- 2022Joe vs CaroleSeriesHoward Baskin
- 2021ValFilmSelf (archive)
- 2021You Don't NomiFilmHimself (archive footage)
- 2021Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer HouseFilmSelf
- 2020TeslaFilmThomas Edison
- 2020CaponeFilmDoctor Karlock
- 2020How To with John WilsonSeriesSelf (Swiping MetroCard on the Subway)
- 2020Atlantic CrossingSeriesPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 2019High Flying BirdFilmDavid Seton
- 2019Giant Little OnesFilmRay Winter
- 2019Carol's Second ActSeriesDr. Stephen Frost
- 2019The Staggering GirlFilmMatteo / Bruno / Angelo
- 2019A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl LeeFilmSelf
- 2018The House with a Clock in Its WallsFilmIsaac Izard
- 2018ExplainedSeriesNarrator (voice)
- 2017The Man with the Gray Elevated HairFilmSelf
- 2017I Had Bad Milk in DehradunFilmSelf
- 2017A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin PeaksFilmSelf
- 2017Behind the Red CurtainFilmSelf
- 2017The Number of CompletionFilmSelf
- 2017A Pot of Boiling OilFilmSelf
- 2017Do Not Pick Up HitchhikersFilmSelf
- 2017Tell It MartinFilmSelf
- 2017See You on the Other Side Dear FriendFilmSelf
- 2017Two Blue BallsFilmSelf
- 2016Blue Velvet RevisitedFilmSelf
- 2015Inside OutFilmDad (voice)
- 2015Riley's First Date?FilmDad (voice)
- 2014BelieveSeriesRoman Skouras
- 2014Twin Peaks: The Missing PiecesFilmSpecial Agent Dale Cooper
- 2014Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me MemoriesFilmSelf
- 2013Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.SeriesCal, Skye's Father, The Doctor
- 2013Breathe InFilmPeter Sebeck
- 2012Gravity FallsSeriesBus Driver (voice)
- 2012Made in JerseySeriesDonovan Stark
- 2012Brunch VillageFilmMayor
- 2011PortlandiaSeriesMayor
- 2011Peace, Love & MisunderstandingFilmMark Hudson
- 2011The Smell of SuccessFilmJimmy St. James
- 2011Blue Velvet: The Lost FootageFilmJeffrey Beaumont
- 2011The DoctorFilm
- 2009The Good WifeSeriesJosh Perotti
- 2009Mao’s Last DancerFilmCharles Foster
- 2008Justice League: The New FrontierFilmSuperman (voice)
- 2008The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2FilmBill Kerr (uncredited)
- 2007A Slice of LynchFilmSelf
- 2007Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin PeaksFilmSelf
- 2007The 50 Greatest Television DramasFilmSelf
- 2006In JusticeSeriesDavid Swain
- 2005American Dad!SeriesDel (voice)
- 2005How I Met Your MotherSeriesGeorge Van Smoot
- 2005Jules Verne's Mysterious IslandSeriesCyrus
- 2005Jules Verne's Mysterious IslandFilmCyrus
- 2004Desperate HousewivesSeriesOrson Hodge
- 2004The Librarian: Quest for the SpearFilmEdward Wilde
- 2004Touch of PinkFilmGhost of Cary Grant
- 2003NorthforkFilmMr. Hope
- 2003Impressions of DuneFilmSelf
- 2002MirandaFilmNailor
- 2002Mysteries of LoveFilmSelf
- 2001Me Without YouFilmDaniel
- 2001XchangeFilmFisk / Toffler 2
- 2001PerfumeFilmBusiness Manager
- 2001An Introduction to David LynchFilmSelf
- 2001Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin PeaksFilmSelf
- 2001Postcards From The CastFilmSelf
- 2000HamletFilmClaudius
- 2000TimecodeFilmBunny Drysdale
- 2000The SpringFilmDennis Conway
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeriesAndrew Raines, Dr. Brett Morton
- 1999FuturamaSeriesDung Beetle (voice), Kyle MacLachlan's Head (voice)
- 1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary SpecialFilm(archive footage)
- 1998Sex and the CitySeriesTrey MacDougal
- 1998Route 9FilmBooth Parker
- 1998The Windsor ProtocolFilmSean Dillon
- 1998Thunder PointFilmSean Dillon
- 1998The Invisible ManFilmJack Griffin
- 1997One Night StandFilmVernon
- 1996The Trigger EffectFilmMatthew
- 1996Mad Dog TimeFilmJake Parker
- 1996Moonshine HighwayFilmJed Muldoon
- 1995ShowgirlsFilmZack Carey
- 1995The ConversationFilmHarry Caul
- 1994The FlintstonesFilmCliff Vandercave
- 1994Against the WallFilmMichael Smith
- 1994RoswellFilmJesse Marcel
- 1994Vault of Horror IFilmEarl Raymond Digs (archive footage)
- 1993The TrialFilmJosef K
- 1992Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with MeFilmSpecial Agent Dale Cooper
- 1992Where the Day Takes YouFilmTed
- 1992Rich in LoveFilmBilly McQueen
- 1991The DoorsFilmRay Manzarek
- 1991Crazy About the Movies: Dennis HopperFilmSelf
- 1990Twin PeaksSeriesDale Cooper, Dale Cooper / Dougie Jones
- 1990Don't Tell Her It's MeFilmTrout Potts
- 1990Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole PorterFilmSelf
- 1989Tales from the CryptSeriesEarl Raymond Digs (segment "Carrion Death")
- 1989Twin PeaksFilmSpecial Agent Dale Cooper
- 1989Dream BreakersFilmBobby O'Connor
- 1988American ExperienceSeriesNarrator
- 1988No Frank in LumbertonFilmSelf
- 1987The HiddenFilmLloyd Gallagher
- 1986Blue VelvetFilmJeffrey Beaumont
- 1985Screen TwoSeriesJosef K
- 1984DuneFilmPaul Atreides
- 1983Destination DuneFilmSelf
- 1980The ChangelingFilmUncredited
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