Person
Kyle MacLachlan
Acting · Born 1959-02-22 · Yakima, Washington, USA
Biography
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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Andrew Raines
American Dad!
Del (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
The Daily Show
Self
Desperate Housewives
Orson Hodge
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
How I Met Your Mother
George Van Smoot
The Good Wife
Josh Perotti
Filmography
- 2026I Know Catherine, the Log LadySelf
- 2025The LowdownDonald Washberg
- 2025Echo ValleyRichard Garrett
- 2025OvercompensatingJohn Scanlon
- 2025Welcome to LynchlandSelf - Actor
- 2024Blink TwiceRich
- 2024Inside Out 2Dad (voice)
- 2024FalloutOverseer Hank MacLean
- 2023Miranda's VictimWarren
- 2023Star Wars: Young Jedi AdventuresDraiven Bosh (voice)
- 2023Svensken bakom HollywoodkroppenHimself
- 2022Confess, FletchRonald Horan
- 2022Joe vs CaroleHoward Baskin
- 2022How I Met Your FatherThe Captain
- 2021You Don't NomiHimself (archive footage)
- 2021Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer HouseSelf
- 2020Atlantic CrossingPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 2020How To with John WilsonSelf (Swiping MetroCard on the Subway)
- 2020TeslaThomas Edison
- 2020CaponeDoctor Karlock
- 2019A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl LeeSelf
- 2019Carol's Second ActDr. Stephen Frost
- 2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf
- 2019The Staggering GirlMatteo / Bruno / Angelo
- 2019High Flying BirdDavid Seton
- 2019Giant Little OnesRay Winter
- 2018The House with a Clock in Its WallsIsaac Izard
- 2018ExplainedNarrator (voice)
- 2018GQ Presents: Iconic CharactersSelf
- 2017Twin Peaks: The PhenomenonSelf
- 2017The Number of CompletionSelf
- 2017Do Not Pick Up HitchhikersSelf
- 2017See You on the Other Side Dear FriendSelf
- 2017Tell It MartinSelf
- 2017Two Blue BallsSelf
- 2017Behind the Red CurtainSelf
- 2017A Pot of Boiling OilSelf
- 2017A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin PeaksSelf
- 2017The Man with the Gray Elevated HairSelf
- 2017I Had Bad Milk in DehradunSelf
- 2016Blue Velvet RevisitedSelf
- 2015Riley's First Date?Dad (voice)
- 2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest
- 2015Inside OutDad (voice)
- 2015The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf
- 2014Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me MemoriesSelf
- 2014Twin Peaks: The Missing PiecesSpecial Agent Dale Cooper
- 2014BelieveRoman Skouras
- 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest
- 2013Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Skye's Father
- 2013BlackoutMayor
- 2013Breathe InPeter Sebeck
- 2012Made in JerseyDonovan Stark
- 2012Brunch VillageMayor
- 2012Gravity FallsBus Driver (voice)
- 2011Blue Velvet: The Lost FootageJeffrey Beaumont
- 2011Peace, Love & MisunderstandingMark Hudson
- 2011The Smell of SuccessJimmy St. James
- 2011The Doctor
- 2011PortlandiaMayor
- 2009Mao’s Last DancerCharles Foster
- 2009The Good WifeJosh Perotti
- 2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
- 2008The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2Bill Kerr (uncredited)
- 2008Justice League: The New FrontierSuperman (voice)
- 2007Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin PeaksSelf
- 2007A Slice of LynchSelf
- 2007The 50 Greatest Television DramasSelf
- 2006In JusticeDavid Swain
- 2005How I Met Your MotherGeorge Van Smoot
- 2005Jules Verne's Mysterious IslandCyrus
- 2005Jules Verne's Mysterious IslandCyrus
- 2005American Dad!Del (voice)
- 2004Desperate HousewivesOrson Hodge
- 2004The Tony Danza ShowSelf - Guest
- 2004Touch of PinkGhost of Cary Grant
- 2004The Librarian: Quest for the SpearEdward Wilde
- 2003NorthforkMr. Hope
- 2003Impressions of DuneSelf
- 2002V Graham NortonSelf
- 2002Mysteries of LoveSelf
- 2002MirandaNailor
- 2001An Introduction to David LynchSelf
- 2001Postcards From The CastSelf
- 2001Richard & JudySelf
- 2001Me Without YouDaniel
- 2001Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin PeaksSelf
- 2001PerfumeBusiness Manager
- 2001XchangeFisk / Toffler 2
- 2000HamletClaudius
- 2000TimecodeBunny Drysdale
- 2000The SpringDennis Conway
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitAndrew Raines
- 1999FuturamaDung Beetle (voice)
- 1998Route 9Booth Parker
- 1998The Windsor ProtocolSean Dillon
- 1998Sex and the CityTrey MacDougal
- 1998The Invisible ManJack Griffin
- 1998Thunder PointSean Dillon
- 1997One Night StandVernon
- 1997The ViewSelf
- 1996Mad Dog TimeJake Parker
- 1996The Trigger EffectMatthew
- 1996The Daily ShowSelf
- 1996Moonshine HighwayJed Muldoon
- 1995ShowgirlsZack Carey
- 1995The Frank Skinner ShowSelf
- 1995The ConversationHarry Caul
- 1994RoswellJesse Marcel
- 1994Vault of Horror IEarl Raymond Digs (archive footage)
- 1994The FlintstonesCliff Vandercave
- 1994Against the WallMichael Smith
- 1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
- 1993The TrialJosef K
- 1992Where the Day Takes YouTed
- 1992Rich in LoveBilly McQueen
- 1992Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with MeSpecial Agent Dale Cooper
- 1991Crazy About the Movies: Dennis HopperSelf
- 1991The DoorsRay Manzarek
- 1990Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole PorterSelf
- 1990Don't Tell Her It's MeTrout Potts
- 1990Twin PeaksDale Cooper
- 1989Twin PeaksSpecial Agent Dale Cooper
- 1989Dream BreakersBobby O'Connor
- 1989Tales from the CryptEarl Raymond Digs (segment "Carrion Death")
- 1988American ExperienceNarrator
- 1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest
- 1988No Frank in LumbertonSelf
- 1987The HiddenLloyd Gallagher
- 1986Blue VelvetJeffrey Beaumont
- 1985Screen TwoJosef K
- 1984DunePaul Atreides
- 1983Destination DuneSelf
- 1980The ChangelingUncredited
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host
- —Altar
- —You Deserve Each OtherEugene Rose
- —New Line: Independent LegaciesSelf (archive footage)
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