Kyle MacLachlan

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1959-02-22 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Yakima, Washington, USA

Kyle MacLachlan

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), ...

Acting

1994

The Flintstones

as Cliff Vandercave

2008

1986

Blue Velvet

as Jeffrey Beaumont

1991

The Doors

as Ray Manzarek

1984

Dune

as Paul Atreides

1992

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

as Special Agent Dale Cooper

2000

Hamlet

as Claudius

1995

Showgirls

as Zack Carey

1990

1994

Against the Wall

as Michael Smith

2001

2001

Xchange

as Fisk / Toffler 2

1997

1987

The Hidden

as Lloyd Gallagher

2009

Mao’s Last Dancer

as Charles Foster

2008

2000

Timecode

as Bunny Drysdale

1994

Roswell

as Jesse Marcel

2011

The Smell of Success

as Jimmy St. James

2000

The Spring

as Dennis Conway

1996

Mad Dog Time

as Jake Parker

1993

The Trial

as Josef K

2002

Miranda

as Nailor

1998

The Windsor Protocol

as Sean Dillon

2004

Touch of Pink

as Ghost of Cary Grant

1996

2005

1996

Moonshine Highway

as Jed Muldoon

1992

Rich in Love

as Billy McQueen

2013

Breathe In

as Peter Sebeck

1998

Route 9

as Booth Parker

2023

2024

2024

Inside Out 2

as Dad (voice)

2014

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

as Special Agent Dale Cooper

2022

Confess, Fletch

as Ronald Horan

1998

Thunder Point

as Sean Dillon

2015

Inside Out

as Dad (voice)

2015

Riley's First Date?

as Dad (voice)

2025

Echo Valley

as Richard Garrett

1989

Twin Peaks

as Special Agent Dale Cooper

2007

2003

Northfork

as Mr. Hope

1994

Vault of Horror I

as Earl Raymond Digs

1989

Dream Breakers

as Bobby O'Connor

2001

Perfume

as Business Manager

2020

Capone

as Doctor Karlock

2019

High Flying Bird

as David Seton

2019

Giant Little Ones

as Ray Winter

2019

The Staggering Girl

as Matteo / Bruno / Angelo

2019

You Don't Nomi

as Himself (archive footage)

2020

Tesla

as Thomas Edison

2011

2017

2017

1995

The Conversation

as Harry Caul

1983

2021

Val

as Self (archive footage)

1980

The Changeling

as (Uncredited)

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