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), 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.
Acting (85 movies)
The Flintstones
1994
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008
Blue Velvet
1986
The Doors
1991
Dune
1984
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992
Hamlet
2000
Showgirls
1995
Don't Tell Her It's Me
1990
Against the Wall
1994
Me Without You
2001
Xchange
2001
One Night Stand
1997
The Hidden
1987
Mao’s Last Dancer
2009
Justice League: The New Frontier
2008
Timecode
2000
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
2004
Roswell
1994
The Smell of Success
2011
The Spring
2000
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
2023
Mad Dog Time
1996
Where the Day Takes You
1992
The Trial
1993
Miranda
2002
The Windsor Protocol
1998
Touch of Pink
2004
The Trigger Effect
1996
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
2005
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
2011
Mysteries of Love
2002
Moonshine Highway
1996
Rich in Love
1992
Breathe In
2013
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
2001
Route 9
1998
Miranda's Victim
2023
Blink Twice
2024
Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon
2017
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007
Inside Out 2
2024
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014
Confess, Fletch
2022
Thunder Point
1998
Inside Out
2015
A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee
2019
No Frank in Lumberton
1988
Riley's First Date?
2015
Echo Valley
2025
Blue Velvet Revisited
2016
Twin Peaks
1989
Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories
2014
A Slice of Lynch
2007
Northfork
2003
Vault of Horror I
1994
Dream Breakers
1989
Perfume
2001
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
2018
Capone
2020
High Flying Bird
2019
Giant Little Ones
2019
I Know Catherine, the Log Lady
2025
The Staggering Girl
2019
You Don't Nomi
2021
Impressions of Dune
2003
Tesla
2020
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
2011
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990
Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House
2021
Tell It Martin
2017
The Number of Completion
2017
Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers
2017
See You on the Other Side Dear Friend
2017
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
2017
A Pot of Boiling Oil
2017
Behind the Red Curtain
2017
Two Blue Balls
2017
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
2017
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
2017
Welcome to Lynchland
2025
Destination Dune
1983
The Changeling
1980
Cooper's sausage
2025
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