Kyle MacLachlan

Known For: Acting
Born: February 22, 1959
Place of Birth: Yakima, Washington, USA

Kyle MacLachlan

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.

Filmography

I Know Catherine, the Log Lady

2026 · Self

The Lowdown

2025 · Donald Washberg

Echo Valley

2025 · Richard Garrett

Overcompensating

2025 · John Scanlon

Welcome to Lynchland

2025 · Self - Actor

Blink Twice

2024 · Rich

Inside Out 2

2024 · Dad (voice)

Fallout

2024 · Overseer Hank MacLean

Miranda's Victim

2023 · Warren

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures

2023 · Draiven Bosh (voice)

Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen

2023 · Himself

Confess, Fletch

2022 · Ronald Horan

Joe vs Carole

2022 · Howard Baskin

How I Met Your Father

2022 · The Captain

You Don't Nomi

2021 · Himself (archive footage)

Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House

2021 · Self

Atlantic Crossing

2020 · President Franklin D. Roosevelt

How To with John Wilson

2020 · Self (Swiping MetroCard on the Subway)

Tesla

2020 · Thomas Edison

Capone

2020 · Doctor Karlock

A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee

2019 · Self

Carol's Second Act

2019 · Dr. Stephen Frost

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019 · Self

The Staggering Girl

2019 · Matteo / Bruno / Angelo

High Flying Bird

2019 · David Seton

Giant Little Ones

2019 · Ray Winter

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

2018 · Isaac Izard

Explained

2018 · Narrator (voice)

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

2018 · Self

Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon

2017 · Self

Tell It Martin

2017 · Self

The Number of Completion

2017 · Self

Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers

2017 · Self

See You on the Other Side Dear Friend

2017 · Self

I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun

2017 · Self

A Pot of Boiling Oil

2017 · Self

Behind the Red Curtain

2017 · Self

Two Blue Balls

2017 · Self

The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair

2017 · Self

A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks

2017 · Self

Blue Velvet Revisited

2016 · Self

Riley's First Date?

2015 · Dad (voice)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 · Self - Guest

Inside Out

2015 · Dad (voice)

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015 · Self

Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories

2014 · Self

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

2014 · Special Agent Dale Cooper

Believe

2014 · Roman Skouras

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 · Self - Guest

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

2013 · Skye's Father, The Doctor, Cal

Blackout

2013 · Mayor

Breathe In

2013 · Peter Sebeck

Made in Jersey

2012 · Donovan Stark

Brunch Village

2012 · Mayor

Gravity Falls

2012 · Bus Driver (voice)

Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage

2011 · Jeffrey Beaumont

Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

2011 · Mark Hudson

The Smell of Success

2011 · Jimmy St. James

The Doctor

2011

Portlandia

2011 · Mayor

Mao’s Last Dancer

2009 · Charles Foster

The Good Wife

2009 · Josh Perotti

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009 · Self - Guest

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

2008 · Bill Kerr (uncredited)

Justice League: The New Frontier

2008 · Superman (voice)

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

2007 · Self

A Slice of Lynch

2007 · Self

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

2007 · Self

In Justice

2006 · David Swain

How I Met Your Mother

2005 · George Van Smoot

Jules Verne's Mysterious Island

2005 · Cyrus

Jules Verne's Mysterious Island

2005 · Cyrus

American Dad!

2005 · Del (voice)

Desperate Housewives

2004 · Orson Hodge

The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

2004 · Self - Guest

Touch of Pink

2004 · Ghost of Cary Grant

The Librarian: Quest for the Spear

2004 · Edward Wilde

Northfork

2003 · Mr. Hope

Impressions of Dune

2003 · Self

V Graham Norton

2002 · Self

Mysteries of Love

2002 · Self

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

2001 · Self

Me Without You

2001 · Daniel

Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks

2001 · Self

Perfume

2001 · Business Manager

Xchange

2001 · Fisk / Toffler 2

Hamlet

2000 · Claudius

Timecode

2000 · Bunny Drysdale

The Spring

2000 · Dennis Conway

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 · Andrew Raines, Dr. Brett Morton

Futurama

1999 · Dung Beetle (voice), Kyle MacLachlan's Head (voice)

Route 9

1998 · Booth Parker

The Windsor Protocol

1998 · Sean Dillon

Sex and the City

1998 · Trey MacDougal

The Invisible Man

1998 · Jack Griffin

Thunder Point

1998 · Sean Dillon

One Night Stand

1997 · Vernon

The View

1997 · Self

Mad Dog Time

1996 · Jake Parker

The Trigger Effect

1996 · Matthew

The Daily Show

1996 · Self

Moonshine Highway

1996 · Jed Muldoon

Showgirls

1995 · Zack Carey

The Frank Skinner Show

1995 · Self

The Conversation

The Conversation

1995 · Harry Caul

Roswell

1994 · Jesse Marcel

Vault of Horror I

1994 · Earl Raymond Digs (archive footage)

The Flintstones

1994 · Cliff Vandercave

Against the Wall

1994 · Michael Smith

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993 · Self - Guest

The Trial

1993 · Josef K

Where the Day Takes You

1992 · Ted

Rich in Love

1992 · Billy McQueen

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

1991 · Ray Manzarek

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

1990 · Self

Don't Tell Her It's Me

1990 · Trout Potts

Twin Peaks

1990 · Dale Cooper, Dougie Jones / Dale Cooper

Twin Peaks

1989 · Special Agent Dale Cooper

Dream Breakers

1989 · Bobby O'Connor

Tales from the Crypt

1989 · Earl Raymond Digs (segment "Carrion Death"), Director

American Experience

1988 · Narrator

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988 · Self - Guest

No Frank in Lumberton

1988 · Self

The Hidden

1987 · Lloyd Gallagher

Blue Velvet

1986 · Jeffrey Beaumont

Screen Two

1985 · Josef K

Dune

1984 · Paul Atreides

Destination Dune

1983 · Self

The Changeling

1980 · Uncredited

Saturday Night Live

1975 · Self - Host

Altar

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You Deserve Each Other

You Deserve Each Other

— · Eugene Rose

New Line: Independent Legacies

New Line: Independent Legacies

— · Self (archive footage)

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