Kyle MacLachlan
Acting
đ 1959-02-22
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 (1990â1991; 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 (2000â2002), Orson Hodge in Desperate Housewives (2006â2012), The Captain in How I Met Your Mother (2010â2014), the Mayor of Portland in Portlandia (2011â2018), and as Calvin Zabo in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014â2015). MacLachlan was born in Yakima, Washington. His mother, Catherine (nÊe 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.
Cast credits(138)
Self
2015
Self
1996
2019
Self
2014
Self
2002
Self
2015
Andrew Raines
1999
Dr. Brett Morton
1999
Self - Guest
2004
Self
1997
George Van Smoot
2005
Del (voice)
2005
Self - Guest
1988
Josh Perotti
2009
Self
1995
Dung Beetle (voice)
1999
Kyle MacLachlan's Head (voice)
1999
Orson Hodge
2004
Dale Cooper
1990
Dougie Jones / Dale Cooper
1990
Self
2001
Trey MacDougal
1998
Skye's Father
2013
The Doctor
2013
Cal
2013
Overseer Hank MacLean
2024
Bus Driver (voice)
2012
Narrator (voice)
2018
Dad (voice)
2024
Earl Raymond Digs (segment "Carrion Death")
1989
John
2025
Self - Host
1975
Draiven Bosh (voice)
2023
Richard Garrett
2025
Howard Baskin
2022
Mayor
2011
The Captain
2022
Roman Skouras
2014
Narrator
1988
David Swain
2006
Self - Guest
2006
Self
2018
Dad (voice)
2015
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
2020
Self (Swiping MetroCard on the subway)
2020
Donovan Stark
2012
Rich
2024
Cyrus
2005
Paul Atreides
1984
Zack Carey
1995
Special Agent Dale Cooper
1992
Cliff Vandercave
1994
Jeffrey Beaumont
1986
Dr. Stephen Frost
2019
Edward Wilde
2004
Isaac Izard
2018
Ray Manzarek
1991
Ronald Horan
2022
Doctor Karlock
2020
Thomas Edison
2020
(Uncredited)
1980
Warren
2023
Lloyd Gallagher
1987
Dad (voice)
2015
Self (archive footage)
2021
Bill Kerr (uncredited)
2008
Special Agent Dale Cooper
1989
Superman (voice)
2008
Vernon
1997
Special Agent Dale Cooper
2014
David Seton
2019
Ray Winter
2019
Peter Sebeck
2013
Self
2025
Matthew
1996
Trout Potts
1990
Michael Smith
1994
Ted
1992
Business Manager
2001
Ghost of Cary Grant
2004
Claudius
2000
Jimmy St. James
2011
Bunny Drysdale
2000
Mark Hudson
2011
Jake Parker
1996
Sean Dillon
1998
Jesse Marcel
1994
Nailor
2002
Cyrus
2005
Matteo / Bruno / Angelo
2019
Fisk / Toffler 2
2001
Charles Foster
2009
Self - Actor
2025
Josef K
1993
Daniel
2001
Himself (archive footage)
2019
Self
2007
Self
1990
Mr. Hope
2003
Billy McQueen
1992
Self
2001
Booth Parker
1998
Self
2021
Self
2017
2007
Self
2017
Earl Raymond Digs
1994
Self
2017
Sean Dillon
1998
Self
2001
Self
2003
Self
Self
1991
Self
1983
Self
2017
Self
2002
Self
2017
Self
2001
Dennis Conway
2000
Self
2017
Self
2017
Self
2019
Self
2017
Jed Muldoon
1996
Himself
2023
Self
2017
Himself
2014
Self
1988
Harry Caul
1995
Jeffrey Beaumont
2011
Self
2016
Self
2017
Bobby O'Connor
1989
Self
2007
Self
2017
2011
1998