Kyle MacLachlan
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.
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Andrew Raines
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Dr. Brett Morton
American Dad!
Del (voice)
Desperate Housewives
Orson Hodge
How I Met Your Mother
George Van Smoot
Inside Out 2
Dad (voice)
The Good Wife
Josh Perotti
Futurama
Dung Beetle (voice)
Futurama
Kyle MacLachlan's Head (voice)
Sex and the City
Trey MacDougal
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Skye's Father
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
The Doctor
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Cal
Fallout
Overseer Hank MacLean
The Lowdown
Donald Washberg
Gravity Falls
Bus Driver (voice)
Twin Peaks
Dale Cooper
Twin Peaks
Dougie Jones / Dale Cooper
Inside Out
Dad (voice)
Portlandia
Mayor
American Experience
Narrator
Showgirls
Zack Carey
Tales from the Crypt
Earl Raymond Digs (segment "Carrion Death")
Blink Twice
Rich
Capone
Doctor Karlock
Tesla
Thomas Edison
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
Draiven Bosh (voice)
Explained
Narrator (voice)
The Trial
Josef K
The Hidden
Lloyd Gallagher
Hamlet
Claudius
Miranda
Nailor
Breathe In
Peter Sebeck
Dune
Paul Atreides
The Changeling
Uncredited
Thunder Point
Sean Dillon
The Doors
Ray Manzarek
Perfume
Business Manager
The Spring
Dennis Conway
How I Met Your Father
The Captain
Xchange
Fisk / Toffler 2
Roswell
Jesse Marcel
Justice League: The New Frontier
Superman (voice)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Special Agent Dale Cooper
Mao’s Last Dancer
Charles Foster
Screen Two
Josef K
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
Edward Wilde
Blue Velvet
Jeffrey Beaumont
Against the Wall
Michael Smith
Route 9
Booth Parker
Dream Breakers
Bobby O'Connor
Riley's First Date?
Dad (voice)
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Special Agent Dale Cooper
One Night Stand
Vernon
Me Without You
Daniel
Rich in Love
Billy McQueen
Miranda's Victim
Warren
Overcompensating
John
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Bill Kerr (uncredited)
The Conversation
Harry Caul
Don't Tell Her It's Me
Trout Potts
High Flying Bird
David Seton
The Flintstones
Cliff Vandercave
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Self
Welcome to Lynchland
Self - Actor
The Windsor Protocol
Sean Dillon
Giant Little Ones
Ray Winter
You Deserve Each Other
Eugene Rose
Vault of Horror I
Earl Raymond Digs (archive footage)
Northfork
Mr. Hope
Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories
Himself
Where the Day Takes You
Ted
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
Mark Hudson
Mad Dog Time
Jake Parker
Touch of Pink
Ghost of Cary Grant
Echo Valley
Richard Garrett
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
Self
How To with John Wilson
Self (Swiping MetroCard on the subway)
Moonshine Highway
Jed Muldoon
Believe
Roman Skouras
Mysteries of Love
Self
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
Self
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Isaac Izard
The Invisible Man
A Slice of Lynch
Self
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
Self
Impressions of Dune
Self
I Know Catherine, the Log Lady
Self
The Smell of Success
Jimmy St. James
Carol's Second Act
Dr. Stephen Frost
The Trigger Effect
Matthew
Two Blue Balls
Self
Postcards From The Cast
Self
Behind the Red Curtain
Self
In Justice
David Swain
The Doctor
Atlantic Crossing
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Made in Jersey
Donovan Stark
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
Cyrus
Confess, Fletch
Ronald Horan
The Staggering Girl
Matteo / Bruno / Angelo
Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls
Self
Twin Peaks
Special Agent Dale Cooper
Timecode
Bunny Drysdale
The Number of Completion
Self
You Don't Nomi
Himself (archive footage)
Joe vs Carole
Howard Baskin
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
Jeffrey Beaumont
Cooper's sausage
Dale Cooper/ Small Mexican Chihuahua
Tales from the Crypt - Uncut
No Frank in Lumberton
Self
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
Himself
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
Cyrus
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Self
Altar
Blue Velvet Revisited
Self
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
Self
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
Self
Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon
Self
An Introduction to David Lynch
Self
Destination Dune
Self
See You on the Other Side Dear Friend
Self
Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House
Self
A Pot of Boiling Oil
Self
Tell It Martin
Self
Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers
Self
A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee
Self
The Daily Show
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
The View
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Richard & Judy
Self
The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
V Graham Norton
Self
The Frank Skinner Show
Self
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
Self