Kyle MacLachlan

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

142

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), 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

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • How I Met Your Mother

    How I Met Your Mother

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Futurama

    Futurama

  • Futurama

    Futurama

  • Desperate Housewives

    Desperate Housewives

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Fallout

    Fallout

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • Inside Out 2

    Inside Out 2

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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

  • Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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

  • Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Sex and the City

    Sex and the City

  • Gravity Falls

    Gravity Falls

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Twin Peaks

    Twin Peaks

  • Twin Peaks

    Twin Peaks

  • The Lowdown

    The Lowdown

  • The View

    The View

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Inside Out

    Inside Out

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • Richard & Judy

    Richard & Judy

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures

    Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • Portlandia

    Portlandia

  • Explained

    Explained

  • Showgirls

    Showgirls

  • Blink Twice

    Blink Twice

  • Overcompensating

    Overcompensating

  • Dune

    Dune

  • The Frank Skinner Show

    The Frank Skinner Show

  • How I Met Your Father

    How I Met Your Father

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • V Graham Norton

    V Graham Norton

  • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

    Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

  • Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories

    Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories

  • The Flintstones

    The Flintstones

  • Blue Velvet

    Blue Velvet

  • The Doors

    The Doors

  • Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

    Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

  • Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

    Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

  • Believe

    Believe

  • Capone

    Capone

  • Perfume

    Perfume

  • The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

    The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

  • Northfork

    Northfork

  • Tesla

    Tesla

  • Tales from the Crypt - Uncut

    Tales from the Crypt - Uncut

  • Justice League: The New Frontier

    Justice League: The New Frontier

  • Dream Breakers

    Dream Breakers

  • Breathe In

    Breathe In

  • Xchange

    Xchange

  • Riley's First Date?

    Riley's First Date?

  • The Spring

    The Spring

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • Roswell

    Roswell

  • The Changeling

    The Changeling

  • The Hidden

    The Hidden

  • The Trial

    The Trial

  • The Librarian: Quest for the Spear

    The Librarian: Quest for the Spear

  • The Conversation

    The Conversation

  • Carol's Second Act

    Carol's Second Act

  • GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

    GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

  • Echo Valley

    Echo Valley

  • How To with John Wilson

    How To with John Wilson

  • Miranda

    Miranda

  • Jules Verne's Mysterious Island

    Jules Verne's Mysterious Island

  • The House with a Clock in Its Walls

    The House with a Clock in Its Walls

  • Miranda's Victim

    Miranda's Victim

  • Atlantic Crossing

    Atlantic Crossing

  • Against the Wall

    Against the Wall

  • Giant Little Ones

    Giant Little Ones

  • Mao’s Last Dancer

    Mao’s Last Dancer

  • Moonshine Highway

    Moonshine Highway

  • In Justice

    In Justice

  • Route 9

    Route 9

  • Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

    Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

  • One Night Stand

    One Night Stand

  • Twin Peaks

    Twin Peaks

  • Rich in Love

    Rich in Love

  • Thunder Point

    Thunder Point

  • High Flying Bird

    High Flying Bird

  • Joe vs Carole

    Joe vs Carole

  • Don't Tell Her It's Me

    Don't Tell Her It's Me

  • Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

    Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

  • Me Without You

    Me Without You

  • Mad Dog Time

    Mad Dog Time

  • The Windsor Protocol

    The Windsor Protocol

  • Confess, Fletch

    Confess, Fletch

  • Where the Day Takes You

    Where the Day Takes You

  • Made in Jersey

    Made in Jersey

  • I Know Catherine, the Log Lady

    I Know Catherine, the Log Lady

  • Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

    Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

  • Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls

    Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls

  • You Deserve Each Other

    You Deserve Each Other

  • The Trigger Effect

    The Trigger Effect

  • Welcome to Lynchland

    Welcome to Lynchland

  • Vault of Horror I

    Vault of Horror I

  • The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair

    The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair

  • Touch of Pink

    Touch of Pink

  • Mysteries of Love

    Mysteries of Love

  • Timecode

    Timecode

  • I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun

    I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun

  • A Slice of Lynch

    A Slice of Lynch

  • Behind the Red Curtain

    Behind the Red Curtain

  • The Invisible Man

    The Invisible Man

  • The Smell of Success

    The Smell of Success

  • Postcards From The Cast

    Postcards From The Cast

  • The Staggering Girl

    The Staggering Girl

  • Two Blue Balls

    Two Blue Balls

  • Impressions of Dune

    Impressions of Dune

  • No Frank in Lumberton

    No Frank in Lumberton

  • Blue Velvet Revisited

    Blue Velvet Revisited

  • The Number of Completion

    The Number of Completion

  • You Don't Nomi

    You Don't Nomi

  • Jules Verne's Mysterious Island

    Jules Verne's Mysterious Island

  • The Doctor

    The Doctor

  • The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

    The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

  • Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage

    Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage

  • A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks

    A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks

  • A Pot of Boiling Oil

    A Pot of Boiling Oil

  • A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee

    A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee

  • Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon

    Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon

  • Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks

    Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks

  • An Introduction to David Lynch

    An Introduction to David Lynch

  • Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen

    Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen

  • Tell It Martin

    Tell It Martin

  • Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House

    Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House

  • Cooper's sausage

    Cooper's sausage

  • Destination Dune

    Destination Dune

  • Altar

    Altar

  • Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers

    Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers

  • See You on the Other Side Dear Friend

    See You on the Other Side Dear Friend