Kyle MacLachlan

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

141

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

  • Desperate Housewives

    Desperate Housewives

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • 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.

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Inside Out 2

    Inside Out 2

  • Sex and the City

    Sex and the City

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Futurama

    Futurama

  • Futurama

    Futurama

  • Fallout

    Fallout

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Twin Peaks

    Twin Peaks

  • Twin Peaks

    Twin Peaks

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • The View

    The View

  • Gravity Falls

    Gravity Falls

  • Richard & Judy

    Richard & Judy

  • Inside Out

    Inside Out

  • Explained

    Explained

  • Tales from the Crypt

    Tales from the Crypt

  • Overcompensating

    Overcompensating

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • V Graham Norton

    V Graham Norton

  • Blink Twice

    Blink Twice

  • Portlandia

    Portlandia

  • The Lowdown

    The Lowdown

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures

    Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures

  • How I Met Your Father

    How I Met Your Father

  • Showgirls

    Showgirls

  • Echo Valley

    Echo Valley

  • Dune

    Dune

  • The Frank Skinner Show

    The Frank Skinner Show

  • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

    Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

  • The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

    The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

  • How To with John Wilson

    How To with John Wilson

  • Justice League: The New Frontier

    Justice League: The New Frontier

  • Miranda's Victim

    Miranda's Victim

  • GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

    GQ Presents: Iconic Characters

  • Confess, Fletch

    Confess, Fletch

  • The Flintstones

    The Flintstones

  • The Hidden

    The Hidden

  • The Librarian: Quest for the Spear

    The Librarian: Quest for the Spear

  • Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

    Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

  • Believe

    Believe

  • Welcome to Lynchland

    Welcome to Lynchland

  • Blue Velvet

    Blue Velvet

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • Tesla

    Tesla

  • The Changeling

    The Changeling

  • Mao’s Last Dancer

    Mao’s Last Dancer

  • The Windsor Protocol

    The Windsor Protocol

  • The Smell of Success

    The Smell of Success

  • Carol's Second Act

    Carol's Second Act

  • Me Without You

    Me Without You

  • Vault of Horror I

    Vault of Horror I

  • Atlantic Crossing

    Atlantic Crossing

  • Against the Wall

    Against the Wall

  • Breathe In

    Breathe In

  • In Justice

    In Justice

  • Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

    Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

  • Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

    Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

  • The Spring

    The Spring

  • The Doors

    The Doors

  • High Flying Bird

    High Flying Bird

  • 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

  • Made in Jersey

    Made in Jersey

  • Dream Breakers

    Dream Breakers

  • Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories

    Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories

  • Joe vs Carole

    Joe vs Carole

  • One Night Stand

    One Night Stand

  • Capone

    Capone

  • Don't Tell Her It's Me

    Don't Tell Her It's Me

  • Rich in Love

    Rich in Love

  • Riley's First Date?

    Riley's First Date?

  • Roswell

    Roswell

  • Giant Little Ones

    Giant Little Ones

  • Where the Day Takes You

    Where the Day Takes You

  • Mad Dog Time

    Mad Dog Time

  • The Invisible Man

    The Invisible Man

  • Perfume

    Perfume

  • A Slice of Lynch

    A Slice of Lynch

  • You Deserve Each Other

    You Deserve Each Other

  • The Conversation

    The Conversation

  • Thunder Point

    Thunder Point

  • The Trial

    The Trial

  • Twin Peaks

    Twin Peaks

  • Mysteries of Love

    Mysteries of Love

  • Two Blue Balls

    Two Blue Balls

  • Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

    Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

  • Miranda

    Miranda

  • Impressions of Dune

    Impressions of Dune

  • I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun

    I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun

  • Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

    Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

  • I Know Catherine, the Log Lady

    I Know Catherine, the Log Lady

  • Xchange

    Xchange

  • Moonshine Highway

    Moonshine Highway

  • The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair

    The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair

  • Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls

    Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls

  • Northfork

    Northfork

  • Behind the Red Curtain

    Behind the Red Curtain

  • The Trigger Effect

    The Trigger Effect

  • Jules Verne's Mysterious Island

    Jules Verne's Mysterious Island

  • Destination Dune

    Destination Dune

  • Timecode

    Timecode

  • Postcards From The Cast

    Postcards From The Cast

  • Touch of Pink

    Touch of Pink

  • The Staggering Girl

    The Staggering Girl

  • Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen

    Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen

  • The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

    The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

  • The Number of Completion

    The Number of Completion

  • No Frank in Lumberton

    No Frank in Lumberton

  • Route 9

    Route 9

  • You Don't Nomi

    You Don't Nomi

  • Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage

    Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage

  • Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon

    Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon

  • Altar

    Altar

  • The Doctor

    The Doctor

  • A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee

    A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee

  • A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks

    A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks

  • See You on the Other Side Dear Friend

    See You on the Other Side Dear Friend

  • Blue Velvet Revisited

    Blue Velvet Revisited

  • Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks

    Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks

  • Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers

    Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers

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

    Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House

  • Tell It Martin

    Tell It Martin

  • A Pot of Boiling Oil

    A Pot of Boiling Oil

  • An Introduction to David Lynch

    An Introduction to David Lynch