
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.
Movie | Altar | 2026 | |
Movie | I Know Catherine, the Log Lady | Self | 2025-04-09 |
Movie | Welcome to Lynchland | Self - Actor | 2025-05-14 |
Movie | Blink Twice | Rich | 2024-08-21 |
Series | Fallout | Overseer Hank | 2024-04-10 |
Movie | Lynch/Oz | Paul Atreides (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2023-05-15 |
Movie | Miranda's Victim | Warren | 2023-10-06 |
Movie | Confess, Fletch | Ronald Horan | 2022-09-16 |
Series | Joe vs Carole | Howard Baskin | 2022-03-03 |
Movie | Val | Self (archive footage) | 2021-07-23 |
Movie | You Don't Nomi | Himself (archive footage) | 2021-05-13 |
Movie | Capone | Doctor Karlock | 2020-06-26 |
Series | Atlantic Crossing | President Franklin D. Roosevelt | 2020-10-25 |
Movie | Tesla | Thomas Edison | 2020-08-14 |
Movie | High Flying Bird | David Seton | 2019-01-27 |
Series | Carol's Second Act | Dr. Stephen Frost | 2019-09-26 |
Movie | Giant Little Ones | Ray Winter | 2019-01-03 |
Movie | The House with a Clock in Its Walls | Isaac Izard | 2018-09-15 |
Movie | See You on the Other Side Dear Friend | Self | 2017-12-05 |
Movie | The Number of Completion | Self | 2017-12-05 |
Movie | Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers | Self | 2017-12-05 |
Movie | Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon | Self | 2017-12-05 |
Movie | Tell It Martin | Self | 2017-12-05 |
Movie | A Pot of Boiling Oil | Self | 2017-12-05 |
Movie | I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun | Self | 2017-12-05 |
Movie | A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks | Self | 2017-12-05 |
Movie | The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair | Self | 2017-12-05 |
Movie | Behind the Red Curtain | Self | 2017-12-05 |
Movie | Two Blue Balls | Self | 2017-12-05 |
Movie | Blue Velvet Revisited | Self | 2016-10-07 |
Movie | Riley's First Date? | Dad (voice) | 2015-11-03 |
Movie | Inside Out | Dad (voice) | 2015-06-17 |
Series | Believe | Roman Skouras | 2014-03-10 |
Movie | Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories | Himself | 2014-07-29 |
Movie | Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces | Special Agent Dale Cooper | 2014-07-16 |
Series | Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Cal | 2013-09-24 |
Movie | Breathe In | Peter Sebeck | 2013-01-18 |
Series | Made in Jersey | Donovan Stark | 2012-09-28 |
Series | Gravity Falls | Bus Driver (voice) | 2012-06-15 |
Series | Portlandia | Mayor | 2011-01-21 |
Movie | Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage | Jeffrey Beaumont | 2011-11-08 |
Movie | Peace, Love & Misunderstanding | Mark Hudson | 2011-09-13 |
Movie | The Smell of Success | Jimmy St. James | 2011-08-19 |
Movie | Sundance Skippy | Himself | 2010-01-21 |
Movie | Mao’s Last Dancer | Charles Foster | 2009-10-01 |
Movie | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 | Bill Kerr (uncredited) | 2008-08-06 |
Movie | Justice League: The New Frontier | Superman (voice) | 2008-02-26 |
Movie | The 50 Greatest Television Dramas | Self | 2007-02-03 |
Movie | Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks | 2007-10-30 | |
Movie | A Slice of Lynch | Self | 2007-10-30 |
Series | The One Show | Unknown | 2006-08-14 |
Series | In Justice | David Swain | 2006-01-01 |
Movie | Free Jimmy | Marius (voice) | 2006-04-21 |
Movie | Jules Verne's Mysterious Island | Cyrus | 2005-09-17 |
Series | Jules Verne's Mysterious Island | Cyrus | 2005-09-17 |
Series | How I Met Your Mother | The Captain | 2005-09-19 |
Movie | The Librarian: Quest for the Spear | Edward Wilde | 2004-07-12 |
Movie | Touch of Pink | Ghost of Cary Grant | 2004-07-16 |
Series | The Tony Danza Show | 2004-09-13 | |
Series | Desperate Housewives | Orson Hodge | 2004-10-03 |
Movie | Impressions of Dune | Self | 2003-03-28 |
Movie | Northfork | Mr. Hope | 2003-07-11 |
Series | V Graham Norton | Unknown | 2002-05-06 |
Movie | Miranda | Nailor | 2002-01-18 |
Movie | Mysteries of Love | Self | 2002-02-24 |
Movie | Xchange | Fisk / Toffler 2 | 2001-01-19 |
Movie | Perfume | Business Manager | 2001-04-08 |
Series | Richard & Judy | Unknown | 2001-11-26 |
Movie | Me Without You | Daniel | 2001-11-01 |
Movie | Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks | Self | 2001-09-17 |
Movie | The Spring | Dennis Conway | 2000-01-16 |
Movie | Timecode | Bunny Drysdale | 2000-04-28 |
Movie | Hamlet | Claudius | 2000-05-12 |
Series | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Unknown | 1999-09-20 |
Movie | Thunder Point | Sean Dillon | 1998-05-30 |
Movie | Route 9 | Booth Parker | 1998-11-20 |
Movie | The Windsor Protocol | Sean Dillon | 1998-11-10 |
Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Movie | One Night Stand | Vernon | 1997-11-14 |
Series | The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
Movie | Moonshine Highway | Jed Muldoon | 1996-05-05 |
Movie | Mad Dog Time | Jake Parker | 1996-11-08 |
Movie | The Trigger Effect | Matthew | 1996-08-30 |
Series | The Frank Skinner Show | Unknown | 1995-09-10 |
Movie | Showgirls | Zack Carey | 1995-09-22 |
Movie | The Flintstones | Cliff Vandercave | 1994-05-27 |
Movie | Against the Wall | Michael Smith | 1994-03-26 |
Movie | Vault of Horror I | Earl Raymond Digs (archive footage) | 1994-07-02 |
Movie | Roswell | Jesse Marcel | 1994-07-31 |
Movie | The Trial | Josef K | 1993-06-18 |
Movie | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | Special Agent Dale Cooper | 1992-06-03 |
Movie | Rich in Love | Billy McQueen | 1992-09-04 |
Movie | Where the Day Takes You | Ted | 1992-09-11 |
Movie | The Doors | Ray Manzarek | 1991-03-01 |
Series | Twin Peaks | Dougie Jones / Dale Cooper | 1990-04-08 |
Movie | Don't Tell Her It's Me | Trout Potts | 1990-09-21 |
Movie | Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter | Self | 1990-12-01 |
Movie | Twin Peaks | Special Agent Dale Cooper | 1989-12-08 |
Series | Tales from the Crypt | Unknown | 1989-06-10 |
Movie | Dream Breakers | Bobby O'Connor | 1989-09-02 |
Movie | No Frank in Lumberton | Self | 1988-01-19 |
Series | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Unknown | 1988-09-05 |
Movie | The Hidden | Lloyd Gallagher | 1987-10-30 |
Movie | Blue Velvet | Jeffrey Beaumont | 1986-09-19 |
Movie | Dune | Paul Atreides | 1984-12-14 |
Movie | Destination Dune | Self | 1983-01-01 |
Movie | The Changeling | Uncredited | 1980-03-28 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |