Kyle MacLachlan
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1959-02-22
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.
Also Known For
The Flintstones
May 27, 1994
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Feb 03, 2007
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Aug 06, 2008
Blue Velvet
Sep 19, 1986
The Doors
Mar 01, 1991
Dune
Dec 14, 1984
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Jun 03, 1992
Hamlet
May 12, 2000
Showgirls
Sep 22, 1995
Don't Tell Her It's Me
Sep 21, 1990
Against the Wall
Mar 26, 1994
Me Without You
Nov 01, 2001
Xchange
Jan 19, 2001
One Night Stand
Nov 14, 1997
The Hidden
Oct 30, 1987
Mao’s Last Dancer
Oct 01, 2009
Justice League: The New Frontier
Feb 26, 2008
Timecode
Apr 28, 2000
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
Jul 12, 2004
Roswell
Jul 31, 1994
The Smell of Success
Aug 19, 2011
The Spring
Jan 16, 2000
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
Apr 12, 2023
Mad Dog Time
Nov 08, 1996
Where the Day Takes You
Jan 11, 1992
The Trial
Jun 18, 1993
Miranda
Jan 18, 2002
The Windsor Protocol
Nov 10, 1998
Touch of Pink
Jul 16, 2004
The Trigger Effect
Aug 30, 1996
Mysterious Island
Sep 17, 2005
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
Sep 13, 2011
Mysteries of Love
Feb 24, 2002
Moonshine Highway
May 05, 1996
Rich in Love
Sep 04, 1992
Breathe In
Jan 18, 2013
An Introduction to David Lynch
Dec 18, 2001
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
Sep 17, 2001
Postcards From The Cast
Dec 18, 2001
Route 9
Nov 20, 1998
Miranda's Victim
Oct 06, 2023
Blink Twice
Aug 21, 2024
Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon
Dec 05, 2017
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
Oct 30, 2007
Inside Out 2
Jun 11, 2024
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Jul 16, 2014
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
May 17, 1991
Confess, Fletch
Sep 16, 2022
Thunder Point
May 30, 1998
Inside Out
Jun 17, 2015
A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee
Dec 10, 2019
No Frank in Lumberton
Jan 19, 1988
Riley's First Date?
Nov 03, 2015
Echo Valley
Jun 13, 2025
Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls
Altar
Blue Velvet Revisited
Oct 07, 2016
Twin Peaks
Dec 08, 1989
Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories
Jul 29, 2014
A Slice of Lynch
Oct 30, 2007
Perfume
Apr 08, 2001
Northfork
Jul 11, 2003
Vault of Horror I
Jul 02, 1994
Dream Breakers
Sep 02, 1989
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Sep 15, 2018
Capone
Jun 26, 2020
High Flying Bird
Jan 27, 2019
Giant Little Ones
Jan 03, 2019
I Know Catherine, the Log Lady
Apr 09, 2025
The Staggering Girl
May 17, 2019
You Don't Nomi
Apr 27, 2019
Impressions of Dune
Mar 28, 2003
Tesla
Aug 14, 2020
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
Nov 08, 2011
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Dec 01, 1990
Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House
Mar 10, 2021
Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers
Dec 05, 2017
Tell It Martin
Dec 05, 2017
The Number of Completion
Dec 05, 2017
See You on the Other Side Dear Friend
Dec 05, 2017
Two Blue Balls
Dec 05, 2017
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
Dec 05, 2017
Behind the Red Curtain
Dec 05, 2017
A Pot of Boiling Oil
Dec 05, 2017
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
Dec 05, 2017
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
Dec 05, 2017
The Conversation
Jan 01, 1995
David Lynch: A Hollywood Enigma
May 14, 2025
Destination Dune
Jan 01, 1983
The Changeling
Mar 28, 1980
The Invisible Man
Jun 01, 1998
The Doctor
Jun 01, 2011
You Deserve Each Other
The Tony Danza Show
Sep 13, 2004
Desperate Housewives
Oct 03, 2004
The One Show
Aug 14, 2006
The Daily Show
Jul 22, 1996
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sep 05, 1988
Twin Peaks
Apr 08, 1990
Tales from the Crypt
Jun 10, 1989
The View
Aug 11, 1997
In Justice
Jan 01, 2006
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sep 20, 1999
Richard & Judy
Nov 26, 2001
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Sep 08, 2015
The Frank Skinner Show
Sep 10, 1995
V Graham Norton
May 06, 2002
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Mar 23, 2015
Made in Jersey
Sep 28, 2012
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
How I Met Your Mother
Sep 19, 2005
Believe
Mar 10, 2014
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Sep 24, 2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Sep 24, 2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Sep 24, 2013
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Feb 25, 2014
Gravity Falls
Jun 15, 2012
Sex and the City
Jun 06, 1998
Futurama
Mar 28, 1999
Twin Peaks
Apr 08, 1990
Joe vs Carole
Mar 03, 2022
The Good Wife
Sep 22, 2009
Mysterious Island
Sep 17, 2005
How I Met Your Father
Jan 18, 2022
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Sep 09, 2019
How To with John Wilson
Oct 23, 2020
Explained
May 23, 2018
American Experience
Oct 04, 1988
Portlandia
Jan 21, 2011
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sep 20, 1999
Carol's Second Act
Sep 26, 2019
Fallout
Apr 10, 2024
Atlantic Crossing
Oct 25, 2020
American Dad!
Feb 06, 2005
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
May 04, 2023
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
Mar 23, 2018
Futurama
Mar 28, 1999
