Acting
Kyle MacLachlan
Acting · Born 1959-02-22 · Yakima, Washington, USA
Kyle Merritt MacLachlan (born February 22, 1959) is an American actor known for his roles in Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, and Sex and the City. He's known for his collaborations with David Lynch, who directed MacLachlan's screen debut in Dune and the Twin Peaks film prequel, Fire Walk with Me. MacLachlan won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Dale Cooper in Twin Peaks.
Credits · 124
The Lowdown
2025 · Donald Washberg
FilmEcho Valley
2025 · Richard Garrett
Overcompensating
2025 · John Scanlon
FilmWelcome to Lynchland
2025 · Self - Actor
FilmBlink Twice
2024 · Rich
FilmInside Out 2
2024 · Dad (voice)
Fallout
2024 · Overseer Hank MacLean
FilmMiranda's Victim
2023 · Warren
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
2023 · Draiven Bosh (voice)
FilmSvensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
2023 · Himself
FilmConfess, Fletch
2022 · Ronald Horan
Joe vs Carole
2022 · Howard Baskin
How I Met Your Father
2022 · The Captain
FilmVal
2021 · Self (archive)
FilmYou Don't Nomi
2021 · Himself (archive footage)
Atlantic Crossing
2020 · President Franklin D. Roosevelt
How To with John Wilson
2020 · Self (Swiping MetroCard on the Subway)
FilmTesla
2020 · Thomas Edison
FilmCapone
2020 · Doctor Karlock
Carol's Second Act
2019 · Dr. Stephen Frost
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
FilmThe Staggering Girl
2019 · Matteo / Bruno / Angelo
FilmHigh Flying Bird
2019 · David Seton
FilmGiant Little Ones
2019 · Ray Winter
FilmThe House with a Clock in Its Walls
2018 · Isaac Izard
Explained
2018 · Narrator (voice)
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
2018 · Self
FilmTwin Peaks: The Phenomenon
2017 · Self
FilmThe Number of Completion
2017 · Self
FilmDo Not Pick Up Hitchhikers
2017 · Self
FilmTell It Martin
2017 · Self
FilmBehind the Red Curtain
2017 · Self
FilmA Pot of Boiling Oil
2017 · Self
FilmA Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
2017 · Self
FilmThe Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
2017 · Self
FilmI Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
2017 · Self
FilmBlue Velvet Revisited
2016 · Self
FilmRiley's First Date?
2015 · Dad (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest
FilmInside Out
2015 · Dad (voice)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self
FilmTwin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014 · Special Agent Dale Cooper
Believe
2014 · Roman Skouras
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013 · Skye's Father
FilmBreathe In
2013 · Peter Sebeck
Made in Jersey
2012 · Donovan Stark
FilmBrunch Village
2012 · Mayor
Gravity Falls
2012 · Bus Driver (voice)
FilmBlue Velvet: The Lost Footage
2011 · Jeffrey Beaumont
FilmPeace, Love & Misunderstanding
2011 · Mark Hudson
FilmThe Smell of Success
2011 · Jimmy St. James
Portlandia
2011 · Mayor
FilmMao’s Last Dancer
2009 · Charles Foster
The Good Wife
2009 · Josh Perotti
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
FilmThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008 · Bill Kerr (uncredited)
FilmJustice League: The New Frontier
2008 · Superman (voice)
FilmSecrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007 · Self
FilmA Slice of Lynch
2007 · Self
In Justice
2006 · David Swain
How I Met Your Mother
2005 · George Van Smoot
FilmJules Verne's Mysterious Island
2005 · Cyrus
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
2005 · Cyrus
American Dad!
2005 · Del (voice)
Desperate Housewives
2004 · Orson Hodge
The Tony Danza Show
The Tony Danza Show
2004 · Self - Guest
FilmTouch of Pink
2004 · Ghost of Cary Grant
FilmThe Librarian: Quest for the Spear
2004 · Edward Wilde
FilmNorthfork
2003 · Mr. Hope
V Graham Norton
2002 · Self
FilmMysteries of Love
2002 · Self
FilmMiranda
2002 · Nailor
An Introduction to David Lynch
FilmAn Introduction to David Lynch
2001 · Self
Richard & Judy
2001 · Self
FilmMe Without You
2001 · Daniel
FilmReflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
2001 · Self
FilmPerfume
2001 · Business Manager
FilmXchange
2001 · Fisk / Toffler 2
FilmHamlet
2000 · Claudius
FilmTimecode
2000 · Bunny Drysdale
FilmThe Spring
2000 · Dennis Conway
FilmSaturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999 · (archive footage)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Andrew Raines
Futurama
1999 · Dung Beetle (voice)
FilmRoute 9
1998 · Booth Parker
FilmThe Windsor Protocol
1998 · Sean Dillon
Sex and the City
1998 · Trey MacDougal
FilmThe Invisible Man
1998 · Jack Griffin
FilmThunder Point
1998 · Sean Dillon
FilmOne Night Stand
1997 · Vernon
The View
1997 · Self
FilmMad Dog Time
1996 · Jake Parker
FilmThe Trigger Effect
1996 · Matthew
The Daily Show
1996 · Self
FilmMoonshine Highway
1996 · Jed Muldoon
FilmShowgirls
1995 · Zack Carey
The Frank Skinner Show
1995 · Self
FilmRoswell
1994 · Jesse Marcel
FilmVault of Horror I
1994 · Earl Raymond Digs (archive footage)
FilmThe Flintstones
1994 · Cliff Vandercave
FilmAgainst the Wall
1994 · Michael Smith
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
FilmThe Trial
1993 · Josef K
FilmWhere the Day Takes You
1992 · Ted
FilmRich in Love
1992 · Billy McQueen
FilmTwin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992 · Special Agent Dale Cooper
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
FilmCrazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
1991 · Self
FilmThe Doors
1991 · Ray Manzarek
FilmDon't Tell Her It's Me
1990 · Trout Potts
Twin Peaks
1990 · Dale Cooper
FilmTwin Peaks
1989 · Special Agent Dale Cooper
FilmDream Breakers
1989 · Bobby O'Connor
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Earl Raymond Digs (segment "Carrion Death")
American Experience
1988 · Narrator
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
FilmNo Frank in Lumberton
1988 · Self
FilmThe Hidden
1987 · Lloyd Gallagher
FilmBlue Velvet
1986 · Jeffrey Beaumont
Screen Two
1985 · Josef K
FilmDune
1984 · Paul Atreides
FilmDestination Dune
1983 · Self
FilmThe Changeling
1980 · Uncredited
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host