
Kyle MacLachlan
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Biography
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.
Known For

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Andrew Raines

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Dr. Brett Morton

The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self

American Dad!
Del (voice)

Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest

The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Filmography

I Know Catherine, the Log Lady
2026
as Self

Echo Valley
2025
as Richard Garrett

Welcome to Lynchland
2025
as Self - Actor

Overcompensating
2025
as John Scanlon

The Lowdown
2025
as Donald Washberg

Blink Twice
2024
as Rich

Inside Out 2
2024
as Dad (voice)

Fallout
2024
as Overseer Hank MacLean

Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
2023
as Himself

Miranda's Victim
2023
as Warren

Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
2023
as Draiven Bosh (voice)

Confess, Fletch
2022
as Ronald Horan

Joe vs Carole
2022
as Howard Baskin

How I Met Your Father
2022
as The Captain

You Don't Nomi
2021
as Himself (archive footage)

Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House
2021
as Self

Val
2021
as Self (archive)

Capone
2020
as Doctor Karlock

Tesla
2020
as Thomas Edison

How To with John Wilson
2020
as Self (Swiping MetroCard on the Subway)

Atlantic Crossing
2020
as President Franklin D. Roosevelt

A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee
2019
as Self

High Flying Bird
2019
as David Seton

Giant Little Ones
2019
as Ray Winter

The Staggering Girl
2019
as Matteo / Bruno / Angelo

The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self

Carol's Second Act
2019
as Dr. Stephen Frost

The House with a Clock in Its Walls
2018
as Isaac Izard

Explained
2018
as Narrator (voice)

GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
2018
as Self

Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon
2017
as Self

Tell It Martin
2017
as Self

The Number of Completion
2017
as Self

Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers
2017
as Self

See You on the Other Side Dear Friend
2017
as Self

I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
2017
as Self

A Pot of Boiling Oil
2017
as Self

Behind the Red Curtain
2017
as Self

Two Blue Balls
2017
as Self

The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
2017
as Self

A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
2017
as Self

Blue Velvet Revisited
2016
as Self

Inside Out
2015
as Dad (voice)

Riley's First Date?
2015
as Dad (voice)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest

The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014
as Special Agent Dale Cooper

Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories
2014
as Self

Believe
2014
as Roman Skouras

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest

Breathe In
2013
as Peter Sebeck

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
as Skye's Father

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
as The Doctor

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
as Cal

Brunch Village
2012
as Mayor

Made in Jersey
2012
as Donovan Stark

Gravity Falls
2012
as Bus Driver (voice)

The Smell of Success
2011
as Jimmy St. James

Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
2011
as Mark Hudson

Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
2011
as Jeffrey Beaumont
The Doctor
2011

Portlandia
2011
as Mayor

Mao’s Last Dancer
2009
as Charles Foster

The Good Wife
2009
as Josh Perotti

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008
as Bill Kerr (uncredited)

Justice League: The New Frontier
2008
as Superman (voice)

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
as Self

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007
as Self

A Slice of Lynch
2007
as Self

In Justice
2006
as David Swain

Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
2005
as Cyrus

How I Met Your Mother
2005
as George Van Smoot

Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
2005
as Cyrus

American Dad!
2005
as Del (voice)

The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
2004
as Edward Wilde

Touch of Pink
2004
as Ghost of Cary Grant
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest

Desperate Housewives
2004
as Orson Hodge

Northfork
2003
as Mr. Hope

Impressions of Dune
2003
as Self

Miranda
2002
as Nailor

Mysteries of Love
2002
as Self

V Graham Norton
2002
as Self

Me Without You
2001
as Daniel

Xchange
2001
as Fisk / Toffler 2
An Introduction to David Lynch
2001
as Self

Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
2001
as Self
Postcards From The Cast
2001
as Self

Perfume
2001
as Business Manager

Richard & Judy
2001
as Self

Hamlet
2000
as Claudius

Timecode
2000
as Bunny Drysdale

The Spring
2000
as Dennis Conway

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999
as (archive footage)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Andrew Raines

Futurama
1999
as Dung Beetle (voice)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Dr. Brett Morton

Futurama
1999
as Kyle MacLachlan's Head (voice)

The Windsor Protocol
1998
as Sean Dillon

Route 9
1998
as Booth Parker

Thunder Point
1998
as Sean Dillon

The Invisible Man
1998
as Jack Griffin

Sex and the City
1998
as Trey MacDougal

One Night Stand
1997
as Vernon

The View
1997
as Self

Mad Dog Time
1996
as Jake Parker

The Trigger Effect
1996
as Matthew

Moonshine Highway
1996
as Jed Muldoon

The Daily Show
1996
as Self

Showgirls
1995
as Zack Carey
The Conversation
1995
as Harry Caul

The Frank Skinner Show
1995
as Self

The Flintstones
1994
as Cliff Vandercave

Against the Wall
1994
as Michael Smith

Roswell
1994
as Jesse Marcel

Vault of Horror I
1994
as Earl Raymond Digs (archive footage)

The Trial
1993
as Josef K

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992
as Special Agent Dale Cooper

Where the Day Takes You
1992
as Ted

Rich in Love
1992
as Billy McQueen

The Doors
1991
as Ray Manzarek
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
1991
as Self

Don't Tell Her It's Me
1990
as Trout Potts

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990
as Self

Twin Peaks
1990
as Dale Cooper

Twin Peaks
1990
as Dale Cooper / Dougie Jones

Twin Peaks
1989
as Special Agent Dale Cooper

Dream Breakers
1989
as Bobby O'Connor

Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Earl Raymond Digs (segment "Carrion Death")

No Frank in Lumberton
1988
as Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest

American Experience
1988
as Narrator

The Hidden
1987
as Lloyd Gallagher

Blue Velvet
1986
as Jeffrey Beaumont

Screen Two
1985
as Josef K

Dune
1984
as Paul Atreides

Destination Dune
1983
as Self

The Changeling
1980
as Uncredited

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host