Acting · Yakima, Washington, USA · Born February 22, 1959
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.
MovieI Know Catherine, the Log Lady
2026
as Self
TVThe Lowdown
2025
as Donald Washberg
MovieEcho Valley
2025
as Richard Garrett
TVOvercompensating
2025
as John Scanlon
MovieWelcome to Lynchland
2025
as Self - Actor
MovieBlink Twice
2024
as Rich
MovieInside Out 2
2024
as Dad (voice)
TVFallout
2024
as Overseer Hank MacLean
MovieMiranda's Victim
2023
as Warren
TVStar Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
2023
as Draiven Bosh (voice)
MovieSvensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
2023
as Himself
MovieConfess, Fletch
2022
as Ronald Horan
TVJoe vs Carole
2022
as Howard Baskin
TVHow I Met Your Father
2022
as The Captain
MovieYou Don't Nomi
2021
as Himself (archive footage)
MovieWelcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House
2021
as Self
TVAtlantic Crossing
2020
as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
TVHow To with John Wilson
2020
as Self (Swiping MetroCard on the Subway)
MovieTesla
2020
as Thomas Edison
MovieCapone
2020
as Doctor Karlock
MovieA Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee
2019
as Self
TVCarol's Second Act
2019
as Dr. Stephen Frost
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
MovieThe Staggering Girl
2019
as Matteo / Bruno / Angelo
MovieHigh Flying Bird
2019
as David Seton
MovieGiant Little Ones
2019
as Ray Winter
MovieThe House with a Clock in Its Walls
2018
as Isaac Izard
TVExplained
2018
as Narrator (voice)
TVGQ Presents: Iconic Characters
2018
as Self
MovieTwin Peaks: The Phenomenon
2017
as Self
MovieDo Not Pick Up Hitchhikers
2017
as Self
MovieTell It Martin
2017
as Self
MovieThe Number of Completion
2017
as Self
MovieSee You on the Other Side Dear Friend
2017
as Self
MovieTwo Blue Balls
2017
as Self
MovieI Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
2017
as Self
MovieBehind the Red Curtain
2017
as Self
MovieA Pot of Boiling Oil
2017
as Self
MovieThe Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
2017
as Self
MovieA Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
2017
as Self
MovieBlue Velvet Revisited
2016
as Self
MovieRiley's First Date?
2015
as Dad (voice)
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
MovieInside Out
2015
as Dad (voice)
TVThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self
MovieMoving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories
2014
as Self
MovieTwin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014
as Special Agent Dale Cooper
TVBelieve
2014
as Roman Skouras
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
TVMarvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
as Skye's Father
MovieBreathe In
2013
as Peter Sebeck
TVMade in Jersey
2012
as Donovan Stark
MovieBrunch Village
2012
as Mayor
TVGravity Falls
2012
as Bus Driver (voice)
MovieBlue Velvet: The Lost Footage
2011
as Jeffrey Beaumont
MoviePeace, Love & Misunderstanding
2011
as Mark Hudson
MovieThe Smell of Success
2011
as Jimmy St. James
The Doctor
2011
TVPortlandia
2011
as Mayor
MovieMao’s Last Dancer
2009
as Charles Foster
TVThe Good Wife
2009
as Josh Perotti
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008
as Bill Kerr (uncredited)
MovieJustice League: The New Frontier
2008
as Superman (voice)
MovieSecrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007
as Self
MovieA Slice of Lynch
2007
as Self
MovieThe 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
as Self
TVIn Justice
2006
as David Swain
TVHow I Met Your Mother
2005
as George Van Smoot
MovieJules Verne's Mysterious Island
2005
as Cyrus
TVJules Verne's Mysterious Island
2005
as Cyrus
TVAmerican Dad!
2005
as Del (voice)
TVDesperate Housewives
2004
as Orson Hodge
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
MovieTouch of Pink
2004
as Ghost of Cary Grant
MovieThe Librarian: Quest for the Spear
2004
as Edward Wilde
MovieNorthfork
2003
as Mr. Hope
MovieImpressions of Dune
2003
as Self
TVV Graham Norton
2002
as Self
MovieMysteries of Love
2002
as Self
MovieMiranda
2002
as Nailor
An Introduction to David Lynch
2001
as Self
Postcards From The Cast
2001
as Self
TVRichard & Judy
2001
as Self
MovieMe Without You
2001
as Daniel
MovieReflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
2001
as Self
MoviePerfume
2001
as Business Manager
MovieXchange
2001
as Fisk / Toffler 2
MovieHamlet
2000
as Claudius
MovieTimecode
2000
as Bunny Drysdale
MovieThe Spring
2000
as Dennis Conway
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Andrew Raines
TVFuturama
1999
as Dung Beetle (voice)
MovieRoute 9
1998
as Booth Parker
MovieThe Windsor Protocol
1998
as Sean Dillon
TVSex and the City
1998
as Trey MacDougal
MovieThe Invisible Man
1998
as Jack Griffin
MovieThunder Point
1998
as Sean Dillon
MovieOne Night Stand
1997
as Vernon
TVThe View
1997
as Self
MovieMad Dog Time
1996
as Jake Parker
MovieThe Trigger Effect
1996
as Matthew
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self
MovieMoonshine Highway
1996
as Jed Muldoon
MovieShowgirls
1995
as Zack Carey
TVThe Frank Skinner Show
1995
as Self
The Conversation
1995
as Harry Caul
MovieRoswell
1994
as Jesse Marcel
MovieVault of Horror I
1994
as Earl Raymond Digs (archive footage)
MovieThe Flintstones
1994
as Cliff Vandercave
MovieAgainst the Wall
1994
as Michael Smith
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Trial
1993
as Josef K
MovieWhere the Day Takes You
1992
as Ted
MovieRich in Love
1992
as Billy McQueen
MovieTwin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992
as Special Agent Dale Cooper
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
1991
as Self
MovieThe Doors
1991
as Ray Manzarek
MovieRed Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990
as Self
MovieDon't Tell Her It's Me
1990
as Trout Potts
TVTwin Peaks
1990
as Dale Cooper
MovieTwin Peaks
1989
as Special Agent Dale Cooper
MovieDream Breakers
1989
as Bobby O'Connor
TVTales from the Crypt
1989
as Earl Raymond Digs (segment "Carrion Death")
TVAmerican Experience
1988
as Narrator
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
MovieNo Frank in Lumberton
1988
as Self
MovieThe Hidden
1987
as Lloyd Gallagher
MovieBlue Velvet
1986
as Jeffrey Beaumont
TVScreen Two
1985
as Josef K
MovieDune
1984
as Paul Atreides
MovieDestination Dune
1983
as Self
MovieThe Changeling
1980
as Uncredited
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
MovieAltar
You Deserve Each Other
as Eugene Rose
New Line: Independent Legacies
as Self (archive footage)
