Actor
· Acting
Kyle MacLachlan
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.
Filmography 133
I Know Catherine, the Log Lady
as Self
2026
The Lowdown
as Donald Washberg
2025
Echo Valley
as Richard Garrett
2025
Overcompensating
as John Scanlon
2025
Welcome to Lynchland
as Self - Actor
2025
Blink Twice
as Rich
2024
Inside Out 2
as Dad (voice)
2024
Fallout
as Overseer Hank MacLean
2024
Miranda's Victim
as Warren
2023
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
as Draiven Bosh (voice)
2023
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
as Himself
2023
Confess, Fletch
as Ronald Horan
2022
Joe vs Carole
as Howard Baskin
2022
How I Met Your Father
as The Captain
2022
You Don't Nomi
as Himself (archive footage)
2021
Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House
as Self
2021
Atlantic Crossing
as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
2020
How To with John Wilson
as Self (Swiping MetroCard on the Subway)
2020
Tesla
as Thomas Edison
2020
Capone
as Doctor Karlock
2020
A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee
as Self
2019
Carol's Second Act
as Dr. Stephen Frost
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
The Staggering Girl
as Matteo / Bruno / Angelo
2019
High Flying Bird
as David Seton
2019
Giant Little Ones
as Ray Winter
2019
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
as Isaac Izard
2018
Explained
as Narrator (voice)
2018
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
as Self
2018
Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon
as Self
2017
Tell It Martin
as Self
2017
The Number of Completion
as Self
2017
Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers
as Self
2017
See You on the Other Side Dear Friend
as Self
2017
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
as Self
2017
A Pot of Boiling Oil
as Self
2017
Behind the Red Curtain
as Self
2017
Two Blue Balls
as Self
2017
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
as Self
2017
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
as Self
2017
Blue Velvet Revisited
as Self
2016
Riley's First Date?
as Dad (voice)
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2015
Inside Out
as Dad (voice)
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
2015
Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories
as Self
2014
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
as Special Agent Dale Cooper
2014
Believe
as Roman Skouras
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as Skye's Father
2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as The Doctor
2013
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
as Cal
2013
Blackout
as Mayor
2013
Breathe In
as Peter Sebeck
2013
Made in Jersey
as Donovan Stark
2012
Brunch Village
as Mayor
2012
Gravity Falls
as Bus Driver (voice)
2012
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
as Jeffrey Beaumont
2011
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
as Mark Hudson
2011
The Smell of Success
as Jimmy St. James
2011
Portlandia
as Mayor
2011
Mao’s Last Dancer
as Charles Foster
2009
The Good Wife
as Josh Perotti
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
as Bill Kerr (uncredited)
2008
Justice League: The New Frontier
as Superman (voice)
2008
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
as Self
2007
A Slice of Lynch
as Self
2007
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Self
2007
In Justice
as David Swain
2006
How I Met Your Mother
as George Van Smoot
2005
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
as Cyrus
2005
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
as Cyrus
2005
American Dad!
as Del (voice)
2005
Desperate Housewives
as Orson Hodge
2004
Touch of Pink
as Ghost of Cary Grant
2004
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
as Edward Wilde
2004
Northfork
as Mr. Hope
2003
Impressions of Dune
as Self
2003
V Graham Norton
as Self
2002
Mysteries of Love
as Self
2002
Miranda
as Nailor
2002
Richard & Judy
as Self
2001
Me Without You
as Daniel
2001
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
as Self
2001
Perfume
as Business Manager
2001
Xchange
as Fisk / Toffler 2
2001
Hamlet
as Claudius
2000
Timecode
as Bunny Drysdale
2000
The Spring
as Dennis Conway
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Andrew Raines
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Dr. Brett Morton
1999
Futurama
as Dung Beetle (voice)
1999
Futurama
as Kyle MacLachlan's Head (voice)
1999
Route 9
as Booth Parker
1998
The Windsor Protocol
as Sean Dillon
1998
Sex and the City
as Trey MacDougal
1998
The Invisible Man
as Jack Griffin
1998
Thunder Point
as Sean Dillon
1998
One Night Stand
as Vernon
1997
The View
as Self
1997
Mad Dog Time
as Jake Parker
1996
The Trigger Effect
as Matthew
1996
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
Moonshine Highway
as Jed Muldoon
1996
Showgirls
as Zack Carey
1995
The Frank Skinner Show
as Self
1995
Roswell
as Jesse Marcel
1994
Vault of Horror I
as Earl Raymond Digs (archive footage)
1994
The Flintstones
as Cliff Vandercave
1994
Against the Wall
as Michael Smith
1994
The Trial
as Josef K
1993
Where the Day Takes You
as Ted
1992
Rich in Love
as Billy McQueen
1992
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
as Special Agent Dale Cooper
1992
The Doors
as Ray Manzarek
1991
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
as Self
1990
Don't Tell Her It's Me
as Trout Potts
1990
Twin Peaks
as Dale Cooper
1990
Twin Peaks
as Dougie Jones / Dale Cooper
1990
Twin Peaks
as Special Agent Dale Cooper
1989
Dream Breakers
as Bobby O'Connor
1989
Tales from the Crypt
as Earl Raymond Digs (segment "Carrion Death")
1989
American Experience
as Narrator
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
No Frank in Lumberton
as Self
1988
The Hidden
as Lloyd Gallagher
1987
Blue Velvet
as Jeffrey Beaumont
1986
Screen Two
as Josef K
1985
Dune
as Paul Atreides
1984
Destination Dune
as Self
1983
The Changeling
as Uncredited
1980
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975