Kyle MacLachlan

Known for: Acting

Born: 1959-02-22 (age 67)

From: 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 (138)

MOVIE
I Know Catherine, the Log Lady
2026
as Self
TV★ 6.7
The Lowdown
2025
as Donald Washberg
MOVIE★ 6.5
Echo Valley
2025
as Richard Garrett
TV★ 7.3
Overcompensating
2025
as John Scanlon
MOVIE★ 6.5
Welcome to Lynchland
2025
as Self - Actor
MOVIE★ 6.7
Blink Twice
2024
as Rich
MOVIE★ 7.5
Inside Out 2
2024
as Dad (voice)
TV★ 8.1
Fallout
2024
as Overseer Hank MacLean
MOVIE★ 6.8
Miranda's Victim
2023
as Warren
TV★ 4.6
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
2023
as Draiven Bosh (voice)
MOVIE★ 10.0
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
2023
as Himself
MOVIE★ 6.2
Confess, Fletch
2022
as Ronald Horan
TV★ 4.1
Joe vs Carole
2022
as Howard Baskin
TV★ 6.5
How I Met Your Father
2022
as The Captain
MOVIE★ 5.8
You Don't Nomi
2021
as Himself (archive footage)
MOVIE
Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House
2021
as Self
TV★ 6.5
Atlantic Crossing
2020
as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
TV★ 8.1
How To with John Wilson
2020
as Self (Swiping MetroCard on the Subway)
MOVIE★ 5.8
Tesla
2020
as Thomas Edison
MOVIE★ 5.0
Capone
2020
as Doctor Karlock
MOVIE
A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee
2019
as Self
TV★ 6.1
Carol's Second Act
2019
as Dr. Stephen Frost
TV★ 6.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Staggering Girl
2019
as Matteo / Bruno / Angelo
MOVIE★ 5.7
High Flying Bird
2019
as David Seton
MOVIE★ 7.1
Giant Little Ones
2019
as Ray Winter
MOVIE★ 6.3
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
2018
as Isaac Izard
TV★ 7.5
Explained
2018
as Narrator (voice)
TV★ 7.5
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
2018
as Self
MOVIE★ 8.0
Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.0
Tell It Martin
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Number of Completion
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.0
Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers
2017
as Self
MOVIE
See You on the Other Side Dear Friend
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
A Pot of Boiling Oil
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.2
Behind the Red Curtain
2017
as Self
MOVIE
Two Blue Balls
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.9
Blue Velvet Revisited
2016
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.2
Riley's First Date?
2015
as Dad (voice)
TV★ 6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 7.9
Inside Out
2015
as Dad (voice)
TV★ 5.1
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self
MOVIE
Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories
2014
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.2
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014
as Special Agent Dale Cooper
TV★ 6.8
Believe
2014
as Roman Skouras
TV★ 5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
TV★ 7.5
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013
as Skye's Father
MOVIE
Blackout
2013
as Mayor
MOVIE★ 5.9
Breathe In
2013
as Peter Sebeck
TV★ 6.8
Made in Jersey
2012
as Donovan Stark
MOVIE★ 10.0
Brunch Village
2012
as Mayor
TV★ 8.6
Gravity Falls
2012
as Bus Driver (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
2011
as Jeffrey Beaumont
MOVIE★ 5.8
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
2011
as Mark Hudson
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Smell of Success
2011
as Jimmy St. James
MOVIE
The Doctor
2011
TV★ 6.9
Portlandia
2011
as Mayor
MOVIE★ 6.6
Mao’s Last Dancer
2009
as Charles Foster
TV★ 7.6
The Good Wife
2009
as Josh Perotti
TV★ 5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008
as Bill Kerr (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Justice League: The New Frontier
2008
as Superman (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.4
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.9
A Slice of Lynch
2007
as Self
MOVIE
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
as Self
TV★ 6.8
In Justice
2006
as David Swain
TV★ 8.1
How I Met Your Mother
2005
as George Van Smoot
MOVIE★ 5.5
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
2005
as Cyrus
TV★ 5.2
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
2005
as Cyrus
TV★ 7.0
American Dad!
2005
as Del (voice)
TV★ 7.9
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Orson Hodge
TV★ 6.4
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 6.1
Touch of Pink
2004
as Ghost of Cary Grant
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
2004
as Edward Wilde
MOVIE★ 6.0
Northfork
2003
as Mr. Hope
MOVIE
Impressions of Dune
2003
as Self
TV★ 5.3
V Graham Norton
2002
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.1
Mysteries of Love
2002
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.5
Miranda
2002
as Nailor
MOVIE★ 4.0
An Introduction to David Lynch
2001
as Self
MOVIE
Postcards From The Cast
2001
as Self
TV★ 3.4
Richard & Judy
2001
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.5
Me Without You
2001
as Daniel
MOVIE★ 6.0
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
2001
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.8
Perfume
2001
as Business Manager
MOVIE★ 5.2
Xchange
2001
as Fisk / Toffler 2
MOVIE★ 5.8
Hamlet
2000
as Claudius
MOVIE★ 5.6
Timecode
2000
as Bunny Drysdale
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Spring
2000
as Dennis Conway
TV★ 8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Andrew Raines
TV★ 8.4
Futurama
1999
as Dung Beetle (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.0
Route 9
1998
as Booth Parker
MOVIE★ 4.8
The Windsor Protocol
1998
as Sean Dillon
TV★ 7.4
Sex and the City
1998
as Trey MacDougal
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Invisible Man
1998
as Jack Griffin
MOVIE★ 4.5
Thunder Point
1998
as Sean Dillon
MOVIE★ 5.6
One Night Stand
1997
as Vernon
TV★ 4.3
The View
1997
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.3
Mad Dog Time
1996
as Jake Parker
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Trigger Effect
1996
as Matthew
TV★ 6.4
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.4
Moonshine Highway
1996
as Jed Muldoon
MOVIE★ 5.6
Showgirls
1995
as Zack Carey
TV★ 7.5
The Frank Skinner Show
1995
as Self
MOVIE
The Conversation
1995
as Harry Caul
MOVIE★ 6.1
Roswell
1994
as Jesse Marcel
MOVIE★ 5.3
Vault of Horror I
1994
as Earl Raymond Digs (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Flintstones
1994
as Cliff Vandercave
MOVIE★ 6.1
Against the Wall
1994
as Michael Smith
TV★ 7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Trial
1993
as Josef K
MOVIE★ 6.1
Where the Day Takes You
1992
as Ted
MOVIE★ 6.4
Rich in Love
1992
as Billy McQueen
MOVIE★ 7.4
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992
as Special Agent Dale Cooper
MOVIE
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
1991
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Doors
1991
as Ray Manzarek
MOVIE
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.8
Don't Tell Her It's Me
1990
as Trout Potts
TV★ 8.3
Twin Peaks
1990
as Dale Cooper
MOVIE★ 8.5
Twin Peaks
1989
as Special Agent Dale Cooper
MOVIE★ 9.0
Dream Breakers
1989
as Bobby O'Connor
TV★ 8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Earl Raymond Digs (segment "Carrion Death")
TV★ 6.5
American Experience
1988
as Narrator
TV★ 5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 8.2
No Frank in Lumberton
1988
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Hidden
1987
as Lloyd Gallagher
MOVIE★ 7.6
Blue Velvet
1986
as Jeffrey Beaumont
TV★ 7.1
Screen Two
1985
as Josef K
MOVIE★ 6.2
Dune
1984
as Paul Atreides
MOVIE★ 6.5
Destination Dune
1983
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Changeling
1980
as Uncredited
TV★ 6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
MOVIE
You Deserve Each Other
—
as Eugene Rose
MOVIE
New Line: Independent Legacies
—
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE
Altar
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