Acting

Kyle MacLachlan

Born: February 22, 1959 (age 67)
Birthplace: Yakima, Washington, USA
Credits: 143 titles

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.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Inside Out

2015

Inside Out 2

2024

How I Met Your Mother

2005

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Blue Velvet

1986

Futurama

1999

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

2013

Gravity Falls

2012

Dune

1984

Fallout

2024

Twin Peaks

1990

The Flintstones

1994

American Dad!

2005

The House with a Clock in Its Walls

2018

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

1992

Sex and the City

1998

Desperate Housewives

2004

Blink Twice

2024

Acting credits 143

Year	Title	Role
TBA	Altar Film
TBA	You Deserve Each Other Film	Eugene Rose
TBA	New Line: Independent Legacies Film	Self (archive footage)
2026	I Know Catherine, the Log Lady Film	Self
2025	The Lowdown TV	Donald Washberg (3 ep)
2025	How We Screened Twin Peaks on 35 mm Film	Self
2025	Echo Valley Film	Richard Garrett
2025	Overcompensating TV	John Scanlon (2 ep)
2025	Welcome to Lynchland Film	Self - Actor
2024	Blink Twice Film	Rich
2024	Inside Out 2 Film	Dad (voice)
2024	Fallout TV	Overseer Hank MacLean (10 ep)
2023	Miranda's Victim Film	Warren
2023	Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures TV	Draiven Bosh (voice) (4 ep)
2023	Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen Film	Himself
2022	Confess, Fletch Film	Ronald Horan
2022	Joe vs Carole TV	Howard Baskin (8 ep)
2022	How I Met Your Father TV	The Captain (2 ep)
2021	Val Film	Self (archive)
2021	You Don't Nomi Film	Himself (archive footage)
2021	Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House Film	Self
2020	Atlantic Crossing TV	President Franklin D. Roosevelt (8 ep)
2020	How To with John Wilson TV	Self (Swiping MetroCard on the Subway) (1 ep)
2020	Tesla Film	Thomas Edison
2020	Capone Film	Doctor Karlock
2019	A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee Film	Self
2019	Carol's Second Act TV	Dr. Stephen Frost (18 ep)
2019	The Kelly Clarkson Show TV	Self (2 ep)
2019	The Staggering Girl Film	Matteo / Bruno / Angelo
2019	High Flying Bird Film	David Seton
2019	Giant Little Ones Film	Ray Winter
2018	The House with a Clock in Its Walls Film	Isaac Izard
2018	Explained TV	Narrator (voice) (1 ep)
2018	GQ Presents: Iconic Characters TV	Self (1 ep)
2017	The Number of Completion Film	Self
2017	Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers Film	Self
2017	See You on the Other Side Dear Friend Film	Self
2017	Tell It Martin Film	Self
2017	Two Blue Balls Film	Self
2017	Behind the Red Curtain Film	Self
2017	A Pot of Boiling Oil Film	Self
2017	A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks Film	Self
2017	The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair Film	Self
2017	I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun Film	Self
2016	Blue Velvet Revisited Film	Self
2015	Riley's First Date? Film	Dad (voice)
2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV	Self - Guest (3 ep)
2015	Inside Out Film	Dad (voice)
2015	The Late Late Show with James Corden TV	Self (1 ep)
2014	Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories Film	Self
2014	Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces Film	Special Agent Dale Cooper
2014	Believe TV	Roman Skouras (13 ep)
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers TV	Self - Guest (1 ep)
2013	Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. TV	Skye's Father, The Doctor, Cal (1 ep)
2013	Breathe In Film	Peter Sebeck
2012	Made in Jersey TV	Donovan Stark (8 ep)
2012	Brunch Village Film	Mayor
2012	Gravity Falls TV	Bus Driver (voice) (1 ep)
2011	Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage Film	Jeffrey Beaumont
2011	Peace, Love & Misunderstanding Film	Mark Hudson

Crew credits 1

Year	Title	Job
1989	Tales from the Crypt TV	Director (1 ep)