Biography
Kyle Merritt MacLachlan (born February 22, 1959) is an American actor. MacLachlan widely known for his portrayal of Dale Cooper in the TV series Twin Peaks (1990–1991; 2017), and its prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992). He is also known for his film roles including cult films such as Dune (1984), Blue Velvet (1986), The Hidden (1987), and Showgirls (1995). He has also had prominent roles in other television shows including appearing as Trey MacDougal in Sex and the City (2000–2002), Orson Hodge in Desperate Housewives (2006–2012), The Captain in How I Met Your Mother (2010–2014), the Mayor of Portland in Portlandia (2011–2018), and as Calvin Zabo in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014–2015).
MacLachlan was born in Yakima, Washington. His mother, Catherine (née Stone), was a public relations director, and his father, Kent Alan MacLachlan, was a stockbroker and lawyer. He has Scottish, Cornish and German ancestry. He has two younger brothers named Craig and Kent, both of whom live in the Pacific Northwest. MacLachlan graduated from Eisenhower High School in 1977. He graduated from the University of Washington in 1982 and, shortly afterward, moved to Hollywood, California to pursue his career.
Filmography
all 123
Movies 86
self 40
TV Shows 37
Voice 8
Director 2
Narrator 1
Blink Twice (2024)
Inside Out 2 (2024)
Fallout (2024)
5150 (2024)
Miranda's Victim (2023)
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen (2023)
Confess, Fletch (2022)
Joe vs Carole (2022)
How I Met Your Father (2022)
Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House (2021)
Atlantic Crossing (2020)
How To with John Wilson (2020)
Tesla (2020)
Capone (2020)
A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee (2019)
Carol's Second Act (2019)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
The Staggering Girl (2019)
You Don't Nomi (2019)
High Flying Bird (2019)
Giant Little Ones (2019)
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion (2018)
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018)
Explained (2018)
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun (2017)
Behind the Red Curtain (2017)
Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon (2017)
A Pot of Boiling Oil (2017)
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks (2017)
Tell It Martin (2017)
Two Blue Balls (2017)
The Number of Completion (2017)
See You on the Other Side Dear Friend (2017)
Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers (2017)
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair (2017)
'Blue Velvet' Revisited (2016)
Riley's First Date? (2015)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Inside Out (2015)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)
Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories (2014)
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014)
Believe (2014)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013)
Breathe In (2013)
Made in Jersey (2012)
Gravity Falls (2012)
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage (2011)
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011)
The Smell of Success (2011)
Portlandia (2011)
Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
The Good Wife (2009)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)
Justice League: The New Frontier (2008)
A Slice of Lynch (2007)
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks (2007)
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (2007)
The One Show (2006)
Free Jimmy (2006)
In Justice (2006)
Mysterious Island (2005)
Mysterious Island (2005)
American Dad! (2005)
Desperate Housewives (2004)
The Tony Danza Show (2004)
Touch of Pink (2004)
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)
Northfork (2003)
Impressions of Dune (2003)
Mysteries of Love (2002)
V Graham Norton (2002)
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks (2002)
Miranda (2002)
An Introduction to David Lynch (2001)
Postcards From The Cast (2001)
Richard & Judy (2001)
Me Without You (2001)
Perfume (2001)
Xchange (2001)
Hamlet (2000)
Timecode (2000)
The Spring (2000)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Futurama (1999)
Route 9 (1998)
The Windsor Protocol (1998)
Sex and the City (1998)
Thunder Point (1998)
One Night Stand (1997)
The View (1997)
Mad Dog Time (1996)
The Trigger Effect (1996)
The Daily Show (1996)
Moonshine Highway (1996)
Showgirls (1995)
The Frank Skinner Show (1995)
Roswell (1994)
Vault of Horror I (1994)
The Flintstones (1994)
Against the Wall (1994)
The Trial (1993)
Where the Day Takes You (1992)
Rich in Love (1992)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper (1991)
The Doors (1991)
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter (1990)
Don't Tell Her It's Me (1990)
Twin Peaks (1990)
Twin Peaks (1989)
Dream Breakers (1989)
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
American Experience (1988)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
No Frank in Lumberton (1988)
The Hidden (1987)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Dune (1984)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
I Know Catherine, The Log Lady
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1959-02-22 (65 years old)
Birth NameKyle Merritt MacLachlan
Birth PlaceYakima, United States of America
RelationshipsLaura Dern (1985-01-01 - 1989-01-01), Lara Flynn Boyle (1990-01-01 - 1992-01-01), Linda Evangelista (1992-01-01 - 1998-01-01)
SpouseDesiree Gruber
ChildrenCallum Lyon MacLachlan
FatherKent Alan MacLachlan
MotherCatherine MacLachlan
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsΚάιλ ΜακΛάχλαν, Kyle Merritt MacLachlan, Кайл МакЛахлен, Кайл МакЛоклен
AwardsGolden Globe Award, Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television
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