Kyle MacLachlan
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.
Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1959-02-22
Place of birth
Yakima, Washington, USA
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Cast
The Flintstones
1994
5.34
Blue Velvet
1986
7.61
The Doors
1991
7.12
Dune
1984
6.20
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992
7.37
Hamlet
2000
5.80
Showgirls
1995
5.56
Don't Tell Her It's Me
1990
5.70
Against the Wall
1994
6.10
Me Without You
2001
6.40
Xchange
2001
5.21
One Night Stand
1997
5.60
The Hidden
1987
6.90
Mao’s Last Dancer
2009
6.60
Justice League: The New Frontier
2008
6.81
Timecode
2000
5.63
Roswell
1994
6.00
The Smell of Success
2011
5.50
The Spring
2000
6.70
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
2023
10.00
Mad Dog Time
1996
5.40
Where the Day Takes You
1992
6.10
The Trial
1993
5.80
Miranda
2002
5.60
The Windsor Protocol
1998
3.70
Touch of Pink
2004
6.20
The Trigger Effect
1996
5.80
Mysterious Island
2005
5.75
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
2011
5.90
Mysteries of Love
2002
7.10
Moonshine Highway
1996
5.70
Rich in Love
1992
6.90
Breathe In
2013
5.90
An Introduction to David Lynch
2001
4.00
Postcards From The Cast
2001
0.00
Route 9
1998
6.70
Miranda's Victim
2023
6.76
Blink Twice
2024
6.67
Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon
2017
0.00
Inside Out 2
2024
7.55
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014
7.30
Confess, Fletch
2022
6.30
Thunder Point
1998
4.50
Inside Out
2015
7.91
No Frank in Lumberton
1988
7.80
Riley's First Date?
2015
7.19
Echo Valley
2025
0.00
Altar
0.00
Blue Velvet Revisited
2016
6.90
Twin Peaks
1989
8.40
A Slice of Lynch
2007
6.90
Northfork
2003
6.00
Vault of Horror I
1994
5.00
Dream Breakers
1989
0.00
Perfume
2001
4.90
Capone
2020
4.99
High Flying Bird
2019
5.70
Giant Little Ones
2019
7.13
I Know Catherine, The Log Lady
2025
0.00
The Staggering Girl
2019
5.50
You Don't Nomi
2019
5.90
Impressions of Dune
2003
0.00
Tesla
2020
5.83
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
2011
6.80
Tell It Martin
2017
5.00
The Number of Completion
2017
5.50
Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers
2017
5.00
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
2017
6.60
A Pot of Boiling Oil
2017
6.00
Behind the Red Curtain
2017
6.20
Two Blue Balls
2017
0.00
The Conversation
1995
0.00
David Lynch, A Hollywood Enigma
2025
7.20
Destination Dune
1983
5.00
Lynch/Oz
2023
7.20