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.

Credits

Newest first

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
Val
as Self (archive)
2021
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
Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers
as Self
2017
Tell It Martin
as Self
2017
The Number of Completion
as Self
2017
See You on the Other Side Dear Friend
as Self
2017
Two Blue Balls
as Self
2017
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
as Self
2017
Behind the Red Curtain
as Self
2017
A Pot of Boiling Oil
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
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
The Doctor
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
The Tony Danza Show
as Self - Guest
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