Kyle MacLachlan
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.
Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Daily Show
1996
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
American Dad!
2005
Saturday Night Live
1975
The View
1997
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Desperate Housewives
2004
Filmography
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest · 2009
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest · 2015
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Andrew Raines · 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Dr. Brett Morton · 1999
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest · 2014
The Daily Show
as Self · 1996
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self · 2019
American Dad!
as Del (voice) · 2005
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host · 1975
The View
as Self · 1997
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self · 2015
Desperate Housewives
as Orson Hodge · 2004
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest · 1988
The Good Wife
as Josh Perotti · 2009
How I Met Your Mother
as George Van Smoot · 2005
Twin Peaks
as Dale Cooper · 1990
Twin Peaks
as Dale Cooper / Dougie Jones · 1990
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest · 1993
Futurama
as Dung Beetle (voice) · 1999
Futurama
as Kyle MacLachlan's Head (voice) · 1999
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
American Experience
as Narrator · 1988
Sex and the City
as Trey MacDougal · 1998
Gravity Falls
as Bus Driver (voice) · 2012
Inside Out
as Dad (voice) · 2015
Screen Two
as Josef K · 1985
Fallout
as Overseer Hank MacLean · 2024
The Tony Danza Show
as Self - Guest · 2004
Richard & Judy
as Self · 2001
Inside Out 2
as Dad (voice) · 2024
Tales from the Crypt
as Earl Raymond Digs (segment "Carrion Death") · 1989
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
as Draiven Bosh (voice) · 2023
Portlandia
as Mayor · 2011
V Graham Norton
as Self · 2002
How I Met Your Father
as The Captain · 2022
Explained
as Narrator (voice) · 2018
Blink Twice
as Rich · 2024
Dune
as Paul Atreides · 1984
The Lowdown
as Donald Washberg · 2025
The Frank Skinner Show
as Self · 1995
Overcompensating
as John Scanlon · 2025
Blue Velvet
as Jeffrey Beaumont · 1986
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
as Self · 2018
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
as Special Agent Dale Cooper · 1992
The Flintstones
as Cliff Vandercave · 1994
Carol's Second Act
as Dr. Stephen Frost · 2019
Believe
as Roman Skouras · 2014
Showgirls
as Zack Carey · 1995
In Justice
as David Swain · 2006
Echo Valley
as Richard Garrett · 2025
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
as Isaac Izard · 2018
Atlantic Crossing
as President Franklin D. Roosevelt · 2020
How To with John Wilson
as Self (Swiping MetroCard on the Subway) · 2020
The Doors
as Ray Manzarek · 1991
Confess, Fletch
as Ronald Horan · 2022
Joe vs Carole
as Howard Baskin · 2022
Riley's First Date?
as Dad (voice) · 2015
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
as Edward Wilde · 2004
The Changeling
as Uncredited · 1980
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
as Cyrus · 2005
The Hidden
as Lloyd Gallagher · 1987
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
as Bill Kerr (uncredited) · 2008
Twin Peaks
as Special Agent Dale Cooper · 1989
Made in Jersey
as Donovan Stark · 2012
Val
as Self (archive) · 2021
Tesla
as Thomas Edison · 2020
Justice League: The New Frontier
as Superman (voice) · 2008
Capone
as Doctor Karlock · 2020
One Night Stand
as Vernon · 1997
Against the Wall
as Michael Smith · 1994
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
as Special Agent Dale Cooper · 2014
Breathe In
as Peter Sebeck · 2013
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Self · 2007
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
as (archive footage) · 1999
Miranda's Victim
as Warren · 2023
The Trigger Effect
as Matthew · 1996
Mao’s Last Dancer
as Charles Foster · 2009
High Flying Bird
as David Seton · 2019
Route 9
as Booth Parker · 1998
Welcome to Lynchland
as Self - Actor · 2025
Roswell
as Jesse Marcel · 1994
Don't Tell Her It's Me
as Trout Potts · 1990
An Introduction to David Lynch
as Self · 2001
Miranda
as Nailor · 2002
Where the Day Takes You
as Ted · 1992
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
as Cyrus · 2005
Northfork
as Mr. Hope · 2003
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
as Mark Hudson · 2011
Giant Little Ones
as Ray Winter · 2019
Mad Dog Time
as Jake Parker · 1996
Perfume
as Business Manager · 2001
Me Without You
as Daniel · 2001
Timecode
as Bunny Drysdale · 2000
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
as Jeffrey Beaumont · 2011
The Trial
as Josef K · 1993
You Deserve Each Other
as Eugene Rose
Hamlet
as Claudius · 2000
Vault of Horror I
as Earl Raymond Digs (archive footage) · 1994
A Slice of Lynch
as Self · 2007
The Smell of Success
as Jimmy St. James · 2011
The Staggering Girl
as Matteo / Bruno / Angelo · 2019
You Don't Nomi
as Himself (archive footage) · 2021
Touch of Pink
as Ghost of Cary Grant · 2004
New Line: Independent Legacies
as Self (archive footage)
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
as Self · 1990
I Know Catherine, the Log Lady
as Self · 2026
The Invisible Man
as Jack Griffin · 1998
Xchange
as Fisk / Toffler 2 · 2001
The Windsor Protocol
as Sean Dillon · 1998
The Number of Completion
as Self · 2017
Brunch Village
as Mayor · 2012
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
as Self · 2017
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
as Self · 2017
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
as Self · 2007
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
as Self · 2017
Moonshine Highway
as Jed Muldoon · 1996
Postcards From The Cast
as Self · 2001
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
as Self · 2001
Mysteries of Love
as Self · 2002
Blue Velvet Revisited
as Self · 2016
Behind the Red Curtain
as Self · 2017
Destination Dune
as Self · 1983
No Frank in Lumberton
as Self · 1988
Rich in Love
as Billy McQueen · 1992
Dream Breakers
as Bobby O'Connor · 1989
A Pot of Boiling Oil
as Self · 2017
Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories
as Self · 2014
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
as Self · 1991
The Spring
as Dennis Conway · 2000
Tell It Martin
as Self · 2017
Thunder Point
as Sean Dillon · 1998
See You on the Other Side Dear Friend
as Self · 2017
Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House
as Self · 2021
The Doctor
· 2011
Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers
as Self · 2017
Impressions of Dune
as Self · 2003
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
as Himself · 2023
A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee
as Self · 2019
The Conversation
as Harry Caul · 1995
Altar
Two Blue Balls
as Self · 2017