1959-02-22 ( 66 years old ) in Yakima, Washington, USA
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.
Movies
Echo Valley
2025-06-13
David Lynch, A Hollywood Enigma
2025-01-17
Blink Twice
2024-08-21
Inside Out 2
2024-06-11
Miranda's Victim
2023-10-06
Lynch/Oz
2023-05-15
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
2023-04-12
Confess, Fletch
2022-09-16
Tesla
2020-08-14
Capone
2020-06-26
A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee
2019-12-10
The Staggering Girl
2019-05-17
You Don't Nomi
2019-04-27
High Flying Bird
2019-01-27
Giant Little Ones
2019-01-03
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
2018-09-15
Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon
2017-12-05
The Number of Completion
2017-12-05
Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers
2017-12-05
See You on the Other Side Dear Friend
2017-12-05
Tell It Martin
2017-12-05
Two Blue Balls
2017-12-05
Behind the Red Curtain
2017-12-05
A Pot of Boiling Oil
2017-12-05
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
2017-12-05
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
2017-12-05
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
2017-12-05
Blue Velvet Revisited
2016-10-07
Riley's First Date?
2015-11-03
Inside Out
2015-06-17
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014-07-16
Breathe In
2013-01-18
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
2011-11-08
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
2011-09-13
The Smell of Success
2011-08-19
Mao’s Last Dancer
2009-10-01
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008-08-06
Justice League: The New Frontier
2008-02-26
A Slice of Lynch
2007-10-30
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007-02-03
Mysterious Island
2005-09-17
Touch of Pink
2004-07-16
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
2004-07-12
Northfork
2003-07-11
Impressions of Dune
2003-03-28
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
2002-02-26
Mysteries of Love
2002-02-24
Miranda
2002-01-18
An Introduction to David Lynch
2001-12-18
Postcards From The Cast
2001-12-18
Me Without You
2001-11-01
Perfume
2001-04-08
Xchange
2001-01-19
Hamlet
2000-05-12
Timecode
2000-04-28
The Spring
2000-01-16
Route 9
1998-11-20
The Windsor Protocol
1998-11-10
Thunder Point
1998-05-30
One Night Stand
1997-11-14
Mad Dog Time
1996-11-08
The Trigger Effect
1996-08-30
Moonshine Highway
1996-05-05
Showgirls
1995-09-22
The Conversation
1995-01-01
Roswell
1994-07-31
Vault of Horror I
1994-07-02
The Flintstones
1994-05-27
Against the Wall
1994-03-26
The Trial
1993-06-18
Rich in Love
1992-09-04
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992-06-03
Where the Day Takes You
1992-01-11
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
1991-05-17
The Doors
1991-03-01
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990-12-01
Don't Tell Her It's Me
1990-09-21
Twin Peaks
1989-12-08
Dream Breakers
1989-09-02
No Frank in Lumberton
1988-01-19
The Hidden
1987-10-30
Blue Velvet
1986-09-19
Dune
1984-12-14
Destination Dune
1983-01-01
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