Kyle MacLachlan
Acting • Born 1959-02-22
Biography
Kyle 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.
Filmography
143 credits
The Flintstones
Movie • 1994
Cliff Vandercave
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Movie • 2007
Self
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Movie • 2008
Bill Kerr (uncredited)
Blue Velvet
Movie • 1986
Jeffrey Beaumont
The Doors
Movie • 1991
Ray Manzarek
Dune
Movie • 1984
Paul Atreides
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Movie • 1992
Special Agent Dale Cooper
Hamlet
Movie • 2000
Claudius
Showgirls
Movie • 1995
Zack Carey
Don't Tell Her It's Me
Movie • 1990
Trout Potts
Against the Wall
Movie • 1994
Michael Smith
Me Without You
Movie • 2001
Daniel
Xchange
Movie • 2001
Fisk / Toffler 2
One Night Stand
Movie • 1997
Vernon
The Hidden
Movie • 1987
Lloyd Gallagher
Mao’s Last Dancer
Movie • 2009
Charles Foster
Justice League: The New Frontier
Movie • 2008
Superman (voice)
Timecode
Movie • 2000
Bunny Drysdale
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
Movie • 2004
Edward Wilde
Roswell
Movie • 1994
Jesse Marcel
The Smell of Success
Movie • 2011
Jimmy St. James
The Spring
Movie • 2000
Dennis Conway
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
Movie • 2023
Himself
Mad Dog Time
Movie • 1996
Jake Parker
Where the Day Takes You
Movie • 1992
Ted
The Trial
Movie • 1993
Josef K
Miranda
Movie • 2002
Nailor
The Windsor Protocol
Movie • 1998
Sean Dillon
Touch of Pink
Movie • 2004
Ghost of Cary Grant
The Trigger Effect
Movie • 1996
Matthew
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
Movie • 2005
Cyrus
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
Movie • 2011
Mark Hudson
Mysteries of Love
Movie • 2002
Self
Moonshine Highway
Movie • 1996
Jed Muldoon
Rich in Love
Movie • 1992
Billy McQueen
Breathe In
Movie • 2013
Peter Sebeck
An Introduction to David Lynch
Movie • 2001
Self
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
Movie • 2001
Self
Postcards From The Cast
Movie • 2001
Self
Route 9
Movie • 1998
Booth Parker
Miranda's Victim
Movie • 2023
Warren
Blink Twice
Movie • 2024
Rich
Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon
Movie • 2017
Self
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
Movie • 2007
Inside Out 2
Movie • 2024
Dad (voice)
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Movie • 2014
Special Agent Dale Cooper
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
Movie • 1991
Self
Confess, Fletch
Movie • 2022
Ronald Horan
Thunder Point
Movie • 1998
Sean Dillon
Inside Out
Movie • 2015
Dad (voice)
A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee
Movie • 2019
Self
No Frank in Lumberton
Movie • 1988
Self
Riley's First Date?
Movie • 2015
Dad (voice)
Echo Valley
Movie • 2025
Richard Garrett
Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls
Movie
Self
Altar
Movie
Blue Velvet Revisited
Movie • 2016
Self
Twin Peaks
Movie • 1989
Special Agent Dale Cooper
Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories
Movie • 2014
Self
A Slice of Lynch
Movie • 2007
Self
Northfork
Movie • 2003
Mr. Hope
Vault of Horror I
Movie • 1994
Earl Raymond Digs (archive footage)
Dream Breakers
Movie • 1989
Bobby O'Connor
Perfume
Movie • 2001
Business Manager
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Movie • 2018
Isaac Izard
Capone
Movie • 2020
Doctor Karlock
High Flying Bird
Movie • 2019
David Seton
Giant Little Ones
Movie • 2019
Ray Winter
I Know Catherine, the Log Lady
Movie • 2026
Self
The Staggering Girl
Movie • 2019
Matteo / Bruno / Angelo
You Don't Nomi
Movie • 2021
Himself (archive footage)
Impressions of Dune
Movie • 2003
Self
Tesla
Movie • 2020
Thomas Edison
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
Movie • 2011
Jeffrey Beaumont
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Movie • 1990
Self
Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House
Movie • 2021
Self
Tell It Martin
Movie • 2017
Self
The Number of Completion
Movie • 2017
Self
Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers
Movie • 2017
Self
See You on the Other Side Dear Friend
Movie • 2017
Self
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
Movie • 2017
Self
A Pot of Boiling Oil
Movie • 2017
Self
Behind the Red Curtain
Movie • 2017
Self
Two Blue Balls
Movie • 2017
Self
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
Movie • 2017
Self
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
Movie • 2017
Self
The Conversation
Movie • 1995
Harry Caul
Welcome to Lynchland
Movie • 2025
Self - Actor
Destination Dune
Movie • 1983
Self
The Invisible Man
Movie • 1998
The Doctor
Movie • 2011
You Deserve Each Other
Movie
Eugene Rose
The Changeling
Movie • 1980
Uncredited
Blackout
Movie • 2013
Mayor
Brunch Village
Movie • 2012
Mayor
The Tony Danza Show
TV • 2004
Self - Guest
Desperate Housewives
TV • 2004
Orson Hodge
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
Twin Peaks
TV • 1990
Dale Cooper
Tales from the Crypt
TV • 1989
Earl Raymond Digs (segment "Carrion Death")
The View
TV • 1997
Self
In Justice
TV • 2006
David Swain
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Andrew Raines
Richard & Judy
TV • 2001
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
The Frank Skinner Show
TV • 1995
Self
V Graham Norton
TV • 2002
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self
Made in Jersey
TV • 2012
Donovan Stark
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
How I Met Your Mother
TV • 2005
George Van Smoot
Believe
TV • 2014
Roman Skouras
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
TV • 2013
Skye's Father
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
TV • 2013
The Doctor
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
TV • 2013
Cal
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Gravity Falls
TV • 2012
Bus Driver (voice)
Sex and the City
TV • 1998
Trey MacDougal
Futurama
TV • 1999
Dung Beetle (voice)
Twin Peaks
TV • 1990
Dougie Jones / Dale Cooper
Joe vs Carole
TV • 2022
Howard Baskin
The Good Wife
TV • 2009
Josh Perotti
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
TV • 2005
Cyrus
How I Met Your Father
TV • 2022
The Captain
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
How To with John Wilson
TV • 2020
Self (Swiping MetroCard on the subway)
Explained
TV • 2018
Narrator (voice)
American Experience
TV • 1988
Narrator
Portlandia
TV • 2011
Mayor
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Dr. Brett Morton
Carol's Second Act
TV • 2019
Dr. Stephen Frost
Fallout
TV • 2024
Overseer Hank MacLean
Atlantic Crossing
TV • 2020
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
American Dad!
TV • 2005
Del (voice)
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
TV • 2023
Draiven Bosh (voice)
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
TV • 2018
Self
Futurama
TV • 1999
Kyle MacLachlan's Head (voice)
Overcompensating
TV • 2025
John
Screen Two
TV • 1985
Josef K
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
The Lowdown
TV • 2025
Donald Washberg
Tales from the Crypt - Uncut
TV • 1992