Kyle MacLachlan

Acting

Kyle MacLachlan

Born February 22, 1959Yakima, Washington, USA138 credits

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.

Known For

I Know Catherine, the Log Lady

I Know Catherine, the Log Lady

Movie

2026

Fallout Season 2 - London Premiere

Fallout Season 2 - London Premiere

Movie

2025

The Lowdown
6.7

The Lowdown

TV

2025

Echo Valley
6.4

Echo Valley

Movie

2025

Overcompensating
7.3

Overcompensating

TV

2025

Welcome to Lynchland
7.0

Welcome to Lynchland

Movie

2025

Filmography

I Know Catherine, the Log Lady
2026I Know Catherine, the Log Ladyas SelfMovie
Fallout Season 2 - London Premiere
2025Fallout Season 2 - London Premiereas Hank MacLeanMovie
The Lowdown
2025The Lowdownas Donald WashbergTV
Echo Valley
2025Echo Valleyas Richard GarrettMovie
Overcompensating
2025Overcompensatingas John ScanlonTV
Welcome to Lynchland
2025Welcome to Lynchlandas Self - ActorMovie
Blink Twice
2024Blink Twiceas RichMovie
Inside Out 2
2024Inside Out 2as Dad (voice)Movie
Fallout
2024Falloutas Overseer Hank MacLeanTV
Miranda's Victim
2023Miranda's Victimas WarrenMovie
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
2023Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventuresas Draiven Bosh (voice)TV
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
2023Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppenas HimselfMovie
Confess, Fletch
2022Confess, Fletchas Ronald HoranMovie
Joe vs Carole
2022Joe vs Caroleas Howard BaskinTV
How I Met Your Father
2022How I Met Your Fatheras The CaptainTV
You Don't Nomi
2021You Don't Nomias Himself (archive footage)Movie
Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House
2021Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer Houseas SelfMovie
Atlantic Crossing
2020Atlantic Crossingas President Franklin D. RooseveltTV
How To with John Wilson
2020How To with John Wilsonas Self (Swiping MetroCard on the Subway)TV
Tesla
2020Teslaas Thomas EdisonMovie
Capone
2020Caponeas Doctor KarlockMovie
A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee
2019A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Leeas SelfMovie
Carol's Second Act
2019Carol's Second Actas Dr. Stephen FrostTV
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas SelfTV
The Staggering Girl
2019The Staggering Girlas Matteo / Bruno / AngeloMovie
High Flying Bird
2019High Flying Birdas David SetonMovie
Giant Little Ones
2019Giant Little Onesas Ray WinterMovie
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
2018The House with a Clock in Its Wallsas Isaac IzardMovie
Explained
2018Explainedas Narrator (voice)TV
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
2018GQ Presents: Iconic Charactersas SelfTV
Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon
2017Twin Peaks: The Phenomenonas SelfMovie
Tell It Martin
2017Tell It Martinas SelfMovie
The Number of Completion
2017The Number of Completionas SelfMovie
Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers
2017Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikersas SelfMovie
See You on the Other Side Dear Friend
2017See You on the Other Side Dear Friendas SelfMovie
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
2017I Had Bad Milk in Dehradunas SelfMovie
A Pot of Boiling Oil
2017A Pot of Boiling Oilas SelfMovie
Behind the Red Curtain
2017Behind the Red Curtainas SelfMovie
Two Blue Balls
2017Two Blue Ballsas SelfMovie
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
2017The Man with the Gray Elevated Hairas SelfMovie
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
2017A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaksas SelfMovie
Blue Velvet Revisited
2016Blue Velvet Revisitedas SelfMovie
Riley's First Date?
2015Riley's First Date?as Dad (voice)Movie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - GuestTV
Inside Out
2015Inside Outas Dad (voice)Movie
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015The Late Late Show with James Cordenas SelfTV
Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories
2014Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memoriesas SelfMovie
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014Twin Peaks: The Missing Piecesas Special Agent Dale CooperMovie
Believe
2014Believeas Roman SkourasTV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self - GuestTV
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.as Skye's FatherTV
Blackout
2013Blackoutas MayorMovie
Breathe In
2013Breathe Inas Peter SebeckMovie
Made in Jersey
2012Made in Jerseyas Donovan StarkTV
Brunch Village
2012Brunch Villageas MayorMovie
Gravity Falls
2012Gravity Fallsas Bus Driver (voice)TV
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
2011Blue Velvet: The Lost Footageas Jeffrey BeaumontMovie
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
2011Peace, Love & Misunderstandingas Mark HudsonMovie
The Smell of Success
2011The Smell of Successas Jimmy St. JamesMovie
T
2011The DoctorMovie
Portlandia
2011Portlandiaas MayorTV
Mao’s Last Dancer
2009Mao’s Last Danceras Charles FosterMovie
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wifeas Josh PerottiTV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - GuestTV
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
2008The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2as Bill Kerr (uncredited)Movie
Justice League: The New Frontier
2008Justice League: The New Frontieras Superman (voice)Movie
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaksas SelfMovie
A Slice of Lynch
2007A Slice of Lynchas SelfMovie
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007The 50 Greatest Television Dramasas SelfMovie
In Justice
2006In Justiceas David SwainTV
How I Met Your Mother
2005How I Met Your Motheras George Van SmootTV
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
2005Jules Verne's Mysterious Islandas CyrusMovie
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
2005Jules Verne's Mysterious Islandas CyrusTV
American Dad!
2005American Dad!as Del (voice)TV
Desperate Housewives
2004Desperate Housewivesas Orson HodgeTV
T
2004The Tony Danza Showas Self - GuestTV
Touch of Pink
2004Touch of Pinkas Ghost of Cary GrantMovie
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
2004The Librarian: Quest for the Spearas Edward WildeMovie
Northfork
2003Northforkas Mr. HopeMovie
Impressions of Dune
2003Impressions of Duneas SelfMovie
V Graham Norton
2002V Graham Nortonas SelfTV
Mysteries of Love
2002Mysteries of Loveas SelfMovie
Miranda
2002Mirandaas NailorMovie
A
2001An Introduction to David Lynchas SelfMovie
P
2001Postcards From The Castas SelfMovie
Richard & Judy
2001Richard & Judyas SelfTV
Me Without You
2001Me Without Youas DanielMovie
Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks
2001Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaksas SelfMovie
Perfume
2001Perfumeas Business ManagerMovie
Xchange
2001Xchangeas Fisk / Toffler 2Movie
Hamlet
2000Hamletas ClaudiusMovie
Timecode
2000Timecodeas Bunny DrysdaleMovie
The Spring
2000The Springas Dennis ConwayMovie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Andrew RainesTV
Futurama
1999Futuramaas Dung Beetle (voice)TV
Route 9
1998Route 9as Booth ParkerMovie
The Windsor Protocol
1998The Windsor Protocolas Sean DillonMovie
Sex and the City
1998Sex and the Cityas Trey MacDougalTV
T
1998The Invisible ManMovie
Thunder Point
1998Thunder Pointas Sean DillonMovie
One Night Stand
1997One Night Standas VernonMovie
The View
1997The Viewas SelfTV
Mad Dog Time
1996Mad Dog Timeas Jake ParkerMovie
The Trigger Effect
1996The Trigger Effectas MatthewMovie
The Daily Show
1996The Daily Showas SelfTV
Moonshine Highway
1996Moonshine Highwayas Jed MuldoonMovie
Showgirls
1995Showgirlsas Zack CareyMovie
The Frank Skinner Show
1995The Frank Skinner Showas SelfTV
T
1995The Conversationas Harry CaulMovie
Roswell
1994Roswellas Jesse MarcelMovie
Vault of Horror I
1994Vault of Horror Ias Earl Raymond Digs (archive footage)Movie
The Flintstones
1994The Flintstonesas Cliff VandercaveMovie
Against the Wall
1994Against the Wallas Michael SmithMovie
The Trial
1993The Trialas Josef KMovie
Where the Day Takes You
1992Where the Day Takes Youas TedMovie
Rich in Love
1992Rich in Loveas Billy McQueenMovie
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Meas Special Agent Dale CooperMovie
C
1991Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopperas SelfMovie
The Doors
1991The Doorsas Ray ManzarekMovie
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porteras SelfMovie
Don't Tell Her It's Me
1990Don't Tell Her It's Meas Trout PottsMovie
Twin Peaks
1990Twin Peaksas Dale CooperTV
Twin Peaks
1989Twin Peaksas Special Agent Dale CooperMovie
Dream Breakers
1989Dream Breakersas Bobby O'ConnorMovie
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Cryptas Earl Raymond Digs (segment "Carrion Death")TV
American Experience
1988American Experienceas NarratorTV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988LIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - GuestTV
No Frank in Lumberton
1988No Frank in Lumbertonas SelfMovie
The Hidden
1987The Hiddenas Lloyd GallagherMovie
Blue Velvet
1986Blue Velvetas Jeffrey BeaumontMovie
Screen Two
1985Screen Twoas Josef KTV
Dune
1984Duneas Paul AtreidesMovie
Destination Dune
1983Destination Duneas SelfMovie
The Changeling
1980The Changelingas UncreditedMovie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - HostTV
Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls
—Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirlsas SelfMovie
A
—AltarMovie
Y
—You Deserve Each Otheras Eugene RoseMovie