Kyle MacLachlan
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.
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.
Known for
Blink Twice
Inside Out 2
Fallout
Miranda's Victim
Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
Confess, Fletch
Joe vs Carole
How I Met Your Father
Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House
Atlantic Crossing
How To with John Wilson
Tesla
Capone
A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee
Carol's Second Act
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Staggering Girl
You Don't Nomi
High Flying Bird
Giant Little Ones
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Explained
Blue Velvet Revisited
Riley's First Date?
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Inside Out
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Believe
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Breathe In
Made in Jersey
Gravity Falls
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
The Smell of Success
Portlandia
Mao’s Last Dancer
The Good Wife
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Justice League: The New Frontier
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
The One Show
Free Jimmy
In Justice
How I Met Your Mother
Mysterious Island
American Dad!
Desperate Housewives
Touch of Pink
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear
Northfork
Impressions of Dune
Mysteries of Love
V Graham Norton
Miranda
Richard & Judy
Me Without You
Perfume
Xchange
Hamlet
Timecode
The Spring
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Futurama
Route 9
The Windsor Protocol
Sex and the City
Thunder Point
One Night Stand
The View
Mad Dog Time
The Trigger Effect
The Daily Show
Moonshine Highway
Showgirls
The Frank Skinner Show
Roswell
Vault of Horror I
The Flintstones
Against the Wall
The Trial
Where the Day Takes You
Rich in Love
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
The Doors
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Don't Tell Her It's Me
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks
Dream Breakers
Tales from the Crypt
American Experience
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
No Frank in Lumberton
The Hidden
Blue Velvet
Dune
Saturday Night Live