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.

Career Overview

Kyle MacLachlan has 128 screen credits in a career dating back to 1975. Their work spans 9 cinematic universes — most prominently Inside Out with 2 titles. Signature works include Fallout, Inside Out, Dune. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

128

Birth Date

1959-02-22 00:00:00

Birth Place

Yakima, Washington, USA

Known For

• 

  Fallout
• 

  Inside Out
• 

  Dune
• 

  Blue Velvet
• 

  Showgirls
• 

  The Hidden

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 9 universes

• Inside Out (2 titles)
• Sean Dillon Series (2 titles)
• The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (1 titles)
• The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Collection (1 titles)
• The Librarian Collection (1 titles)
• Showgirls Collection (1 titles)
• The Flintstones Collection (1 titles)
• Hidden Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Brad Dourif (2 collaborations)
• Jack Nance (2 collaborations)
• Dean Stockwell (2 collaborations)
• Jack McGee (2 collaborations)
• Ella Purnell (1 collaborations)
• Aaron Moten (1 collaborations)
• Moisés Arias (1 collaborations)
• Walton Goggins (1 collaborations)
• Frances Turner (1 collaborations)
• Amy Poehler (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (127 credits)

  • You Deserve Each Other

    Eugene Rose

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • New Line: Independent Legacies

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Altar

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • I Know Catherine, the Log Lady

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Echo Valley

    Richard Garrett

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Welcome to Lynchland

    Self - Actor

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Overcompensating

    - Welcome to the Black Parade (2025) ... John Scanlon actor actors

    - Lucky (2025) ... John Scanlon actor actors
    2025
  • The Lowdown

    - Tulsa Turnaround (2025) ... Donald Washberg actor actors

    - The Devil's Mama (2025) ... Donald Washberg actor actors

    - Pilot (2025) ... Donald Washberg actor actors
    2025
  • Blink Twice

    Rich

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Inside Out 2

    Dad (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Fallout

    Overseer Hank MacLean

    actor

    actors

    - The Strip (2026) ... Overseer Hank MacLean actor actors

    - The Handoff (2026) ... Overseer Hank MacLean actor actors

    - The Other Player (2026) ... Overseer Hank MacLean actor actors

    - The Wrangler (2026) ... Overseer Hank MacLean actor actors

    - The Demon in the Snow (2026) ... Overseer Hank MacLean actor actors
    2024
  • Miranda's Victim

    Warren

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures

    - The Firehawk Feud / The Chop Shop Calamity (2025) ... Draiven Bosh (voice) actor actors

    - The Wild Aklyrr / Lys' Lost Lightsaber (2024) ... Draiven Bosh (voice) actor actors

    - The Starship Show / Nash's Super Busy Day (2024) ... Draiven Bosh (voice) actor actors

    - Visitor's Day / The Growing Green Danger (2023) ... Draiven Bosh (voice) actor actors
    2023
  • Confess, Fletch

    Ronald Horan

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • How I Met Your Father

    - Timing Is Everything (2022) ... The Captain actor actors

    - Jay Street (2022) ... The Captain actor actors
    2022
  • Val

    Self (archive)

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • You Don't Nomi

    Himself (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Tesla

    Thomas Edison

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Capone

    Doctor Karlock

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • The Staggering Girl

    Matteo / Bruno / Angelo

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • High Flying Bird

    David Seton

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Giant Little Ones

    Ray Winter

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    - Colman Domingo/Patrick Ball/Ari Lennox/Kyle MacLachlan & Aaron Molen (2026) ... Self actor actors

    - Amanda Seyfried, Kyle MacLachlan, Rhett and Link, Jon Pardi (2022) ... Self actor actors
    2019
  • The House with a Clock in Its Walls

    Isaac Izard

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Behind the Red Curtain

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Two Blue Balls

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • See You on the Other Side Dear Friend

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • The Number of Completion

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • A Pot of Boiling Oil

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Tell It Martin

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Blue Velvet Revisited

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • Riley's First Date?

    Dad (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Inside Out

    Dad (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    - Sen. Jon Ossoff, Kyle MacLachlan, Thundercat (2026) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Kyle MacLachlan, Arian Moayed, Pusha T (2022) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Kyle MacLachlan (2021) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2015
  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    - Hank Azaria, Kyle MacLachlan, George Ezra (2018) ... Self actor actors
    2015
  • Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

    Special Agent Dale Cooper

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Believe

    Roman Skouras

    actor

    actors

    - Perception (2014) ... Roman Skouras actor actors

    - Second Chance (2014) ... Roman Skouras actor actors

    - Revelation (2014) ... Roman Skouras actor actors

    - Collapse (2014) ... Roman Skouras actor actors

    - Prodigy (2014) ... Roman Skouras actor actors
    2014
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    - Kathie Lee Gifford, Hoda Kotb, Kyle MacLachlan, Karmin (2014) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2014
  • Blackout

    Mayor

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Breathe In

    Peter Sebeck

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

    - S.O.S. (2) (2015) ... Cal actor actors

    - S.O.S. (1) (2015) ... Cal actor actors

    - Scars (2015) ... Cal actor actors

    - The Dirty Half Dozen (2015) ... Cal actor actors

    - The Frenemy of My Enemy (2015) ... Cal actor actors
    2013
  • Brunch Village

    Mayor

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Gravity Falls

    - Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back the Falls (2016) ... Bus Driver (voice) actor actors
    2012
  • Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage

    Jeffrey Beaumont

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Peace, Love & Misunderstanding

    Mark Hudson

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • The Smell of Success

    Jimmy St. James

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • The Doctor

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Portlandia

    - Rose Route (2018) ... Mayor actor actors

    - Most Pro City (2018) ... Mayor actor actors

    - Open Relationship (2018) ... Mayor actor actors

    - Ants (2017) ... Mayor actor actors

    - Portland Secedes (2017) ... Mayor actor actors
    2011
  • Mao’s Last Dancer

    Charles Foster

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    - Kyle MacLachlan, Sherri Shepherd (2025) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2009
  • The Good Wife

    - Old Spice (2014) ... Josh Perotti actor actors

    - Shiny Objects (2014) ... Josh Perotti actor actors

    - Going for the Gold (2013) ... Josh Perotti actor actors

    - Red Team, Blue Team (2013) ... Josh Perotti actor actors
    2009
  • The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2

    Bill Kerr (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Justice League: The New Frontier

    Superman (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • A Slice of Lynch

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Jules Verne's Mysterious Island

    Cyrus

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • American Dad!

    - Dude, You're Getting a Del! (2026) ... Del (voice) actor actors

    - Paranoid_Frandroid (2018) ... Del (voice) actor actors
    2005
  • How I Met Your Mother

    - Daisy (2014) ... George Van Smoot actor actors

    - Romeward Bound (2013) ... George Van Smoot actor actors

    - The Fortress (2013) ... George Van Smoot actor actors

    - The Ashtray (2013) ... George Van Smoot actor actors

    - Garbage Island (2011) ... George Van Smoot actor actors
    2005
  • Touch of Pink

    Ghost of Cary Grant

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • The Librarian: Quest for the Spear

    Edward Wilde

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Desperate Housewives

    - I Guess This Is Goodbye (2010) ... Orson Hodge actor actors

    - The Ballad of Booth (2010) ... Orson Hodge actor actors

    - A Little Night Music (2010) ... Orson Hodge actor actors

    - Epiphany (2010) ... Orson Hodge actor actors

    - We All Deserve to Die (2010) ... Orson Hodge actor actors
    2004
  • The Tony Danza Show

    - Kyle MacLachlan, Carol Kane, Judge Marilyn Milian (2006) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Sarah Ferguson, Kyle MacLachlan (2005) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2004
  • Northfork

    Mr. Hope

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Impressions of Dune

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Mysteries of Love

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Miranda

    Nailor

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • An Introduction to David Lynch

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Postcards From The Cast

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Me Without You

    Daniel

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Perfume

    Business Manager

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Xchange

    Fisk / Toffler 2

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Richard & Judy

    - Series 1, Show 5 (2001) ... Self actor actors
    2001
  • Hamlet

    Claudius

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Timecode

    Bunny Drysdale

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • The Spring

    Dennis Conway

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

    (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    - Blood Brothers (2011) ... Andrew Raines actor actors

    - Conscience (2004) ... Dr. Brett Morton actor actors
    1999
  • Futurama

    - Planet Espresso (2024) ... Kyle MacLachlan's Head (voice) actor actors

    - Parasites Regained (2023) ... Dung Beetle (voice) actor actors
    1999
  • Route 9

    Booth Parker

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • The Windsor Protocol

    Sean Dillon

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • The Invisible Man

    Jack Griffin

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Thunder Point

    Sean Dillon

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Sex and the City

    - I Heart NY (2002) ... Trey MacDougal actor actors

    - All That Glitters (2002) ... Trey MacDougal actor actors

    - The Good Fight (2002) ... Trey MacDougal actor actors

    - Just Say Yes (2001) ... Trey MacDougal actor actors

    - Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda (2001) ... Trey MacDougal actor actors
    1998
  • One Night Stand

    Vernon

    actor

    actors
    1997
  • The View

    - Kyle MacLachlan; Harry Shearer, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey (2006) ... Self actor actors
    1997
  • Mad Dog Time

    Jake Parker

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • The Trigger Effect

    Matthew

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • Moonshine Highway

    Jed Muldoon

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • The Daily Show

    - Bob Woodward (2004) ... Self actor actors

    - Kyle MacLachlan (2003) ... Self actor actors
    1996
  • Showgirls

    Zack Carey

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • The Conversation

    Harry Caul

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Roswell

    Jesse Marcel

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Vault of Horror I

    Earl Raymond Digs (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • The Flintstones

    Cliff Vandercave

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • Against the Wall

    Michael Smith

    actor

    actors
    1994
  • The Trial

    Josef K

    actor

    actors
    1993
  • Where the Day Takes You

    Ted

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Rich in Love

    Billy McQueen

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

    Special Agent Dale Cooper

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • The Doors

    Ray Manzarek

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Don't Tell Her It's Me

    Trout Potts

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Twin Peaks

    - Part 18 (2017) ... Dougie Jones / Dale Cooper actor actors

    - Part 17 (2017) ... Dougie Jones / Dale Cooper actor actors

    - Part 16 (2017) ... Dougie Jones / Dale Cooper actor actors

    - Part 15 (2017) ... Dougie Jones / Dale Cooper actor actors

    - Part 14 (2017) ... Dougie Jones / Dale Cooper actor actors
    1990
  • Twin Peaks

    Special Agent Dale Cooper

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Dream Breakers

    Bobby O'Connor

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Tales from the Crypt

    - Loved to Death / Carrion Death / The Trap (1991) ... Earl Raymond Digs (segment "Carrion Death") actor actors
    1989
  • No Frank in Lumberton

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1988
  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    - Kyle MacLachlan Is Guest Co-Hosting (2008) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Kyle MacLachlan, Kiefer Sutherland (2006) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    1988
  • American Experience

    - The Crash of 1929 (1990) ... Narrator actor actors

    - Insanity on Trial (1990) ... Narrator actor actors
    1988
  • The Hidden

    Lloyd Gallagher

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Blue Velvet

    Jeffrey Beaumont

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • Dune

    Paul Atreides

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Destination Dune

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • The Changeling

    Uncredited

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Saturday Night Live

    - Kyle MacLachlan/Sinead O'Connor (1990) ... Self - Host actor actors
    1975

• directing (1 credits)

  • Tales from the Crypt

    - Death of Some Salesmen / As Ye Sow / Forever Ambergris (1993) ... director directing
    1989