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Kyle MacLachlan
0 FOLLOWERS • 57 CREDITS • FEB 22, 1959 • 65
Biography
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.
Known For
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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The Good Wife
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Sex and the City
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Tales from the Crypt
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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American Dad!
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Saturday Night Live
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The Late Late Show with James Corden
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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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The Daily Show
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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Futurama
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Fallout
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How I Met Your Father
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Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
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Gravity Falls
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Explained
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How To with John Wilson
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
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Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
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Inside Out 2
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Desperate Housewives
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The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
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How I Met Your Mother
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Northfork
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High Flying Bird
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Inside Out
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Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
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Blink Twice
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Believe
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Tell It Martin
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Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon
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The Flintstones
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Free Jimmy
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Capone
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Tesla
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The House with a Clock in Its Walls
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Riley's First Date?
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Confess, Fletch
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The Doors
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I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
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A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
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Joe vs Carole
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A Pot of Boiling Oil
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Behind the Red Curtain
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Carol's Second Act
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Showgirls
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Made in Jersey
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A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee
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Roswell
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Against the Wall
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Dune
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Twin Peaks
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Twin Peaks
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