
Kyle MacLachlan
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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.
Known for
Credits

Inside Out (2015)
as Dad (voice)

Inside Out 2 (2024)
as Dad (voice)

Blink Twice (2024)
as Rich

Dune (1984)
as Paul Atreides

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
as Special Agent Dale Cooper

Blue Velvet (1986)
as Jeffrey Beaumont

The Flintstones (1994)
as Cliff Vandercave

Echo Valley (2025)
as Richard Garrett

The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018)
as Isaac Izard

Showgirls (1995)
as Zack Carey

Confess, Fletch (2022)
as Ronald Horan

The Doors (1991)
as Ray Manzarek

Riley's First Date? (2015)
as Dad (voice)

The Librarian: Quest for the Spear (2004)
as Edward Wilde

The Hidden (1987)
as Lloyd Gallagher

Val (2021)
as Self (archive)

Twin Peaks (1989)
as Special Agent Dale Cooper

Tesla (2020)
as Thomas Edison

The Changeling (1980)
as Uncredited

Justice League: The New Frontier (2008)
as Superman (voice)

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)
as Bill Kerr (uncredited)

Capone (2020)
as Doctor Karlock

Against the Wall (1994)
as Michael Smith

One Night Stand (1997)
as Vernon

High Flying Bird (2019)
as David Seton

Breathe In (2013)
as Peter Sebeck

The Trigger Effect (1996)
as Matthew

Miranda's Victim (2023)
as Warren

Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014)
as Special Agent Dale Cooper

Don't Tell Her It's Me (1990)
as Trout Potts

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999)
as (archive footage)

Mao’s Last Dancer (2009)
as Charles Foster

Where the Day Takes You (1992)
as Ted

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (2007)
as Self

Giant Little Ones (2019)
as Ray Winter

Welcome to Lynchland (2025)
as Self - Actor

Route 9 (1998)
as Booth Parker

Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011)
as Mark Hudson
An Introduction to David Lynch (2001)
as Self

Perfume (2001)
as Business Manager

Mad Dog Time (1996)
as Jake Parker

Miranda (2002)
as Nailor

Northfork (2003)
as Mr. Hope

Roswell (1994)
as Jesse Marcel

Jules Verne's Mysterious Island (2005)
as Cyrus

Hamlet (2000)
as Claudius

I Know Catherine, the Log Lady (2026)
as Self

You Don't Nomi (2021)
as Himself (archive footage)

Brunch Village (2012)
as Mayor

Vault of Horror I (1994)
as Earl Raymond Digs (archive footage)

A Slice of Lynch (2007)
as Self

Timecode (2000)
as Bunny Drysdale

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter (1990)
as Self
New Line: Independent Legacies (—)
as Self (archive footage)

Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage (2011)
as Jeffrey Beaumont
You Deserve Each Other (—)
as Eugene Rose

The Number of Completion (2017)
as Self

The Smell of Success (2011)
as Jimmy St. James

Me Without You (2001)
as Daniel

The Trial (1993)
as Josef K

The Invisible Man (1998)
as Jack Griffin

Touch of Pink (2004)
as Ghost of Cary Grant
Postcards From The Cast (2001)
as Self

I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun (2017)
as Self

Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks (2007)
as Self

Reflections on the Phenomenon of Twin Peaks (2001)
as Self

The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair (2017)
as Self

A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks (2017)
as Self

The Staggering Girl (2019)
as Matteo / Bruno / Angelo

Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories (2014)
as Self

Moonshine Highway (1996)
as Jed Muldoon

Behind the Red Curtain (2017)
as Self

The Windsor Protocol (1998)
as Sean Dillon

No Frank in Lumberton (1988)
as Self

Blue Velvet Revisited (2016)
as Self
The Doctor (2011)
Actor
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper (1991)
as Self

The Spring (2000)
as Dennis Conway

Mysteries of Love (2002)
as Self

A Pot of Boiling Oil (2017)
as Self

Xchange (2001)
as Fisk / Toffler 2

Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House (2021)
as Self

Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers (2017)
as Self

Destination Dune (1983)
as Self

Thunder Point (1998)
as Sean Dillon

Dream Breakers (1989)
as Bobby O'Connor

See You on the Other Side Dear Friend (2017)
as Self

Rich in Love (1992)
as Billy McQueen

A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee (2019)
as Self

Impressions of Dune (2003)
as Self

Tell It Martin (2017)
as Self

Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen (2023)
as Himself

Altar (—)
Actor

Two Blue Balls (2017)
as Self
The Conversation (1995)
as Harry Caul





