
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 2 (2024)
as Dad (voice)

Inside Out (2015)
as Dad (voice)

Dune (1984)
as Paul Atreides

Blink Twice (2024)
as Rich

Showgirls (1995)
as Zack Carey

Blue Velvet (1986)
as Jeffrey Beaumont

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

The Flintstones (1994)
as Cliff Vandercave

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

The Doors (1991)
as Ray Manzarek

Echo Valley (2025)
as Richard Garrett

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

The Hidden (1987)
as Lloyd Gallagher

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

Confess, Fletch (2022)
as Ronald Horan

Capone (2020)
as Doctor Karlock

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

The Changeling (1980)
as Uncredited

Tesla (2020)
as Thomas Edison

Twin Peaks (1989)
as Special Agent Dale Cooper

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

Val (2021)
as Self (archive)

Breathe In (2013)
as Peter Sebeck

Where the Day Takes You (1992)
as Ted

Giant Little Ones (2019)
as Ray Winter

One Night Stand (1997)
as Vernon

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

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

Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011)
as Mark Hudson

High Flying Bird (2019)
as David Seton

The Trial (1993)
as Josef K

Perfume (2001)
as Business Manager

Miranda (2002)
as Nailor

Welcome to Lynchland (2025)
as Self - Actor

Mao’s Last Dancer (2009)
as Charles Foster

Mad Dog Time (1996)
as Jake Parker

The Trigger Effect (1996)
as Matthew

Miranda's Victim (2023)
as Warren

Roswell (1994)
as Jesse Marcel

Timecode (2000)
as Bunny Drysdale

Against the Wall (1994)
as Michael Smith

Northfork (2003)
as Mr. Hope

Jules Verne's Mysterious Island (2005)
as Cyrus

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

Brunch Village (2012)
as Mayor

Hamlet (2000)
as Claudius

Touch of Pink (2004)
as Ghost of Cary Grant

Route 9 (1998)
as Booth Parker

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

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

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

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (2007)
as Self

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

Moonshine Highway (1996)
as Jed Muldoon

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

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

Me Without You (2001)
as Daniel

Mysteries of Love (2002)
as Self

Xchange (2001)
as Fisk / Toffler 2

The Spring (2000)
as Dennis Conway

Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon (2017)
as Self

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

The Smell of Success (2011)
as Jimmy St. James
New Line: Independent Legacies (—)
as Self (archive footage)

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

Blue Velvet Revisited (2016)
as Self

The Windsor Protocol (1998)
as Sean Dillon
You Deserve Each Other (—)
as Eugene Rose

The Invisible Man (1998)
as Jack Griffin

Rich in Love (1992)
as Billy McQueen

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter (1990)
as Self

Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage (2011)
as Jeffrey Beaumont
The Doctor (2011)
Actor

Tell It Martin (2017)
as Self
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper (1991)
as Self
Postcards From The Cast (2001)
as Self

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

Thunder Point (1998)
as Sean Dillon

A Slice of Lynch (2007)
as Self

Altar (—)
Actor

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

Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers (2017)
as Self

Behind the Red Curtain (2017)
as Self
An Introduction to David Lynch (2001)
as Self

Impressions of Dune (2003)
as Self

A Pot of Boiling Oil (2017)
as Self

The Number of Completion (2017)
as Self

Destination Dune (1983)
as Self

I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun (2017)
as Self

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

Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen (2023)
as Himself
The Conversation (1995)
as Harry Caul

Two Blue Balls (2017)
as Self

Dream Breakers (1989)
as Bobby O'Connor

No Frank in Lumberton (1988)
as Self

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





