
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)

Dune (1984)
as Paul Atreides

Showgirls (1995)
as Zack Carey

Blink Twice (2024)
as Rich

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

Blue Velvet (1986)
as Jeffrey Beaumont

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

The Flintstones (1994)
as Cliff Vandercave

Val (2021)
as Self (archive)

Tesla (2020)
as Thomas Edison

The Changeling (1980)
as Uncredited

Perfume (2001)
as Business Manager

Echo Valley (2025)
as Richard Garrett

Capone (2020)
as Doctor Karlock

Brunch Village (2012)
as Mayor

The Doors (1991)
as Ray Manzarek

Northfork (2003)
as Mr. Hope

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

The Hidden (1987)
as Lloyd Gallagher

Route 9 (1998)
as Booth Parker

Roswell (1994)
as Jesse Marcel

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

Miranda (2002)
as Nailor

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

One Night Stand (1997)
as Vernon

Confess, Fletch (2022)
as Ronald Horan

Cherry Pie (2001)
as Special Agent Dale Cooper

Timecode (2000)
as Bunny Drysdale

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

Twin Peaks (1989)
as Special Agent Dale Cooper

Welcome to Twin Peaks (1997)
as Self - Interviewee / Dale Cooper

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

Touch of Pink (2004)
as Ghost of Cary Grant

You Don't Nomi (2021)
as Himself (archive footage)
The Doctor (2011)
Actor

Miranda's Victim (2023)
as Warren

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

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

Mysteries of Love (2002)
as Self

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

The Trees (2001)
as Special Agent Dale Cooper

Don't Tell Her It's Me (1990)
as Trout Potts
New Line: Independent Legacies (—)
as Self (archive footage)
You Deserve Each Other (—)
as Eugene Rose

Where the Day Takes You (1992)
as Ted

Jules Verne's Mysterious Island (2005)
as Cyrus

Postcards From The Cast (2001)
as Self

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

Breathe In (2013)
as Peter Sebeck

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (2007)
as Self

Giant Little Ones (2019)
as Ray Winter

Message to the Allied Forces (1991)
as Special Agent Dale Cooper

Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011)
as Mark Hudson

Hamlet (2000)
as Claudius

The Trigger Effect (1996)
as Matthew

Impressions of Dune (2003)
as Self

High Flying Bird (2019)
as David Seton

Welcome to Lynchland (2025)
as Self - Actor

Against the Wall (1994)
as Michael Smith

Blue Velvet Revisited (2016)
as Self

How We Screened Twin Peaks on 35 mm (2025)
as Self

Mad Dog Time (1996)
as Jake Parker

Mao’s Last Dancer (2009)
as Charles Foster

The Invisible Man (1998)
as Jack Griffin

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

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

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

Xchange (2001)
as Fisk / Toffler 2

Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen (2023)
as Himself

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

The Windsor Protocol (1998)
as Sean Dillon

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

The Spring (2000)
as Dennis Conway

The Trial (1993)
as Josef K

A Pot of Boiling Oil (2017)
as Self

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

Rich in Love (1992)
as Billy McQueen

Moonshine Highway (1996)
as Jed Muldoon

Me Without You (2001)
as Daniel

The Number of Completion (2017)
as Self

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

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

Destination Dune (1983)
as Self

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

Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers (2017)
as Self

A Slice of Lynch (2007)
as Self

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

An Introduction to David Lynch (2001)
as Self
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper (1991)
as Self

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

I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun (2017)
as Self

Tell It Martin (2017)
as Self

Thunder Point (1998)
as Sean Dillon

Behind the Red Curtain (2017)
as Self

No Frank in Lumberton (1988)
as Self

Altar (—)
Actor

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

Dream Breakers (1989)
as Bobby O'Connor





