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Kyle MacLachlan


The "boy next door, if that boy spent lots of time alone in the basement," is how Rich Cohen described Kyle MacLachlan in a 1994 article for "Rolling Stone" magazine. That distinctly askew wholesomeness made MacLachlan a natural to become famous as the alter ego of twisted director David Lynch. Born and a raised in Yakima... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (55 titles)
2012 Made in Jersey (TV series) (pre-production)
Donovan Stark
 
2012 Muppets vs. Goldman Sachs (short)
 
2011-2012 Portlandia (TV series)
Mayor
Brunch Village (2012) … Mayor
No Olympics (2012) … Mayor
Cops Redesign (2012) … Mayor
Baseball (2011) … Mayor
Mayor Is Missing (2011) … Mayor
 
2006-2012 Desperate Housewives (TV series)
Orson Hodge
She Needs Me (2012) … Orson Hodge
Assassins (2011) … Orson Hodge
Remember Paul? (2010) … Orson Hodge
 
2004-2011 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Andrew Raines / Dr. Brett Morton
Blood Brothers (2011) … Andrew Raines
Conscience (2004) … Dr. Brett Morton
 
2010-2011 How I Met Your Mother (TV series)
The Captain
Garbage Island (2011) … The Captain
Natural History (2010) … The Captain
 
2011 The Doctor (TV movie)
Jason
 
2009 Mao's Last Dancer
Charles Foster
 
2009 The Smell of Success
Jimmy St. James
 
2008 Justice League: The New Frontier (video)
Superman (voice)
 
2006 Free Jimmy
Marius (voice: English version)
 
2006 In Justice (TV series)
David Swain
Side Man (2006) … David Swain
Lovers (2006) … David Swain
Badge of Honor (2006) … David Swain
Victims (2006) … David Swain
 
2005 Mysterious Island (TV movie)
Cyrus
 
2002 Jo (TV movie)
 
2000-2002 Sex and the City (TV series)
Trey MacDougal
I Heart NY (2002) … Trey MacDougal
Just Say Yes (2001) … Trey MacDougal
 
2002 Miranda
Nailor
 
2001 Grand Theft Auto 3 (Video Game)
Donald Love (voice)
 
2001 Me Without You
Daniel
 
2001 Perfume
Business Manager
 
2001 Xchange
Fisk/Toffler 2 (as Kyle Maclachlan)
 
2000 Timecode
Bunny Drysdale
 
2000 Hamlet
Claudius
 
2000 The Spring (TV movie)
Dennis Conway
 
1998 Route 9 (TV movie)
Booth Parker
 
1998 Thunder Point (TV movie)
Sean Dillon
 
1998 The Invisible Man (TV movie)
Jack Griffin
 
1996 Mad Dog Time
Jake Parker
 
1996 Windsor Protocol (TV movie)
Sean Dillon
 
1996 Moonshine Highway (TV movie)
Jed Muldoon
 
1994 Roswell (TV movie)
Jesse Marcel
 
1994 Against the Wall (TV movie)
Michael Smith
 
1994 Vault of Horror I (TV movie)
 
1991 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
Earl Raymond Digs
Carrion Death (1991) … Earl Raymond Digs
 
1990 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
Narrator
Insanity on Trial (1990) … Narrator
 
1989 Dream Breakers (TV movie)
Bobby O'Connor
 
1986 Blue Velvet
Jeffrey Beaumont (as Kyle Maclachlan)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1993 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
As Ye Sow (1993)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1991 The Doors (performer: "My Wild Love")
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2007 A Slice of Lynch (video documentary short) (special thanks - as Kyle Maclachlan)
 
2007 Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (55 titles)
2012 CinemAbility (documentary)
Himself
 
2006-2012 LIVE! with Kelly (TV series)
Himself - Host / Himself / Himself - Guest / …
Episode dated 12 March 2012 (2012) … Himself - Guest Co-Host
Women in Radio (2010) … Himself - Guest
Episode dated 19 March 2010 (2010) … Himself - Host
Episode dated 26 October 2009 (2009) … Himself - Host
Episode dated 23 October 2009 (2009) … Himself - Host
 
2010 Channel 4's Comedy Gala (TV movie)
Himself
 
2010 The ONE Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 18 February 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Sundance Skippy (documentary)
Himself
 
2008-2009 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 26 November 2009 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 21 August 2008 (2008) … Himself
Episode dated 7 March 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2009 The Apprentice (TV series)
Himself - Actor: Desperate Housewives
Episode #8.11 (2009) … Himself - Actor: Desperate Housewives
 
2006-2009 The View (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 12 March 2009 (2009) … Himself
Episode dated 10 November 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2008 Rachael Ray (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.27 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Night Style (TV series)
Himself
Italian Style Vogue (2008) … Himself
 
2008 The 22nd Annual Genesis Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 A Slice of Lynch (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks (video documentary)
Himself - 'Special Agent Dale Cooper'
 
2007 Lost: The Answers (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2007 Perfect Night In (TV series documentary)
Himself
Frost and Pegg's Perfect Night In (2007) … Himself
 
2007 La noche desesperada (TV movie)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
2007 Deadline (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.1 (2007) … Himself (uncredited)
 
2001-2007 Richard & Judy (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 March 2007 (2007) … Himself
Episode dated 30 November 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
2007 Lost Survivor Guide (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2007 The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1990-2006 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 13 November 2006 (2006) … Himself
Episode dated 9 April 1990 (1990) … Himself
Episode dated 6 April 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
2006 2006 Women's World Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.127 (2006) … Himself (as Kyle Maclachlan)
 
2006 Deleted 'Dune' (video documentary short)
Paul Atreides (uncredited)
 
2005-2006 The Tony Danza Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.86 (2006) … Himself
Episode #2.4 (2005) … Himself
 
2004 Sex and the City: A Farewell (TV documentary)
Himself / Trey
 
2000-2003 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
Kyle MacLachlan (2003) … Himself
Laura Kightlinger (2000) … Himself
Kyle MacLachlan (2000) … Himself
 
2003 The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
The Films of David Lynch (2003) … Himself
 
2002-2003 V Graham Norton (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.21 (2003) … Himself
Episode #1.56 (2002) … Himself
 
2003 The 100 Greatest Movie Stars (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Frank Skinner Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #6.1 (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Breakfast with Frost (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 25 August 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Reflections on the Phenomenon of 'Twin Peaks' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Mysteries of Love (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 L.A. Pool Party (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.1 (2001) … Himself
 
2001 I Love 1990's (TV series documentary)
Dale Cooper / Himself
I Love 1990 (2001) … Himself (also archive footage) / Dale Cooper (also archive footage)
 
1998-2001 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 18 June 2001 (2001) … Himself
Episode dated 28 May 1998 (1998) … Himself
 
2000 So Graham Norton (TV series)
Himself
Episode #4.5 (2000) … Himself
 
2000 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 10 May 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
1999 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
Laura Dern (1999) … Himself
 
1995 The Making of 'Showgirls' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1994 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 7 June 1994 (1994) … Himself
Episode dated 24 March 1994 (1994) … Himself
 
1994 1994 MTV Movie Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1992 The 49th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a TV-Series - Drama
 
1991 The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series
 
1991 Today (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 February 1991 (1991) … Himself
 
1991 Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1991 MTV Video Music Awards 1991 (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1990 Twin Peaks/Cop Rock: Behind the Scenes (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage) / Dale Cooper (also archive footage)
 
1990 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Agent Cooper / Himself - Host / Various
Kyle MacLachlan/Sinéad O'Connor (1990) … Himself - Host / Various / Agent Cooper
 
1990 The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series
 
1990 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 7 May 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1990 Red Hot and Blue (TV movie)
Himself
 
1984 The Making of 'Dune' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (10 titles)
2010 Gylne tider (TV series documentary)
 
2007 Desperate Housewives (TV series)
 
2002 Brilliant But Cancelled (TV documentary)
 
1999 Saturday Night Live 25 (TV special documentary)
Karl-Henz Schelker (uncredited)
 
1999 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Rock (TV special documentary)
Florida Coalition Against Pornographic Art Representative (uncredited)
 
1998 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Mike Myers (video documentary)
Karl-Henz Schelker (uncredited)
 
1997 Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch (TV documentary)
Special Agent Dale Cooper (uncredited)
 
1993 The Hidden II
Lloyd Gallagher (uncredited)
 
1992 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
 
1990 Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch (TV documentary)
Dale Cooper/Jeffrey Beaumont
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

TV Commercial (directed by David Lynch) for Georgia Coffee (1991 Japan) See more »

Publicity Listings:

12 Interviews  | 15 Articles  | 21 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Site | See more »

Alternate Names:

Kyle Maclachlan

Height:

6' 0½" (1.84 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

After the series finished I was reluctant to return for the 'Twin Peaks' film. I was pretty naive about it. At the time I felt like I was trapped in this stale role, but looking back, Dale Cooper was one of the best things that happened to me. I went on to make some film choices that were rather strange - made with the best intentions... See more »

Trivia:

Often stars in David Lynch films such as Dune, Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, and the television series Twin Peaks, originated by Lynch and Mark Frost. See more »

Trademark:

Frequently plays smarmy, wealthy characters See more »

Star Sign:

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