From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Kyle Merritt MacLachlan (/məˈɡlɑːklən/; born February 22, 1959) is an Americanactor. MacLachlan is best known for his roles in cult films such as Blue Velvet as Jeffrey Beaumont, The Hidden as Lloyd Gallagher, as Zack Carey in Showgirls and as Paul Atreides in Dune. He has also had prominent roles in television shows including appearing as Special Agent Dale Cooper in Twin Peaks, Trey MacDougal in Sex and the City, Orson Hodge in Desperate Housewives, The Captain in How I Met Your Mother, and as the Mayor of Portland in Portlandia. Early life 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.
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Movie | Behind the Red Curtain | Self | 2017-12-05 |
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Movie | A Pot of Boiling Oil | Self | 2017-12-05 |
Movie | Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers | Self | 2017-12-05 |
Movie | Two Blue Balls | Self | 2017-12-05 |
Movie | 'Blue Velvet' Revisited | Self | 2016-10-07 |
Movie | Inside Out | Dad (voice) | 2015-06-09 |
Movie | Riley's First Date? | Dad (voice) | 2015-11-03 |
Movie | Moving Through Time: Fire Walk With Me Memories | Himself | 2014-07-29 |
Series | Believe | Roman Skouras | 2014-03-10 |
Movie | Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces | Special Agent Dale Cooper | 2014-07-16 |
Movie | Breathe In | Peter Sebeck | 2013-01-18 |
Series | Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Cal | 2013-09-24 |
Series | Made in Jersey | Donovan Stark | 2012-09-28 |
Movie | Peace, Love & Misunderstanding | Mark Hudson | 2011-09-13 |
Series | Portlandia | Mayor | 2011-01-21 |
Movie | The Smell of Success | Jimmy St. James | 2011-08-19 |
Movie | Mao's Last Dancer | Charles Foster | 2009-10-01 |
Movie | Justice League: The New Frontier | Superman (voice) | 2008-02-26 |
Movie | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 | Bill Kerr (uncredited) | 2008-08-06 |
Movie | Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks | 2007-10-30 | |
Movie | The 50 Greatest Television Dramas | Self | 2007-02-03 |
Movie | Free Jimmy | Marius (voice) | 2006-04-21 |
Series | In Justice | David Swain | 2006-01-01 |
Series | The One Show | Unknown | 2006-08-14 |
Movie | Mysterious Island | Cyrus | 2005-09-17 |
Series | Mysterious Island | Cyrus | 2005-09-17 |
Series | How I Met Your Mother | The Captain | 2005-09-19 |
Movie | Touch of Pink | Ghost of Cary Grant | 2004-07-16 |
Movie | The Librarian: Quest for the Spear | Edward Wilde | 2004-07-12 |
Series | The Tony Danza Show | 2004-09-13 | |
Series | Desperate Housewives | Orson Hodge | 2004-10-03 |
Movie | Impressions of Dune | 2003-03-28 | |
Movie | Northfork | Mr. Hope | 2003-07-11 |
Series | V Graham Norton | Unknown | 2002-05-06 |
Movie | Miranda | Nailor | 2002-01-18 |
Movie | Mysteries of Love | Self | 2002-06-04 |
Movie | Xchange | Fisk / Toffler 2 | 2001-01-19 |
Movie | Perfume | Business Manager | 2001-04-08 |
Movie | Me Without You | Daniel | 2001-11-01 |
Series | Richard & Judy | Unknown | 2001-11-26 |
Movie | The Spring | Dennis Conway | 2000-01-16 |
Movie | Hamlet | Claudius | 2000-05-12 |
Movie | Timecode | Bunny Drysdale | 2000-04-28 |
Series | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Unknown | 1999-09-20 |
Movie | Thunder Point | Sean Dillon | 1998-05-30 |
Series | Sex and the City | Trey MacDougal | 1998-06-06 |
Movie | The Windsor Protocol | Sean Dillon | 1998-11-10 |
Movie | Route 9 | Booth Parker | 1998-11-20 |
Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Movie | One Night Stand | Vernon | 1997-11-14 |
Movie | Moonshine Highway | Jed Muldoon | 1996-05-05 |
Series | The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
Movie | The Trigger Effect | Matthew | 1996-08-30 |
Movie | Mad Dog Time | Jake Parker | 1996-11-08 |
Series | The Frank Skinner Show | Unknown | 1995-09-10 |
Movie | Showgirls | Zack Carey | 1995-09-22 |
Movie | Against the Wall | Michael Smith | 1994-03-26 |
Movie | The Flintstones | Cliff Vandercave | 1994-05-26 |
Movie | Roswell | Jesse Marcel | 1994-07-31 |
Movie | The Trial | Josef K | 1993-06-18 |
Movie | Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me | Dale Cooper | 1992-06-03 |
Movie | Where the Day Takes You | Ted | 1992-09-11 |
Movie | Rich in Love | Billy McQueen | 1992-09-04 |
Movie | The Doors | Ray Manzarek | 1991-03-01 |
Movie | Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter | Self | 1990-12-01 |
Series | Twin Peaks | Dougie Jones / Dale Cooper | 1990-04-08 |
Movie | Don't Tell Her It's Me | Trout | 1990-09-21 |
Movie | Dream Breakers | Bobby O'Connor | 1989-09-02 |
Series | Tales from the Crypt | Unknown | 1989-06-10 |
Movie | Twin Peaks | Special Agent Dale Cooper | 1989-09-28 |
Movie | No Frank in Lumberton | 1988-01-19 | |
Series | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Unknown | 1988-09-05 |
Movie | The Hidden | Lloyd Gallagher | 1987-10-30 |
Movie | Blue Velvet | Jeffrey Beaumont | 1986-09-19 |
Movie | Dune | Paul Atreides | 1984-12-14 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |