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Kyle MacLachlan
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Kyle Merritt MacLachlan (born February 22, 1959) is an American actor. MacLachlan widely known for his portrayal of Dale Cooper in the TV series Twin Peaks (1990–1991; 2017), and its prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992). He is also known for his film roles including cult films such as Dune (1984), Blue Velvet (1986), The Hidden (1987), and Showgirls (1995). He has also had prominent roles in other television shows including appearing as Trey MacDougal in Sex and the City (2000–2002), Orson Hodge in Desperate Housewives (2006–2012), The Captain in How I Met Your Mother (2010–2014), the Mayor of Portland in Portlandia (2011–2018), and as Calvin Zabo in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014–2015). 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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Kyle Merritt MacLachlan (born February 22, 1959) is an American actor. MacLachlan widely known for his portrayal of Dale Cooper in the TV series Twin Peaks (1990–1991; 2017), and its prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992). He is also known for his film roles including cult films such as Dune (1984), Blue Velvet (1986), The Hidden (1987), and Showgirls (1995). He has also had prominent roles in other television shows including appearing as Trey MacDougal in Sex and the City (2000–2002), Orson Hodge in Desperate Housewives (2006–2012), The Captain in How I Met Your Mother (2010–2014), the Mayor of Portland in Portlandia (2011–2018), and as Calvin Zabo in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014–2015). 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.
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Good Wife
Sex and the City
Tales from the Crypt
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
American Dad!
Saturday Night Live
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Daily Show
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Futurama
Fallout
How I Met Your Father
Gravity Falls
Explained
How To with John Wilson
Gravity Falls: Weirdmageddon
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
How I Met Your Mother
Desperate Housewives
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
Inside Out 2
Northfork
High Flying Bird
Blink Twice
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Inside Out
Tell It Martin
Believe
Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon
The Flintstones
Capone
Free Jimmy
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Tesla
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
Showgirls
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
Confess, Fletch
The Doors
Behind the Red Curtain
Riley's First Date?
A Pot of Boiling Oil
Joe vs Carole
Made in Jersey
Carol's Second Act
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks
Roswell
Dune
A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee
Production Credits
Tales from the Crypt
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