---
name: "Kyle MacLachlan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kyle-maclachlan"
fi1m_id: "kyle-maclachlan"
imdb_id: "nm0001492"
tmdb_id: 6677
wikidata_id: "Q207506"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "22 February 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 14
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 14
updated: "2026-09-24T19:36:17.335679+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Kyle MacLachlan

## Identity

Kyle MacLachlan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kyle-maclachlan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** kyle-maclachlan
- **IMDb ID:** nm0001492
- **TMDB ID:** 6677
- **Wikidata ID:** Q207506
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_MacLachlan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207506, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001492/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6677

Actor. Born 22 February 1959 in Yakima, Washington, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 February 1959, Yakima, Washington, USA
- **Active:** 1986–present
- **Also known as:** Kyle Merritt MacLachlan, Kyle McLachlan
- **Frequently works with:** [David Lynch](https://film.one/person/david-lynch.md), [Fred Toye](https://film.one/person/frederick-e-o-toye.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as actor, over 14 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 88 (1), 1990s 64 (2), 2000s 73 (3), 2010s 74 (4), 2020s 73 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 71 across 11 titles
- **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 6 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 4 of 10 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 9, Comedy 5, Mystery 5, Animation 3, Family 3, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 3
- **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,633m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_MacLachlan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207506, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001492/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6677

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Blue Velvet*](https://film.one/film/blue-velvet.md) (88), [*Fallout*](https://film.one/tv/fallout.md) (80), [*Showgirls*](https://film.one/film/showgirls.md) (42)
- **Disney+:** [*Inside Out*](https://film.one/film/inside-out.md) (87), [*How I Met Your Mother*](https://film.one/tv/how-i-met-your-mother.md) (74)
- **Apple TV:** [*Twin Peaks*](https://film.one/tv/twin-peaks.md) (86)
- **Netflix:** [*High Flying Bird*](https://film.one/film/high-flying-bird.md) (78)
- **Tubi:** [*Believe*](https://film.one/tv/believe.md) (49)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Kyle MacLachlan

> Kyle MacLachlan makes intelligence funny and nice men worth watching closely. We value his deadpan, but a familiar face cannot make an underwritten part interesting.

Kyle MacLachlan can make a nice man's curiosity feel faintly worrying without abandoning the niceness. David Lynch found a lasting use for that quality after casting him in *Dune* (1984): Jeffrey Beaumont in *Blue Velvet* (1986), then Dale Cooper in *Twin Peaks* (1990–91). For Cooper, MacLachlan borrowed mannerisms from Lynch, giving the character an eccentricity that still allowed us to take him seriously. This remains the collaboration we value most, because MacLachlan's deadpan gives us someone to follow through the strangeness.

The leading-man years brought mixed results, including *The Doors* (1991) and *Showgirls* (1995), before the move towards character parts and television. He returned to Lynch for *Twin Peaks: The Return* (2017), but the later work also finds uses for his reassuring manner. In *Fallout* (2024), he plays Overseer Hank MacLean, a paternal figure in a grotesque wasteland. It is the kind of casting his earlier work has prepared us to watch closely. We recommend the series for its people, particularly Ella Purnell and Walton Goggins, while finding that its wandering plot sometimes asks too much of them.

*High Flying Bird* (2019) gives him a more sharply defined job as David Seton, representing the basketball owners during a lockout. Tarell Alvin McCraney's script makes each conversation a negotiation with another underneath it, and MacLachlan is useful within that busy ensemble. We enjoyed trying to keep up, because the characters are continually bargaining over who gets to decide what happens next. Steven Soderbergh shoots on a phone, but the reason to watch is the quick, dense talk. The film is a little cold; its business dealings are considerably more involving than that sounds.

*Blink Twice* (2024) is the caution. Zoë Kravitz casts him as Rich, a therapist who is on screen for minutes and says almost nothing, leaving little for his particular deadpan to do. The film is well cast and funny about wealthy men who talk like their therapists, but that does not make this part substantial. We would rather see him given a conversation to complicate than merely recognise him in a brief appearance. For a part that lets him do more, start with Cooper.

## Biography

Kyle MacLachlan is an American actor. He made his screen debut as Paul Atreides in David Lynch's *Dune* (1984) and went on to appear in Lynch's *Blue Velvet* (1986) as Jeffrey Beaumont and in the *Twin Peaks* series and film as Dale Cooper.

MacLachlan has voiced characters in animated films including *Inside Out* (2015) and *Inside Out 2* (2024). His television work includes roles in *Sex and the City*, *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* and the series *Fallout* (2024) as Overseer Hank MacLean. Film credits include *High Flying Bird* (2019) as David Seton and *Blink Twice* (2024) as Rich.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (14)

- *The Lowdown* (2025), Fi1m 80, as Donald Washberg — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-lowdown.md)
- *Blink Twice* (2024), Fi1m 64, as Rich — [page](https://film.one/film/blink-twice.md)
- *Fallout* (2024), Fi1m 80, as Overseer Hank MacLean — [page](https://film.one/tv/fallout.md)
- *Inside Out 2* (2024), Fi1m 68, as Dad (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/inside-out-2.md)
- *High Flying Bird* (2019), Fi1m 78, as David Seton — [page](https://film.one/film/high-flying-bird.md)
- *Inside Out* (2015), Fi1m 87, as Dad (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/inside-out.md)
- *Believe* (2014), Fi1m 49, as Roman Skouras — [page](https://film.one/tv/believe.md)
- *Gravity Falls* (2012), Fi1m 84, as Bus Driver (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/gravity-falls.md)
- *How I Met Your Mother* (2005), Fi1m 74, as George Van Smoot — [page](https://film.one/tv/how-i-met-your-mother.md)
- *Desperate Housewives* (2004), Fi1m 78, as Orson Hodge — [page](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md)
- *Hamlet* (2000), Fi1m 68, as Claudius — [page](https://film.one/film/hamlet-2000.md)
- *Showgirls* (1995), Fi1m 42, as Zack Carey — [page](https://film.one/film/showgirls.md)
- *Twin Peaks* (1990), Fi1m 86, as Dale Cooper / Dougie Jones — [page](https://film.one/tv/twin-peaks.md)
- *Blue Velvet* (1986), Fi1m 88, as Jeffrey Beaumont — [page](https://film.one/film/blue-velvet.md)

## Complete filmography (90)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Lowdown* (2025), series, as Donald Washberg — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-lowdown.md)
- *Echo Valley* (2025), as Richard Garrett
- *Overcompensating* (2025), series, as John Scanlon
- *Blink Twice* (2024), as Rich — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/blink-twice.md)
- *Inside Out 2* (2024), as Dad (voice) — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/inside-out-2.md)
- *Fallout* (2024), series, as Overseer Hank MacLean — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/fallout.md)
- *Miranda's Victim* (2023), as Warren
- *Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures* (2023), series, as Draiven Bosh (voice)
- *Confess, Fletch* (2022), as Ronald Horan
- *Joe vs Carole* (2022), series, as Howard Baskin
- *How I Met Your Father* (2022), series, as The Captain
- *Atlantic Crossing* (2020), series, as President Franklin D. Roosevelt
- *Tesla* (2020), as Thomas Edison
- *Capone* (2020), as Doctor Karlock
- *Carol's Second Act* (2019), series, as Dr. Stephen Frost
- *The Staggering Girl* (2019), as Matteo / Bruno / Angelo
- *High Flying Bird* (2019), as David Seton — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/high-flying-bird.md)
- *Giant Little Ones* (2019), as Ray Winter
- *The House with a Clock in Its Walls* (2018), as Isaac Izard
- *Explained* (2018), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *Riley's First Date?* (2015), as Dad (voice)
- *Inside Out* (2015), as Dad (voice) — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/inside-out.md)
- *Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces* (2014), as Special Agent Dale Cooper
- *Believe* (2014), series, as Roman Skouras — Fi1m 49, [page](https://film.one/tv/believe.md)
- *Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* (2013), series, as Skye's Father, The Doctor, Cal
- *Breathe In* (2013), as Peter Sebeck
- *Made in Jersey* (2012), series, as Donovan Stark
- *Brunch Village* (2012), as Mayor
- *Gravity Falls* (2012), series, as Bus Driver (voice) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/gravity-falls.md)
- *Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage* (2011), as Jeffrey Beaumont
- *Peace, Love & Misunderstanding* (2011), as Mark Hudson
- *The Smell of Success* (2011), as Jimmy St. James
- *The Doctor* (2011), Actor
- *Portlandia* (2011), series, as Mayor
- *Mao’s Last Dancer* (2009), as Charles Foster
- *The Good Wife* (2009), series, as Josh Perotti — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md)
- *The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2* (2008), as Bill Kerr (uncredited)
- *Justice League: The New Frontier* (2008), as Superman (voice)
- *In Justice* (2006), series, as David Swain
- *How I Met Your Mother* (2005), series, as George Van Smoot — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/how-i-met-your-mother.md)
- *Jules Verne's Mysterious Island* (2005), series, as Cyrus
- *Jules Verne's Mysterious Island* (2005), as Cyrus
- *American Dad!* (2005), series, as Del (voice)
- *Desperate Housewives* (2004), series, as Orson Hodge — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md)
- *Touch of Pink* (2004), as Ghost of Cary Grant
- *The Librarian: Quest for the Spear* (2004), as Edward Wilde
- *Northfork* (2003), as Mr. Hope
- *Miranda* (2002), as Nailor
- *Me Without You* (2001), as Daniel
- *Perfume* (2001), as Business Manager
- *Xchange* (2001), as Fisk / Toffler 2
- *Hamlet* (2000), as Claudius — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/hamlet-2000.md)
- *Timecode* (2000), as Bunny Drysdale
- *The Spring* (2000), as Dennis Conway
- *Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special* (1999), as (archive footage)
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Andrew Raines, Dr. Brett Morton
- *Futurama* (1999), series, as Dung Beetle (voice), Kyle MacLachlan's Head (voice) — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/futurama.md)
- *Route 9* (1998), as Booth Parker
- *The Windsor Protocol* (1998), as Sean Dillon
- *Sex and the City* (1998), series, as Trey MacDougal
- *The Invisible Man* (1998), as Jack Griffin
- *Thunder Point* (1998), as Sean Dillon
- *One Night Stand* (1997), as Vernon
- *Mad Dog Time* (1996), as Jake Parker
- *The Trigger Effect* (1996), as Matthew
- *Moonshine Highway* (1996), as Jed Muldoon
- *Showgirls* (1995), as Zack Carey — Fi1m 42, [page](https://film.one/film/showgirls.md)
- *The Conversation* (1995), as Harry Caul
- *Roswell* (1994), as Jesse Marcel
- *Vault of Horror I* (1994), as Earl Raymond Digs (archive footage)
- *The Flintstones* (1994), as Cliff Vandercave
- *Against the Wall* (1994), as Michael Smith
- *The Trial* (1993), as Josef K
- *Where the Day Takes You* (1992), as Ted
- *Rich in Love* (1992), as Billy McQueen
- *Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me* (1992), as Special Agent Dale Cooper
- *The Doors* (1991), as Ray Manzarek
- *Don't Tell Her It's Me* (1990), as Trout Potts
- *Twin Peaks* (1990), series, as Dale Cooper, Dale Cooper / Dougie Jones — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/twin-peaks.md)
- *Twin Peaks* (1989), as Special Agent Dale Cooper
- *Dream Breakers* (1989), as Bobby O'Connor
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, as Earl Raymond Digs (segment "Carrion Death") · Director
- *American Experience* (1988), series, as Narrator
- *The Hidden* (1987), as Lloyd Gallagher
- *Blue Velvet* (1986), as Jeffrey Beaumont — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/blue-velvet.md)
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Josef K
- *Dune* (1984), as Paul Atreides
- *The Changeling* (1980), as Uncredited
- *Altar*, Actor
- *You Deserve Each Other*, as Eugene Rose

## Gallery

- ![Kyle MacLachlan as Jeffrey Beaumont in Blue Velvet (1986)](https://film.one/media/title/3921/still-c0f8b869459d.jpg) Kyle MacLachlan as Jeffrey Beaumont in *Blue Velvet* (1986) — Image via TMDB
- ![Kyle MacLachlan](https://film.one/media/person/9319/gallery-cdfbf648ea06.jpg) Kyle MacLachlan — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Kyle_MacLachlan_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-Kyle_MacLachlan_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Damon Lindelof, Kyle MacLachlan and Naomi Watts speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Twin Peaks", at the San Diego Convention Center in ](https://film.one/media/person/9319/gallery-7a7a6a79f537.jpg) Damon Lindelof, Kyle MacLachlan and Naomi Watts speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Twin Peaks", at the San Diego Convention Center in  — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Damon_Lindelof%2C_Kyle_MacLachlan_%26_Naomi_Watts_%2835331996324%29.jpg/1280px-Damon_Lindelof%2C_Kyle_MacLachlan_%26_Naomi_Watts_%2835331996324%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Damon Lindelof and Kyle MacLachlan speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Twin Peaks", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Ca](https://film.one/media/person/9319/gallery-77761f870f8b.jpg) Damon Lindelof and Kyle MacLachlan speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Twin Peaks", at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Ca — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Damon_Lindelof_%26_Kyle_MacLachlan_%2836129594676%29.jpg/1280px-Damon_Lindelof_%26_Kyle_MacLachlan_%2836129594676%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Damon Lindelof, Kyle MacLachlan and Naomi Watts speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Twin Peaks", at the San Diego Convention Center in ](https://film.one/media/person/9319/gallery-8a068aaa8133.jpg) Damon Lindelof, Kyle MacLachlan and Naomi Watts speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for "Twin Peaks", at the San Diego Convention Center in  — Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Damon_Lindelof%2C_Kyle_MacLachlan_%26_Naomi_Watts_%2836129631726%29.jpg/1280px-Damon_Lindelof%2C_Kyle_MacLachlan_%26_Naomi_Watts_%2836129631726%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Kyle MacLachlan](https://film.one/media/person/9319/gallery-2213f4537cd3.jpg) Kyle MacLachlan — Image via TMDB
- ![Kyle MacLachlan](https://film.one/media/person/9319/gallery-dcdc67b08a40.jpg) Kyle MacLachlan — Image via TMDB
- ![Kyle MacLachlan](https://film.one/media/person/9319/gallery-7f27f9911511.jpg) Kyle MacLachlan — Image via TMDB
- ![Kyle MacLachlan](https://film.one/media/person/9319/gallery-1a18813ac192.jpg) Kyle MacLachlan — Image via TMDB
- ![Kyle MacLachlan](https://film.one/media/person/9319/gallery-f8cdb168c872.jpg) Kyle MacLachlan — Image via TMDB
- ![Kyle MacLachlan](https://film.one/media/person/9319/gallery-4469bd4a6d32.jpg) Kyle MacLachlan — Image via TMDB

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