Biography
Kyle MacLachlan was born in 1959. His first notable big screen appearance was the movie Dune by David Lynch. His critical breakthrough later came in the movie Blue Velvet by David Lynch. In 1990 he got his TV breakthrough in the role as Special Agent Dale Cooper in the TV series Twin Peaks.
Lately he's been seen in both Sex and the City and Desperate Housewives.
Roles
Starring Roles
Guest Starring Roles
| Series
|
Role
|
Episode
|
Airdate
|
| Saturday Night Live |
Himself/Host |
- |
September 29, 1990
|
| Tales from the Crypt |
Earl Raymond Digs |
3x03 - Carrion Death |
June 15, 1991
|
| Sex and the City |
Trey MacDougal |
3x07 - Drama Queens |
July 23, 2000
|
| Sex and the City |
Trey MacDougal |
3x08 - The Big Time |
July 30, 2000
|
| Sex and the City |
Trey MacDougal |
3x10 - All or Nothing |
August 13, 2000
|
| Sex and the City |
Trey MacDougal |
3x12 - Don't Ask, Don't Tell |
August 27, 2000
|
| Sex and the City |
Trey MacDougal |
3x13 - Escape from New York |
September 10, 2000
|
| Sex and the City |
Trey MacDougal |
3x14 - Sex and Another City |
September 17, 2000
|
| Sex and the City |
Trey MacDougal |
3x15 - Hot Child in the City |
September 24, 2000
|
| Sex and the City |
Trey MacDougal |
3x16 - Frenemies |
October 1, 2000
|
| Sex and the City |
Trey MacDougal |
3x17 - What Goes Around Comes Around |
October 8, 2000
|
| Sex and the City |
Trey MacDougal |
3x18 - Cock a Doodle Do! |
October 15, 2000
|
| Sex and the City |
Trey MacDougal |
4x01 - The Agony and the 'Ex'-tacy |
June 3, 2001
|
| Sex and the City |
Trey MacDougal |
4x03 - Defining Moments |
June 10, 2001
|
| Sex and the City |
Trey MacDougal |
4x04 - What's Sex Got to Do with It? |
June 17, 2001
|
| Sex and the City |
Trey MacDougal |
4x05 - Ghost Town |
June 24, 2001
|
| Sex and the City |
Trey MacDougal |
4x06 - Baby, Talk Is Cheap |
July 1, 2001
|
| Sex and the City |
Trey MacDougal |
4x09 - Sex and the Country |
July 22, 2001
|
| Sex and the City |
Trey MacDougal |
4x10 - Belles of the Balls |
July 29, 2001
|
| Sex and the City |
Trey MacDougal |
4x11 - Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda |
August 5, 2001
|
| Sex and the City |
Trey MacDougal |
4x12 - Just Say Yes |
August 12, 2001
|
| Sex and the City |
Trey MacDougal |
4x13 - The Good Fight |
January 6, 2002
|
| Sex and the City |
Trey MacDougal |
4x14 - All That Glitters... |
January 13, 2002
|
| Sex and the City |
Trey MacDougal |
4x18 - I Heart NY |
February 10, 2002
|
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
Dr. Brett Morton |
6x06 - Conscience |
November 9, 2004
|
| Desperate Housewives |
Orson Hodge |
2x19 - Don't Look at Me |
April 16, 2006
|
| Desperate Housewives |
Orson Hodge |
2x22 - No One Is Alone |
May 14, 2006
|
| Desperate Housewives |
Orson Hodge |
2x23 - Remember (1) |
May 21, 2006
|
| Desperate Housewives |
Orson Hodge |
7x01 - Remember Paul? |
September 26, 2010
|
| How I Met Your Mother |
The Captain |
6x08 - Natural History |
November 8, 2010
|
| How I Met Your Mother |
The Captain |
6x12 - The Mermaid Theory |
December 6, 2010
|
| Desperate Housewives |
Orson Hodge |
7x11 - Assassins |
January 2, 2011
|
| How I Met Your Mother |
The Captain |
6x17 - Garbage Island |
February 21, 2011
|
| Desperate Housewives |
Orson Hodge |
8x13 - Is This What You Call Love? |
February 12, 2012
|
| Desperate Housewives |
Orson Hodge |
8x14 - Get Out of My Life |
February 19, 2012
|
| Desperate Housewives |
Orson Hodge |
8x15 - She Needs Me |
March 4, 2012
|
| The Good Wife |
Josh Perotti |
4x14 - Red Team, Blue Team |
February 17, 2013
|
| How I Met Your Mother |
The Captain |
8x17 - The Ashtray |
February 18, 2013
|
| The Good Wife |
Josh Perotti |
4x15 - Going for the Gold |
March 3, 2013
|
| How I Met Your Mother |
The Captain |
8x19 - The Fortress |
March 18, 2013
|
| How I Met Your Mother |
The Captain |
8x21 - Romeward Bound |
April 15, 2013
|
| How I Met Your Mother |
The Captain |
9x20 - Daisy |
March 10, 2014
|
| The Good Wife |
Josh Perotti |
6x05 - Shiny Objects |
October 19, 2014
|
| The Good Wife |
Josh Perotti |
6x06 - Old Spice |
October 26, 2014
|
Specials and Made-for-TV Movies
Talk, News and Game Show Appearances
Awards and Accolades
- Won: Best Actor – Television Series Drama (1991)
- Twin Peaks
Trivia
- Kyle MacLachlan is said to have walked out of the premiere of the movie Showgirls, where he had a starring role, saying "I thought this was an art movie".
