Kyle MacLachlan

Kyle MacLachlan
Birth name	Kyle Merritt MacLachlan
Born	February 22, 1959 in Yakima, Washington, USA
Notable Roles	Special Agent Dale Cooper in Twin Peaks Trey MacDougal in Sex and the City Orson Hodge in Desperate Housewives
Notable Episodes
Awards	Golden Globe (for Twin Peaks)

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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 and appeared in Sex and the City and Desperate Housewives.

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Twin Peaks	Dale Cooper	1990-1991, 2017-	1	2	3
Desperate Housewives	Orson Hodge	2006–2010		2	3	4	5	6	7	8
In Justice	David Swayne	2006	1
Made in Jersey	Donovan Stark	2012	1
Believe	Skouras	2014	1

Recurring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Sex and the City	Trey MacDougal	2000–2002			3	4

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Saturday Night Live	Himself/Host	16x01 - Kyle MacLachlan/Sinead O'Connor	September 29, 1990
Tales from the Crypt	Earl Raymond Digs	3x03 - Carrion Death	June 15, 1991
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Dr. Brett Morton	6x06 - Conscience	November 9, 2004
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
How I Met Your Mother	The Captain	6x17 - Garbage Island	February 21, 2011
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

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear	Edward Wilde	December 5, 2004	The Librarian

Awards and Accolades

Golden Globe Awards

• 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".