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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.
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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
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
The Daily Show
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Futurama
Fallout
How I Met Your Father
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
Gravity Falls
Explained
How To with John Wilson
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Gravity Falls: Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back the Falls
Desperate Housewives
Inside Out 2
How I Met Your Mother
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
Blink Twice
Northfork
High Flying Bird
Inside Out
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
Justice League: The New Frontier
Tell It Martin
Believe
The Flintstones
Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
Capone
Free Jimmy
Tesla
A Pot of Boiling Oil
Behind the Red Curtain
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
Riley's First Date?
The Doors
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
Joe vs Carole
Confess, Fletch
Carol's Second Act
Made in Jersey
Showgirls
A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee
Dune
Twin Peaks
Roswell
Against the Wall
Twin Peaks
Production Credits
Tales from the Crypt
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