Editing Kyle MacLachlan

{{short description|American actor (born 1959)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| image        = Kyle McLachlan Cannes 2017 2.jpg
| caption      = MacLachlan in 2017
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1959|02|22}}
| birth_place  = [[Yakima, Washington]], U.S.
| birth_name   = Kyle McLachlan
| education    = [[University of Washington]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]])
| occupation   = Actor
| years_active = 1979–present
| spouse       = {{marriage|[[Desiree Gruber]]|2002}}
| children     = 1
}}
'''Kyle Merritt MacLachlan'''<ref name="usga-Chmiel">{{cite web |last=Chmiel |first=David |title=9 Questions With Kyle MacLachlan |url=http://www.usga.org/clubhouse/2016-ungated/10-ungated/9-questions-with-actor-kyle-maclachlan.html |website=USGA.org |publisher=[[United States Golf Association|USGA]] |date=October 6, 2016}}</ref> ({{IPAc-en|m|ə|k|ˈ|l|ɒ|k|l|ə|n|}}; ''{{ne}}'' '''McLachlan''', February 22, 1959)<ref>{{cite news|title=UPI Almanac for Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018|url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2018/02/22/UPI-Almanac-for-Thursday-Feb-22-2018/7021519093946/|date=February 22, 2018|access-date=November 22, 2021|work=United Press International|quote=actor Kyle MacLachlan in 1959 (age 62); }}</ref> is an American actor best known for his [[Emmy]]-nominated and [[Golden Globe]]-winning role as [[Dale Cooper]] in ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' (1990–1991, [[Twin Peaks (season 3)|2017]]) and its film prequel ''[[Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me]]'' (1992). He is also known for his roles in two of [[David Lynch]]’s films: [[Paul Atreides]] in ''[[Dune (1984 film)|Dune]]'' (1984) and Jeffrey Beaumont in ''[[Blue Velvet (film)|Blue Velvet]]'' (1986). MacLachlan's other film roles include Lloyd Gallagher in ''[[The Hidden (1987 film)|The Hidden]]'' (1987), [[Ray Manzarek]] in ''[[The Doors (film)|The Doors]]'' (1991), Cliff Vandercave in ''[[The Flintstones (film)|The Flintstones]]'' (1994), Zack Carey in ''[[Showgirls]]'' (1995), and Riley's father in the [[Inside Out (franchise)|''Inside Out'' film series]] (2015, 2024).

In addition to ''Twin Peaks'', MacLachlan has had prominent roles on television such as Trey MacDougal on ''[[Sex and the City]]'' (2000–2002), [[Orson Hodge]] on ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' (2006–2012), The Captain on ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' (2010–2014) and ''[[How I Met Your Father]]'' (2022), the Mayor of Portland on ''[[Portlandia]]'' (2011–2018), [[Calvin Johnson (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Calvin Johnson]] on ''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]'' (2014–2015), and Hank MacLean on ''[[Fallout (American TV series)|Fallout]]'' (2024–present).

==Early life==
MacLachlan was born Kyle McLachlan (subsequently changing the spelling of his last name to reflect his Scottish heritage)<ref name="usga-Chmiel" /> at [[Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital]] in [[Yakima, Washington]].<ref name="TheExtract">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7deN5aRh-lI | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/7deN5aRh-lI| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|title=The Extract: Interview with Kyle Maclachlan of Pursued by Bear Wines |date=October 31, 2015 |website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> His mother, Catherine (''[[née]]'' Stone;<ref name="obituary-father" /> 1934–1986),<ref>{{Cite web|last=Smart|date=1986|title=United States Social Security Death Index|url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3VV-7PR|access-date=|website=FamilySearch}}</ref> was a [[public relations]] director for a [[school district]]<ref name="gq-Schneller">{{cite magazine |last=Schneller |first=Johanna |title=The Secret World of Kyle MacLachlan |magazine=[[GQ]] |date=August 1, 1992 |volume=62 |issue=6 |via=[[Factiva]]}}</ref><ref name="dtuk-Rumbold">{{cite news |last=Rumbold |first=Judy |title=The art of darkness |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4723903/The-art-of-darkness.html |work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |date=June 4, 2001}}</ref> and a [[homemaker]] who was active in [[community arts]] programs.<ref name="lat-DeVries">{{cite news |last=De Vries |first=Hilary |date=September 23, 1990 |title='Diane, Let Me Tell You About Kyle MacLachlan' : 'Twin Peaks' is a nice place to visit, but he probably wouldn't want to live there |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-09-23-ca-1803-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |page=Calendar, page 3 |access-date=October 20, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024075517/http://articles.latimes.com/1990-09-23/entertainment/ca-1803_1_twin-peaks/3 |archive-date=October 24, 2013}}</ref> His father, Kent Alan McLachlan (1933–2011),<ref name="usga-Chmiel" /> was a stockbroker and lawyer.<ref name="obituary-father">{{cite web |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/seattletimes/name/kent-mclachlan-obituary?id=13235854 |title=Kent Alan McLachlan Obituary |date=June 5, 2011 |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |access-date=October 20, 2013 |via=[[Legacy.com]]}}</ref><ref name="lat-DeVries" /> Kyle has [[Scottish American|Scottish]], [[German American|German]] and [[Cornish people|Cornish]] ancestry.<ref name="guardian-Husband">Husband, Stuart (April 6, 2008). "[https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2008/apr/06/1 This much I know: Kyle MacLachlan, actor, 49, London]". ''[[The Guardian]]''.</ref> He grew up in Yakima as the eldest of three boys, alongside his younger brothers, Craig and Kent Jr.<ref name="lat-DeVries" /><ref name="guardian-Tozer">{{cite news |last=Tozer |first=Paul |date=December 10, 2000 |title=Kyle MacLachlan: I, Claudius |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/dec/10/features.magazine |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=February 7, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207204604/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/dec/10/features.magazine |archive-date=February 7, 2017}}</ref><ref name="usga-Chmiel" /><ref name="people-Wedding">{{cite web |title=Swoon Over Miami|url=http://people.com/archive/swoon-over-miami-vol-57-no-17/ |website=[[People.com]] |date=May 6, 2002}}</ref> MacLachlan graduated from [[Eisenhower High School (Yakima, Washington)|Eisenhower High School]] in Yakima.<ref name="hollywood.com">{{cite web |title=Kyle MacLachlan |url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/kyle-maclachlan-57289518/ |website=[[Hollywood.com]] |access-date=February 7, 2017}}</ref> His mother left his father when he was 17,<ref name="dtuk-Rumbold" /><ref name="es-Cavendish" /> and his parents divorced in his senior year of high school.<ref name="lat-DeVries" /><ref name="guardian-Tozer" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=McLachlan|date=1977|title=Washington Divorce Index, 1969-2014|url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLCQ-5L5X|access-date=|website=FamilySearch}}</ref>

MacLachlan was introduced to stage acting by his mother when she became director of a youth theater program for teenagers that she helped set up in Yakima.<ref name="dtuk-Rumbold" /><ref name="lat-DeVries" /> She also sent him to [[piano lesson]]s from the age of 9 to 14, when he also began to study [[classical music|classical singing]].<ref name="lat-DeVries" /><ref name="wp-Benedek">{{cite news |last=Benedek |first=Emily |title=Kyle Machlachlan, From Desert 'Dune' to Lush Peaks |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1990/05/23/kyle-maclachlan-from-desert-dune-to-lush-peaks/2f58fc3d-df48-47fa-a2ff-e16b2c302b17 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=May 23, 1990}}</ref> While in high school, he performed in plays and in class musicals, acting in his first play at age 15.<ref name="gq-Schneller" /><ref name="lat-DeVries" /> In his senior year, he had the lead role of Brindsley Miller in a production of [[Peter Shaffer]]'s one-act play ''[[Black Comedy (play)|Black Comedy]]'', and performed as Henry Higgins in ''[[My Fair Lady]]''. In 1982, he graduated [[cum laude]] with a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]] in drama from the [[University of Washington]] (UW) as a student of the Professional Actor Training Program.<ref name="uw-Drama">{{cite web |title=Kyle MacLachlan |url=https://drama.washington.edu/people/kyle-maclachlan |website=School of Drama - University of Washington |publisher=[[University of Washington]] |access-date=February 7, 2017}}</ref><ref name="uw-Alumni">{{cite web |last=Duff |first=Deanna |title=A UW Star is Born: Actor Kyle MacLachlan reflects on Purple and Gold roots |url=http://www.washington.edu/alumni/columns-magazine/september-2013/the-hub/maclachlan/ |website=University of Washington Alumni Magazine |publisher=[[University of Washington]] |date=September 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220051044/http://www.washington.edu/alumni/columns-magazine/september-2013/the-hub/maclachlan/ |access-date=February 7, 2017 |archive-date=February 20, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> He initially planned to [[major (academic)|major]] in business<ref name="lat-DeVries" /> and also studied [[opera|classical voice]] at UW,<ref name="guardian-Mulkerrins">{{cite web |last=Mulkerrins |first=Jane |title=This much I know: Kyle MacLachlan |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/jun/24/kyle-maclachlan-this-much-know |website=The Guardian |date=June 24, 2012}}</ref> but changed his focus to acting.<ref name="lat-DeVries" />

==Career==
===1980s===
The first film MacLachlan worked on was ''[[The Changeling (film)|The Changeling]]'' (1980), part of which was shot on the University of Washington campus. He was paid $10 as an [[Extra (acting)|extra]].<ref name="uw-Alumni" />

In the summer of 1981, after his sophomore year at college, he played the lead in three roles at the Old Lyric Repertory Theatre in [[Logan, Utah]], and the following summer with the [[Oregon Shakespeare Festival]] in [[Ashland, Oregon]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Funk |first1=Marrianne |title=KYLE MCLACHLAN: BEFORE 'TWIN PEAKS,' HE WAS A STAR IN CACHE VALLEY PLAYS |url=https://www.deseret.com/1990/9/30/18883781/kyle-mclachlan-before-twin-peaks-he-was-a-star-in-cache-valley-plays |access-date=October 29, 2020 |work=Deseret News |date=September 30, 1990}}</ref>

MacLachlan made his film debut in ''[[Dune (1984 film)|Dune]]'' (1984) in the starring role of [[Paul Atreides]].<ref name="time-Daddario">{{cite magazine |last=D'Addario |first=David |title=The New Twin Peaks Needs Kyle MacLachlan |url=https://time.com/3475248/kyle-maclachlan-twin-peaks-showtime-david-lynch/ |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=October 6, 2014}}</ref> MacLachlan was performing in [[Molière]]'s ''[[Tartuffe]]'' at a Seattle-area theater when a [[Casting (performing arts)|casting agent]] for ''Dune'' producer [[Dino De Laurentiis]] began searching for a young lead and received multiple recommendations for him. After several screen tests, he hit it off with director [[David Lynch]], aided by their common [[Pacific Northwest]] backgrounds, and succeeded in winning the part.<ref name="lat-DeVries" /> This marked the beginning of [[List of frequent David Lynch collaborators|a creative partnership between MacLachlan and Lynch]], who would go on to collaborate on four more projects before Lynch's death in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=People search results for "kyle-maclachlan-" |url=https://www.allmovie.com/search/people/kyle-maclachlan- |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=AllMovie |language=en}}</ref>

After ''Dune'' flopped and met with poor reviews from critics, MacLachlan found it difficult to find work. He moved to [[Los Angeles]] in 1985,<ref name="lat-DeVries" /><ref name="atlantic-Snyder">{{cite web |last=Snyder |first=Daniel D. |title=The Messy, Misunderstood Glory of David Lynch's Dune |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/03/the-messy-misunderstood-glory-of-david-lynchs-em-dune-em/284316/ |website=[[The Atlantic]] |date=March 14, 2014}}</ref> and auditioned for several films, including ''[[Top Gun]]'', but failed to win any roles, eventually dropping his agent.<ref name="lat-DeVries" />

Lynch cast MacLachlan in the starring role of Jeffrey Beaumont in ''[[Blue Velvet (film)|Blue Velvet]]'' (1986), which was received more positively.<ref name="lat-DeVries" /> Reflecting on his enduring relationship with Lynch in a 2012 interview, MacLachlan remarked: "David Lynch plucked me from obscurity. He cast me as the lead in ''Dune'' and ''Blue Velvet'', and people have seen me as this boy-next-door-cooking-up-something-weird-in-the-basement ever since."<ref>{{cite news |last=Mulkerrins |first=Jane |date=June 24, 2012 |title=This much I know: Kyle MacLachlan |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/jun/24/kyle-maclachlan-this-much-know |work=[[The Observer]] |access-date=September 22, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407145748/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/jun/24/kyle-maclachlan-this-much-know |archive-date=April 7, 2015}}</ref> Lynch biographer Chris Rodley described MacLachlan as an on-screen incarnation of Lynch's own persona.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rodley |first1=Chris |last2=Lynch |first2=David |author-link2=David Lynch |date=2005 |title=Lynch on Lynch |edition=2nd |location=London |publisher=[[Macmillan Publishers]] |pages=140–141 |isbn=0-571-22018-5}}</ref>

He starred in the 1987 science fiction action film ''[[The Hidden (1987 film)|The Hidden]]'' as FBI agent Lloyd Gallagher.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last1=Levy |editor-first1=Michael M. |editor-last2=Mendlesohn |editor-first2=Farah |date=2019 |title=Aliens in Popular Culture |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lvaKDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA149 |location=Santa Barbara, California |publisher=[[Greenwood Publishing Group]] |page=149 |isbn=978-1-4408-3832-3}}</ref>

===1990s===
[[File:LaraFlynnBoyle&Kyle MacLachlan-1.jpg|thumb|right|upright|MacLachlan and [[Lara Flynn Boyle]] arriving at the [[43rd Primetime Emmy Awards]] in August 1991]]
MacLachlan further collaborated with Lynch in the ABC television series ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' (1990–91), playing [[Dale Cooper|Special Agent Dale Cooper]], reprising that role for Lynch's 1992 prequel film ''[[Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me]]''. Lynch commented on those roles in a ''[[GQ]]'' story about MacLachlan: "Kyle plays innocents who are interested in the mysteries of life. He's the person you trust enough to go into a strange world with."<ref name="gq-Schneller" /> MacLachlan also said he considered Lynch one of his mentors that had a "monumental impact" on him.<ref name="McMahon">{{Cite news|last=McMahon|first=James|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/mar/14/kyle-maclachlan-this-much-i-know-twin-peaks-dale-cooper-david-lynch-showgirls|title=This much I know {{!}} Kyle McLachlan|date=March 14, 2020|work=The Guardian|access-date=March 15, 2020|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Lynch, who was known to allow his collaborative partners a large degree of control over their roles when working with him, rewrote scenes in ''Blue Velvet'' and ''Twin Peaks'' at the request of MacLachlan, who felt they were not right for his characters.<ref>{{cite book |last=Olson |first=Greg |date=2008 |title=Beautiful Dark |location=Lanham, Maryland |publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield|Scarecrow Press]] |page=243 |isbn=978-0-8108-5917-3 |edition=illustrated}}</ref>

[[File:Kyle MacLachlan.jpg|thumb|left|upright|MacLachlan at the 1991 Emmy Awards]]
MacLachlan appeared as musician [[Ray Manzarek]] in [[Oliver Stone]]'s 1991 film ''[[The Doors (film)|The Doors]]'', about [[The Doors|the band of the same name.]]<ref name="TheDoors">{{cite news|last=Hinson|first=Hal|title='The Doors' (R)|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/thedoorsrhinson_a0a9d8.htm|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=March 1, 1991}}; {{cite magazine|last=Gleiberman|first=Owen|title=The Doors|url=https://ew.com/article/1991/03/08/doors-2/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=March 8, 1991}}</ref> He had previously turned down Stone's offer to play Chris in the 1986 movie ''[[Platoon (film)|Platoon]]'', which ultimately went to [[Charlie Sheen]].<ref name="av-roles">{{cite news |last=Harris |first=Will |date=September 28, 2012 |title=Kyle MacLachlan on David Lynch, Showgirls, and Billy Idol-isms |url=https://www.avclub.com/kyle-maclachlan-on-david-lynch-showgirls-and-billy-id-1798233981 |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |access-date=February 9, 2017}}</ref> Also, in 1991, he played the role of a killer in ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Diehl |first=Digby |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JM15iGKUHBkC&pg=PA195 |title=Tales From The Crypt: The Official Archives |date=1997 |publisher=[[St. Martin's Press]] |isbn=0-312-17040-8 |location=New York City |page=195}}</ref> In the [[The Trial (1993 film)|1993 film version]] of [[Franz Kafka]]'s ''[[The Trial]]'', with a screenplay by [[Harold Pinter]], MacLachlan played the lead role of the persecuted Josef K.<ref name="nyt-Maslin">{{cite news |last=Maslin |first=Janet |title=Review/Film; Kafka's Sinister World by Way of Pinter |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/11/24/movies/review-film-kafka-s-sinister-world-by-way-of-pinter.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=November 24, 1993}}</ref>

MacLachlan co-starred with [[Samuel L. Jackson]] as a [[rookie]] [[prison guard]] in [[John Frankenheimer]]'s 1994 Emmy-winning [[HBO]] film ''[[Against the Wall (1994 film)|Against the Wall]]'' about the [[Attica prison riots]].<ref name="AgainstTheWall">{{cite news |last=Randle |first=Nancy |title='Wall' Relives Drama, Tragedy Of Attica Uprising |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-03-20-9403200335-story.html |website=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=March 20, 1994}}; {{cite magazine|last=Mukherjee|first=Tiarra|title=Attica Revisted|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1SsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA95|website=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|date=April 1, 1994 |page=95|volume=2|issue=3|via=[[Google Books]]}};{{cite web|title=Museum of Television and Radio Screening Series, The: directed by John Frankenheimer: The Television Work, Package 1: Against the Wall|url=https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=john&p=83&item=T:49189|website=[[The Paley Center for Media]]|access-date=February 19, 2017}}</ref> In 1994, he was also featured in ''[[The Flintstones (film)|The Flintstones]]'', a live-action movie adaptation of the [[The Flintstones|animated sitcom of the same name]], portraying Cliff Vandercave, the movie's main antagonist, opposite [[John Goodman]] as [[Fred Flintstone]] and [[Rick Moranis]] as [[Barney Rubble]].<ref name="av-roles" /> 

In 1995, MacLachlan starred in [[Paul Verhoeven]]'s ''[[Showgirls (film)|Showgirls]]''. The movie was heavily panned by critics,<ref name="metacritic-showgirls">[https://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/showgirls "Showgirls 1995"] ''[[Metacritic]]''. Retrieved February 9, 2017.</ref> and it collected a record seven [[Golden Raspberry Awards]].<ref name="os-showgirls">{{cite news |title=Golden Raspberry Awards Rain On 'Showgirls,' Star |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/os-xpm-1996-03-26-9603251030-story.html |work=[[The Orlando Sentinel]] |date=March 26, 1996 |at=Names & Faces}}</ref> MacLachlan recalls that when he watched ''Showgirls'' for the first time before the premiere, he thought it was "horrible". But he later realised that the movie was "inadvertently funny" and embraced for its [[campiness]].<ref name="av-roles" /><ref name="innerviews-showgirls">{{cite episode |title=Kyle MacLachlan|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaMUyQDsq8U | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/eaMUyQDsq8U| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|access-date=February 17, 2017 |series=Innerviews with Ernie Manouse |series-link=Innerviews with Ernie Manouse|network=''Houston Public Media'' |publisher=[[University of Houston]] |date=March 6, 2011 |season=8 |number=11 |minutes=12:58}}{{cbignore}}</ref> According to MacLachlan, although he skipped the movie's [[publicity tour|press tour]], he had sat through the whole screening, contrary to reports that he walked out.<ref name="innerviews-showgirls" />

===2000s===
From 2000 to 2002, MacLachlan had a recurring role in the American television series ''[[Sex and the City]]'', portraying [[Charlotte Goldenblatt#Trey MacDougal|Dr. Trey MacDougal]], the one-time husband of [[Charlotte York]] ([[Kristin Davis]]).<ref name="av-roles" /> MacLachlan played [[King Claudius]] in the 2000 film [[Hamlet (2000 film)|''Hamlet'']] based on [[William Shakespeare]]'s play.<ref name="guardian-Tozer" /> In the video game ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'' released in 2001, he voiced the character of the sociopathic real-estate developer Donald Love.<ref name="rs-Zuniga">{{cite magazine|last=Zuniga|first=Adrian Todd|title=Meet the Incredible Voice Actors of Legendary 'Grand Theft Auto III'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/meet-the-incredible-voice-actors-of-legendary-grand-theft-auto-iii-123381/|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=October 21, 2016|access-date=January 21, 2022}}</ref> In 2002, he made his [[West End theatre|West End]] debut in [[John Kolvenbach]]'s ''On an Average Day'' with [[Woody Harrelson]].<ref name="guardian-Brooks" /><ref name="guardian-Costa">{{cite web|last=Costa|first=Maddy|title=On an Average Day, Comedy Theatre, London|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2002/aug/09/theatre.artsfeatures3|website=The Guardian|date=August 9, 2002}}</ref>

In 2003, MacLachlan made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut as Aston in Harold Pinter's ''[[The Caretaker (play)|The Caretaker]]'' with [[Patrick Stewart]].<ref name="caretaker">{{cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Ernio |title=Patrick Stewart and Kyle MacLachlan Open Broadway's The Caretaker, Nov. 9 |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/patrick-stewart-and-kyle-maclachlan-open-broadways-the-caretaker-nov-9-com-116224|access-date=January 21, 2022 |website=[[Playbill]] |date=November 9, 2003}}; {{cite magazine |last=Als |first=Hilton |author-link=Hilton Als |title=Sons and Lovers |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2003/11/17/sons-and-lovers |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |date=November 17, 2003}}</ref> He portrayed the spirit of [[Cary Grant]] in the 2004 film ''[[Touch of Pink]]''.<ref name="about-pink">{{cite web |last=Murray |first=Rebecca |title=Kyle MacLachaln Reflects on 'Touch of Pink' |url=http://movies.about.com/od/touchofpink/a/touchkm071104.htm |publisher=[[About.com]] |access-date=February 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185741/http://movies.about.com/od/touchofpink/a/touchkm071104.htm |archive-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> His resemblance to Grant had been previously noted in an episode of ''Twin Peaks''. That same year he also had a guest role in ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'', in which he played a psychiatrist who shot and killed a [[Antisocial personality disorder|sociopathic]] child who had murdered his son.<ref name="LAO-2004">{{cite web |url=https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=Law+%26+Order+&p=1&item=B:85405 |title=LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT {LAW AND ORDER: SVU}: CONSCIENCE (TV) |website=[[The Paley Center for Media]] |access-date=February 18, 2017}}; {{cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/law_and_order_special_victims_unit/s06/e06 |title=Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Season 6, Episode 6: Conscience |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=February 18, 2017}}</ref> He was a guest star in the show again in 2011, as a politician whose son is involved in a rape accusation.<ref name="LAO-2011">{{cite web |url=http://www.vudu.com/movies/#!content/231147/Law-and-Order-Special-Victims-Unit-Blood-Brothers |title=Law and Order: Special Victims Unit: Blood Brothers |website=[[Vudu]] |access-date=February 18, 2017}}</ref>

In 2006, after starring in the short-lived ''[[In Justice]]'', MacLachlan appeared in ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' as the mysterious dentist [[Orson Hodge]].<ref name="av-roles" /> He first appeared during the show's second season, and became a full-time cast member at the start of season three.<ref name="metacritic-tv">{{cite web |title=Kyle MacLachlan Profile (TV) |url=https://www.metacritic.com/person/kyle-maclachlan?filter-options=tv |website=Metacritic | date=October 22, 2001 |access-date=February 19, 2017}}</ref><ref name="ausiello">{{cite web |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |title=Former Twin Peaks G-man Kyle MacLachlan… |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/twin-peaks-g-63155/ |website=[[TV Guide]] |date=March 24, 2006}}</ref> In 2007, MacLachlan was one of the presenters at the [[Live Earth concert, London|London leg]] of [[Live Earth (2007 concert)|Live Earth]] benefit concerts.<ref name="liveEarth">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/live-earth-40-1345164 |title=London Live Earth line-up revealed |work=[[NME]] |date=July 5, 2007}};{{cite web |url=http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/aw2orpqep8Z/Live+Earth+London+Show/hxCckR4IYe0/Kyle+MacLachlan|title=Live Earth London - Show (Kyle MacLachlan) |work=Zimbio |date=July 7, 2007}}</ref> He appeared in the 2008 film ''[[The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2]]''.<ref name="sotp2">{{cite web |last=Fuchs |first=Cynthia |title=The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 |url=https://www.popmatters.com/review/the-sisterhood-of-the-traveling-pants-2/ |website=[[Popmatters]] |date=August 6, 2008}}</ref> In the American English version of the cult 2006 [[Norway|Norwegian]] animated film ''[[Free Jimmy]]'' released in 2008, he voiced the character of "Marius", a militant [[animal rights]] activist.<ref name="freejimmy">{{cite web |last=Felperin|first=Leslie|title=Review: 'Free Jimmy'|url=https://variety.com/2006/film/markets-festivals/free-jimmy-1200515887/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=May 27, 2006}}; {{cite web |last=Enigmax |title=Stoners, Vegans and a Junky Elephant Conquer BitTorrent|url=https://torrentfreak.com/stoners-vegans-and-a-junky-elephant-conquer-bittorrent-081024/|website=[[TorrentFreak]]|date=October 25, 2008}}</ref>

===2010s===

[[File:Kyle MacLachlan by Gage Skidmore.jpg|right|thumb|upright|MacLachlan at the 2017 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]]]
In 2010, after four years of playing Orson Hodge, MacLachlan decided to quit ''Desperate Housewives'' as he found the commute from his home in [[New York City]] to the set in [[Los Angeles]] increasingly difficult since becoming a father in 2008.<ref name="contactMusic-WENN">[http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/maclachlan-to-quit-desperate-housewives_1106204 "MacLachlan to Quit "Desperate Housewives?"] ''[[Contact Music]].'' [[World Entertainment News Network|WENN]]. June 11, 2009</ref><ref name="ew-hwExit">{{cite magazine|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|title=Exclusive: Kyle MacLachlan to exit 'Desperate Housewives'|url=https://ew.com/article/2010/05/19/kyle-maclachlan-leaving-desperate-housewives/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=February 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100929190217/http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/05/19/kyle-maclachlan-leaving-desperate-housewives/|archive-date=September 29, 2010|date=May 19, 2010}}</ref> However, he returned as a guest star in 2012 for season eight, the final season of ''Desperate Housewives''.<ref name="tvline-Ausiello">{{cite web|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|title=Desperate Housewives Exclusive: Dana Delany, Kyle MacLachlan Book Final Season Comebacks|url=http://tvline.com/2011/11/23/desperate-housewives-season-8-dana-delany-kyle-maclachlan-andrea-bowen/|website=[[TVLine]]|date=November 23, 2011}}</ref> He also guest starred as George "The Captain" Van Smoot in seasons six, eight and nine of ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', from 2010 until 2014.<ref name="HIMYM">{{cite web|last=Ross|first=Robyn|title=Kyle MacLachlan to Guest-Star on ''How I Met Your Mother''|url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/kyle-maclachlan-mother-1023869/|website=[[TV Guide]]|date=September 30, 2010}}; {{cite web|last=Bell|first=Josh|title='How I Met Your Mother' Season 8 Episode Guide|url=http://tvcomedies.about.com/od/recaps/a/How-I-Met-Your-Mother-Season-8-Episode-Guide_2.htm|publisher=[[About.com]]|page=2|access-date=February 19, 2017|archive-date=February 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219171836/http://tvcomedies.about.com/od/recaps/a/How-I-Met-Your-Mother-Season-8-Episode-Guide_2.htm|url-status=dead}};{{cite web|last=Fitzpatrick|first=Kevin|title='How I Met Your Mother' Review: 'Daisy'|url=https://screencrush.com/how-i-met-your-mother-review-daisy/|website=[[ScreenCrush]]|date=March 10, 2014}}</ref> He would reprise the role in the first season of the spinoff ''[[How I Met Your Father]]'' in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Ryan |title=How I Met Your Father EPs Spill on Return of HIMYM Duo in Episode 9 |url=https://tvline.com/2022/03/07/how-i-met-your-father-kyle-maclachlan-returns-the-captain-himym-episode-9/ |website=TVLine |access-date=March 8, 2022 |date=March 8, 2022}}</ref>

From 2011 to 2018, he played the role of Mayor of [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]], in the [[IFC (American TV channel)|IFC]] [[comedy]] ''[[Portlandia]]''.<ref name="av-roles" /><ref>{{cite web|author=Elizabeth Wagmeister|title='Portlandia' to End With Season 8 in 2018|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/portlandia-cancelled-season-8-ifc-fred-armisen-carrie-brownstein-1201960759/|work=Variety|date=January 14, 2017|access-date=September 6, 2020}}</ref> After the end of the short-lived 2012 series ''[[Made in Jersey]]'', where he starred as lawyer Donovan Stark, he was cast as a guest star in ''[[The Good Wife]]''.<ref name="hp-Jersey">{{cite web|title='Made In Jersey' Not Canceled Yet; Moves To Saturdays On CBS|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/made-in-jersey-not-canceled-saturdays_n_2075868|website=[[HuffPost]]|date=November 5, 2012|access-date=February 29, 2020}}</ref><ref name="hp-GoodWife">{{cite web|title='The Good Wife' Nabs Kyle MacLachlan And More Casting News|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-good-wife-kyle-maclachlan_n_2125865|website=[[HuffPost]]|date=November 13, 2012|access-date=February 29, 2020}}</ref> In 2013 and 2014 he appeared as prosecutor Josh Perotti in four episodes of ''The Good Wife''.<ref name="GoodWife">{{cite web|last=Harris|first=Jamie|title=The Good Wife Cast and Characters|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-good-wife/cast/297522/|website=[[TV guide]]|access-date=February 19, 2017}}; {{cite web|last=Hale|first=Mike|title='The Good Wife' Recap: How to Make Will Gardner Go Away|url=https://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/the-good-wife-recap-how-to-make-will-gardner-go-away/|website=[[The New York Times]]|at=ArtsBeat|date=October 26, 2014}}</ref> In 2014 and 2015 he appeared in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] television series ''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]'' as villain [[Calvin Johnson (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Calvin Johnson / The Doctor]].<ref name="AgentsOfShield">{{cite web|last=Mitovich|first=Matt Web|title=Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Scoop: Kyle MacLachlan to Play [Huge Spoiler]|url=http://tvline.com/2014/08/07/marvels-agents-of-shield-season-2-skyes-father-kyle-maclachlan/|website=[[TVLine]]|date=August 7, 2014}}; {{cite magazine|last1=Barbash|first1=Tamar|last2=Galloway|first2=Lauren|title=EW Community MVP of the Week: Kyle MacLachlan|url=http://community.ew.com/2015/05/15/ew-community-mvp-kyle-maclachlan/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=May 15, 2015}}</ref><ref name="screener-Vick">{{cite web|last=Vick|first=Megan|title=Kyle MacLachlan is ready for his 'Agents of SHIELD' return|url=http://screenertv.com/news-features/kyle-maclachlan-ready-for-agents-of-shield-return/|website=[[Screener (website)|Screener]]|date=June 9, 2015}}</ref> In 2015, he voiced Riley Anderson's father in the [[Pixar]] animated feature ''[[Inside Out (2015 film)|Inside Out]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2014/12/08/inside-out-diane-lane-kyle-maclachlan-pixar/19860441/|title=Parents speak their mind in Pixar's 'Inside Out'|last=Alexander|first=Bryan |work=[[USA Today]]|publisher=Gannett|date=October 8, 2014|access-date=February 18, 2017}}</ref> In January 2015, it was announced that MacLachlan would return as Special Agent Dale Cooper for the new limited television series ''[[Twin Peaks (season 3)|Twin Peaks: The Return]]'',<ref name="thr-OConnell">{{cite web|last=O'Connell|first=Michael|title=Kyle MacLachlan Confirmed for 'Twin Peaks' Reboot|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/kyle-maclachlan-confirmed-twin-peaks-763127/|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 12, 2015|access-date=January 21, 2022}}</ref> which debuted on May 21, 2017.<ref name="deadline-Andreeva">{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title='Twin Peaks' Gets Premiere Date, Episode Count On Showtime -TCA|url=https://deadline.com/2017/01/twin-peaks-premiere-date-episode-count-showtime-1201881981/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=January 9, 2017}}</ref> In an interview, MacLachlan said he doesn't understand all of ''Twin Peaks'', and that fans understand it much more than him.<ref name="McMahon" />

In 2018, MacLachlan starred as Isaac Izard, the main antagonist in the fantasy-horror family film ''[[The House with a Clock in Its Walls (film)|The House with a Clock in its Walls]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hipes |first1=Patrick |title=Kyle MacLachlan Joins Amblin's 'The House With A Clock In Its Walls' |url=https://deadline.com/2017/09/kyle-maclachlan-the-house-with-a-clock-in-its-walls-casting-isaac-izard-1202176498/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]] |access-date=February 29, 2020 |date=September 25, 2017}}</ref> In 2019, he appeared as a team owner in [[Steven Soderbergh]]'s ''[[High Flying Bird]]'' which was shot entirely on the [[iPhone 8]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-02-07 |title=The Rise of the iPhone Auteur |url=https://www.theringer.com/2019/02/07/movies/steven-soderbergh-high-flying-bird-iphone-tangerine-unsane-netflix |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=www.theringer.com |language=en}}</ref> Later that year, he co-starred in ''[[Carol's Second Act]]'', from the writers of ''[[Booksmart]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2019-03-06 |title=‘Carol’s Second Act’: Kyle MacLachlan Cast In CBS’ Patricia Heaton Comedy Pilot |url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/carols-second-act-kyle-maclachlan-cast-cbs-patricia-heaton-comedy-pilot-1202570890/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> The series was canceled in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Ryan |date=2020-05-06 |title=Carol’s Second Act Cancelled at CBS |url=https://tvline.com/news/carols-second-act-cancelled-season-2-cbs-patricia-heaton-1183111/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=TVLine |language=en-US}}</ref>

At the [[Governors Awards#11th Annual Governors Awards|11th Annual Governors Awards]], held on October 27, 2019, MacLachlan and his ''Blue Velvet'' co-star Laura Dern paid tribute to their friend and collaborator David Lynch, who received an [[Academy Honorary Award]] for his work.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hammond |first=Pete |date=2019-10-28 |title=Governors Awards: The Season’s First Oscars Handed Out Sunday Night To Most Diverse Field Of Honorees Ever |url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/governors-awards-oscars-stars-1202770208/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== 2020s ===
In 2020, he reunited with his ''[[Hamlet (2000 film)|Hamlet]]'' co-star [[Ethan Hawke]], portraying [[Thomas Edison]] opposite Hawke's ''[[Tesla (2020 film)|Tesla]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Tesla' star Kyle MacLachlan on illuminating Thomas Edison and ice-cream-fighting Ethan Hawke |url=https://ew.com/movies/tesla-kyle-maclachlan-thomas-edison/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref> Later that year, he made an uncredited cameo appearance in [[HBO]]'s ''[[How To with John Wilson]]'', which [[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] described as "a glorious 14 seconds".<ref>{{Cite web |last=VanArendonk |first=Kathryn |date=2020-10-28 |title=I Can’t Stop Thinking About These 14 Seconds in How to With John Wilson |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/how-to-with-john-wilson-kyle-maclachlan-cameo.html |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Vulture |language=en}}</ref> He then portrayed [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] in ''[[Atlantic Crossing (TV series)|Atlantic Crossing]]'', which aired on [[Masterpiece (TV series)|Masterpiece Theatre]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=2021-01-08 |title=PBS’ Masterpiece Pivots To Find The Next ‘Downton Abbey’ Amid Streaming Competition As Venerable Drama Strand Celebrates 50th Anniversary |url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/pbs-masterpiece-50th-anniversary-downton-abbey-1234665100/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2022, MacLachlan co-starred with [[Jon Hamm]] in ''[[Confess, Fletch]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |date=2022-08-26 |title=‘Confess, Fletch’ Trailer: Jon Hamm Takes The Case In Franchise Restart |url=https://deadline.com/video/confess-fletch-trailer-jon-hamm/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>  and was also cast as [[Earl Warren|Chief Justice Earl Warren]] in ''[[Miranda's Victim]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=2022-06-02 |title=Ryan Phillippe, Mireille Enos, Kyle MacLachlan & Taryn Manning Join Michelle Danner’s Courtroom Drama ‘Miranda’s Victim’ |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/mirandas-victim-adds-ryan-phillippe-kyle-maclachlan-taryn-manning-more-1235037387/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> From 2023 to 2024, he returned to voiceover work with a guest-starring role on [[Hulu]]'s ''[[Futurama]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haring |first=Bruce |date=2024-07-27 |title=‘Futurama’: Danny Trejo, Cara Delevingne & LeVar Burton Among Season 12 Guest Stars – Comic-Con |url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/futurama-danny-trejo-cara-delevingne-levar-burton-season-12-guest-stars-comic-con-1236024683/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>'' and reprised his role as Riley's dad in [[Pixar]]'s ''[[Inside Out 2]]'' and [[Disney+]]'s ''[[Dream Productions]].''<ref>{{Cite web |title='Inside Out 2' cast and characters: See who voices each emotion in the Pixar sequel |url=https://ew.com/inside-out-2-cast-voices-behind-emotions-8657932 |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref>

MacLachlan also co-hosted and co-created [[PodcastOne]]'s ''Varnamtown'' podcast with [[Epic (magazine)|Epic Magazine]] co-founder [[Joshua Davis (writer)|Joshua Davis]]. The true crime series explores [[Varnamtown, North Carolina]]'s ties to [[Pablo Escobar]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wray |first=Daniel Dylan |date=2024-02-15 |title=‘Like a rural Scarface’: Hollywood star Kyle MacLachlan’s wild discovery of Pablo Escobar’s secret town |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/feb/15/kyle-maclachlan-pablo-escobar-secret-town-varnamtown |access-date=2025-01-21 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> 

In 2024, he was honored with the [[Canal+ (streaming service)|Canal+]] Icon Award at [[Canneseries]] ahead of his role in [[Amazon Prime Video|Amazon]]'s ''[[Fallout (American TV series)|Fallout]]'', the adaptation of the [[Fallout (franchise)|popular video game series]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldbart |first=Max |date=2024-04-06 |title=Kyle MacLachlan Gives His View On Another ‘Twin Peaks’ Reboot & Says Today’s Hollywood Stars Are More “Aware Of The Business” Than In Days Gone By |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/kyle-maclachlan-twin-peaks-reboot-fallout-canneseries-1235877381/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> It was quickly renewed for a second season in April 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=2024-04-18 |title=‘Fallout’ Officially Renewed for Season 2 at Amazon |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/fallout-renewed-season-2-amazon-1235975879/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> In August 2024, he played a supporting role in ''[[Blink Twice]]'', the directorial debut of [[Zoë Kravitz]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wise |first=Damon |date=2024-08-24 |title=‘Blink Twice’ Review: Zoë Kravitz’s Intriguing Horror-Thriller Promises More Than It Delivers |url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/blink-twice-review-zoe-kravitz-channing-tatum-naomi-ackie-intriguing-horror-thriller-1236049521/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

In September 2024, he was cast alongside [[Connie Britton]] and [[Kaia Gerber]] in ''[[Overcompensating (TV series)|Overcompensating]]'', a college-set comedy series created by and starring [[Benito Skinner]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |date=2024-09-23 |title=Connie Britton, Kyle MacLachlan & Kaia Gerber Among 9 Cast In Prime Video’s ‘Overcompensating’ |url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/connie-britton-kyle-maclachlan-kaia-gerber-cast-prime-video-overcompensating-1236097061/ |access-date=2025-01-23 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

In January 2025, the [[Writers Guild of America West|WGAW]] announced that MacLachlan would [[Posthumous award|posthumously]] present the [[Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement]] to David Lynch,<ref>{{Cite web |title=David Lynch to Posthumously Receive WGAW’s 2025 Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement |url=https://www.wga.org/news-events/news/press/david-lynch-to-posthumously-receive-wgaw-2025-laurel-award-for-screenwriting-achievement |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=www.wga.org |language=en}}</ref> who had died earlier that month.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hoberman |first=J. |date=2025-01-16 |title=David Lynch, Maker of Florid and Unnerving Films, Dies at 78 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/movies/david-lynch-dead.html |access-date=2025-01-29 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> MacLachlan had previously honored his longtime friend and collaborator with tributes in ''[[The New York Times]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=MacLachlan |first=Kyle |date=2025-01-19 |title=Opinion {{!}} Kyle MacLachlan: How David Lynch Invented Me |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/opinion/kyle-maclachlan-david-lynch.html |access-date=2025-01-29 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ''[[GQ]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mejía |first=Paula |date=2025-01-21 |title=Kyle MacLachlan on Losing David Lynch, Their 40-Year Creative Partnership, and the Work They Never Got to Do |url=https://www.gq.com/story/kyle-maclachlan-on-losing-david-lynch |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=GQ |language=en-US}}</ref> and on his personal Instagram account, where he wrote, "I was willing to follow him anywhere because joining him on the journey of discovery, searching and finding together, was the whole point. I stepped out into the unknown because I knew David was floating out there with me. It's like Agent Cooper says to Sheriff Truman in ''Twin Peaks'': 'I have no idea where this will lead us, but I have a definite feeling it will be a place both wonderful and strange.' I will miss my dear friend. He has made my world—all of our worlds—both wonderful and strange".<ref name="MacLachlan">{{Cite news |last=MacLachlan |first=Kyle |author-link=Kyle MacLachlan |date=2025-01-19 |title=Opinion {{!}} Kyle MacLachlan: How David Lynch Invented Me |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/opinion/kyle-maclachlan-david-lynch.html |access-date=2025-01-29 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:Kyle MacLachlan Lara Flynn Boyle Emmy Awards 1990.jpg|thumb|MacLachlan with actress [[Lara Flynn Boyle]], at the [[42nd Primetime Emmy Awards|1990 Emmy Awards]]]]

=== Family ===
MacLachlan's mother died of [[ovarian cancer]] in 1986, aged 52, shortly before ''Blue Velvet'' was released.<ref name="gq-Schneller" /><ref name="guardian-Tozer" /><ref name="es-Cavendish">{{cite news |last=Cavendish |first=Lucy |title=Kyle reaches new peaks |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/kyle-reaches-new-peaks-7290226.html |work=[[London Evening Standard]] |date=June 15, 2003}}</ref> She had been diagnosed while he was filming ''Dune'' in 1983, and delayed informing him of the diagnosis.<ref name="guardian-Tozer" /><ref name="people-Callawaycancer">{{cite web |title=Kyle MacLachlan Dishes on an Important Cause and Desperate Housewives|url=https://people.com/tv/kyle-maclachlan-dishes-on-an-important-cause-and-desperate-housewives/|website=[[People.com]] |date=August 27, 2008|access-date=January 21, 2022}}</ref> His father died of post-surgery complications in 2011.<ref name="obituary-father" />

=== Relationships ===
MacLachlan dated his ''Blue Velvet'' co-star [[Laura Dern]] from 1985 to 1989.<ref name="gq-Schneller" /><ref name="nydn-Dern">{{cite web |title=Odd celeb couples: can you believe they dated? (slide 23) |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/odd-celeb-couples-dated-gallery-1.31326?pmSlide=1.1009357 |website=[[New York Daily News]] | date=January 24, 2012 |access-date=February 8, 2017}}</ref> Subsequently, he was in a relationship with ''Twin Peaks'' co-star [[Lara Flynn Boyle]] from 1990 to 1992.<ref name="gq-Schneller" /><ref name="wp-Benedek" /> In 1992, after his relationship with Boyle ended, he began a relationship with supermodel [[Linda Evangelista]] after they met at a [[photo shoot]] they did together for [[Barneys New York]]. According to MacLachlan, they had been engaged for a few years when their six-year relationship ended in 1998.<ref name="dtuk-Rumbold" /><ref name="guardian-Tozer" /><ref name="people-Evangelista">{{cite magazine |title=Fashion Exchange |journal=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=August 17, 1998 |volume=50 |issue=5 |url=http://people.com/archive/fashion-exchange-vol-50-no-5/}}</ref>

=== Marriage ===
In 1999, he met and began a relationship with [[publicist]] [[Desiree Gruber]].<ref name="guardian-Tozer" /><ref name="es-Cavendish" /> Gruber runs her own public relations agency; she became an [[executive producer]] of ''[[Project Runway]]'' in 2004.<ref name="guardian-Brooks">{{cite web |last=Brooks |first=Libby |title=Kyle MacLachlan on his West End debut: Hitting peaks |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2002/jul/24/artsfeatures.features |website=The Guardian |date=July 24, 2002}}</ref><ref name="wwd-Strugatz">{{cite web|last=Strugatz|first=Rachel|title=Desiree Gruber: Under the Radar, On Top of Her Game|url=http://wwd.com/eye/other/desiree-gruber-under-the-radar-on-top-of-her-game-6699603/|website=[[Women's Wear Daily|WWD]]|date=February 6, 2013}}</ref> MacLachlan moved to New York City because he was filming ''Sex and the City'' and Gruber was based there.<ref name="es-Cavendish" /> They were married on April 20, 2002.<ref name="people-Wedding" /> Their son was born on July 25, 2008.<ref name="celeb-babies">{{cite web|date=July 28, 2008|title=Kyle MacLachlan and Desiree Gruber Welcome Callum Lyon|url=https://people.com/parents/kyle-maclachlan-2/|website=People}}</ref> The family has residences in Los Angeles and New York.<ref name="guardian-Mulkerrins" /><ref name="variety-David">{{cite web |last=David |first=Mark |title=Kyle MacLachlan To Let Sunset Strip Pad |url=https://variety.com/2014/dirt/real-estate/kyle-maclachlan-to-let-sunset-strip-pad-1201314835/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=September 30, 2014}}</ref> 

=== Winemaking ===
MacLachlan, a [[Oenophilia|wine lover]], co-founded Pursued by Bear with vintner Eric Dunham in 2005 under Dunham Cellars in [[Walla Walla, Washington]].<ref name="observer-Martinez">{{cite news |last=Martinez |first=Alanna |date=August 10, 2016 |title=Keep Kyle MacLachlan Weird: David Lynch's Muse Happily Returns Home |url=https://observer.com/2016/08/keep-kyle-maclachlan-weird-david-lynchs-muse-happily-returns-home/ |work=[[New York Observer|Observer]]}}</ref><ref name="DunhamCellars">{{citation |title=Pursued by Bear with Kyle MacLachlan |url=http://www.dunhamcellars.com/kylemaclachlan |access-date=February 7, 2017 |publisher=Dunham Cellars}}</ref> The name, inspired by [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s ''[[The Winter's Tale]]'', comes from the [[Blocking (stage)|stage direction]] "Exit, pursued by a bear."<ref name="pdxTribune-Vondersmith">{{cite news |last1=Vondersmith |first1=John |date=September 20, 2012 |title=All hail mayor of zany town |url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/11-features/115480-all-hail-mayor-of-zany-town%20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208035151/http://portlandtribune.com/pt/11-features/115480-all-hail-mayor-of-zany-town |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 8, 2017 |work=[[Portland Tribune]]}}</ref> Recognized as one of Washington's top-rated labels, Pursued by Bear produces five wines: Twin Bear, Pursued by Bear, Baby Bear, Blushing Bear, and Bear Cub.<ref name="observer-Martinez" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schreffler |first=Laura |date=November 3, 2020 |title=Enter: Pursued By Bear, Kyle MacLachlan's Labor Of Love Turned Winning Wine Venture |url=https://hauteliving.com/2020/11/kyle-maclachlan-showcases-pursued-by-bear-wines/691525/ |access-date=December 18, 2020 |website=Haute Living}}</ref>

=== Social media ===
In 2024, MacLachlan’s [[Instagram]] and [[TikTok]] accounts garnered attention for his engagement with [[Viral phenomenon|viral trends]] and [[popular culture]]. His posts, which featured music and inspiration from artists like [[Lorde]], [[Chappell Roan]], and [[Charli XCX]]'s ''[[Brat (album)|Brat]]'', received positive reactions from the artists themselves. Multiple publications praised his ability to connect with a [[Generation Z|Gen-Z]] audience and affectionately elevated him to "[[wiktionary:babygirl|babygirl]]" status.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Matassa |first=Caralynn |title=Kyle MacLachlan was 'sort of offended' when the internet branded him 'babygirl' — until he learned it was a 'high compliment' |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/kyle-maclachlan-babygirl-offended-him-initially-lorde-tiktok-2024-3 |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mejía |first=Paula |date=2024-07-09 |title=Nobody Is Having a Better ‘Brat’ Summer Than Kyle MacLachlan |url=https://www.gq.com/story/nobody-is-having-a-better-brat-summer-than-kyle-maclachlan |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=GQ |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-13 |title=Kyle MacLachlan’s Brat Summer Just Got Even Brattier |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2271503/kyle-maclachlans-brat-summer-just-got-even-brattier/news/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilkes |first=Emma |date=2024-09-19 |title=Kyle MacLachlan goes Brat in Charli XCX Instagram post: “This feels like a 'Twin Peaks' episode” |url=https://www.nme.com/news/tv/kyle-maclachlan-goes-brat-in-charli-xcx-instagram-post-this-feels-like-a-twin-peaks-episode-3795302 |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Factora |first=James |date=2024-01-22 |title='Twin Peaks' Star Kyle MacLachlan Is Firmly In His Babygirl Era |url=https://www.them.us/story/twin-peaks-star-kyle-maclachlan-is-firmly-in-his-babygirl-era |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=Them |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Acting credits==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Dune (1984 film)|Dune]]'' || [[Paul Atreides]] || 
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Blue Velvet (film)|Blue Velvet]]'' || Jeffrey Beaumont || 
|-
| 1987 || ''[[The Hidden (1987 film)|The Hidden]]'' || Lloyd Gallagher || 
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Don't Tell Her It's Me]]''|| Trout || 
|-
| 1991 || ''[[The Doors (film)|The Doors]]''|| [[Ray Manzarek]] || 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1992 || ''[[Where the Day Takes You]]'' || Ted || 
|-
| ''[[Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me]]'' || Special Agent [[Dale Cooper]] || 
|-
| ''[[Rich in Love (1992 film)|Rich in Love]]'' || Billy McQueen || 
|-
| 1993 || ''[[The Trial (1993 film)|The Trial]]'' || Josef K. ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[The Flintstones (film)|The Flintstones]]'' || Clifford "Cliff" Vandercave || 
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Showgirls]]'' || Zack Carey || 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1996 || ''[[The Trigger Effect]]'' || Matthew Kay || 
|-
| ''[[Mad Dog Time]]'' || Jake Parker || 
|-
| 1997 || ''[[One Night Stand (1997 film)|One Night Stand]]'' || Vernon Rivers || 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2000 || ''[[XChange (film)|XChange]]'' || James Fisk / Stuart Toffler 2 || 
|-
| ''[[Hamlet (2000 film)|Hamlet]]'' || [[King Claudius|Claudius]] || 
|-
| ''[[Timecode (2000 film)|Timecode]]'' || Bunny Drysdale || 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2001 || ''[[Me Without You (film)|Me Without You]]'' || Daniel || 
|-
| ''[[Perfume (2001 film)|Perfume]]'' || Business Manager ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Miranda (2002 film)|Miranda]]'' || Nailor || 
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Northfork]]'' || Mr. Hope || 
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Touch of Pink]]'' || Spirit of [[Cary Grant]] || 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2008 || ''[[Free Jimmy]]'' || Marius || English dub
|-
| ''[[Justice League: The New Frontier]]'' || [[Superman]] || Voice, [[direct-to-video]]<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Kyle MacLachlan (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Kyle-Maclachlan/ |access-date=November 12, 2023 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
|-
| ''[[The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2]]'' || Bill Kerr || Uncredited
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2009 || ''[[Mao's Last Dancer (film)|Mao's Last Dancer]]'' || [[Charles Foster (attorney)|Charles C. Foster]] || 
|-
| ''[[The Smell of Success]]'' || Jimmy St. James || 
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Peace, Love & Misunderstanding]]'' || Mark ||
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Breathe In (film)|Breathe In]]'' || Peter Sebeck ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015 || ''[[Inside Out (2015 film)|Inside Out]]'' || rowspan="2"|Bill Andersen<ref name="btva" />|| Voice
|-
| ''[[Riley's First Date?]]'' || Voice, short film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018 || ''[[Giant Little Ones]]'' || Ray Winter || 
|-
| ''[[The House with a Clock in Its Walls (film)|The House with a Clock in Its Walls]]'' || Isaac Izard || 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019 || ''[[High Flying Bird]]'' || David Seton || 
|-
| ''[[The Staggering Girl]]'' || Matteo / Bruno / Angelo || Short film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2020 || ''[[Tesla (2020 film)|Tesla]]'' || [[Thomas Edison]] || 
|-
| ''[[Capone (2020 film)|Capone]]'' || Dr. Karlock || 
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Confess, Fletch]]'' || Horan||
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Miranda's Victim]]'' || Chief Justice [[Earl Warren]] || 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2024 || ''[[Inside Out 2]]'' || Bill Andersen || Voice
|-
| ''[[Blink Twice]]'' || Rich||
|-
| 2025 || ''[[Echo Valley (film)|Echo Valley]]'' || Richard Garrett 
|Post-production
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 1989 || ''Dream Breakers'' || Bobby O'Connor || Television film
|-
| 1990–1991 || ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' || [[Dale Cooper]] || 30 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1990 || ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' || Himself (host) || Episode: "Kyle MacLachlan/[[Sinéad O'Connor]]"
|-
| ''[[The American Experience]]'' || Narrator || Episode: "Insanity on Trial"
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]]'' || Earl Raymond Digs || Episode: "Carrion Death"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1994 || ''[[Against the Wall (1994 film)|Against the Wall]]'' || Michael Smith || rowspan="2" |Television film
|-
| ''[[Roswell (film)|Roswell]]'' || Jesse A. Marcel 
|-
| 1995 || ''[[The Conversation#Influence and legacy|The Conversation]]'' || Harry Caul || Pilot
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Moonshine Highway]]'' || Jed Muldoon || rowspan="4" | Television film
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Windsor Protocol]]'' || rowspan="2" | [[Sean Dillon (character)|Sean Dillon]] 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1998 || ''[[Thunder Point#Adaptation|Thunder Point]]'' 
|-
| ''[[Route 9 (film)|Route 9]]'' || Booth Parker 
|-
| ''The Invisible Man'' || [[Griffin (The Invisible Man)|Jack Griffin]] || Pilot
|-
| 2000 || ''The Spring'' || Dennis Conway ||Television film
|-
| 2000–2002 || ''[[Sex and the City]]'' || [[Trey MacDougal]]|| 23 episodes
|-
| 2002 || ''Jo'' || Role unknown || Pilot
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2004 || ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' || Dr. Brett Morton || Episode: "Conscience"
|-
| ''[[The Librarian: Quest for the Spear]]'' || Edward Wilde || rowspan="2" | Television film
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Mysterious Island (2005 film)|Mysterious Island]]'' || [[Cyrus Smith]] 
|-
| 2006 || ''[[In Justice]]'' || David Swain || 13 episodes
|-
| 2006–2012 || ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' || [[Orson Hodge]] || 85 episodes
|-
| 2010–2014 || ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' || [[List of How I Met Your Mother characters#The Captain|George Van Smoot / The Captain]] || 7 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011 || ''The Doctor'' || Jason || Pilot
|-
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' || Andrew Raines || Episode: "Blood Brothers"
|-
| 2011–2018 || ''[[Portlandia]]'' || Mayor of Portland || 24 episodes
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Made in Jersey]]'' || Donovan Stark || 8 episodes
|-
| 2013–2014 || ''[[The Good Wife]]'' || Josh Perotti || 4 episodes
|-
| 2014 ||''[[Believe (TV series)|Believe]]'' || Roman Skouras || 12 episodes
|-
| 2014–2015 ||''[[Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]'' || [[Calvin Johnson (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Calvin Johnson / The Doctor]] || 13 episodes
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Gravity Falls]]'' || Bus Driver || Voice, episode: "[[Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back The Falls]]"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Twin Peaks season 3|Twin Peaks: The Return]]'' || [[Dale Cooper]] || 18 episodes
|-
| 2018 || ''[[American Dad!]]'' || Del || Voice, episode: "[[List of American Dad! episodes|Paranoid Frandroid]]"
|-
| 2019–2020 || ''[[Carol's Second Act]]'' || Dr. Frost || 18 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2020 ||''[[How To with John Wilson|How to With John Wilson]]'' || Himself ||Episode: "How to Make Small Talk"; uncredited
|-
| ''[[Atlantic Crossing (TV series)|Atlantic Crossing]]'' || [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]|| 8 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2022 || ''[[Joe vs. Carole]]'' || Howard Baskin || 8 episodes<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/joe-exotic-kyle-maclachlan-howard-baskin-peacock-limited-series-1234786853/ |title='Joe Exotic': Kyle MacLachlan To Play Howard Baskin In Peacock Limited Series |first=Denise |last=Petski |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=July 6, 2021 |access-date=July 6, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[How I Met Your Father]]'' || George Van Smoot / The Captain || 2 episodes
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Lucky Hank]]'' || Dickie Pope || 2 episodes
|-
| 2023–2025 || ''[[Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures]]'' || Draiven Bosh || Voice, 4 episodes
|-
| 2023–2024 || ''[[Futurama]]'' || Dung Beetle Majordomo, Himself || Voices, 2 episodes
|-
| 2024–present || ''[[Fallout (American TV series)|Fallout]]'' || Hank MacLean || 2 episodes
|-
| 2024 || ''[[Dream Productions]]'' || Bill Andersen || Voice, 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3"|2025 || ''[[Primos (TV series)|Primos]]'' || Bill || Voice, episode: "Summer of Sueños"
|-
| ''[[Overcompensating (TV series)|Overcompensating]]'' || John || 2 episodes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/connie-britton-kyle-maclachlan-kaia-gerber-cast-prime-video-overcompensating-1236097061/|title=Connie Britton, Kyle MacLachlan & Kaia Gerber Among 9 Cast In Prime Video’s ‘Overcompensating’|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Rosy|last=Cordero|date=September 23, 2024|access-date=October 2, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[The Lowdown (American TV series)|The Lowdown]]'' || Donald Washberg<ref>{{cite web |last=Maglio |first=Tony |date=May 13, 2025 |title=FX Sets Premiere Dates for ‘The Bear’ Season 4, ‘Alien: Earth’ and Sterlin Harjo’s ‘The Lowdown’ |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-bear-season-4-alien-earth-the-lowdown-release-dates-1236214736/ |accessdate=14 May 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> || Upcoming series
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Dune (video game)|Dune]]''
| [[Paul Atreides]]
| Likeness, credited with "Special Thanks"
|-
| 2001 
| ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'' 
| Donald Love<ref name="btva" />
| Voice
|}

===Theatre===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
|-
| 1983
| ''[[Tartuffe]]''
| Damis
| Empty Space Theatre
|-
| 1988
| ''The Palace of Amateurs''
| Terrence Beebe
| [[Minetta Lane Theatre]]
|-
| 2002
| ''On An Average Day''
| Jack
| [[Harold Pinter Theatre]]
|-
| 2003–2004
| ''[[The Caretaker (play)|The Caretaker]]''
| Aston
| [[American Airlines Theatre]]
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Association
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 1990
| rowspan="2"| [[Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]]
| rowspan="4"| ''[[Twin Peaks]]''
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan="4"| 1991
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[Golden Globe Awards]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama|Best Actor – Television Series Drama]]
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[Viewers for Quality Television]]
| [[Viewers for Quality Television|Best Actor in a Quality Drama Series]]
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[Grammy Awards]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording|Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording]]
| [[Twin Peaks books|''"Diane..." - The Twin Peaks Tapes of Agent Cooper'']]
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 1996
| [[Golden Raspberry Awards]]
| [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor|Worst Actor]]
| ''[[Showgirls]]''
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2005
| [[Genie Awards]]
| [[Genie Awards|Best Supporting Actor]]
| ''[[Touch of Pink]]''
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[Saturn Awards]]
| [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television|Best Supporting Actor on Television]]
| ''[[The Librarian: Quest for the Spear]]''
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 2007
| rowspan="3"| [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series]]
| rowspan="3"| ''[[Desperate Housewives]]''
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 2008
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 2009
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan="4"|2018 
| [[Golden Globe Awards]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film]]
| rowspan="4"|''[[Twin Peaks (season 3)|Twin Peaks]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite journal |last=Grobar |first=Matt |title=Ewan McGregor Gets First Golden Globe Win For Dual 'Fargo' Roles |url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/ewan-mcgregor-golden-globe-winner-fargo-limited-series-1202237898/ |date=January 8, 2018 |access-date=January 8, 2018 |journal=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=THR Staff |title=Ewan McGregor Accepts Award for 'Fargo' {{!}} Golden Globes 2018 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/video/ewan-mcgregor-accepts-award-fargo-golden-globes-2018-1072672/ |date=January 8, 2018 |access-date=January 8, 2018 |journal=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>
|-
| [[Dorian Awards]]
| TV Performance of the Year - Actor
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[Empire Awards]]
| Best Actor in a TV series
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[Saturn Awards]]
| [[Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television|Best Actor on Television]]
| {{won}}
|
|-
| 2024
| [[Astra TV Awards]]
| Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series
| rowspan="2"| ''[[Fallout (American TV series)|Fallout]]''
| {{won}}
|
|-
| 2025
| [[Saturn Awards]]
| [[Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television|Best Guest Starring Role on Television]]
| {{nom}}
| 
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[List of celebrities who own wineries and vineyards]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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