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Kyle MacLachlan was born on February 22, 1959 in Yakima, Washington, United States and is credited as a film actor, television actor and stage actor. As of 2026, Kyle MacLachlan is 67 years old. Schooling on record includes Eisenhower High School and University of Washington. Recorded honors include Golden Globe Awards and Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television. Notable works include Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Desperate Housewives and The Flintstones.
My Take
Kyle MacLachlan is my favorite kind of actor: the straight man who makes strangeness legible. David Lynch needed someone who could stand inside surreal chaos and still register as decent, curious, and sane, and MacLachlan delivered that for decades. What I admire just as much is his lack of vanity afterward, leaning into comedy on Desperate Housewives and lending warm gravity to Inside Out instead of guarding his cult-icon mystique. There is a Pacific Northwest earnestness under everything he does that keeps even his weirdest roles grounded. Few performers move between auteur cinema and mainstream television so gracefully, and I think his range is still underrated.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kyle MacLachlan
- Name (Japanese)
- カイル・マクラクラン
- Reading
- かいる・まくらくらん
- Born
- February 22, 1959 (age 67)
- Origin
- Yakima, Washington, United States
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / television actor / stage actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Boar
2. Background
- High school
- Eisenhower High School
- University
- University of Washington
Awards & achievements
- Golden Globe Awards
- Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television
3. Works & records
Filmography / notable works
| Category | Title |
|---|---|
| Notable work | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. |
| Notable work | Desperate Housewives |
| Notable work | The Flintstones |
| Notable work | Inside Out |
| Notable work | The Good Wife |
| Notable work | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
4. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.kylemaclachlan.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kyle_maclachlan/
- Xhttps://x.com/kyle_maclachlan
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle%20MacLachlan
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q207506
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Kyle MacLachlan born?
Born February 22, 1959 (age 67).
Where is Kyle MacLachlan from?
Kyle MacLachlan is from Yakima, Washington, United States.
What does Kyle MacLachlan do?
Kyle MacLachlan works as actor, film actor, television actor, stage actor.
What is Kyle MacLachlan known for?
Notable works include Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Desperate Housewives, The Flintstones.
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