Kyle Merritt MacLachlan is an American actor best known for his Emmy nominated and Golden Globe winning role as Dale Cooper in
Twin Peaks and its film prequel
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992). He is also known for his roles in another two of
Twin Peaks co-creator David Lynch's films: Paul Atreides in
Dune (1984) and Jeffrey Beaumont in
Blue Velvet (1986). MacLachlan's other film roles include Lloyd Gallagher in
The Hidden (1987), Ray Manzarek in
The Doors (1991), Cliff Vandercave in
The Flintstones (1994), Zack Carey in
Showgirls (1995) and Riley's father in the
Inside Out film series.