Line #12 Creator/KyleMaclachlan


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3	->''"When I started acting, my whole focus and intention was to work as a stage actor in a company where you're asked to different roles - do a comedy, do a tragedy, etc. I haven't had any reservations about jumping from one type of genre to another."''
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5	Kyle Merritt [=MacLachlan=] (/məˈɡlɑːklən/; born February 22, 1959 in Yakima, Washington) is an American actor.
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7	A distinctive and charismatic character actor, he's skated the outskirts of stardom with critically acclaimed roles in cult films. He's a [[ProductionPosse frequent collaborator]] with Creator/DavidLynch, having starred in several works of the the weirdo visionary director including ''Film/{{Dune\|1984}}'', ''Film/BlueVelvet'' and ''Series/TwinPeaks''. Less impressively, he was in ''Film/{{Showgirls}}'', a film that was disastrous for everyone involved and which became kind of an OldShame for him.
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9	He's become prominent on television since the ''Twin Peaks'' days. His roles there have varied from suburban husband with a DarkAndTroubledPast Orson Hodge in ''Series/DesperateHousewives'' to crazed superhuman Cal Zabo on ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' and eccentric millionaire George "The Captain" Van Smoot on ''Series/HowIMetYourMother''.
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11	!!Film Roles
12	* 1984 ''Film/{{Dune\|1984}}'' as Paul Atreides
13	* 1986 ''Film/BlueVelvet'' as Jeffrey Beaumont
14	* 1987 ''Film/TheHidden'' as Lloyd Gallagher
15	* 1991 ''Film/{{The Doors\|1991}}'' as Ray Manzarek
16	* 1992 ''Film/TwinPeaksFireWalkWithMe'' as Special Agent Dale Cooper
17	* 1994 ''Film/TheFlintstones'' as Clifford Vandercave
18	* 1994 ''Film/AgainstTheWall'' as Michael Smith
19	* 1995 ''Film/{{Showgirls}}'' as Zack Carey
20	* 1997 ''Film/{{One Night Stand\|1997}}'' as Vernon
21	* 2000 ''Film/{{Hamlet}}'' as Claudius
22	* 2001 ''Film/{{Me Without You\|2001}}'' as Daniel
23	* 2002 ''Film/Miranda2002'' as Nailor
24	* 2008 ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueTheNewFrontier'' as Kal-El/Clark Kent/ComicBook/{{Superman}}
25	* 2015 ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'' as Riley's Dad, Bill Anderson.
26	* 2018 ''Film/TheHouseWithAClockInItsWalls'' as Isaac Izzard.
27	* 2020 ''Film/{{Capone}}'' as Karlock
28	* 2024 ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut2'' as Bill Anderson
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30	!!Television Roles
31	* 1990-1991, 2017 ''Series/TwinPeaks'' as Dale Cooper
32	* 2000-2002 ''Series/SexAndTheCity ''as Trey [=MacDougal=]
33	* 2006 ''Series/{{In Justice\|2006}}'' as David Swain
34	* 2006-2012 ''Series/DesperateHousewives'' as Orson Hodge
35	* 2010-2014 ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' as The Captain/George Van Smoot
36	* 2011-2018 ''Series/{{Portlandia}}'' as Mayor
37	* 2012 ''Series/MadeInJersey'' as Donovan Stark
38	* 2013-2014 ''Series/TheGoodWife'' as Josh Perotti
39	* 2014 ''Series/{{Believe\|2014}}'' as Roman Skouras
40	* 2014–2015 ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' as Calvin Zabo/The Doctor
41	* 2016 ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' as Bus Driver
42	* 2022 ''Series/JoeVsCarole'' as Howard Baskin
43	* 2024 ''Series/{{Fallout\|2024}}'' as Henry "Hank" [=MacLean=]
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45	!!Video Game Roles
46	* 2001 ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIII'' as Donald Love

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