Editing Kyle MacLachlan (section)

===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>