Dale Cooper
| Dale Cooper | |
|---|---|
| Twin Peaks character | |
 Kyle MacLachlan as Dale Cooper | |
First appearance | "Pilot" (1990) |
Last appearance | "Part 18" (2017) |
| Created by | David Lynch and Mark Frost |
| Portrayed by | Kyle MacLachlan |
Duration | 1990–1991, 1992, 2017 |
| In-universe information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | FBI Special Agent |
Significant others | Annie Blackburn Diane Evans |
| Nationality | American |
Birth date | April 19, 1954 |
FBI Special Agent Dale Bartholomew Cooper is a fictional character and the protagonist of the ABC and Showtime television series Twin Peaks, who also plays a supporting role in the prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me. He is portrayed in all his appearances by American actor Kyle MacLachlan.
An idiosyncratic agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Cooper arrives in Twin Peaks in 1989 to investigate the brutal murder of popular high school student Laura Palmer, and begins to uncover several bizarre mysteries around the town, including some supernatural ones.