Kyle MacLachlan(I)
- Actor
- Director
- Soundtrack
The "boy next door, if that boy spent lots of time alone in the
basement", is how Rich Cohen described Kyle
MacLachlan in a 1994 article for "Rolling Stone" magazine. That
distinctly askew wholesomeness made MacLachlan a natural to become
famous as the alter ego of twisted director
David Lynch.
MacLachlan was born and raised in Yakima, Washington, to Catherine Louise (Stone), a public relations director, and Kent Alan McLachlan, a lawyer and stockbroker. He has Scottish, English, Cornish, and German ancestry. MacLachlan graduated from the
University of Washington in 1982. The darkly handsome actor made his
feature film debut when he starred in the big-budget
David Lynch adaptation of
Frank Herbert's
Dune (1984), but only enjoyed real success
after appearing in a second Lynch project, the moody and perverse
classic, Blue Velvet (1986).
The following year saw MacLachlan appearing as an otherworldly FBI
agent in the cult classic sci-fi film,
The Hidden (1987). This turned out to
be a sign of things to come, as MacLachlan soon took on another oddball
G-man, "Special Agent Dale Cooper", on Lynch's cryptic ABC-TV series,
Twin Peaks (1990), perhaps, along
with Blue Velvet (1986), his most
famous role. MacLachlan's remarkable work as Agent Cooper earned him a
Golden Globe award and a pair of Emmy nominations, as well as steady
work in television and films, including a part as
Ray Manzarek in the
Oliver Stone film,
The Doors (1991), and villain "Cliff
Vandercave" in the live action version of
The Flintstones (1994).
His career took a hit after he appeared in the infamous flop,
Showgirls (1995). However, MacLachlan
returned to prominence in the early 2000s with a re-occurring role on
HBO's
Sex and the City (1998), as
well as a starring role in the TV movie,
The Spring (2000), and a
turn as "Claudius" in director
Michael Almereyda's version of
Hamlet (2000). MacLachlan later took
advantage of his resemblance to
Cary Grant, when he played the
classic actor's spirit in
Touch of Pink (2004).
MacLachlan has remained a popular actor with independent filmmakers,
and he has also been a familiar face on television, appearing on the
ABC-TV shows, In Justice (2006)
and
Desperate Housewives (2004).
basement", is how Rich Cohen described Kyle
MacLachlan in a 1994 article for "Rolling Stone" magazine. That
distinctly askew wholesomeness made MacLachlan a natural to become
famous as the alter ego of twisted director
David Lynch.
MacLachlan was born and raised in Yakima, Washington, to Catherine Louise (Stone), a public relations director, and Kent Alan McLachlan, a lawyer and stockbroker. He has Scottish, English, Cornish, and German ancestry. MacLachlan graduated from the
University of Washington in 1982. The darkly handsome actor made his
feature film debut when he starred in the big-budget
David Lynch adaptation of
Frank Herbert's
Dune (1984), but only enjoyed real success
after appearing in a second Lynch project, the moody and perverse
classic, Blue Velvet (1986).
The following year saw MacLachlan appearing as an otherworldly FBI
agent in the cult classic sci-fi film,
The Hidden (1987). This turned out to
be a sign of things to come, as MacLachlan soon took on another oddball
G-man, "Special Agent Dale Cooper", on Lynch's cryptic ABC-TV series,
Twin Peaks (1990), perhaps, along
with Blue Velvet (1986), his most
famous role. MacLachlan's remarkable work as Agent Cooper earned him a
Golden Globe award and a pair of Emmy nominations, as well as steady
work in television and films, including a part as
Ray Manzarek in the
Oliver Stone film,
The Doors (1991), and villain "Cliff
Vandercave" in the live action version of
The Flintstones (1994).
His career took a hit after he appeared in the infamous flop,
Showgirls (1995). However, MacLachlan
returned to prominence in the early 2000s with a re-occurring role on
HBO's
Sex and the City (1998), as
well as a starring role in the TV movie,
The Spring (2000), and a
turn as "Claudius" in director
Michael Almereyda's version of
Hamlet (2000). MacLachlan later took
advantage of his resemblance to
Cary Grant, when he played the
classic actor's spirit in
Touch of Pink (2004).
MacLachlan has remained a popular actor with independent filmmakers,
and he has also been a familiar face on television, appearing on the
ABC-TV shows, In Justice (2006)
and
Desperate Housewives (2004).