Kyle MacLachlan

Kyle MacLachlan Dune.jpg Kyle MacLachlan (born February 22, 1959) is an American actor, best known for his work with director David Lynch and in story arcs on two highly-successful series centered on female foursomes (Sex and the City and Desperate Housewives).

Career

MacLachlan has worked extensively with Lynch, first appearing as Paul Atreides in Lynch's adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune and as Jeffrey Beaumont in Blue Velvet. Later he played Special Agent Dale Cooper in Lynch's ABC television series Twin Peaks, reprising that role for Lynch's 1992 prequel Fire Walk With Me. Lynch commented on those roles in a GQ story about MacLachlan:

'Kyle plays innocents who are interested in the mysteries of life. He's the person you trust enough to go into a strange world with.'1992 story about MacLachlan published in GQ.

More recently, he is rumoured to have a role in Lynch's upcoming film Inland Empire.name=Inland Empire|id=0460829

In the 1993 film version of Franz Kafka's The Trial, MacLachlan played the lead role of the persecuted Josef K. He also had a recurring role in the American television series Sex and the City, portraying Dr. Trey MacDougal, the temporary husband of Charlotte York (Kristin Davis). He portrayed the spirit of Cary Grant in Touch of Pink. Most noteworthy to critics was his uncanny ability to capture the nuances of Grant's mannerisms. MacLachlan also lent his voice to media mogul Donald Love in the video game Grand Theft Auto III.

MacLachlan has appeared in several plays, including John Kolvenbach's On an Average Day with Woody Harrelson, on Broadway in The Caretaker with Patrick Stewart,The Caretaker from the Internet Broadway Database as well as in Romeo and Juliet, and the Shakespearean history Henry V.

After starring in the short-lived In Justice, MacLachlan will become a season regular on the hit show Desperate Housewives. (His character began in the second-season episode "Don't Look at Me").'Desperate Housewives': Kyle MacLachlan joins the cast, a March 2006 Entertainment Weekly article.

Personal life

MacLachlan was born in Yakima, Washington. He is married, and lives in Manhattan with his wife and their two small dogs (a Jack Russell Terrier and a Yorkie/Chihuahua mix). Blaming it on 'probably too much affection',January 20, 2006 transcript from Showbiz Tonight the couple have created a website about their dogs.

Trivia

Kyle MacLachlan was originally considered by George Lucas for the role of Qui-Gon Jinn in The Phantom Menace.

Film and television work

Dune (1984) (as Paul Atreides)
Blue Velvet (1986)
The Hidden (1987)
Dream Breakers (1989)
Twin Peaks (1989-1990) (as Agent Cooper)
Don't Tell Her It's Me (1990)
The Doors (1991) (as Ray Manzarek)
Fire Walk with Me (1992) (as Agent Cooper)
Where the Day Takes You (1992)
Tales From the Crypt (1992)
Rich in Love (1993)
The Trial (1993) (as Josef K.)
Roswell ^* (1994)
Against the Wall ^* (1994)
The Flintstones (1994)
Showgirls (1995)
The Trigger Effect (1996)
Mad Dog Time (1996)
Thunder Point (1996)

Moonshine Highway (1996)
One Night Stand (1997)
Route 9 ^* (1998)
The Spring ^* (2000)
Sex and the City: Seasons 03-05 (2000-2002)
Timecode (2000)
X Change (2000)
Hamlet (2000) (as Claudius)
Perfume (2001)
Me Without You (2001)
Grand Theft Auto III (2001)
Miranda (2002)
Northfork (2003)
Touch of Pink (2004) (as Cary Grant)
Quest for the Spear ^* (2004)
Mysterious Island ^* (2005)
In Justice ^* (2006)
Inland Empire (2006)
Free Jimmy (2006)
Desperate Housewives: Season 02 (2006-present)

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