Kyle MacLachlan

Birthplace: Yakima, Washington
Birthday: February 22, 1959

Clean-cut, square-jawed Kyle MacLachlan first gained notice as the protagonist in David Lynch's work but won no plaudits for his lackluster debut in the bizarre adaptation of Frank Herbert's classic science fiction novel "Dune" (1985). Cast after a nationwide search, the dark-haired actor was amusingly unconvincing as the mystical action hero of the perverse sci-fi epic. He redeemed himself with his on-the-money portrayal of Jeffrey Beaumont, the ingenuous teenage sleuth in "Blue Velvet" (1986), Lynch's examination of the seamy underbelly of sm…more

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Actor

Mysterious Island
Captain Cyrus Smith
The Conversation
Harry Caul
Carrion Death
Route 9
Booth Parker
Moonshine Highway
Jed Muldoon

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As Ye Sow
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Career Milestones

2006 to 0000
Joined the second season of ABC's "Desperate Housewives" as Orson Hodge, a love interest for Bree Van de Kamp (played by Marcia Cross)
2006
Played attorney David Swain in ABC's legal drama "In Justice"
2004
Portrayed the ghost of Cary Grant in the romantic comedy "Touch of Pink"
2001
Cast in Sandra Goldbacher's "Me Without You"
2001
Had supporting role in the ensemble film "Perfume"