Biography
Plucked from obscurity, clean-cut Kyle MacLachlan became a movie star overnight when he landed the lead in the epic space opera "Dune" (1984), but the film's disastrous critical reception nearly consigned him to the role of "has been" just as quickly. Luckily for MacLachlan, he had a guardian angel in David Lynch, the visionary director who had cast him in the adaptation of the classic science fiction novel. Lynch would give MacLachlan the …
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Career Milestones
2012 | Cast alongside Jane Fonda and Catherine Keener in the comedy-drama "Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding," directed by Beresford | |
2011 | Played the Mayor on IFC comedy series "Portlandia" | |
2009 | Cast in the biographical drama "Mao's Last Dancer," directed by Bruce Beresford | |
2006 | Joined the second season of ABC's "Desperate Housewives" as Orson Hodge, a love interest for Bree Van de Kamp (Marcia Cross) | |
2006 | Played attorney David Swain on 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 | Played supporting role in the ensemble film "Perfume" | |
2000 | Landed recurring role as Dr. Trey MacDougal, Charlotte's (Kristin Davis) husband on the hit HBO series "Sex and the City" | |
2000 | Cast as Claudius in Michael Almereyda's modern-dress "Hamlet" | |
2000 | Featured as a smooth agent in Figgis' experimental "Time Code" | |
1997 | Appeared as Nastassja Kinski's husband in Mike Figgis' "One Night Stand" | |
1996 | Portrayed a 1950s Tennessee bootlegger in Showtime's "Moonshine Highway" | |
1996 | Co-starred with Elisabeth Shue in David Koepp's "The Trigger Effect" | |
1995 | Appeared in Paul Verhoeven's critically panned "Showgirls"; scripted by Joe Eszterhas | |
1994 | Appeared in the Showtime movie "Roswell" | |
1994 | Played a rookie prison guard during the 1971 uprising at Attica in John Frankenheimer's HBO movie "Against the Wall" | |
1994 | Portrayed prehistoric yuppie Cliff Vandercave in the live-action feature "The Flintstones" | |
1993 | Made TV directorial debut with "As Ye Sow," an installment of the HBO chiller series "Tales from the Crypt" | |
1992 | Reprised role of Agent Cooper for Lynch's prequel "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me" | |
1991 | Played supporting role of drummer Ray Manzarek in Oliver Stone's "The Doors" | |
1990 | Played Special Agent Dale Cooper on Lynch's ABC series "Twin Peaks"; received Emmy (1990, 1991) nominations for Lead Actor in a Drama Series | |
1989 | TV acting debut, the CBS TV-movie "Dream Breakers" | |
1988 | Acted opposite Dern in the off-Broadway production of "The Palace of Amateurs" | |
1987 | Starred in the underappreciated horror film "The Hidden" | |
1986 | Scored critical success as the hero in Lynch's "Blue Velvet"; starred opposite Laura Dern | |
1985 | Feature acting debut in "Dune"; also first collaboration with David Lynch | |
1982 | Returned to Seattle; performed at the Empty Space Theater | |
| Joined the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland | ||
| Acted in high school and college productions | ||
Awards
2009 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Desperate Housewives |
2008 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Desperate Housewives |
2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Desperate Housewives |
1991 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in Twin Peaks |
1990 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in Twin Peaks |
1990 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in Twin Peaks |