Kyle MacLachlan
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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 [[Twin Peaks: 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.
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.