Art Isn't Easy

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. Born and a raised in Yakima, Washington, MacLachlan graduated from the University of Washington in 1982. The darkly handsome actor made his feature 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).

Credits include: Coraline, Tomorrow Never Dies, Spy Kids, Tango & Cash and Planes

Credits include: Hackers, TransAmerica, The Spanish Prisoner, Raising Helen and When They See Us

Credits include: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Fly Away Home, Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, HouseSitter and Light Sleeper

Credits include: Beverly Hills Ninja, Spy Hard, The Sure Thing, Desperate Housewives and Noises Off...

Credits include: Desperate Housewives, Bad Influence, Melrose Place, Female Perversions and Bringing Up Bobby

Credits include: The Heartbreak Kid, The Sentinel, Harsh Times, Arthur Christmas and Desperate Housewives

Credits include: Godzilla, Desperate Housewives, Trick or Treat, Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence and Melrose Place

Credits include: G.B.F., Highball, Girl, Positive, Divorce Invitation and The Preacher's Daughter

Credits include: Desperate Housewives, Santa Clarita Diet, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, Dead Space: Aftermath and Being Charlie