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: The Fountain, Tangled, Star Trek: Insurrection, The Astronaut's Wife and The Nanny Diaries

Credits include: Wonder Woman 1984, Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt?, Backstrom, Where Hope Grows and The Shift

Credits include: A Good Day to Die Hard, Emily the Criminal, Damsels in Distress, Late Night and Night School

Credits include: Bitch Slap, Late Phases, The Astronaut Wives Club, Detroit 1-8-7 and Johnny Frank Garrett's Last Word

Credits include: Black Swan, Our Idiot Brother, White Christmas, The Space Between Us and Wrong Turn 3: Left for Dead

Credits include: Slender Man, Creative Control, The Exonerated and Almost Home

Credits include: Ruby Sparks, Scare Package, SEAL Team, N-Secure and Star Runners

Credits include: Ozark, Tallulah, Sirens, The Friend and The Rookie: Feds