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: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Absolute Power, The Mule, Tightrope and Poolhall Junkies

Credits include: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, MacGyver, Monte Walsh, Gutshot Straight and Second String

Credits include: Milk, Flags of Our Fathers, Licorice Pizza, Mank and Jack Frost

Credits include: The Spring, The Christmas Star and The Vessel