John Carroll Lynch
John Carroll Lynch (born August 1, 1963) is an American actor, known for his role as Drew Carey's cross-dressing brother on The Drew Carey Show, and for his role as Norm, the unassuming husband of Margie Gunderson (Frances McDormand) in Fargo. In the fall of 2003, he starred in the CBS show The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire, with Randy Quaid, Chris Penn, Mare Winningham, Elizabeth McGovern, and Ann Cusack. The show was cancelled after only a few episodes. He also had a recurring role in the HBO show Carnivàle, playing escaped convict Varlyn Stroud. Lynch appeared as a district attorney in the CBS series Close to Home and as NASA official Bob Gilruth in the HBO mini-series From the Earth to the Moon. Lynch appeared in the 2003 thriller Gothika and the 2007 biopic Zodiac.
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- Born:
- Aug 1, 1963 In Boulder, Colorado, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 79
- First Appeared:
- In the series Frasier 1993-09-16
- Latest Project:
- Movie Outlaw Posse 2024-03-01
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Outlaw Posse | Carson | 2024-03-01 |
| Movie | Kiss Me Before It Blows Up | Ron Shalev | 2020-09-10 |
| Movie | The White Orchid | Sheriff Mann | 2018-02-01 |
| Movie | Anything | Early Landry | 2018-05-11 |
| Movie | Private Life | Charlie Grimes | 2018-10-05 |
| Movie | Miracles from Heaven | Pastor Scott | 2016-03-17 |
| Series | Billions | Unknown | 2016-01-17 |
| Movie | The Invitation | Pruitt | 2016-04-08 |
| Movie | The Architect | Conway | 2016-05-20 |
| Movie | Jackie | Lyndon B. Johnson | 2016-12-02 |
| Movie | The Founder | Mac McDonald | 2016-11-24 |
| Movie | Shangri-La Suite | Colonel Tom Parker | 2016-10-28 |
| Series | Channel Zero | John Sleator | 2016-10-11 |
| Movie | Hot Pursuit | Captain Emmett | 2015-05-08 |
| Movie | Ted 2 | Tom Jessup | 2015-06-25 |
| Movie | Hoke | Bill Henderson | 2014-01-01 |
| Movie | The Pretty One | Frank | 2014-02-07 |
| Movie | Camp X-Ray | Col. Drummond | 2014-10-17 |
| Series | The Americans | Fred | 2013-01-30 |
| Movie | Highland Park | Rory | 2013-06-08 |
| Series | Do No Harm | Will Hayes | 2013-01-31 |
| Movie | Lay the Favorite | Dave Greenberg | 2012-06-22 |
| Series | Body of Proof | Detective Bud Morris | 2011-03-29 |
| Movie | Paul | Moses Buggs | 2011-02-14 |
| Series | American Horror Story | Twisty the Clown | 2011-10-05 |
| Movie | Crazy, Stupid, Love. | Bernie | 2011-07-29 |
| Series | Talking Dead | Himself | 2011-10-16 |
| Movie | Hesher | Larry | 2010-01-22 |
| Movie | Shutter Island | Deputy Warden McPherson | 2010-02-14 |
| Movie | Sympathy for Delicious | Evangelist Carroll | 2010-04-09 |
| Movie | Love Happens | Walter | 2009-09-18 |
| Movie | Gran Torino | Barber Martin | 2008-12-12 |
| Movie | Zodiac | Arthur Leigh Allen | 2007-03-02 |
| Movie | Full of It | Mr. Leonard | 2007-03-01 |
| Series | K-Ville | 2007-09-17 | |
| Movie | Things We Lost in the Fire | Howard Glassman | 2007-09-26 |
| Movie | Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World | Stewart | 2006-01-20 |
| Series | Big Love | Unknown | 2006-03-12 |
| Movie | Mozart and the Whale | Gregory | 2005-09-10 |
| Series | Close to Home | Steve Sharpe | 2005-09-20 |
| Movie | Catch That Kid | Mr. Hartman | 2004-02-06 |
| Series | Carnivàle | Varlyn Stroud | 2003-09-14 |
| Series | The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire | 2003-09-24 | |
| Movie | Gothika | Sheriff Ryan | 2003-11-21 |
| Movie | Bug | Wallace Gregory | 2002-02-28 |
| Series | Monk | Unknown | 2002-07-12 |
| Movie | Par 6 | Dour O'Dowell | 2002-04-16 |
| Movie | The Good Girl | Jack Field, Your Store Manager | 2002-08-07 |
| Movie | Live from Baghdad | Josh Holliman | 2002-12-07 |
| Movie | Bubble Boy | Mr. Livingston | 2001-08-24 |
| Movie | Restaurant | John English | 2000-01-28 |
| Movie | The Next Best Thing | Abbie's Lawyer | 2000-03-03 |
| Movie | Waking the Dead | Father Mileski | 2000-03-24 |
| Movie | Gone in Sixty Seconds | Impound Manager | 2000-06-09 |
| Movie | Freak Weather | 1999-02-02 | |
| Movie | Pushing Tin | Doctor Freeze | 1999-04-23 |
| Movie | The Minus Man | Bartender (uncredited) | 1999-02-25 |
| Movie | Tuesdays with Morrie | Walter | 1999-12-05 |
| Movie | Anywhere but Here | Jack Irwin | 1999-11-12 |
| Movie | Late Last Night | Sgt. Van Wyck | 1999-06-20 |
| Movie | Mercury Rising | Martin Lynch | 1998-04-03 |
| Movie | Dead Men Can't Dance | Plonder | 1997-04-17 |
| Series | The Practice | Unknown | 1997-03-04 |
| Movie | Volcano | Stan Olber | 1997-04-25 |
| Movie | Face/Off | Prison Guard Walton | 1997-06-27 |
| Movie | A Thousand Acres | Ken LaSalle | 1997-09-19 |
| Series | The Visitor | Unknown | 1997-09-19 |
| Movie | Fargo | Norm Gunderson | 1996-03-08 |
| Movie | Beautiful Girls | Frank Womack | 1996-02-09 |
| Movie | Voice from the Grave | Prosecutor O'Gane | 1996-03-20 |
| Movie | Feeling Minnesota | Cop | 1996-09-13 |
| Movie | A Friend's Betrayal | Mr. Franks | 1996-05-19 |
| Movie | The Fan | Shopkeeper | 1996-08-15 |
| Movie | Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal | 1996-06-20 | |
| Movie | The Cure | Skipper #1 | 1995-04-21 |
| Series | The Drew Carey Show | Unknown | 1995-09-13 |
| Movie | In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice | The Major | 1995-10-01 |
| Series | Murder One | Unknown | 1995-09-20 |
| Series | Frasier | Franklin | 1993-09-16 |