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:
- 82
- First Appeared:
- In the series Frasier 1993-09-16
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Whisper Man 2026-08-28
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Family Movie | Bill | 2026-03-13 |
| Movie | The Whisper Man | 2026-08-28 | |
| Movie | She Rides Shotgun | Houser | 2025-07-31 |
| Movie | Outlaw Posse | Carson | 2024-03-01 |
| Movie | Kiss Me Kosher! | Ron Shalev | 2020-09-10 |
| Movie | The White Orchid | Sheriff Mann | 2018-02-01 |
| Movie | Private Life | Charlie Grimes | 2018-10-05 |
| Movie | Anything | Early Landry | 2018-05-11 |
| Movie | The Invitation | Pruitt | 2016-04-08 |
| Movie | Miracles from Heaven | Pastor Scott | 2016-03-17 |
| Movie | The Architect | Conway | 2016-05-20 |
| Series | Billions | Unknown | 2016-01-17 |
| Movie | The Founder | Mac McDonald | 2016-11-24 |
| Series | Channel Zero | John Sleator | 2016-10-11 |
| Movie | Jackie | Lyndon B. Johnson | 2016-12-02 |
| Movie | Shangri-La Suite | Colonel Tom Parker | 2016-10-28 |
| 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 | Do No Harm | Will Hayes | 2013-01-31 |
| Series | The Americans | Fred | 2013-01-30 |
| Movie | Highland Park | Rory | 2013-06-08 |
| Movie | Lay the Favorite | Dave Greenberg | 2012-06-22 |
| Series | Body of Proof | Detective Bud Morris | 2011-03-29 |
| Movie | Crazy, Stupid, Love. | Bernie | 2011-07-29 |
| Movie | Paul | Moses Buggs | 2011-02-14 |
| Series | American Horror Story | Twisty the Clown | 2011-10-05 |
| Series | Talking Dead | Himself | 2011-10-16 |
| Movie | Hesher | Larry | 2010-01-22 |
| Movie | Sympathy for Delicious | Evangelist Carroll | 2010-04-09 |
| Movie | Shutter Island | Deputy Warden McPherson | 2010-02-14 |
| Movie | Love Happens | Walter | 2009-09-18 |
| Movie | Gran Torino | Barber Martin | 2008-12-12 |
| Movie | Full of It | Mr. Leonard | 2007-03-01 |
| Movie | Zodiac | Arthur Leigh Allen | 2007-03-02 |
| 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 | Freak Weather | Ed | 2005-02-02 |
| Series | Close to Home | Steve Sharpe | 2005-09-20 |
| Movie | Mozart and the Whale | Gregory | 2005-09-10 |
| Movie | Catch That Kid | Mr. Hartman | 2004-02-06 |
| Movie | Gothika | Sheriff Ryan | 2003-11-21 |
| Series | Carnivàle | Varlyn Stroud | 2003-09-14 |
| Series | The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire | 2003-09-24 | |
| Movie | Par 6 | Dour O'Dowell | 2002-04-16 |
| Movie | Bug | Wallace | 2002-02-28 |
| Movie | The Good Girl | Jack Field, Your Store Manager | 2002-08-07 |
| Series | Monk | Unknown | 2002-07-12 |
| Movie | Live from Baghdad | Josh Holliman | 2002-12-07 |
| Movie | Bubble Boy | Mr. Livingston | 2001-08-24 |
| Movie | The Next Best Thing | Abbie's Lawyer | 2000-03-03 |
| Movie | Gone in Sixty Seconds | Impound Manager | 2000-06-09 |
| Movie | Waking the Dead | Father Mileski | 2000-03-24 |
| Movie | Late Last Night | Sgt. Van Wyck | 1999-06-20 |
| Movie | Pushing Tin | Doctor Freeze (uncredited) | 1999-04-23 |
| Movie | Restaurant | John English | 1999-07-24 |
| Movie | Tuesdays with Morrie | Walter | 1999-12-05 |
| Movie | Anywhere but Here | Jack Irwin | 1999-11-12 |
| Movie | The Minus Man | Bartender (uncredited) | 1999-09-24 |
| Movie | Mercury Rising | Martin Lynch | 1998-04-03 |
| Movie | Dead Men Can't Dance | Plonder | 1997-04-18 |
| 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 |