John Carroll Lynch
John Carroll Lynch
Born 01/08/1963 in Boulder, Colorado, USA

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.

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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Filmography (Movies)

She Rides Shotgun

She Rides Shotgun

Character:Houser

Release Date:31/07/2025

Sorry, Baby

Sorry, Baby

Character:Pete

Release Date:27/06/2025

Cattywampus

Cattywampus

Character:Barry

Release Date:01/04/2025

Babes

Babes

Character:Dr. Morris

Release Date:17/05/2024

Outlaw Posse

Outlaw Posse

Character:Carson

Release Date:01/03/2024

The Trial of the Chicago 7

The Trial of the Chicago 7

Character:David Dellinger

Release Date:25/09/2020

Kiss Me Kosher!

Kiss Me Kosher!

Character:Ron Shalev

Release Date:10/09/2020

Be Absolute for Death

Be Absolute for Death

Character:

Release Date:21/04/2020

The Highwaymen

The Highwaymen

Character:Lee Simmons

Release Date:15/03/2019

Private Life

Private Life

Character:Charlie Grimes

Release Date:05/10/2018

Anything

Anything

Character:Early Landry

Release Date:11/05/2018

The White Orchid

The White Orchid

Character:Sheriff Mann

Release Date:01/02/2018

Jackie

Jackie

Character:Lyndon B. Johnson

Release Date:02/12/2016

The Founder

The Founder

Character:Mac McDonald

Release Date:24/11/2016

Shangri-La Suite

Shangri-La Suite

Character:Colonel Tom Parker

Release Date:28/10/2016

The Architect

The Architect

Character:Conway

Release Date:20/05/2016

The Invitation

The Invitation

Character:Pruitt

Release Date:08/04/2016

Miracles from Heaven

Miracles from Heaven

Character:Pastor Scott

Release Date:17/03/2016

Ted 2

Ted 2

Character:Tom Jessup

Release Date:25/06/2015

Hot Pursuit

Hot Pursuit

Character:Captain Emmett

Release Date:08/05/2015

Camp X-Ray

Camp X-Ray

Character:Col. Drummond

Release Date:17/10/2014

The Pretty One

The Pretty One

Character:Frank

Release Date:07/02/2014

Hoke

Hoke

Character:Bill Henderson

Release Date:01/01/2014

Highland Park

Highland Park

Character:Rory

Release Date:08/06/2013

Lay the Favorite

Lay the Favorite

Character:Dave Greenberg

Release Date:22/06/2012

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Character:Bernie

Release Date:29/07/2011

Paul

Paul

Character:Moses Buggs

Release Date:14/02/2011

Sympathy for Delicious

Sympathy for Delicious

Character:Evangelist Carroll

Release Date:09/04/2010

Shutter Island

Shutter Island

Character:Deputy Warden McPherson

Release Date:14/02/2010

Hesher

Hesher

Character:Larry

Release Date:22/01/2010

Love Happens

Love Happens

Character:Walter

Release Date:18/09/2009

Gran Torino

Gran Torino

Character:Barber Martin

Release Date:12/12/2008

The Prince of Motor City

The Prince of Motor City

Character:Paul Riley

Release Date:09/07/2008

Things We Lost in the Fire

Things We Lost in the Fire

Character:Howard Glassman

Release Date:26/09/2007

Zodiac

Zodiac

Character:Arthur Leigh Allen

Release Date:02/03/2007

Full of It

Full of It

Character:Mr. Leonard

Release Date:01/03/2007

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

Character:Stewart

Release Date:20/01/2006

Mozart and the Whale

Mozart and the Whale

Character:Gregory

Release Date:10/09/2005

Freak Weather

Freak Weather

Character:Ed

Release Date:02/02/2005

On the Set of 'Gothika'

On the Set of 'Gothika'

Character:Self

Release Date:23/03/2004

Painting with Fire

Painting with Fire

Character:Self

Release Date:23/03/2004

Catch That Kid

Catch That Kid

Character:Mr. Hartman

Release Date:06/02/2004

Gothika

Gothika

Character:Sheriff Ryan

Release Date:21/11/2003

Confidence

Confidence

Character:Grant Ashby

Release Date:25/04/2003

Live from Baghdad

Live from Baghdad

Character:Josh Holliman

Release Date:07/12/2002

The Good Girl

The Good Girl

Character:Jack Field, Your Store Manager

Release Date:07/08/2002

Par 6

Par 6

Character:Dour O'Dowell

Release Date:16/04/2002

Bug

Bug

Character:Wallace Gregory

Release Date:28/02/2002

Bubble Boy

Bubble Boy

Character:Mr. Livingston

Release Date:24/08/2001

Gone in Sixty Seconds

Gone in Sixty Seconds

Character:Impound Manager

Release Date:09/06/2000

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

Character:Father Mileski

Release Date:24/03/2000

The Next Best Thing

The Next Best Thing

Character:Abbie's Lawyer

Release Date:03/03/2000

Restaurant

Restaurant

Character:John English

Release Date:28/01/2000

Tuesdays with Morrie

Tuesdays with Morrie

Character:Walter

Release Date:05/12/1999

Anywhere but Here

Anywhere but Here

Character:Jack Irwin

Release Date:12/11/1999

The Minus Man

The Minus Man

Character:Bartender (uncredited)

Release Date:24/09/1999

Late Last Night

Late Last Night

Character:Sgt. Van Wyck

Release Date:20/06/1999

Pushing Tin

Pushing Tin

Character:Doctor Freeze (uncredited)

Release Date:23/04/1999

The Naked Man

The Naked Man

Character:Driver

Release Date:02/08/1998

Mercury Rising

Mercury Rising

Character:Martin Lynch

Release Date:03/04/1998

A Thousand Acres

A Thousand Acres

Character:Ken LaSalle

Release Date:19/09/1997

Face/Off

Face/Off

Character:Prison Guard Walton

Release Date:27/06/1997

Volcano

Volcano

Character:Stan Olber

Release Date:25/04/1997

Dead Men Can't Dance

Dead Men Can't Dance

Character:Plonder

Release Date:17/04/1997

Feeling Minnesota

Feeling Minnesota

Character:Cop

Release Date:13/09/1996

The Fan

The Fan

Character:Shopkeeper

Release Date:15/08/1996

Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal

Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal

Character:

Release Date:20/06/1996

A Friend's Betrayal

A Friend's Betrayal

Character:Mr. Franks

Release Date:19/05/1996

Voice from the Grave

Voice from the Grave

Character:Prosecutor O'Gane

Release Date:20/03/1996

Fargo

Fargo

Character:Norm Gunderson

Release Date:08/03/1996

Beautiful Girls

Beautiful Girls

Character:Frank Womack

Release Date:09/02/1996

In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice

In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice

Character:The Major

Release Date:01/10/1995

The Cure

The Cure

Character:Skipper #1

Release Date:21/04/1995

Grumpy Old Men

Grumpy Old Men

Character:Moving Man

Release Date:25/12/1993

Television Appearances

Ballard

Ballard

Character:Thomas Laffont

Elsbeth

Elsbeth

Character:Edwin Dousant

White House Plumbers

White House Plumbers

Character:John Mitchell

Gaslit

Gaslit

Character:L. Patrick Gray

American Horror Stories

American Horror Stories

Character:Larry Bitterman

Big Sky

Big Sky

Character:Wolfgang 'Wolf' Legarski

Big Sky

Big Sky

Character:Rick Legarski

Perfect Harmony

Perfect Harmony

Character:Pastor Magnus

Evil

Evil

Character:Henry Stick

The Good Cop

The Good Cop

Character:Sherman Smalls

One Dollar

One Dollar

Character:Bud Carl

Crawford

Crawford

Character:Owen

Channel Zero

Channel Zero

Character:John Sleator

Billions

Billions

Character:Mr. Gilbert

Manhattan

Manhattan

Character:Daniel Ellis

Do No Harm

Do No Harm

Character:Will Hayes

The Americans

The Americans

Character:Fred

Veep

Veep

Character:Lloyd Hennick

Talking Dead

Talking Dead

Character:Self

American Horror Story

American Horror Story

Character:Twisty the Clown

American Horror Story

American Horror Story

Character:John Wayne Gacy

American Horror Story

American Horror Story

Character:Benjamin Richter

Body of Proof

Body of Proof

Character:Det. Bud Morris

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

Character:Eastman

The Glades

The Glades

Character:

The Glades

The Glades

Character:Mike Ogletree

Lie to Me

Lie to Me

Character:Mr. Reed

K-Ville

K-Ville

Character:Captain James Embry

Big Love

Big Love

Character:Officer Chuck Tuttle

Close to Home

Close to Home

Character:Steve Sharpe

American Dad!

American Dad!

Character:Acl-Lou / Mr. Simms / Monkey (voice)

The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire

The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire

Character:

Carnivàle

Carnivàle

Character:Varlyn Stroud

Monk

Monk

Character:Kurt Pressman

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Character:Buddy Arnold

The West Wing

The West Wing

Character:Jack Reese

Family Law

Family Law

Character:

L.A. Doctors

L.A. Doctors

Character:Gus (uncredited)

From the Earth to the Moon

From the Earth to the Moon

Character:Bob Gilruth

The Visitor

The Visitor

Character:Joe York

The Practice

The Practice

Character:Dr. Robert Larson

Life's Work

Life's Work

Character:

Murder One

Murder One

Character:Officer Carl Bickley

The Client

The Client

Character:Frank

The Drew Carey Show

The Drew Carey Show

Character:Steve Carey

Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Voyager

Character:Gerald Moss

Frasier

Frasier

Character:Franklin

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