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:
- 95
- First Appeared:
- In the movie She Rides Shotgun
- Latest Project:
- Movie Outlaw Posse 2024-03-01
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | She Rides Shotgun | 2025 | |
| Movie | Outlaw Posse | Carson | 2024-03-01 |
| Movie | The Trial of the Chicago 7 | David Dellinger | 2020-09-25 |
| Movie | Kiss Me Before It Blows Up | Ron Shalev | 2020-09-10 |
| Movie | The Highwaymen | Lee Simmons | 2019-03-15 |
| Movie | The White Orchid | Sheriff Mann | 2018-02-01 |
| Series | Crawford | Owen | 2018-02-02 |
| Movie | Anything | Early Landry | 2018-05-11 |
| Series | One Dollar | Bud Carl | 2018-08-30 |
| 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 | Shangri-La Suite | Colonel Tom Parker | 2016-10-28 |
| Movie | The Founder | Mac McDonald | 2016-11-24 |
| Movie | Jackie | Lyndon B. Johnson | 2016-12-02 |
| Series | Channel Zero | John Sleator | 2016-10-11 |
| Movie | The Architect | Conway | 2016-05-20 |
| Movie | Hot Pursuit | Captain Emmett | 2015-05-08 |
| Movie | Ted 2 | Tom Jessup | 2015-06-25 |
| Movie | Camp X-Ray | Col. Drummond | 2014-10-17 |
| Movie | Hoke | Bill Henderson | 2014-01-01 |
| Movie | The Pretty One | Frank | 2014-02-07 |
| Series | The Americans | Fred | 2013-01-30 |
| Series | Do No Harm | Will Hayes | 2013-01-31 |
| 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 | Paul | Moses Buggs | 2011-02-14 |
| Movie | Crazy, Stupid, Love. | Bernie | 2011-07-29 |
| Series | Talking Dead | Himself | 2011-10-16 |
| Series | American Horror Story | Benjamin Richter | 2011-10-05 |
| Movie | Hesher | Larry | 2010-01-22 |
| Movie | Shutter Island | Deputy Warden McPherson | 2010-02-14 |
| Series | The Glades | Mike Ogletree | 2010-07-11 |
| Series | The Walking Dead | Eastman | 2010-10-31 |
| Movie | Sympathy for Delicious | Evangelist Carroll | 2010-04-09 |
| Movie | Love Happens | Walter | 2009-09-18 |
| Series | Lie to Me | Unknown | 2009-01-21 |
| Movie | The Prince of Motor City | Paul Riley | 2008-07-09 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Things We Lost in the Fire | Howard Glassman | 2007-09-26 |
| Series | K-Ville | Captain James Embry | 2007-09-17 |
| Movie | Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World | Stewart | 2006-01-20 |
| Series | Big Love | Unknown | 2006-03-12 |
| Series | American Dad! | Unknown | 2005-02-06 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Confidence | Grant Ashby | 2003-04-25 |
| Series | Carnivàle | Varlyn Stroud | 2003-09-14 |
| Movie | Gothika | Sheriff Ryan | 2003-11-21 |
| Series | The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire | 2003-09-24 | |
| Movie | Par 6 | Dour O'Dowell | 2002-04-16 |
| Movie | Bug | Wallace Gregory | 2002-02-28 |
| Series | Monk | Unknown | 2002-07-12 |
| Movie | Live from Baghdad | Josh Holliman | 2002-12-07 |
| Movie | The Good Girl | Jack Field, Your Store Manager | 2002-08-07 |
| 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 | Pushing Tin | Doctor Freeze | 1999-04-23 |
| Movie | Late Last Night | Sgt. Van Wyck | 1999-06-20 |
| Movie | The Minus Man | Bartender (uncredited) | 1999-02-25 |
| Movie | Freak Weather | 1999-02-02 | |
| Movie | Tuesdays with Morrie | Walter | 1999-12-05 |
| Movie | Anywhere but Here | Jack Irwin | 1999-11-12 |
| Series | The West Wing | Unknown | 1999-09-22 |
| Series | Family Law | Unknown | 1999-09-20 |
| Movie | The Naked Man | Driver | 1998-08-02 |
| Movie | Mercury Rising | Martin Lynch | 1998-04-03 |
| Series | The Practice | Unknown | 1997-03-04 |
| Movie | Dead Men Can't Dance | Plonder | 1997-04-17 |
| Movie | Face/Off | Prison Guard Walton | 1997-06-27 |
| Movie | A Thousand Acres | Ken LaSalle | 1997-09-19 |
| Movie | Volcano | Stan Olber | 1997-04-25 |
| 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 | The Fan | Shopkeeper | 1996-08-15 |
| Movie | A Friend's Betrayal | Mr. Franks | 1996-05-19 |
| Movie | Feeling Minnesota | Cop | 1996-09-13 |
| Movie | Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal | 1996-06-20 | |
| Series | Star Trek: Voyager | Unknown | 1995-01-16 |
| Movie | The Cure | Skipper #1 | 1995-04-21 |
| Series | The Drew Carey Show | Unknown | 1995-09-13 |
| Series | Murder One | Unknown | 1995-09-20 |
| Movie | In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice | The Major | 1995-10-01 |
| Movie | Grumpy Old Men | Moving Man | 1993-12-25 |
| Series | Frasier | Franklin | 1993-09-16 |