John Carroll Lynch
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 1, 1963 (age 63)
- Birthplace
- Boulder, Colorado, USA
Biography
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
Fade to Black
Movie · as Wayne
Triumph of the Will
Movie
Family Movie
Movie · as Bill
The Beauty
TV · as Meyer Williams · 3 eps
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
TV · as Nico Deemis (voice) · 1 ep
She Rides Shotgun
Movie · as Houser
Sorry, Baby
Movie · as Pete
Cattywampus
Movie · as Barry
The Grand Strand
Movie · as Pop
Ballard
TV · as Thomas Laffont · 10 eps
Outlaw Posse
Movie · as Carson
Babes
Movie · as Dr. Morris
Elsbeth
TV · as Edwin Dousant · 2 eps
White House Plumbers
TV · as John Mitchell · 2 eps
Gaslit
TV · as L. Patrick Gray · 3 eps
American Horror Stories
TV · as Larry Bitterman · 1 ep
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Movie · as David Dellinger
Be Absolute for Death
Movie
Kiss Me Kosher!
Movie · as Ron Shalev
Big Sky
TV · as Rick Legarski, Wolf Legarski · 16 eps
The Highwaymen
Movie · as Lee Simmons
Perfect Harmony
TV · as Pastor Magnus · 3 eps
Evil
TV · as Henry Stick · 3 eps
Anything
Movie · as Early Landry
The White Orchid
Movie · as Sheriff Mann
Private Life
Movie · as Charlie Grimes
One Dollar
TV · as Bud Carl · 10 eps
The Good Cop
TV · as Sherman Smalls · 1 ep
Crawford
TV · as Owen · 12 eps
The Invitation
Movie · as Pruitt
The Founder
Movie · as Mac McDonald
Miracles from Heaven
Movie · as Pastor Scott
The Architect
Movie · as Conway
Jackie
Movie · as Lyndon B. Johnson
Shangri-La Suite
Movie · as Colonel Tom Parker
Channel Zero
TV · as John Sleator · 6 eps
Billions
TV · as Mr. Gilbert · 1 ep
Hot Pursuit
Movie · as Captain Emmett
Ted 2
Movie · as Tom Jessup
The Pretty One
Movie · as Frank
Camp X-Ray
Movie · as Col. Drummond
Hoke
Movie · as Bill Henderson
Manhattan
TV · as Daniel Ellis · 2 eps
Highland Park
Movie · as Rory
Do No Harm
TV · as Will Hayes · 13 eps
The Americans
TV · as Fred · 6 eps
Lay the Favorite
Movie · as Dave Greenberg
Veep
TV · as Lloyd Hennick · 3 eps
House of Lies
TV · as Gil Selby · 2 eps
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Movie · as Bernie
Paul
Movie · as Moses Buggs
Body of Proof
TV · as Bud Morris · 29 eps
Talking Dead
TV · as Self · 1 ep
American Horror Story
TV · as Twisty the Clown, John Wayne Gacy, Benjamin Richter · 8 eps
Shutter Island
Movie · as Deputy Warden McPherson
Hesher
Movie · as Larry
Sympathy for Delicious
Movie · as Evangelist Carroll
The Glades
TV · as Mike Ogletree · 1 ep
The Walking Dead
TV · as Eastman · 1 ep
Love Happens
Movie · as Walter
Lie to Me
TV · as Mr. Reed · 1 ep
Gran Torino
Movie · as Barber Martin
The Prince of Motor City
Movie · as Paul Riley
Zodiac
Movie · as Arthur Leigh Allen
Things We Lost in the Fire
Movie · as Howard Glassman
Full of It
Movie · as Mr. Leonard
K-Ville
TV · as Captain James Embry · 11 eps
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Movie · as Stewart
Big Love
TV · as Officer Chuck Tuttle · 2 eps
Mozart and the Whale
Movie · as Gregory
Freak Weather
Movie · as Ed
American Dad!
TV · as Acl-Lou / Mr. Simms / Monkey (voice) · 1 ep
Close to Home
TV · as Steve Sharpe · 22 eps
Catch That Kid
Movie · as Mr. Hartman
On the Set of 'Gothika'
Movie · as Self
Painting with Fire
Movie · as Self
Gothika
Movie · as Sheriff Ryan
Confidence
Movie · as Grant Ashby
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
TV · as Garrett Shaw · 8 eps
Carnivàle
TV · as Varlyn Stroud · 12 eps
Bug
Movie · as Wallace
The Good Girl
Movie · as Jack Field, Your Store Manager
Par 6
Movie · as Dour O'Dowell
Live from Baghdad
Movie · as Josh Holliman
Monk
TV · as Kurt Pressman · 1 ep
Bubble Boy
Movie · as Mr. Livingston
The Next Best Thing
Movie · as Abbie's Lawyer
Waking the Dead
Movie · as Father Mileski
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Movie · as Impound Manager
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Buddy Arnold · 1 ep
Restaurant
Movie · as John English
Late Last Night
Movie · as Sgt. Van Wyck
The Minus Man
Movie · as Bartender (uncredited)
Anywhere but Here
Movie · as Jack Irwin
Tuesdays with Morrie
Movie · as Walter
Pushing Tin
Movie · as Doctor Freeze (uncredited)
Family Law
TV · 1 ep
The West Wing
TV · as Jack Reese · 1 ep
The Naked Man
Movie · as Driver
Mercury Rising
Movie · as Martin Lynch
From the Earth to the Moon
TV · as Bob Gilruth · 2 eps
L.A. Doctors
TV · as Gus (uncredited) · 1 ep
Face/Off
Movie · as Prison Guard Walton
Volcano
Movie · as Stan Olber
A Thousand Acres
Movie · as Ken LaSalle
Dead Men Can't Dance
Movie · as Plonder
The Practice
TV · as Dr. Robert Larson · 1 ep
The Visitor
TV · as Joe York · 1 ep
Fargo
Movie · as Norm Gunderson
A Friend's Betrayal
Movie · as Mr. Franks
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
Movie
Voice from the Grave
Movie · as Prosecutor O'Gane
Beautiful Girls
Movie · as Frank Womack
The Fan
Movie · as Shopkeeper
Feeling Minnesota
Movie · as Cop #2
Life's Work
TV · 2 eps
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
Movie · as The Major
The Cure
Movie · as Skipper #1
The Drew Carey Show
TV · as Steve Carey · 74 eps
Star Trek: Voyager
TV · as Gerald Moss · 1 ep
The Client
TV · as Frank · 1 ep
Murder One
TV · as Carl Bickley · 1 ep
Grumpy Old Men
Movie · as Moving Man
Frasier
TV · as Franklin · 1 ep