John Carroll Lynch
Acting
Born: August 1, 1963 (age 63) · Boulder, Colorado, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Shutter Island
2010
The Walking Dead
2010
Zodiac
2007
Gran Torino
2008
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
2011
Fargo
1996
Ted 2
2015
Paul
2011
American Horror Story
2011
Face/Off
1997
The Founder
2016
Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000
Photos (8)
Movies (70)
Ted 2
Tom Jessup
Shutter Island
Deputy Warden McPherson
Zodiac
Arthur Leigh Allen
Fargo
Norm Gunderson
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Bernie
Face/Off
Prison Guard Walton
Gran Torino
Barber Martin
Paul
Moses Buggs
The Founder
Mac McDonald
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Impound Manager
Volcano
Stan Olber
She Rides Shotgun
Houser
Miracles from Heaven
Pastor Scott
Sorry, Baby
Pete
The Trial of the Chicago 7
David Dellinger
The Fan
Shopkeeper
Mercury Rising
Martin Lynch
The Invitation
Pruitt
Gothika
Sheriff Ryan
Grumpy Old Men
Moving Man
The Highwaymen
Lee Simmons
Hot Pursuit
Captain Emmett
Babes
Dr. Morris
Bubble Boy
Mr. Livingston
Hesher
Larry
Jackie
Lyndon B. Johnson
Full of It
Mr. Leonard
Camp X-Ray
Col. Drummond
Confidence
Grant Ashby
Beautiful Girls
Frank Womack
The Good Girl
Jack Field, Your Store Manager
Things We Lost in the Fire
Howard Glassman
The Cure
Skipper #1
Anywhere but Here
Jack Irwin
Pushing Tin
Doctor Freeze (uncredited)
Love Happens
Walter
Catch That Kid
Mr. Hartman
Feeling Minnesota
Cop
The Minus Man
Bartender (uncredited)
Shangri-La Suite
Colonel Tom Parker
Lay the Favorite
Dave Greenberg
The Next Best Thing
Abbie's Lawyer
A Thousand Acres
Ken LaSalle
Waking the Dead
Father Mileski
A Friend's Betrayal
Mr. Franks
Mozart and the Whale
Gregory
The Naked Man
Driver
Private Life
Charlie Grimes
The Pretty One
Frank
Live from Baghdad
Josh Holliman
Sympathy for Delicious
Evangelist Carroll
The Architect
Conway
Anything
Early Landry
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Stewart
Kiss Me Kosher!
Ron Shalev
Tuesdays with Morrie
Walter
Outlaw Posse
Carson
The White Orchid
Sheriff Mann
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
The Major
Highland Park
Rory
Freak Weather
Ed
Dead Men Can't Dance
Plonder
Bug
Wallace
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
1996
Late Last Night
Sgt. Van Wyck
Cattywampus
Barry
Voice from the Grave
Prosecutor O'Gane
Restaurant
John English
Par 6
Dour O'Dowell
Be Absolute for Death
2020
TV Shows (49)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Buddy Arnold · 1 eps
American Dad!
Acl-Lou / Mr. Simms / Monkey (voice) · 1 eps
The Walking Dead
Eastman · 1 eps
Frasier
Franklin · 1 eps
American Horror Story
Twisty the Clown · 7 eps
American Horror Story
John Wayne Gacy · 2 eps
American Horror Story
Benjamin Richter · 9 eps
The West Wing
Jack Reese · 1 eps
Monk
Kurt Pressman · 1 eps
Star Trek: Voyager
Gerald Moss · 1 eps
Billions
Mr. Gilbert · 1 eps
The Americans
Fred · 6 eps
The Drew Carey Show
Steve Carey · 74 eps
Elsbeth
Edwin Dousant · 2 eps
The Practice
Dr. Robert Larson · 1 eps
Lie to Me
Mr. Reed · 1 eps
Evil
Henry Stick · 3 eps
Big Love
Officer Chuck Tuttle · 2 eps
Big Sky
Wolfgang 'Wolf' Legarski · 18 eps
Big Sky
Rick Legarski · 16 eps
Veep
Lloyd Hennick · 3 eps
Body of Proof
Det. Bud Morris · 29 eps
Family Law
1 eps
House of Lies
Gil Selby · 2 eps
Close to Home
Steve Sharpe · 22 eps
The Glades
1 eps
The Glades
Mike Ogletree · 1 eps
The Beauty
Meyer Williams · 3 eps
American Horror Stories
Larry Bitterman · 1 eps
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
Nico Deemis (voice) · 1 eps
From the Earth to the Moon
Bob Gilruth · 2 eps
Murder One
Officer Carl Bickley · 1 eps
Ballard
Thomas Laffont · 10 eps
Carnivàle
Varlyn Stroud · 12 eps
Channel Zero
John Sleator · 6 eps
Manhattan
Daniel Ellis · 2 eps
L.A. Doctors
Gus (uncredited) · 1 eps
White House Plumbers
John Mitchell · 2 eps
The Visitor
Joe York · 1 eps
Gaslit
L. Patrick Gray · 3 eps
The Good Cop
Sherman Smalls · 1 eps
K-Ville
Captain James Embry · 11 eps
The Client
Frank · 1 eps
One Dollar
Bud Carl · 10 eps
Life's Work
2 eps
Perfect Harmony
Pastor Magnus · 3 eps
Do No Harm
Will Hayes · 13 eps
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
8 eps
Crawford
Owen · 12 eps
