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:
- 101
- First Appeared:
- In the series Frasier 1993-09-16
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Whisper Man 2027
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Whisper Man | 2027 | |
| Movie | Family Movie | 2027 | |
| Movie | Cattywampus | Barry | 2025-04-01 |
| Movie | She Rides Shotgun | Houser | 2025-07-31 |
| Movie | Sorry, Baby | Pete | 2025-06-27 |
| Movie | Outlaw Posse | Carson | 2024-03-01 |
| Movie | Babes | Dr. Morris | 2024-03-09 |
| Movie | The Trial of the Chicago 7 | David Dellinger | 2020-09-25 |
| Movie | Kiss Me Kosher! | 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 |
| 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 | The Architect | Conway | 2016-05-20 |
| Movie | Jackie | Lyndon B. Johnson | 2016-12-02 |
| Movie | Shangri-La Suite | Colonel Tom Parker | 2016-10-28 |
| Movie | The Founder | Mac McDonald | 2016-11-24 |
| Series | Channel Zero | John Sleator | 2016-10-11 |
| Movie | Hot Pursuit | Captain Emmett | 2015-05-08 |
| Movie | Ted 2 | Tom Jessup | 2015-06-25 |
| Movie | Hoke | Bill Henderson | 2014-01-01 |
| Movie | Camp X-Ray | Col. Drummond | 2014-10-17 |
| Movie | The Pretty One | Frank | 2014-02-07 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Paul | Moses Buggs | 2011-02-14 |
| Series | Body of Proof | Detective Bud Morris | 2011-03-29 |
| Series | Talking Dead | Himself | 2011-10-16 |
| Movie | Crazy, Stupid, Love. | Bernie | 2011-07-29 |
| Series | American Horror Story | Benjamin Richter | 2011-10-05 |
| Movie | Shutter Island | Deputy Warden McPherson | 2010-02-14 |
| Movie | Hesher | Larry | 2010-01-22 |
| Series | The Glades | Mike Ogletree | 2010-07-11 |
| Movie | Sympathy for Delicious | Evangelist Carroll | 2010-04-09 |
| Series | The Walking Dead | Eastman | 2010-10-31 |
| Series | Lie to Me | Unknown | 2009-01-21 |
| Movie | Love Happens | Walter | 2009-09-18 |
| 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 |
| Series | K-Ville | Captain James Embry | 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 | 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 | On the Set of 'Gothika' | Self | 2004-03-23 |
| 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 | Bug | Wallace Gregory | 2002-02-28 |
| Movie | Par 6 | Dour O'Dowell | 2002-04-16 |
| Movie | Live from Baghdad | Josh Holliman | 2002-12-07 |
| Movie | The Good Girl | Jack Field, Your Store Manager | 2002-08-07 |
| Series | Monk | Unknown | 2002-07-12 |
| Movie | Bubble Boy | Mr. Livingston | 2001-08-24 |
| Movie | The Next Best Thing | Abbie's Lawyer | 2000-03-03 |
| Movie | Restaurant | John English | 2000-01-28 |
| Movie | Waking the Dead | Father Mileski | 2000-03-24 |
| Movie | Gone in Sixty Seconds | Impound Manager | 2000-06-09 |
| Series | The West Wing | Unknown | 1999-09-22 |
| Movie | Pushing Tin | Doctor Freeze (uncredited) | 1999-04-23 |
| Movie | Late Last Night | Sgt. Van Wyck | 1999-06-20 |
| Series | Family Law | Unknown | 1999-09-20 |
| Movie | The Minus Man | Bartender (uncredited) | 1999-09-24 |
| Movie | Tuesdays with Morrie | Walter | 1999-12-05 |
| Movie | Anywhere but Here | Jack Irwin | 1999-11-12 |
| Movie | Mercury Rising | Martin Lynch | 1998-04-03 |
| Movie | The Naked Man | Driver | 1998-08-02 |
| Movie | Dead Men Can't Dance | Plonder | 1997-04-17 |
| 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 | Voice from the Grave | Prosecutor O'Gane | 1996-03-20 |
| Movie | Beautiful Girls | Frank Womack | 1996-02-09 |
| 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 | Life's Work | Unknown | 1996-09-17 |
| Movie | The Fan | Shopkeeper | 1996-08-15 |
| Series | Star Trek: Voyager | Unknown | 1995-01-16 |
| Movie | The Cure | Skipper #1 | 1995-04-21 |
| Series | Murder One | Unknown | 1995-09-20 |
| Series | The Drew Carey Show | Unknown | 1995-09-13 |
| Movie | In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice | The Major | 1995-10-01 |
| Series | Frasier | Franklin | 1993-09-16 |
| Movie | Grumpy Old Men | Moving Man | 1993-12-25 |