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:
- 100
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Cattywampus
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Whisper Man 2026
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Cattywampus | Barry | 2026 |
| Movie | The Whisper Man | 2026 | |
| Movie | She Rides Shotgun | Houser | 2025-07-31 |
| Movie | Sorry, Baby | Pete | 2025-06-27 |
| Movie | Babes | Dr. Morris | 2024-05-17 |
| Movie | Outlaw Posse | Carson | 2024-03-01 |
| Movie | Kiss Me Kosher! | Ron Shalev | 2020-09-10 |
| Movie | The Trial of the Chicago 7 | David Dellinger | 2020-09-25 |
| Movie | The Highwaymen | Lee Simmons | 2019-03-15 |
| Movie | Anything | Early Landry | 2018-05-11 |
| Movie | The White Orchid | Sheriff Mann | 2018-02-01 |
| Movie | Private Life | Charlie Grimes | 2018-10-05 |
| Series | Crawford | Owen | 2018-02-02 |
| Movie | Miracles from Heaven | Pastor Scott | 2016-03-17 |
| Movie | The Invitation | Pruitt | 2016-04-08 |
| Series | Billions | Unknown | 2016-01-17 |
| Movie | The Founder | Mac McDonald | 2016-11-24 |
| Movie | Jackie | Lyndon B. Johnson | 2016-12-02 |
| Movie | Shangri-La Suite | Colonel Tom Parker | 2016-10-28 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Highland Park | Rory | 2013-06-08 |
| Series | Do No Harm | Will Hayes | 2013-01-31 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Freak Weather | Ed | 2005-02-02 |
| Series | Close to Home | Steve Sharpe | 2005-09-20 |
| Series | American Dad! | Unknown | 2005-02-06 |
| Movie | Mozart and the Whale | Gregory | 2005-09-10 |
| 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 | The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire | 2003-09-24 | |
| Movie | Gothika | Sheriff Ryan | 2003-11-21 |
| Series | Carnivàle | Varlyn Stroud | 2003-09-14 |
| Movie | Bug | Wallace Gregory | 2002-02-28 |
| Movie | Par 6 | Dour O'Dowell | 2002-04-16 |
| Series | Monk | Unknown | 2002-07-12 |
| Movie | The Good Girl | Jack Field, Your Store Manager | 2002-08-07 |
| Movie | Live from Baghdad | Josh Holliman | 2002-12-07 |
| 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 | Gone in Sixty Seconds | Impound Manager | 2000-06-09 |
| Movie | Waking the Dead | Father Mileski | 2000-03-24 |
| Movie | Pushing Tin | Doctor Freeze (uncredited) | 1999-04-23 |
| Movie | Late Last Night | Sgt. Van Wyck | 1999-06-20 |
| Movie | The Minus Man | Bartender (uncredited) | 1999-02-25 |
| 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 | Voice from the Grave | Prosecutor O'Gane | 1996-03-20 |
| Movie | Beautiful Girls | Frank Womack | 1996-02-09 |
| Movie | The Fan | Shopkeeper | 1996-08-15 |
| Movie | A Friend's Betrayal | Mr. Franks | 1996-05-19 |
| Series | Life's Work | Unknown | 1996-09-17 |
| 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 |