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:
- 97
- First Appeared:
- In the series Frasier 1993-09-16
- Latest Project:
- Movie She Rides Shotgun 2025
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | She Rides Shotgun | 2025 | |
| Movie | Outlaw Posse | Carson | 2024-03-01 |
| Movie | Babes | Dr. Morris | 2024-05-17 |
| Movie | Kiss Me Before It Blows Up | 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 | The White Orchid | Sheriff Mann | 2018-02-01 |
| Series | Crawford | Owen | 2018-02-02 |
| Series | One Dollar | Bud Carl | 2018-08-30 |
| Movie | Anything | Early Landry | 2018-05-11 |
| Movie | Private Life | Charlie Grimes | 2018-10-05 |
| Movie | The Invitation | Pruitt | 2016-04-08 |
| Movie | Miracles from Heaven | Pastor Scott | 2016-03-17 |
| Series | Billions | Unknown | 2016-01-17 |
| Movie | The Architect | Conway | 2016-05-20 |
| 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 | Hot Pursuit | Captain Emmett | 2015-05-08 |
| Movie | Ted 2 | Tom Jessup | 2015-06-25 |
| Movie | Hoke | Bill Henderson | 2014-01-01 |
| Movie | The Pretty One | Frank | 2014-02-07 |
| Movie | Camp X-Ray | Col. Drummond | 2014-10-17 |
| 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 |
| Movie | Paul | Moses Buggs | 2011-02-14 |
| Series | Body of Proof | Detective Bud Morris | 2011-03-29 |
| 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 | Shutter Island | Deputy Warden McPherson | 2010-02-14 |
| Movie | Sympathy for Delicious | Evangelist Carroll | 2010-04-09 |
| Movie | Hesher | Larry | 2010-01-22 |
| Series | The Walking Dead | Eastman | 2010-10-31 |
| Series | The Glades | Mike Ogletree | 2010-07-11 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Series | Close to Home | Steve Sharpe | 2005-09-20 |
| Movie | Mozart and the Whale | Gregory | 2005-09-10 |
| Movie | Catch That Kid | Mr. Hartman | 2004-02-06 |
| Movie | Confidence | Grant Ashby | 2003-04-25 |
| Series | Carnivàle | Varlyn Stroud | 2003-09-14 |
| Series | The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire | 2003-09-24 | |
| Movie | Gothika | Sheriff Ryan | 2003-11-21 |
| Movie | The Good Girl | Jack Field, Your Store Manager | 2002-01-12 |
| 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 | 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 | The Minus Man | Bartender (uncredited) | 1999-02-25 |
| Movie | Late Last Night | Sgt. Van Wyck | 1999-06-20 |
| Movie | Freak Weather | 1999-02-02 | |
| Series | Family Law | Unknown | 1999-09-20 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Series | The Visitor | Unknown | 1997-09-19 |
| Movie | A Thousand Acres | Ken LaSalle | 1997-09-19 |
| Movie | Face/Off | Prison Guard Walton | 1997-06-27 |
| Movie | Voice from the Grave | Prosecutor O'Gane | 1996-03-20 |
| Movie | Fargo | Norm Gunderson | 1996-03-08 |
| 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 |