John Carroll Lynch
Born Aug 1, 1963 · Boulder, Colorado, USA
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
The Beauty
2026
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
2026
The Whisper Man
2026
Family Movie
2026
Ballard
2025
She Rides Shotgun
2025
Sorry, Baby
2025
Cattywampus
2025
Elsbeth
2024
Babes
2024
Outlaw Posse
2024
White House Plumbers
2023
Gaslit
2022
American Horror Stories
2021
Big Sky
2020
The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020
Kiss Me Kosher!
2020
Evil
2019
The Highwaymen
2019
Perfect Harmony
2019
The Good Cop
2018
One Dollar
2018
Private Life
2018
The White Orchid
2018
Anything
2018
Crawford
2018
Billions
2016
Channel Zero
2016
The Founder
2016
Miracles from Heaven
2016
The Invitation
2016
Jackie
2016
Shangri-La Suite
2016
The Architect
2016
Ted 2
2015
Hot Pursuit
2015
Manhattan
2014
Camp X-Ray
2014
The Pretty One
2014
The Americans
2013
Do No Harm
2013
Highland Park
2013
Veep
2012
Lay the Favorite
2012
American Horror Story
2011
Body of Proof
2011
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
2011
Paul
2011
The Walking Dead
2010
Shutter Island
2010
The Glades
2010
Hesher
2010
Sympathy for Delicious
2010
Lie to Me
2009
Love Happens
2009
Gran Torino
2008
Zodiac
2007
Full of It
2007
K-Ville
2007
Things We Lost in the Fire
2007
Big Love
2006
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
2006
American Dad!
2005
Close to Home
2005
Mozart and the Whale
2005
Freak Weather
2005
Catch That Kid
2004
Carnivàle
2003
Gothika
2003
Confidence
2003
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
2003
Monk
2002
The Good Girl
2002
Live from Baghdad
2002
Bug
2002
Par 6
2002
Bubble Boy
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000
Waking the Dead
2000
The Next Best Thing
2000
The West Wing
1999
Family Law
1999
Anywhere but Here
1999
Pushing Tin
1999
Tuesdays with Morrie
1999
The Minus Man
1999
Late Last Night
1999
Restaurant
1999
From the Earth to the Moon
1998
L.A. Doctors
1998
Mercury Rising
1998
The Naked Man
1998
The Practice
1997
Face/Off
1997
Volcano
1997
The Visitor
1997
A Thousand Acres
1997
Dead Men Can't Dance
1997
Fargo
1996
Life's Work
1996
The Fan
1996
Beautiful Girls
1996
Feeling Minnesota
1996
A Friend's Betrayal
1996
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
1996
Voice from the Grave
1996
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
The Drew Carey Show
1995
Murder One
1995
The Client
1995
The Cure
1995
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
1995
Frasier
1993
Grumpy Old Men
1993
The Grand Strand
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