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.
Acted in
Babes
2024
as Dr. Morris
Outlaw Posse
2024
as Carson
White House Plumbers
2023
as John Mitchell
Gaslit
2022
as L. Patrick Gray
American Horror Stories
2021
as Larry Bitterman
Big Sky
2020
as Wolfgang 'Wolf' Legarski
Big Sky
2020
as Rick Legarski
The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020
as David Dellinger
Kiss Me Before It Blows Up
2020
as Ron Shalev
Be Absolute for Death
2020
Perfect Harmony
2019
as Pastor Magnus
Evil
2019
as Henry Stick
The Highwaymen
2019
as Lee Simmons
Private Life
2018
as Charlie Grimes
The Good Cop
2018
as Sherman Smalls
One Dollar
2018
as Bud Carl
Anything
2018
as Early Landry
Crawford
2018
as Owen
The White Orchid
2018
as Sheriff Mann
Jackie
2016
as Lyndon B. Johnson
The Founder
2016
as Mac McDonald
Shangri-La Suite
2016
as Colonel Tom Parker
Channel Zero
2016
as John Sleator
The Architect
2016
as Conway
The Invitation
2016
as Pruitt
Miracles from Heaven
2016
as Pastor Scott
Billions
2016
as Mr. Gilbert
Ted 2
2015
as Tom Jessup
Hot Pursuit
2015
as Captain Emmett
Camp X-Ray
2014
as Col. Drummond
Manhattan
2014
as Daniel Ellis
The Pretty One
2014
as Frank
Hoke
2014
as Bill Henderson
Highland Park
2013
as Rory
Do No Harm
2013
as Will Hayes
The Americans
2013
as Fred
Lay the Favorite
2012
as Dave Greenberg
Veep
2012
as Lloyd Hennick
American Horror Story
2011
as Twisty the Clown
American Horror Story
2011
as John Wayne Gacy
American Horror Story
2011
as Benjamin Richter
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
2011
as Bernie
Body of Proof
2011
as Det. Bud Morris
Paul
2011
as Moses Buggs
The Walking Dead
2010
as Eastman
The Glades
2010
The Glades
2010
as Mike Ogletree
Sympathy for Delicious
2010
as Evangelist Carroll
Shutter Island
2010
as Deputy Warden McPherson
Hesher
2010
as Larry
Love Happens
2009
as Walter
Lie to Me
2009
as Mr. Reed
Gran Torino
2008
as Barber Martin
The Prince of Motor City
2008
as Paul Riley
Things We Lost in the Fire
2007
as Howard Glassman
K-Ville
2007
as Captain James Embry
Zodiac
2007
as Arthur Leigh Allen
Full of It
2007
as Mr. Leonard
Big Love
2006
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
2006
as Stewart
Close to Home
2005
Close to Home
2005
as Steve Sharpe
Mozart and the Whale
2005
as Gregory
American Dad!
2005
as Acl-Lou / Mr. Simms / Monkey (voice)
Catch That Kid
2004
as Mr. Hartman
Gothika
2003
as Sheriff Ryan
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
2003
Carnivàle
2003
as Varlyn Stroud
Confidence
2003
as Grant Ashby
Live from Baghdad
2002
as Josh Holliman
The Good Girl
2002
as Jack Field, Your Store Manager
Monk
2002
as Kurt Pressman
Par 6
2002
as Dour O'Dowell
Bug
2002
as Wallace Gregory
Bubble Boy
2001
as Mr. Livingston
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Buddy Arnold
Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000
as Impound Manager
Waking the Dead
2000
as Father Mileski
The Next Best Thing
2000
as Abbie's Lawyer
Restaurant
2000
as John English
Tuesdays with Morrie
1999
as Walter
Anywhere but Here
1999
as Jack Irwin
The West Wing
1999
as Jack Reese
Family Law
1999
Late Last Night
1999
as Sgt. Van Wyck
Pushing Tin
1999
as Doctor Freeze
The Minus Man
1999
as Bartender (uncredited)
Freak Weather
1999
The Naked Man
1998
as Driver
From the Earth to the Moon
1998
as Bob Gilruth
Mercury Rising
1998
as Martin Lynch
A Thousand Acres
1997
as Ken LaSalle
The Visitor
1997
as Joe York
Face/Off
1997
as Prison Guard Walton
Volcano
1997
as Stan Olber
Dead Men Can't Dance
1997
as Plonder
The Practice
1997
as Dr. Robert Larson
Life's Work
1996
Feeling Minnesota
1996
as Cop
The Fan
1996
as Shopkeeper
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
1996
A Friend's Betrayal
1996
as Mr. Franks
Voice from the Grave
1996
as Prosecutor O'Gane
Fargo
1996
as Norm Gunderson
Beautiful Girls
1996
as Frank Womack
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
1995
as The Major
Murder One
1995
as Officer Carl Bickley
The Client
1995
as Frank
The Drew Carey Show
1995
as Steve Carey
The Cure
1995
as Skipper #1
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
as Gerald Moss
Grumpy Old Men
1993
as Moving Man
Frasier
1993
as Franklin
She Rides Shotgun
Fade to Black
as Wayne
Ballard
as Thomas Laffont