John Carroll Lynch

Acting

John Carroll Lynch

Born August 1, 1963Boulder, Colorado, USA125 credits

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

Filmography

Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
2026Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
as Nico Deemis (voice)TV
The Beauty
2026The Beauty
as Meyer WilliamsTV
She Rides Shotgun
2025She Rides Shotgun
as HouserMovie
Ballard
2025Ballard
as Thomas LaffontTV
Sorry, Baby
2025Sorry, Baby
as PeteMovie
Cattywampus
2025Cattywampus
as BarryMovie
Babes
2024Babes
as Dr. MorrisMovie
Outlaw Posse
2024Outlaw Posse
as CarsonMovie
Elsbeth
2024Elsbeth
as Edwin DousantTV
White House Plumbers
2023White House Plumbers
as John MitchellTV
Gaslit
2022Gaslit
as L. Patrick GrayTV
American Horror Stories
2021American Horror Stories
as Larry BittermanTV
Big Sky
2020Big Sky
as Wolfgang 'Wolf' LegarskiTV
The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020The Trial of the Chicago 7
as David DellingerMovie
Kiss Me Kosher!
2020Kiss Me Kosher!
as Ron ShalevMovie
Perfect Harmony
2019Perfect Harmony
as Pastor MagnusTV
Evil
2019Evil
as Henry StickTV
The Highwaymen
2019The Highwaymen
as Lee SimmonsMovie
Private Life
2018Private Life
as Charlie GrimesMovie
The Good Cop
2018The Good Cop
as Sherman SmallsTV
One Dollar
2018One Dollar
as Bud CarlTV
Anything
2018Anything
as Early LandryMovie
Crawford
2018Crawford
as OwenTV
The White Orchid
2018The White Orchid
as Sheriff MannMovie
Lucky
2017Lucky
DirectorMovie
Jackie
2016Jackie
as Lyndon B. JohnsonMovie
The Founder
2016The Founder
as Mac McDonaldMovie
Shangri-La Suite
2016Shangri-La Suite
as Colonel Tom ParkerMovie
Channel Zero
2016Channel Zero
as John SleatorTV
The Architect
2016The Architect
as ConwayMovie
The Invitation
2016The Invitation
as PruittMovie
Miracles from Heaven
2016Miracles from Heaven
as Pastor ScottMovie
Billions
2016Billions
as Mr. GilbertTV
Ted 2
2015Ted 2
as Tom JessupMovie
Hot Pursuit
2015Hot Pursuit
as Captain EmmettMovie
Camp X-Ray
2014Camp X-Ray
as Col. DrummondMovie
Manhattan
2014Manhattan
as Daniel EllisTV
The Pretty One
2014The Pretty One
as FrankMovie
H
2014Hoke
as Bill HendersonMovie
Highland Park
2013Highland Park
as RoryMovie
Do No Harm
2013Do No Harm
as Will HayesTV
Lay the Favorite
2012Lay the Favorite
as Dave GreenbergMovie
Veep
2012Veep
as Lloyd HennickTV
American Horror Story
2011American Horror Story
as Twisty the ClownTV
Body of Proof
2011Body of Proof
as Det. Bud MorrisTV
Paul
2011Paul
as Moses BuggsMovie
Sympathy for Delicious
2010Sympathy for Delicious
as Evangelist CarrollMovie
Shutter Island
2010Shutter Island
as Deputy Warden McPhersonMovie
Hesher
2010Hesher
as LarryMovie
Love Happens
2009Love Happens
as WalterMovie
Lie to Me
2009Lie to Me
as Mr. ReedTV
Gran Torino
2008Gran Torino
as Barber MartinMovie
Things We Lost in the Fire
2007Things We Lost in the Fire
as Howard GlassmanMovie
K-Ville
2007K-Ville
as Captain James EmbryTV
Zodiac
2007Zodiac
as Arthur Leigh AllenMovie
Full of It
2007Full of It
as Mr. LeonardMovie
Big Love
2006Big Love
as Officer Chuck TuttleTV
Close to Home
2005Close to Home
as Steve SharpeTV
American Dad!
2005American Dad!
as Acl-Lou / Mr. Simms / Monkey (voice)TV
Catch That Kid
2004Catch That Kid
as Mr. HartmanMovie
Gothika
2003Gothika
as Sheriff RyanMovie
Carnivàle
2003Carnivàle
as Varlyn StroudTV
Confidence
2003Confidence
as Grant AshbyMovie
Live from Baghdad
2002Live from Baghdad
as Josh HollimanMovie
The Good Girl
2002The Good Girl
as Jack Field, Your Store ManagerMovie
Monk
2002Monk
as Kurt PressmanTV
Par 6
2002Par 6
as Dour O'DowellMovie
Bug
2002Bug
as WallaceMovie
Bubble Boy
2001Bubble Boy
as Mr. LivingstonMovie
Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000Gone in Sixty Seconds
as Impound ManagerMovie
Waking the Dead
2000Waking the Dead
as Father MileskiMovie
The Next Best Thing
2000The Next Best Thing
as Abbie's LawyerMovie
Restaurant
2000Restaurant
as John EnglishMovie
Anywhere but Here
1999Anywhere but Here
as Jack IrwinMovie
The Minus Man
1999The Minus Man
as Bartender (uncredited)Movie
The West Wing
1999The West Wing
as Jack ReeseTV
Late Last Night
1999Late Last Night
as Sgt. Van WyckMovie
Pushing Tin
1999Pushing Tin
as Doctor Freeze (uncredited)Movie
L.A. Doctors
1998L.A. Doctors
as Gus (uncredited)TV
The Naked Man
1998The Naked Man
as DriverMovie
Mercury Rising
1998Mercury Rising
as Martin LynchMovie
A Thousand Acres
1997A Thousand Acres
as Ken LaSalleMovie
The Visitor
1997The Visitor
as Joe YorkTV
Face/Off
1997Face/Off
as Prison Guard WaltonMovie
Volcano
1997Volcano
as Stan OlberMovie
The Practice
1997The Practice
as Dr. Robert LarsonTV
The Fan
1996The Fan
as ShopkeeperMovie
A Friend's Betrayal
1996A Friend's Betrayal
as Mr. FranksMovie
Voice from the Grave
1996Voice from the Grave
as Prosecutor O'GaneMovie
Fargo
1996Fargo
as Norm GundersonMovie
Beautiful Girls
1996Beautiful Girls
as Frank WomackMovie
Murder One
1995Murder One
as Officer Carl BickleyTV
The Client
1995The Client
as FrankTV
The Drew Carey Show
1995The Drew Carey Show
as Steve CareyTV
The Cure
1995The Cure
as Skipper #1Movie
Star Trek: Voyager
1995Star Trek: Voyager
as Gerald MossTV
Grumpy Old Men
1993Grumpy Old Men
as Moving ManMovie
Frasier
1993Frasier
as FranklinTV
Fade to Black
Fade to Black
as WayneMovie
H
Happy
DirectorMovie