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.

Known For

Birth Location Boulder, Colorado, USA
Born 1963-08-01

Movies

2024
Outlaw Posse as Carson
2024
The Trial of the Chicago 7 as David Dellinger
2020
2020
The Highwaymen as Lee Simmons
2019
Private Life as Charlie Grimes
2018
Anything as Early Landry
2018
The White Orchid as Sheriff Mann
2018
Jackie as Lyndon B. Johnson
2016
Shangri-La Suite as Colonel Tom Parker
2016
The Founder as Mac McDonald
2016
The Architect as Conway
2016
The Invitation as Pruitt
2016
Miracles from Heaven as Pastor Scott
2016
Ted 2 as Tom Jessup
2015
Hot Pursuit as Captain Emmett
2015
Camp X-Ray as Col. Drummond
2014
The Pretty One as Frank
2014
Hoke as Bill Henderson
2014
Highland Park as Rory
2013
Lay the Favorite as Dave Greenberg
2012
Crazy, Stupid, Love. as Bernie Riley
2011
Paul as Moses Buggs
2011
Sympathy for Delicious as Evangelist Carroll
2010
Shutter Island as Deputy Warden McPherson
2010
Hesher as Larry
2010
Love Happens as Walter
2009
Gran Torino as Barber Martin
2008
The Prince of Motor City as Paul Riley
2008
Things We Lost in the Fire as Howard Glassman
2007
Zodiac as Arthur Leigh Allen
2007
Full of It as Mr. Leonard
2007
2005
Catch That Kid as Mr. Hartman
2004
Gothika as Sheriff Ryan
2003
Confidence as Grant Ashby
2003
Live from Baghdad as Josh Holliman
2002
Par 6 as Dour O'Dowell
2002
Bug as Wallace Gregory
2002
The Good Girl as Jack Field, Your Store Manager
2002
Bubble Boy as Mr. Livingston
2001
Gone in Sixty Seconds as Impound Manager
2000
Waking the Dead as Father Mileski
2000
The Next Best Thing as Abbie's Lawyer
2000
Restaurant as John English
2000
1999
Anywhere but Here as Jack Irwin
1999
Late Last Night as Sgt. Van Wyck
1999
Pushing Tin as Doctor Freeze
1999
The Minus Man as Bartender (uncredited)
1999
The Naked Man as Driver
1998
Mercury Rising as Martin Lynch
1998
A Thousand Acres as Ken LaSalle
1997
Face/Off as Prison Guard Walton
1997
Volcano as Stan Olber
1997
1997
1996
The Fan as Shopkeeper
1996
A Friend's Betrayal as Mr. Franks
1996
Voice from the Grave as Prosecutor O'Gane
1996
Fargo as Norm Gunderson
1996
Beautiful Girls as Frank Womack
1996
Grumpy Old Men as Moving Man
1993

Movies

2020
Lucky Director
2017