John Carroll Lynch
ActingAlso Known As
John Caroll Lynch, John Lynch
Biography
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.
Movies
(78 total)
Shutter Island
as Deputy Warden McPherson
Gran Torino
as Barber Martin
Zodiac
as Arthur Leigh Allen
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
as Bernie
Fargo
as Norm Gunderson
Ted 2
as Tom Jessup
Paul
as Moses Buggs
Face/Off
as Prison Guard Walton
The Founder
as Mac McDonald
Gone in Sixty Seconds
as Impound Manager
The Trial of the Chicago 7
as David Dellinger
The Invitation
as Pruitt
Gothika
as Sheriff Ryan
Jackie
as Lyndon B. Johnson
The Highwaymen
as Lee Simmons
Hot Pursuit
as Captain Emmett
Volcano
as Stan Olber
Mercury Rising
as Martin Lynch
Miracles from Heaven
as Pastor Scott
Camp X-Ray
as Col. Drummond
TV Shows
(48 total)
The Walking Dead
as Eastman
American Horror Story
as Twisty the Clown
American Horror Story
as John Wayne Gacy
American Horror Story
as Benjamin Richter
American Dad!
as Acl-Lou / Mr. Simms / Monkey (voice)
Lie to Me
as Mr. Reed
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Buddy Arnold
Monk
as Kurt Pressman
Star Trek: Voyager
as Gerald Moss
The Americans
as Fred
Billions
as Mr. Gilbert
Evil
as Henry Stick
American Horror Stories
as Larry Bitterman
Frasier
as Franklin
The West Wing
as Jack Reese
Veep
as Lloyd Hennick
Carnivàle
as Varlyn Stroud
Channel Zero
as John Sleator
Big Sky
as Wolfgang 'Wolf' Legarski
Big Sky
as Rick Legarski