Acting
John Carroll Lynch
EN cinema · 81 credits
Born
1 August 1963 (age 63)
Birthplace
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Also known as John Caroll Lynch · John 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
Filmography
Fade to Black
as Wayne
Happy
Happy
Director
She Rides Shotgun
as Houser
Sorry, Baby
as Pete
Cattywampus
as Barry
Outlaw Posse
as Carson
Babes
as Dr. Morris
The Trial of the Chicago 7
as David Dellinger
Be Absolute for Death
Actor, Director
Kiss Me Kosher!
as Ron Shalev
The Highwaymen
as Lee Simmons
Anything
as Early Landry
The White Orchid
as Sheriff Mann
Private Life
as Charlie Grimes
Lucky
Director
The Invitation
as Pruitt
The Founder
as Mac McDonald
Miracles from Heaven
as Pastor Scott
The Architect
as Conway
Jackie
as Lyndon B. Johnson
Shangri-La Suite
as Colonel Tom Parker
Hot Pursuit
as Captain Emmett
Ted 2
as Tom Jessup
The Pretty One
as Frank
Camp X-Ray
as Col. Drummond
Hoke
2014
Hoke
as Bill Henderson
Highland Park
as Rory
Lay the Favorite
as Dave Greenberg
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
as Bernie
Paul
as Moses Buggs
Shutter Island
as Deputy Warden McPherson
Hesher
as Larry
Sympathy for Delicious
as Evangelist Carroll
Love Happens
as Walter
Gran Torino
as Barber Martin
Zodiac
as Arthur Leigh Allen
Things We Lost in the Fire
as Howard Glassman
Full of It
as Mr. Leonard
Mozart and the Whale
as Gregory
Catch That Kid
as Mr. Hartman
Gothika
as Sheriff Ryan
Confidence
as Grant Ashby
Bug
as Wallace
The Good Girl
as Jack Field, Your Store Manager
Par 6
as Dour O'Dowell
Live from Baghdad
as Josh Holliman
Bubble Boy
as Mr. Livingston
The Next Best Thing
as Abbie's Lawyer
Waking the Dead
as Father Mileski
Gone in Sixty Seconds
as Impound Manager
Restaurant
as John English
Late Last Night
as Sgt. Van Wyck
The Minus Man
as Bartender (uncredited)
Anywhere but Here
as Jack Irwin
Tuesdays with Morrie
as Walter
Pushing Tin
as Doctor Freeze (uncredited)
The Naked Man
as Driver
Mercury Rising
as Martin Lynch
Face/Off
as Prison Guard Walton
Volcano
as Stan Olber
A Thousand Acres
as Ken LaSalle
Dead Men Can't Dance
as Plonder
Fargo
as Norm Gunderson
A Friend's Betrayal
as Mr. Franks
Voice from the Grave
as Prosecutor O'Gane
Beautiful Girls
as Frank Womack
The Fan
as Shopkeeper
The Cure
as Skipper #1
Grumpy Old Men
as Moving Man