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.
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Movie | Private Life | Charlie Grimes | 2018-10-05 |
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Movie | The Invitation | Pruitt | 2016-04-08 |
Movie | The Architect | Conway | 2016-05-20 |
Movie | Miracles from Heaven | Pastor Scott | 2016-03-17 |
Series | Billions | Unknown | 2016-01-17 |
Series | Channel Zero | John Sleator | 2016-10-11 |
Movie | Jackie | Lyndon B. Johnson | 2016-12-02 |
Movie | Shangri-La Suite | Colonel Tom Parker | 2016-10-28 |
Movie | The Founder | Mac McDonald | 2016-09-13 |
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Movie | Ted 2 | Tom Jessup | 2015-06-25 |
Movie | Hoke | Bill Henderson | 2014-01-01 |
Movie | The Pretty One | Frank | 2014-02-07 |
Movie | Camp X-Ray | Col. Drummond | 2014-10-17 |
Series | The Americans | Fred | 2013-01-30 |
Series | Do No Harm | Will Hayes | 2013-01-31 |
Movie | Highland Park | Rory | 2013-06-08 |
Movie | Lay the Favorite | Dave Greenberg | 2012-06-22 |
Movie | Paul | Moses Buggs | 2011-02-14 |
Series | Body of Proof | Detective Bud Morris | 2011-03-29 |
Movie | Crazy, Stupid, Love. | Bernie Riley | 2011-07-29 |
Series | Talking Dead | Himself | 2011-10-16 |
Series | American Horror Story | Benjamin Richter | 2011-10-05 |
Movie | Shutter Island | Deputy Warden McPherson | 2010-02-14 |
Movie | Sympathy for Delicious | Evangelist Carroll | 2010-04-09 |
Movie | Hesher | Larry | 2010-01-22 |
Series | The Walking Dead | Eastman | 2010-10-31 |
Series | The Glades | Mike Ogletree | 2010-07-11 |
Series | Lie to Me | Unknown | 2009-01-21 |
Movie | Love Happens | Walter | 2009-09-18 |
Movie | The Prince of Motor City | 2008-07-09 | |
Movie | Gran Torino | Barber Martin | 2008-12-12 |
Movie | Full of It | Mr. Leonard | 2007-03-01 |
Movie | Zodiac | Arthur Leigh Allen | 2007-03-02 |
Movie | Things We Lost in the Fire | Howard Glassman | 2007-09-26 |
Series | K-Ville | Captain James Embry | 2007-09-17 |
Movie | Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World | Stewart | 2006-01-20 |
Series | Big Love | Unknown | 2006-03-12 |
Series | American Dad! | Unknown | 2005-02-06 |
Movie | Mozart and the Whale | Gregory | 2005-09-10 |
Series | Close to Home | Steve Sharpe | 2005-09-20 |
Movie | Catch That Kid | Mr. Hartman | 2004-02-06 |
Movie | Confidence | Grant Ashby | 2003-04-25 |
Series | Carnivàle | Varlyn Stroud | 2003-09-14 |
Series | The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire | 2003-09-24 | |
Movie | Gothika | Sheriff Ryan | 2003-11-21 |
Movie | The Good Girl | Jack Field, Your Store Manager | 2002-01-12 |
Movie | Par 6 | Dour O'Dowell | 2002-04-16 |
Movie | Bug | Wallace Gregory | 2002-02-28 |
Series | Monk | Unknown | 2002-07-12 |
Movie | Live from Baghdad | Josh Holliman | 2002-12-07 |
Movie | Bubble Boy | Mr. Livingston | 2001-08-24 |
Movie | Restaurant | John English | 2000-01-28 |
Movie | The Next Best Thing | Abbie's Lawyer | 2000-03-03 |
Movie | Waking the Dead | Father Mileski | 2000-03-24 |
Movie | Gone in Sixty Seconds | Impound Manager | 2000-06-09 |
Movie | Pushing Tin | Doctor Freeze | 1999-04-23 |
Movie | Freak Weather | 1999-02-02 | |
Movie | Late Last Night | Sgt. Van Wyck | 1999-06-20 |
Movie | The Minus Man | Bartender (uncredited) | 1999-02-25 |
Series | Family Law | Unknown | 1999-09-20 |
Movie | Tuesdays with Morrie | Walter | 1999-12-05 |
Movie | Anywhere but Here | Jack Irwin | 1999-11-12 |
Series | The West Wing | Unknown | 1999-09-22 |
Movie | Mercury Rising | Martin Lynch | 1998-04-03 |
Movie | The Naked Man | Driver | 1998-08-02 |
Movie | Dead Men Can't Dance | Plonder | 1997-04-17 |
Series | The Practice | Unknown | 1997-03-04 |
Movie | Volcano | Stan Olber | 1997-04-25 |
Series | The Visitor | Unknown | 1997-09-19 |
Movie | Face/Off | Prison Guard Walton | 1997-06-27 |
Movie | A Thousand Acres | Ken LaSalle | 1997-09-19 |
Movie | Voice from the Grave | Prosecutor O'Gane | 1996-03-20 |
Movie | Fargo | Norm Gunderson | 1996-03-08 |
Movie | Beautiful Girls | Frank Womack | 1996-02-09 |
Movie | A Friend's Betrayal | Mr. Franks | 1996-05-19 |
Series | Life's Work | Unknown | 1996-09-17 |
Movie | Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal | 1996-06-20 | |
Movie | Feeling Minnesota | Cop | 1996-09-13 |
Movie | The Fan | Shopkeeper | 1996-08-15 |
Series | Star Trek: Voyager | Unknown | 1995-01-16 |
Series | The Drew Carey Show | Unknown | 1995-09-13 |
Series | Murder One | Unknown | 1995-09-20 |
Movie | In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice | The Major | 1995-10-05 |
Series | Frasier | Franklin | 1993-09-16 |
Movie | Grumpy Old Men | Moving Man | 1993-12-25 |