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 | The Trial of the Chicago 7 | David Dellinger | 2020-09-25 |
Movie | The Highwaymen | Lee Simmons | 2019-03-15 |
Movie | The White Orchid | Sheriff Mann | 2018-02-01 |
Movie | Anything | Early Landry | 2018-05-11 |
Movie | Private Life | Charlie Grimes | 2018-10-05 |
Movie | Miracles from Heaven | Pastor Scott | 2016-03-17 |
Series | Billions | Unknown | 2016-01-17 |
Movie | The Invitation | Pruitt | 2016-04-08 |
Movie | The Founder | Mac McDonald | 2016-09-13 |
Movie | Jackie | Lyndon B. Johnson | 2016-12-02 |
Movie | Shangri-La Suite | Colonel Tom Parker | 2016-10-28 |
Series | Channel Zero | John Sleator | 2016-10-11 |
Movie | The Architect | Conway | 2016-05-20 |
Movie | Hot Pursuit | Captain Emmett | 2015-05-08 |
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 |
Movie | Highland Park | Rory | 2013-06-08 |
Series | Do No Harm | Will Hayes | 2013-01-31 |
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 | Hesher | Larry | 2010-01-22 |
Series | The Walking Dead | Eastman | 2010-10-31 |
Series | The Glades | Mike Ogletree | 2010-07-11 |
Movie | Sympathy for Delicious | Evangelist Carroll | 2010-04-09 |
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 | Things We Lost in the Fire | Howard Glassman | 2007-09-26 |
Movie | Zodiac | Arthur Leigh Allen | 2007-03-02 |
Series | K-Ville | Captain James Embry | 2007-09-17 |
Series | Big Love | Unknown | 2006-03-12 |
Movie | Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World | Stewart | 2006-01-20 |
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 | The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire | 2003-09-24 | |
Series | Carnivàle | Varlyn Stroud | 2003-09-14 |
Movie | Gothika | Sheriff Ryan | 2003-11-21 |
Movie | The Good Girl | Jack Field, Your Store Manager | 2002-01-12 |
Movie | Bug | Wallace Gregory | 2002-02-28 |
Series | Monk | Unknown | 2002-07-12 |
Movie | Par 6 | Dour O'Dowell | 2002-04-16 |
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 | The Minus Man | Bartender (uncredited) | 1999-02-25 |
Movie | Late Last Night | Sgt. Van Wyck | 1999-06-20 |
Movie | Freak Weather | 1999-02-02 | |
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 |
Series | Family Law | Unknown | 1999-09-20 |
Movie | The Naked Man | Driver | 1998-08-02 |
Movie | Mercury Rising | Martin Lynch | 1998-04-03 |
Series | The Practice | Unknown | 1997-03-04 |
Movie | Dead Men Can't Dance | Plonder | 1997-04-17 |
Movie | Face/Off | Prison Guard Walton | 1997-06-27 |
Movie | A Thousand Acres | Ken LaSalle | 1997-09-19 |
Movie | Volcano | Stan Olber | 1997-04-25 |
Series | The Visitor | Unknown | 1997-09-19 |
Movie | Fargo | Norm Gunderson | 1996-03-08 |
Movie | Beautiful Girls | Frank Womack | 1996-02-09 |
Movie | Voice from the Grave | Prosecutor O'Gane | 1996-03-20 |
Movie | Feeling Minnesota | Cop | 1996-09-13 |
Movie | A Friend's Betrayal | Mr. Franks | 1996-05-19 |
Series | Life's Work | Unknown | 1996-09-17 |
Movie | The Fan | Shopkeeper | 1996-08-15 |
Movie | Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal | 1996-06-20 | |
Series | Star Trek: Voyager | Unknown | 1995-01-16 |
Series | Murder One | Unknown | 1995-09-20 |
Series | The Drew Carey Show | Unknown | 1995-09-13 |
Movie | In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice | The Major | 1995-10-05 |
Movie | Grumpy Old Men | Moving Man | 1993-12-25 |
Series | Frasier | Franklin | 1993-09-16 |