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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

121

Gender

Male

Birthday

1963-08-01 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Boulder, Colorado, USA

Also Known As

John Caroll Lynch

John Lynch

Τζον Κάρολ Λιντς

Τζον Λιντς

John Carroll 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.

Known For

Acting

Fargo

1996

Fargo

as

Norm Gunderson

Face/Off

1997

Face/Off

as

Prison Guard Walton

Zodiac

2007

Zodiac

as

Arthur Leigh Allen

Volcano

1997

Volcano

as

Stan Olber

Things We Lost in the Fire

2007

Things We Lost in the Fire

as

Howard Glassman

Catch That Kid

2004

Catch That Kid

as

Mr. Hartman

Gothika

2003

Gothika

as

Sheriff Ryan

Grumpy Old Men

1993

Grumpy Old Men

as

Moving Man

Shutter Island

2010

Shutter Island

as

Deputy Warden McPherson

The Naked Man

1998

The Naked Man

as

Driver

Mercury Rising

1998

Mercury Rising

as

Martin Lynch

Bug

2002

Bug

as

Wallace Gregory

Love Happens

2009

Love Happens

as

Walter

Gran Torino

2008

Gran Torino

as

Barber Martin

The Good Girl

2002

The Good Girl

as

Jack Field, Your Store Manager

Bubble Boy

2001

Bubble Boy

as

Mr. Livingston

A Friend's Betrayal

1996

A Friend's Betrayal

as

Mr. Franks

Hesher

2010

Hesher

as

Larry

A Thousand Acres

1997

A Thousand Acres

as

Ken LaSalle

Restaurant

2000

Restaurant

as

John English

Lay the Favorite

2012

Lay the Favorite

as

Dave Greenberg

Voice from the Grave

1996

Voice from the Grave

as

Prosecutor O'Gane

Outlaw Posse

2024

Outlaw Posse

as

Carson

Par 6

2002

Par 6

as

Dour O'Dowell

Highland Park

2013

Highland Park

as

Rory

The Pretty One

2014

The Pretty One

as

Frank

Late Last Night

1999

Late Last Night

as

Sgt. Van Wyck

Camp X-Ray

2014

Camp X-Ray

as

Col. Drummond

The Prince of Motor City

2008

The Prince of Motor City

as

Paul Riley

Babes

2024

Babes

as

Dr. Morris

The Invitation

2016

The Invitation

as

Pruitt

Hot Pursuit

2015

Hot Pursuit

as

Captain Emmett

Paul

2011

Paul

as

Moses Buggs

Ted 2

2015

Ted 2

as

Tom Jessup

Hoke

2014

Hoke

as

Bill Henderson

The Founder

2016

The Founder

as

Mac McDonald

Miracles from Heaven

2016

Miracles from Heaven

as

Pastor Scott

The Minus Man

1999

The Minus Man

as

Bartender (uncredited)

Anywhere but Here

1999

Anywhere but Here

as

Jack Irwin

Beautiful Girls

1996

Beautiful Girls

as

Frank Womack

The Architect

2016

The Architect

as

Conway

Jackie

2016

Jackie

as

Lyndon B. Johnson

Sympathy for Delicious

2010

Sympathy for Delicious

as

Evangelist Carroll

Anything

2018

Anything

as

Early Landry

Live from Baghdad

2002

Live from Baghdad

as

Josh Holliman

The White Orchid

2018

The White Orchid

as

Sheriff Mann

Pushing Tin

1999

Pushing Tin

as

Doctor Freeze

Private Life

2018

Private Life

as

Charlie Grimes

The Highwaymen

2019

The Highwaymen

as

Lee Simmons

The Trial of the Chicago 7

2020

The Trial of the Chicago 7

as

David Dellinger

The Fan

1996

The Fan

as

Shopkeeper

Shangri-La Suite

2016

Shangri-La Suite

as

Colonel Tom Parker

The Next Best Thing

2000

The Next Best Thing

as

Abbie's Lawyer

Waking the Dead

2000

Waking the Dead

as

Father Mileski

Full of It

2007

Full of It

as

Mr. Leonard

Gone in Sixty Seconds

2000

Gone in Sixty Seconds

as

Impound Manager

Kiss Me Kosher!

2020

Kiss Me Kosher!

as

Ron Shalev

Confidence

2003

Confidence

as

Grant Ashby

The Cure

1995

The Cure

as

Skipper #1

Sorry, Baby

2025

Sorry, Baby

as

Pete

The Drew Carey Show

The Drew Carey Show

as

Steve Carey

American Dad!

American Dad!

as

Acl-Lou / Mr. Simms / Monkey (voice)

Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Voyager

as

Gerald Moss

Monk

Monk

as

Kurt Pressman

K-Ville

K-Ville

as

Captain James Embry

Frasier

Frasier

as

Franklin

The Practice

The Practice

as

Dr. Robert Larson

The Visitor

The Visitor

as

Joe York

One Dollar

One Dollar

as

Bud Carl

Do No Harm

Do No Harm

as

Will Hayes

Body of Proof

Body of Proof

as

Det. Bud Morris

American Horror Stories

American Horror Stories

as

Larry Bitterman

The Glades

The Glades

as

Mike Ogletree

Manhattan

Manhattan

as

Daniel Ellis

White House Plumbers

White House Plumbers

as

John Mitchell

The West Wing

The West Wing

as

Jack Reese

The Client

The Client

as

Frank

Gaslit

Gaslit

as

L. Patrick Gray

Carnivàle

Carnivàle

as

Varlyn Stroud

American Horror Story

American Horror Story

as

Twisty the Clown

American Horror Story

American Horror Story

as

John Wayne Gacy

Channel Zero

Channel Zero

as

John Sleator

Close to Home

Close to Home

as

Steve Sharpe

Billions

Billions

as

Mr. Gilbert

Big Sky

Big Sky

as

Wolfgang 'Wolf' Legarski

Big Sky

Big Sky

as

Rick Legarski

Murder One

Murder One

as

Officer Carl Bickley

The Good Cop

The Good Cop

as

Sherman Smalls

Veep

Veep

as

Lloyd Hennick

American Horror Story

American Horror Story

as

Benjamin Richter

Perfect Harmony

Perfect Harmony

as

Pastor Magnus

Ballard

Ballard

as

Thomas Laffont

Evil

Evil

as

Henry Stick

Crawford

Crawford

as

Owen

Lie to Me

Lie to Me

as

Mr. Reed

Production

Crew

Directing