John Carroll Lynch
- Acting
- August 1, 1963 · Boulder, Colorado, USA
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
Filmography
- Family Movie · Bill
- The Whisper Man · Thanks
- Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord · Nico Deemis (Voice)
- The Beauty · Meyer Williams
- She Rides Shotgun · Houser
- Ballard · Thomas Laffont
- Sorry, Baby · Pete
- Cattywampus · Barry
- The Grand Strand · Pop
- Babes · Dr. Morris
- Outlaw Posse · Carson
- Elsbeth · Edwin Dousant
- White House Plumbers · John Mitchell
- Gaslit · L. Patrick Gray
- American Horror Stories · Larry Bitterman
- Big Sky · Rick Legarski, Wolf Legarski
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 · David Dellinger
- Kiss Me Kosher! · Ron Shalev
- Be Absolute for Death · Director
- Perfect Harmony · Pastor Magnus
- Evil · Henry Stick
- The Highwaymen · Lee Simmons
- Private Life · Charlie Grimes
- The Good Cop · Sherman Smalls
- One Dollar · Bud Carl
- Anything · Early Landry
- Crawford · Owen
- The White Orchid · Sheriff Mann
- Lucky · Director
- Jackie · Lyndon B. Johnson
- The Founder · Mac McDonald
- Shangri-La Suite · Colonel Tom Parker
- Channel Zero · John Sleator
- The Architect · Conway
- The Invitation · Pruitt
- Miracles from Heaven · Pastor Scott
- Billions · Mr. Gilbert
- Ted 2 · Tom Jessup
- Hot Pursuit · Captain Emmett
- Camp X-Ray · Col. Drummond
- Manhattan · Daniel Ellis
- The Pretty One · Frank
- Hoke · Bill Henderson
- Highland Park · Rory
- Do No Harm · Will Hayes
- The Americans · Fred
- Lay the Favorite · Dave Greenberg
- Veep · Lloyd Hennick
- House of Lies · Gil Selby
- Talking Dead · Self
- American Horror Story · John Wayne Gacy, Twisty the Clown
- Crazy, Stupid, Love. · Bernie
- Body of Proof · Bud Morris
- Paul · Moses Buggs
- The Walking Dead · Eastman
- The Glades · Mike Ogletree
- Sympathy for Delicious · Evangelist Carroll
- Shutter Island · Deputy Warden McPherson
- Hesher · Larry
- Love Happens · Walter
- Lie to Me · Mr. Reed
- Gran Torino · Barber Martin
- The Prince of Motor City · Paul Riley
- Things We Lost in the Fire · Howard Glassman
- K-Ville · Captain James Embry
- Zodiac · Arthur Leigh Allen
- Full of It · Mr. Leonard
- Big Love · Officer Chuck Tuttle
- Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World · Stewart
- Close to Home · Steve Sharpe
- Mozart and the Whale · Gregory
- American Dad! · Acl-Lou / Mr. Simms / Monkey (Voice)
- Freak Weather · Ed
- On the Set of 'Gothika' · Self
- Painting with Fire · Self
- Catch That Kid · Mr. Hartman
- Gothika · Sheriff Ryan
- The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire · Garrett Shaw
- Carnivàle · Varlyn Stroud
- Confidence · Grant Ashby