
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 …
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Filmography
Acting (124)
Movies (78)
Family Movie
2026
She Rides Shotgun
2025as Houser
Sorry, Baby
2025as Pete
Cattywampus
2025as Barry
Babes
2024as Dr. Morris
Outlaw Posse
2024as Carson
The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020as David Dellinger
Kiss Me Kosher!
2020as Ron Shalev
Be Absolute for Death
2020
The Highwaymen
2019as Lee Simmons
Anything
2018as Early Landry
Private Life
2018as Charlie Grimes
The White Orchid
2018as Sheriff Mann
Jackie
2016as Lyndon B. Johnson
Miracles from Heaven
2016as Pastor Scott
The Founder
2016as Mac McDonald
The Invitation
2016as Pruitt
Shangri-La Suite
2016as Colonel Tom Parker
The Architect
2016as Conway
Ted 2
2015as Tom Jessup
Hot Pursuit
2015as Captain Emmett
Camp X-Ray
2014as Col. Drummond
The Pretty One
2014as Frank
Hoke
2014as Bill Henderson
Highland Park
2013as Rory
Lay the Favorite
2012as Dave Greenberg
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
2011as Bernie
Paul
2011as Moses Buggs
Shutter Island
2010as Deputy Warden McPherson
Hesher
2010as Larry
Sympathy for Delicious
2010as Evangelist Carroll
Love Happens
2009as Walter
Gran Torino
2008as Barber Martin
The Prince of Motor City
2008as Paul Riley
Zodiac
2007as Arthur Leigh Allen
Full of It
2007as Mr. Leonard
Things We Lost in the Fire
2007as Howard Glassman
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
2006as Stewart
Mozart and the Whale
2005as Gregory
Freak Weather
2005as Ed
Painting with Fire
2004as Self
On the Set of 'Gothika'
2004as Self
Catch That Kid
2004as Mr. Hartman
Gothika
2003as Sheriff Ryan
Confidence
2003as Grant Ashby
The Good Girl
2002as Jack Field, Your Store Manager
Bug
2002as Wallace Gregory
Par 6
2002as Dour O'Dowell
Live from Baghdad
2002as Josh Holliman
Bubble Boy
2001as Mr. Livingston
Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000as Impound Manager
Restaurant
2000as John English
Waking the Dead
2000as Father Mileski
The Next Best Thing
2000as Abbie's Lawyer
The Minus Man
1999as Bartender (uncredited)
Pushing Tin
1999as Doctor Freeze (uncredited)
Tuesdays with Morrie
1999as Walter
Anywhere but Here
1999as Jack Irwin
Late Last Night
1999as Sgt. Van Wyck
Mercury Rising
1998as Martin Lynch
The Naked Man
1998as Driver
Face/Off
1997as Prison Guard Walton
Volcano
1997as Stan Olber
A Thousand Acres
1997as Ken LaSalle
Dead Men Can't Dance
1997as Plonder
Fargo
1996as Norm Gunderson
Beautiful Girls
1996as Frank Womack
The Fan
1996as Shopkeeper
Feeling Minnesota
1996as Cop
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
1996
Voice from the Grave
1996as Prosecutor O'Gane
A Friend's Betrayal
1996as Mr. Franks
The Cure
1995as Skipper #1
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
1995as The Major
Grumpy Old Men
1993as Moving Man
The Whisper Man
Fade to Black
as Wayne
The Grand Strand
as Pop
Television (46)
The Beauty
2026as Meyer Williams
Ballard
2025as Thomas Laffont
Elsbeth
2024as Edwin Dousant
White House Plumbers
2023as John Mitchell
Gaslit
2022as L. Patrick Gray
American Horror Stories
2021as Larry Bitterman
Big Sky
2020as Rick Legarski
Evil
2019as Henry Stick
Perfect Harmony
2019as Pastor Magnus
The Good Cop
2018as Sherman Smalls
One Dollar
2018as Bud Carl
Crawford
2018as Owen
Billions
2016as Mr. Gilbert
Channel Zero
2016as John Sleator
Manhattan
2014as Daniel Ellis
The Americans
2013as Fred
Do No Harm
2013as Will Hayes
Veep
2012as Lloyd Hennick
American Horror Story
2011as Benjamin Richter
American Horror Story
2011as Twisty the Clown
Body of Proof
2011as Det. Bud Morris
Talking Dead
2011as Self
The Walking Dead
2010as Eastman
The Glades
2010
Lie to Me
2009as Mr. Reed
K-Ville
2007as Captain James Embry
Big Love
2006as Officer Chuck Tuttle
American Dad!
2005as Acl-Lou / Mr. Simms / Monkey (voice)
Close to Home
2005as Steve Sharpe
Carnivàle
2003as Varlyn Stroud
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
2003
Monk
2002as Kurt Pressman
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000as Buddy Arnold
The West Wing
1999as Jack Reese
Family Law
1999
From the Earth to the Moon
1998as Bob Gilruth
L.A. Doctors
1998as Gus (uncredited)
The Practice
1997as Dr. Robert Larson
The Visitor
1997as Joe York
Life's Work
1996
Star Trek: Voyager
1995as Gerald Moss
The Drew Carey Show
1995as Steve Carey
The Drew Carey Show
1995as Steve Carey
Murder One
1995as Officer Carl Bickley
The Client
1995as Frank
Frasier
1993as Franklin
Crew (3)
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