John Carroll Lynch
Born: 1963-08-01 in Boulder, Colorado, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- She Rides Shotgun as Houser
- Sorry, Baby as Pete
- Ballard as Thomas Laffont
- Cattywampus as Barry
2024
- Elsbeth as Edwin Dousant
- Outlaw Posse as Carson
- Babes as Dr. Morris
2023
- White House Plumbers as John Mitchell
2022
- Gaslit as L. Patrick Gray
2021
- American Horror Stories as Larry Bitterman
2020
- Big Sky as Wolfgang 'Wolf' Legarski
- Kiss Me Kosher! as Ron Shalev
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 as David Dellinger
- Be Absolute for Death
2019
- Evil as Henry Stick
- The Highwaymen as Lee Simmons
- Perfect Harmony as Pastor Magnus
2018
- Private Life as Charlie Grimes
- Anything as Early Landry
- The White Orchid as Sheriff Mann
- The Good Cop as Sherman Smalls
- One Dollar as Bud Carl
- Crawford as Owen
2017
- Lucky ... (Director)
2016
- Billions as Mr. Gilbert
- The Founder as Mac McDonald
- The Architect as Conway
- Channel Zero as John Sleator
- Miracles from Heaven as Pastor Scott
- Shangri-La Suite as Colonel Tom Parker
- The Invitation as Pruitt
- Jackie as Lyndon B. Johnson
2015
- Ted 2 as Tom Jessup
- Hot Pursuit as Captain Emmett
2014
- Manhattan as Daniel Ellis
- Camp X-Ray as Col. Drummond
- The Pretty One as Frank
- Hoke as Bill Henderson
2013
- The Americans as Fred
- Highland Park as Rory
- Do No Harm as Will Hayes
2012
- Veep as Lloyd Hennick
- Lay the Favorite as Dave Greenberg
2011
- American Horror Story as Twisty the Clown
- Crazy, Stupid, Love. as Bernie
- Body of Proof as Det. Bud Morris
- Paul as Moses Buggs
- Talking Dead as Self
2010
- The Walking Dead as Eastman
- Shutter Island as Deputy Warden McPherson
- The Glades
- Hesher as Larry
- Sympathy for Delicious as Evangelist Carroll
2009
- Lie to Me as Mr. Reed
- Love Happens as Walter
2008
- Gran Torino as Barber Martin
- The Prince of Motor City as Paul Riley
2007
- Zodiac as Arthur Leigh Allen
- Things We Lost in the Fire as Howard Glassman
- K-Ville as Captain James Embry
- Full of It as Mr. Leonard
2006
- Big Love as Officer Chuck Tuttle
- Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World as Stewart
2005
- American Dad! as Acl-Lou / Mr. Simms / Monkey (voice)
- Close to Home as Steve Sharpe
- Mozart and the Whale as Gregory
- Freak Weather as Ed
2004
- Catch That Kid as Mr. Hartman
- Painting with Fire as Self
- On the Set of 'Gothika' as Self
2003
- Carnivàle as Varlyn Stroud
- Gothika as Sheriff Ryan
- Confidence as Grant Ashby
- The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
2002
- Monk as Kurt Pressman
- Par 6 as Dour O'Dowell
- Bug as Wallace Gregory
- The Good Girl as Jack Field, Your Store Manager
- Live from Baghdad as Josh Holliman
2001
- Bubble Boy as Mr. Livingston
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Buddy Arnold
- Gone in Sixty Seconds as Impound Manager
- The Next Best Thing as Abbie's Lawyer
- Waking the Dead as Father Mileski
- Restaurant as John English
1999
- The West Wing as Jack Reese
- Family Law
- Pushing Tin as Doctor Freeze (uncredited)
- Tuesdays with Morrie as Walter
- The Minus Man as Bartender (uncredited)
- Anywhere but Here as Jack Irwin
- Late Last Night as Sgt. Van Wyck
1998
- From the Earth to the Moon as Bob Gilruth
- L.A. Doctors as Gus (uncredited)
- Mercury Rising as Martin Lynch
- The Naked Man as Driver
1997
- The Practice as Dr. Robert Larson
- Face/Off as Prison Guard Walton
- Volcano as Stan Olber
- A Thousand Acres as Ken LaSalle
- Dead Men Can't Dance as Plonder
- The Visitor as Joe York
1996
- The Fan as Shopkeeper
- Feeling Minnesota as Cop
- Fargo as Norm Gunderson
- Beautiful Girls as Frank Womack
- Voice from the Grave as Prosecutor O'Gane
- A Friend's Betrayal as Mr. Franks
- Life's Work
- Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
1995
- Star Trek: Voyager as Gerald Moss
- The Drew Carey Show as Steve Carey
- The Cure as Skipper #1
- Murder One as Officer Carl Bickley
- The Client as Frank
- In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice as The Major
1993
- Frasier as Franklin
- Grumpy Old Men as Moving Man