John Carroll Lynch
Acting1963Boulder, 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
Acting History
2026
The Beauty
TVas FBI Supervisor• 2 eps
2025
Sorry, Baby
as Pete
She Rides Shotgun
as Houser
Ballard
TVas Thomas Laffont• 10 eps
Elsbeth
TVas Edwin Dousant• 2 eps
2024
2023
White House Plumbers
TVas John Mitchell• 2 eps
2022
Gaslit
TVas L. Patrick Gray• 3 eps
2021
American Horror Stories
TVas Larry Bitterman• 1 eps
2020
The Trial of the Chicago Seven
as David Dellinger
Kiss Me Kosher!
as Ron Shalev
Big Sky
TVas Rick Legarski• 16 eps
2019
The Highwaymen
as Lee Simmons
Veep
TVas Lloyd Hennick• 3 eps
American Horror Story
TVas Benjamin Richter / Twisty the Clown / John Wayne Gacy• 9 eps
Perfect Harmony
TVas Pastor Magnus
2018
Private Life
as Charlie Grimes
Anything
as Early Landry
The White Orchid
as Sheriff Mann
The Good Cop
TVas Sherman Smalls
2017
Channel Zero
TVas John Sleator• 6 eps
Lucky
Director
2016
The Invitation
as Pruitt
The Founder
as Mac McDonald
Kill the King
as Colonel Tom Parker
Miracles from Heaven
as Pastor Scott
Jackie
as Lyndon B. Johnson
The Architect
as Conway
Billions
TVas Mr. Gilbert• 1 eps
2015
Ted 2
as Tom Jessup
Hot Pursuit
as Captain Emmett
The Walking Dead
TVas Eastman• 1 eps
Talking Dead
TVas Self• 1 eps
2014
The Pretty One
as Frank
Camp X-Ray
as Col. Drummond
Hoke
as Bill Henderson
Manhattan
TVas Daniel Ellis• 2 eps
The Americans
TVas Fred• 6 eps
2013
Highland Park
as Rory
2012
Lay the Favorite
as Dave Greenberg
The Glades
TVas Mike Ogletree• 1 eps
2011
2010
2009
Love Happens
as Walter
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TVas Buddy Arnold• 1 eps
Monk
TVas Kurt Pressman• 1 eps
Lie to Me
TVas Mr. Reed• 1 eps
2008
Gran Torino
as Barber Martin
2007
Zodiac
as Arthur Leigh Allen
Full of It
as Mr. Leonard
Things We Lost in the Fire
as Howard Glassman
Big Love
TVas Officer Chuck Tuttle• 2 eps
K-Ville
TVas Captain James Embry
2006
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
as Stewart
2005
Freak Weather
as Ed
Mozart and the Whale
as Gregory
Carnivàle
TVas Varlyn Stroud• 12 eps
American Dad!
TVas Acl-Lou / Mr. Simms / Monkey (voice)• 1 eps
Close to Home
TVas Steve Sharpe• 22 eps
2004
Catch That Kid
as Mr. Hartman
2003
2002
The Good Girl
as Jack Field, Your Store Manager
Par 6
as Dour O'Dowell
Live from Baghdad
as Josh Holliman
Bug
as Wallace Gregory
2001
Bubble Boy
as Mr. Livingston
2000
Gone in Sixty Seconds
as Impound Manager
Waking the Dead
as Father Mileski
Restaurant
as John English
The Next Best Thing
as Abbie's Lawyer
The West Wing
TVas Jack Reese• 1 eps
1999
Anywhere but Here
as Jack Irwin
Tuesdays with Morrie
as Walter
Pushing Tin
as Doctor Freeze (uncredited)
The Minus Man
as Bartender (uncredited)
Late Last Night
as Sgt. Van Wyck
L.A. Doctors
TVas Gus (uncredited)• 1 eps
Star Trek: Voyager
TVas Gerald Moss• 1 eps
1998
Mercury Rising
as Martin Lynch
The Naked Man
as Driver
From the Earth to the Moon
TVas Bob Gilruth• 2 eps
1997
Face/Off
as Prison Guard Walton
A Thousand Acres
as Ken LaSalle
Volcano
as Stan Olber
Dead Men Can't Dance
as Plonder
The Drew Carey Show
TVas Steve Carey• 74 eps
The Practice
TVas Dr. Robert Larson• 1 eps
The Visitor
TVas Joe York
1996
Voice from the Grave
as Prosecutor O'Gane
Beautiful Girls
as Frank Womack
Feeling Minnesota
as Cop
The Fan
as Shopkeeper
Fargo
as Norm Gunderson
A Friend's Betrayal
as Mr. Franks
Frasier
TVas Franklin• 1 eps
Murder One
TVas Officer Carl Bickley• 1 eps
1995
1993
Grumpy Old Men
as Moving Man