John Carroll Lynch
Acting
🎂 1963-08-01
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.
Cast credits(121)
Buddy Arnold
2000
Eastman
2010
Acl-Lou / Mr. Simms / Monkey (voice)
2005
Kurt Pressman
2002
Franklin
1993
Twisty the Clown
2011
John Wayne Gacy
2011
Benjamin Richter
2011
Gerald Moss
1995
Mr. Gilbert
2016
Jack Reese
1999
Thomas Laffont
2025
Henry Stick
2019
Steve Carey
1995
Dr. Robert Larson
1997
Deputy Warden McPherson
2010
Mr. Reed
2009
Lloyd Hennick
2012
Pete
2025
Tom Jessup
2015
Judge Edwin Dousant
2024
Fred
2013
Officer Chuck Tuttle
2006
Wolfgang 'Wolf' Legarski
2020
Rick Legarski
2020
Det. Bud Morris
2011
Larry Bitterman
2021
Norm Gunderson
1996
2010
Mike Ogletree
2010
Bernie
2011
Arthur Leigh Allen
2007
Self
2011
1999
Varlyn Stroud
2003
Moses Buggs
2011
Impound Manager
2000
Prison Guard Walton
1997
Steve Sharpe
2005
Barber Martin
2008
Bob Gilruth
1998
John Sleator
2016
Daniel Ellis
2014
Sheriff Ryan
2003
Officer Carl Bickley
1995
Mac McDonald
2016
Lee Simmons
2019
Pastor Scott
2016
Stan Olber
1997
Moving Man
1993
Gus (uncredited)
1998
Martin Lynch
1998
Col. Drummond
2014
David Dellinger
2020
Sherman Smalls
2018
Dave Greenberg
2012
Mr. Livingston
2001
John Mitchell
2023
Mr. Leonard
2007
L. Patrick Gray
2022
Sheriff Mann
2018
Walter
2009
Joe York
1997
Pruitt
2016
Houser
2025
Shopkeeper
1996
Father Mileski
2000
Skipper #1
1995
Doctor Freeze (uncredited)
1999
Jack Irwin
1999
Captain Emmett
2015
Ron Shalev
2020
1996
Pastor Magnus
2019
Frank
1995
Walter
1999
Grant Ashby
2003
Driver
1998
Howard Glassman
2007
Josh Holliman
2002
Lyndon B. Johnson
2016
Cop
1996
Jack Field, Your Store Manager
2002
Larry
2010
Dr. Morris
2024
Gregory
2005
Ken LaSalle
1997
Abbie's Lawyer
2000
Plonder
1997
Stewart
2006
Evangelist Carroll
2010
Mr. Hartman
2004
Captain James Embry
2007
Charlie Grimes
2018
Bartender (uncredited)
1999
Frank Womack
1996
Dour O'Dowell
2002
Bud Carl
2018
Colonel Tom Parker
2016
The Major
1995
Will Hayes
2013
Carson
2024
Prosecutor O'Gane
1996
Mr. Franks
1996
Conway
2016
Barry
2003
John English
2000
Frank
2014
Sgt. Van Wyck
1999
Rory
2013
Owen
2018
Paul Riley
2008
Early Landry
2018
Bill Henderson
2014
1996
Wayne
Wallace Gregory
2002
Ed
2005
2020
