Acting · Boulder, Colorado, USA · Born August 1, 1963
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.
MovieThe Whisper Man
2026
TVStar Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
2026
as Nico Deemis (voice)
MovieFamily Movie
2026
as Bill
TVThe Beauty
2026
as Meyer Williams
MovieShe Rides Shotgun
2025
as Houser
TVBallard
2025
as Thomas Laffont
MovieSorry, Baby
2025
as Pete
MovieCattywampus
2025
as Barry
MovieBabes
2024
as Dr. Morris
MovieOutlaw Posse
2024
as Carson
TVElsbeth
2024
as Edwin Dousant
TVWhite House Plumbers
2023
as John Mitchell
TVGaslit
2022
as L. Patrick Gray
TVAmerican Horror Stories
2021
as Larry Bitterman
TVBig Sky
2020
as Wolfgang 'Wolf' Legarski
MovieThe Trial of the Chicago 7
2020
as David Dellinger
MovieKiss Me Kosher!
2020
as Ron Shalev
MovieBe Absolute for Death
2020
TVPerfect Harmony
2019
as Pastor Magnus
TVEvil
2019
as Henry Stick
MovieThe Highwaymen
2019
as Lee Simmons
MoviePrivate Life
2018
as Charlie Grimes
TVThe Good Cop
2018
as Sherman Smalls
TVOne Dollar
2018
as Bud Carl
MovieAnything
2018
as Early Landry
TVCrawford
2018
as Owen
MovieThe White Orchid
2018
as Sheriff Mann
MovieJackie
2016
as Lyndon B. Johnson
MovieThe Founder
2016
as Mac McDonald
MovieShangri-La Suite
2016
as Colonel Tom Parker
TVChannel Zero
2016
as John Sleator
MovieThe Architect
2016
as Conway
MovieThe Invitation
2016
as Pruitt
MovieMiracles from Heaven
2016
as Pastor Scott
TVBillions
2016
as Mr. Gilbert
MovieTed 2
2015
as Tom Jessup
MovieHot Pursuit
2015
as Captain Emmett
MovieCamp X-Ray
2014
as Col. Drummond
TVManhattan
2014
as Daniel Ellis
MovieThe Pretty One
2014
as Frank
Hoke
2014
as Bill Henderson
MovieHighland Park
2013
as Rory
TVDo No Harm
2013
as Will Hayes
TVThe Americans
2013
as Fred
MovieLay the Favorite
2012
as Dave Greenberg
TVVeep
2012
as Lloyd Hennick
TVTalking Dead
2011
as Self
TVAmerican Horror Story
2011
as Twisty the Clown
MovieCrazy, Stupid, Love.
2011
as Bernie
TVBody of Proof
2011
as Det. Bud Morris
MoviePaul
2011
as Moses Buggs
TVThe Walking Dead
2010
as Eastman
TVThe Glades
2010
MovieSympathy for Delicious
2010
as Evangelist Carroll
MovieShutter Island
2010
as Deputy Warden McPherson
MovieHesher
2010
as Larry
MovieLove Happens
2009
as Walter
TVLie to Me
2009
as Mr. Reed
MovieGran Torino
2008
as Barber Martin
The Prince of Motor City
2008
as Paul Riley
MovieThings We Lost in the Fire
2007
as Howard Glassman
TVK-Ville
2007
as Captain James Embry
MovieZodiac
2007
as Arthur Leigh Allen
MovieFull of It
2007
as Mr. Leonard
TVBig Love
2006
as Officer Chuck Tuttle
MovieLooking for Comedy in the Muslim World
2006
as Stewart
TVClose to Home
2005
as Steve Sharpe
MovieMozart and the Whale
2005
as Gregory
TVAmerican Dad!
2005
as Acl-Lou / Mr. Simms / Monkey (voice)
MovieFreak Weather
2005
as Ed
MovieOn the Set of 'Gothika'
2004
as Self
Painting with Fire
2004
as Self
MovieCatch That Kid
2004
as Mr. Hartman
MovieGothika
2003
as Sheriff Ryan
TVThe Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
2003
TVCarnivàle
2003
as Varlyn Stroud
MovieConfidence
2003
as Grant Ashby
MovieLive from Baghdad
2002
as Josh Holliman
MovieThe Good Girl
2002
as Jack Field, Your Store Manager
TVMonk
2002
as Kurt Pressman
MoviePar 6
2002
as Dour O'Dowell
MovieBug
2002
as Wallace
MovieBubble Boy
2001
as Mr. Livingston
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Buddy Arnold
MovieGone in Sixty Seconds
2000
as Impound Manager
MovieWaking the Dead
2000
as Father Mileski
MovieThe Next Best Thing
2000
as Abbie's Lawyer
MovieTuesdays with Morrie
1999
as Walter
MovieAnywhere but Here
1999
as Jack Irwin
MovieThe Minus Man
1999
as Bartender (uncredited)
TVThe West Wing
1999
as Jack Reese
TVFamily Law
1999
MovieRestaurant
1999
as John English
MovieLate Last Night
1999
as Sgt. Van Wyck
MoviePushing Tin
1999
as Doctor Freeze (uncredited)
TVL.A. Doctors
1998
as Gus (uncredited)
MovieThe Naked Man
1998
as Driver
TVFrom the Earth to the Moon
1998
as Bob Gilruth
MovieMercury Rising
1998
as Martin Lynch
MovieA Thousand Acres
1997
as Ken LaSalle
TVThe Visitor
1997
as Joe York
MovieFace/Off
1997
as Prison Guard Walton
MovieVolcano
1997
as Stan Olber
MovieDead Men Can't Dance
1997
as Plonder
TVThe Practice
1997
as Dr. Robert Larson
TVLife's Work
1996
MovieFeeling Minnesota
1996
as Cop
MovieThe Fan
1996
as Shopkeeper
MovieShaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
1996
MovieA Friend's Betrayal
1996
as Mr. Franks
MovieVoice from the Grave
1996
as Prosecutor O'Gane
MovieFargo
1996
as Norm Gunderson
MovieBeautiful Girls
1996
as Frank Womack
MovieIn the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
1995
as The Major
TVMurder One
1995
as Officer Carl Bickley
TVThe Client
1995
as Frank
TVThe Drew Carey Show
1995
as Steve Carey
MovieThe Cure
1995
as Skipper #1
TVStar Trek: Voyager
1995
as Gerald Moss
MovieGrumpy Old Men
1993
as Moving Man
TVFrasier
1993
as Franklin
MovieFade to Black
as Wayne
MovieThe Grand Strand
as Pop
Triumph of the Will
