John Carroll Lynch
Acting

John Carroll Lynch

August 1, 1963 (62 years old) Boulder, Colorado, USA

Also known as: John Caroll Lynch, John 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 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

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

2010 • TV

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000 • TV

American Dad!

American Dad!

2005 • TV

American Horror Story

American Horror Story

2011 • TV

Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010 • Movie

She Rides Shotgun

She Rides Shotgun

2025 • Movie

Movie Credits (52)

Acting

2010

Shutter Island

as Deputy Warden McPherson

2025

She Rides Shotgun

as Houser

2011

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

as Bernie

2015

Ted 2

as Tom Jessup

2007

Zodiac

as Arthur Leigh Allen

1997

Face/Off

as Prison Guard Walton

1996

Fargo

as Norm Gunderson

1997

Volcano

as Stan Olber

2001

Bubble Boy

as Mr. Livingston

1996

Voice from the Grave

as Prosecutor O'Gane

2011

Paul

as Moses Buggs

2002

Par 6

as Dour O'Dowell

2008

Gran Torino

as Barber Martin

2010

Hesher

as Larry

1999

Tuesdays with Morrie

as Walter

2016

The Founder

as Mac McDonald

1999

Late Last Night

as Sgt. Van Wyck

2016

Miracles from Heaven

as Pastor Scott

2000

Restaurant

as John English

2015

Hot Pursuit

as Captain Emmett

Crew

2017

Lucky

Director

2020

Be Absolute for Death

Director

TV Credits (47)

Acting

2010

The Walking Dead

as Eastman

1 episodes

2000

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Buddy Arnold

1 episodes

2005

American Dad!

as Acl-Lou / Mr. Simms / Monkey (voice)

1 episodes

2011

American Horror Story

as John Wayne Gacy

2 episodes

2011

American Horror Story

as Twisty the Clown

7 episodes

2011

American Horror Story

as Benjamin Richter

9 episodes

2002

Monk

as Kurt Pressman

1 episodes

1995

Star Trek: Voyager

as Gerald Moss

1 episodes

1999

The West Wing

as Jack Reese

1 episodes

1993

Frasier

as Franklin

1 episodes

2016

Billions

as Mr. Gilbert

1 episodes

2019

Evil

as Henry Stick

3 episodes

1997

The Practice

as Dr. Robert Larson

1 episodes

2024

Elsbeth

as Edwin Dousant

2 episodes

2009

Lie to Me

as Mr. Reed

1 episodes

2013

The Americans

as Fred

6 episodes

1995

The Drew Carey Show

as Steve Carey

74 episodes

2012

Veep

as Lloyd Hennick

3 episodes

2006

Big Love

as Officer Chuck Tuttle

2 episodes

2020

Big Sky

as Wolfgang 'Wolf' Legarski

18 episodes

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
August 1, 1963 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
Boulder, Colorado, USA
Popularity
1.8

Career Stats

52
Movies
47
TV Shows