Born 1963 (age 62) · Boulder, Colorado, USA
Appears in 125 titles

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

Shutter Island
8.2
Shutter Island
2010
as Deputy Warden McPherson
Gran Torino
8.0
Gran Torino
2008
as Barber Martin
Zodiac
7.5
Zodiac
2007
as Arthur Leigh Allen
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
7.3
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
2011
as Bernie
Fargo
7.8
Fargo
1996
as Norm Gunderson
Ted 2
6.3
Ted 2
2015
as Tom Jessup
Paul
6.7
Paul
2011
as Moses Buggs
Face/Off
7.1
Face/Off
1997
as Prison Guard Walton
The Founder
7.1
The Founder
2016
as Mac McDonald
Gone in Sixty Seconds
6.5
Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000
as Impound Manager
The Trial of the Chicago 7
7.7
The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020
as David Dellinger
The Invitation
6.4
The Invitation
2016
as Pruitt
Gothika
6.1
Gothika
2003
as Sheriff Ryan
Jackie
6.5
Jackie
2016
as Lyndon B. Johnson
The Highwaymen
6.8
The Highwaymen
2019
as Lee Simmons
Hot Pursuit
5.7
Hot Pursuit
2015
as Captain Emmett
Volcano
5.9
Volcano
1997
as Stan Olber
Mercury Rising
6.3
Mercury Rising
1998
as Martin Lynch
Miracles from Heaven
7.5
Miracles from Heaven
2016
as Pastor Scott
Camp X-Ray
6.7
Camp X-Ray
2014
as Col. Drummond