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John Carroll Lynch

Born: 1963

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
Gender Male
Place of Birth Boulder, Colorado, USA

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Movies

Fargo

Norm Gunderson in Fargo

Face/Off

Prison Guard Walton in Face/Off

Zodiac

Arthur Leigh Allen in Zodiac

Volcano

Stan Olber in Volcano

Things We Lost in the Fire

Howard Glassman in Things We Lost in the Fire

Catch That Kid

Mr. Hartman in Catch That Kid

Gothika

Sheriff Ryan in Gothika

Grumpy Old Men

Moving Man in Grumpy Old Men

Shutter Island

Deputy Warden McPherson in Shutter Island

Mozart and the Whale

Gregory in Mozart and the Whale

The Naked Man

Driver in The Naked Man

Mercury Rising

Martin Lynch in Mercury Rising

Bug

Wallace Gregory in Bug

Love Happens

Walter in Love Happens

Gran Torino

Barber Martin in Gran Torino

The Good Girl

Jack Field, Your Store Manager in The Good Girl

Bubble Boy

Mr. Livingston in Bubble Boy

A Friend's Betrayal

Mr. Franks in A Friend's Betrayal

Hesher

Larry in Hesher

Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal

in Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal

A Thousand Acres

Ken LaSalle in A Thousand Acres

Restaurant

John English in Restaurant

Dead Men Can't Dance

Plonder in Dead Men Can't Dance

Lay the Favorite

Dave Greenberg in Lay the Favorite

Voice from the Grave

Prosecutor O'Gane in Voice from the Grave

Outlaw Posse

Carson in Outlaw Posse

Par 6

Dour O'Dowell in Par 6

Highland Park

Rory in Highland Park

The Pretty One

Frank in The Pretty One

Late Last Night

Sgt. Van Wyck in Late Last Night

Camp X-Ray

Col. Drummond in Camp X-Ray

The Prince of Motor City

Paul Riley in The Prince of Motor City

Babes

Dr. Morris in Babes

The Invitation

Pruitt in The Invitation

In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice

The Major in In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice

Hot Pursuit

Captain Emmett in Hot Pursuit

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Bernie Riley in Crazy, Stupid, Love.

She Rides Shotgun

in She Rides Shotgun

Paul

Moses Buggs in Paul

Ted 2

Tom Jessup in Ted 2

Hoke

Bill Henderson in Hoke

The Founder

Mac McDonald in The Founder

Miracles from Heaven

Pastor Scott in Miracles from Heaven

The Minus Man

Bartender (uncredited) in The Minus Man

Anywhere but Here

Jack Irwin in Anywhere but Here

Beautiful Girls

Frank Womack in Beautiful Girls

The Architect

Conway in The Architect

Tuesdays with Morrie

Walter in Tuesdays with Morrie

Jackie

Lyndon B. Johnson in Jackie

Sympathy for Delicious

Evangelist Carroll in Sympathy for Delicious

Anything

Early Landry in Anything

Live from Baghdad

Josh Holliman in Live from Baghdad

The White Orchid

Sheriff Mann in The White Orchid

Freak Weather

in Freak Weather

Pushing Tin

Doctor Freeze in Pushing Tin

Private Life

Charlie Grimes in Private Life

The Highwaymen

Lee Simmons in The Highwaymen

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

Stewart in Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

The Trial of the Chicago 7

David Dellinger in The Trial of the Chicago 7

The Fan

Shopkeeper in The Fan

Be Absolute for Death

in Be Absolute for Death

Shangri-La Suite

Colonel Tom Parker in Shangri-La Suite

The Next Best Thing

Abbie's Lawyer in The Next Best Thing

Waking the Dead

Father Mileski in Waking the Dead

Full of It

Mr. Leonard in Full of It

Gone in Sixty Seconds

Impound Manager in Gone in Sixty Seconds

Feeling Minnesota

Cop in Feeling Minnesota

Kiss Me Before It Blows Up

Ron Shalev in Kiss Me Before It Blows Up

Confidence

Grant Ashby in Confidence

TV Shows