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John Carroll Lynch

John Carroll Lynch

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.

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ACTING

Fargo (1996)
Fargo (1996)
Face/Off (1997)
Face/Off (1997)
Zodiac (2007)
Zodiac (2007)
Volcano (1997)
Volcano (1997)
Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)
Things We Lost in the Fire (2007)
Gothika (2003)
Gothika (2003)
Catch That Kid (2004)
Catch That Kid (2004)
Grumpy Old Men (1993)
Grumpy Old Men (1993)
Shutter Island (2010)
Shutter Island (2010)
Mozart and the Whale (2005)
Mozart and the Whale (2005)
The Naked Man (1998)
The Naked Man (1998)
Mercury Rising (1998)
Mercury Rising (1998)
Bug (2002)
Bug (2002)
Love Happens (2009)
Love Happens (2009)
Gran Torino (2008)
Gran Torino (2008)
The Good Girl (2002)
The Good Girl (2002)
Bubble Boy (2001)
Bubble Boy (2001)
A Friend's Betrayal (1996)
A Friend's Betrayal (1996)
Hesher (2010)
Hesher (2010)
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal (1996)
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal (1996)
A Thousand Acres (1997)
A Thousand Acres (1997)
Restaurant (1999)
Restaurant (1999)
Dead Men Can't Dance (1997)
Dead Men Can't Dance (1997)
Lay the Favorite (2012)
Lay the Favorite (2012)
Voice from the Grave (1996)
Voice from the Grave (1996)
Outlaw Posse (2024)
Outlaw Posse (2024)
Par 6 (2002)
Par 6 (2002)
Highland Park (2013)
Highland Park (2013)
The Pretty One (2014)
The Pretty One (2014)
Late Last Night (1999)
Late Last Night (1999)
Camp X-Ray (2014)
Camp X-Ray (2014)
The Prince of Motor City (2008)
The Prince of Motor City (2008)
Babes (2024)
Babes (2024)
The Invitation (2016)
The Invitation (2016)
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice (1995)
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice (1995)
Hot Pursuit (2015)
Hot Pursuit (2015)
Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
She Rides Shotgun (2025)
She Rides Shotgun (2025)
Paul (2011)
Paul (2011)
Ted 2 (2015)
Ted 2 (2015)
Hoke (2014)
Hoke (2014)
The Founder (2016)
The Founder (2016)
Miracles from Heaven (2016)
Miracles from Heaven (2016)
The Minus Man (1999)
The Minus Man (1999)
Anywhere but Here (1999)
Anywhere but Here (1999)
Beautiful Girls (1996)
Beautiful Girls (1996)
The Architect (2016)
The Architect (2016)
Tuesdays with Morrie (1999)
Tuesdays with Morrie (1999)
Jackie (2016)
Jackie (2016)
Sympathy for Delicious (2010)
Sympathy for Delicious (2010)
Anything (2018)
Anything (2018)
Live from Baghdad (2002)
Live from Baghdad (2002)
The White Orchid (2018)
The White Orchid (2018)
Freak Weather (2005)
Freak Weather (2005)
Pushing Tin (1999)
Pushing Tin (1999)
Private Life (2018)
Private Life (2018)
The Highwaymen (2019)
The Highwaymen (2019)
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2006)
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2006)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
The Fan (1996)
The Fan (1996)
Be Absolute for Death (2020)
Be Absolute for Death (2020)
Shangri-La Suite (2016)
Shangri-La Suite (2016)
The Next Best Thing (2000)
The Next Best Thing (2000)
Waking the Dead (2000)
Waking the Dead (2000)
Full of It (2007)
Full of It (2007)
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)
Feeling Minnesota (1996)
Feeling Minnesota (1996)
Kiss Me Kosher! (2020)
Kiss Me Kosher! (2020)
Confidence (2003)
Confidence (2003)
Fade to Black
Fade to Black
The Cure (1995)
The Cure (1995)
Sorry, Baby (2025)
Sorry, Baby (2025)
Cattywampus (2025)
Cattywampus (2025)
On the Set of 'Gothika' (2004)
On the Set of 'Gothika' (2004)
Painting with Fire (2004)
Painting with Fire (2004)
The Grand Strand
The Grand Strand
Family Movie (2026)
Family Movie (2026)
Triumph of the Will
Triumph of the Will
The Whisper Man (2026)
The Whisper Man (2026)
The Drew Carey Show (1995)
The Drew Carey Show (1995)
American Dad! (2005)
American Dad! (2005)
Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
Monk (2002)
Monk (2002)
K-Ville (2007)
K-Ville (2007)
Frasier (1993)
Frasier (1993)
The Practice (1997)
The Practice (1997)
Big Love (2006)
Big Love (2006)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire (2003)
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire (2003)
The Visitor (1997)
The Visitor (1997)
Family Law (1999)
Family Law (1999)
Life's Work (1996)
Life's Work (1996)
One Dollar (2018)
One Dollar (2018)
Do No Harm (2013)
Do No Harm (2013)
Body of Proof (2011)
Body of Proof (2011)
The Glades (2010)
The Glades (2010)
American Horror Stories (2021)
American Horror Stories (2021)
The Americans (2013)
The Americans (2013)
The Glades (2010)
The Glades (2010)
Manhattan (2014)
Manhattan (2014)
White House Plumbers (2023)
White House Plumbers (2023)
The West Wing (1999)
The West Wing (1999)
The Client (1995)
The Client (1995)
Gaslit (2022)
Gaslit (2022)
Carnivàle (2003)
Carnivàle (2003)
From the Earth to the Moon (1998)
From the Earth to the Moon (1998)
The Walking Dead (2010)
The Walking Dead (2010)
Talking Dead (2011)
Talking Dead (2011)
American Horror Story (2011)
American Horror Story (2011)
American Horror Story (2011)
American Horror Story (2011)
Channel Zero (2016)
Channel Zero (2016)
Close to Home (2005)
Close to Home (2005)
Billions (2016)
Billions (2016)
Big Sky (2020)
Big Sky (2020)
Big Sky (2020)
Big Sky (2020)
Murder One (1995)
Murder One (1995)
The Good Cop (2018)
The Good Cop (2018)
Veep (2012)
Veep (2012)
American Horror Story (2011)
American Horror Story (2011)
Perfect Harmony (2019)
Perfect Harmony (2019)
Ballard (2025)
Ballard (2025)
Evil (2019)
Evil (2019)
Crawford (2018)
Crawford (2018)
Lie to Me (2009)
Lie to Me (2009)
L.A. Doctors (1998)
L.A. Doctors (1998)
Elsbeth (2024)
Elsbeth (2024)
The Beauty (2026)
The Beauty (2026)
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord (2026)
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord (2026)

DIRECTING

Lucky (2017)
Lucky (2017)
Be Absolute for Death (2020)
Be Absolute for Death (2020)
Happy
Happy