John Carroll Lynch
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 1, 1963
- Birthplace
- Boulder, Colorado, USA
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
- Happy
Happy TBA
Director
- Triumph of the Will
Triumph of the Will TBA
Actor
Fade to Black TBA
as Wayne
Family Movie 2027
as Bill
The Whisper Man 2026
Thanks
She Rides Shotgun 2025
as Houser
Sorry, Baby 2025
as Pete
Cattywampus 2025
as Barry
The Grand Strand 2025
as Pop
Babes 2024
as Dr. Morris
Outlaw Posse 2024
as Carson
The Trial of the Chicago 7 2020
as David Dellinger
Kiss Me Kosher! 2020
as Ron Shalev
Be Absolute for Death 2020
Actor, Director
The Highwaymen 2019
as Lee Simmons
Private Life 2018
as Charlie Grimes
Anything 2018
as Early Landry
The White Orchid 2018
as Sheriff Mann
Lucky 2017
Director
Jackie 2016
as Lyndon B. Johnson
The Founder 2016
as Mac McDonald
Shangri-La Suite 2016
as Colonel Tom Parker
The Architect 2016
as Conway
The Invitation 2016
as Pruitt
Miracles from Heaven 2016
as Pastor Scott
Ted 2 2015
as Tom Jessup
Hot Pursuit 2015
as Captain Emmett
Camp X-Ray 2014
as Col. Drummond
The Pretty One 2014
as Frank
- Hoke
Hoke 2014
as Bill Henderson
Highland Park 2013
as Rory
Lay the Favorite 2012
as Dave Greenberg
Crazy, Stupid, Love. 2011
as Bernie
Paul 2011
as Moses Buggs
Sympathy for Delicious 2010
as Evangelist Carroll
Shutter Island 2010
as Deputy Warden McPherson
Hesher 2010
as Larry
Love Happens 2009
as Walter
Gran Torino 2008
as Barber Martin
- The Prince of Motor City
The Prince of Motor City 2008
as Paul Riley
Things We Lost in the Fire 2007
as Howard Glassman
Zodiac 2007
as Arthur Leigh Allen
Full of It 2007
as Mr. Leonard
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World 2006
as Stewart
Mozart and the Whale 2005
as Gregory
Freak Weather 2005
as Ed
- Painting with Fire
Painting with Fire 2004
as Self
On the Set of 'Gothika' 2004
as Self
Catch That Kid 2004
as Mr. Hartman
Gothika 2003
as Sheriff Ryan
Confidence 2003
as Grant Ashby
Live from Baghdad 2002
as Josh Holliman
The Good Girl 2002
as Jack Field, Your Store Manager
Par 6 2002
as Dour O'Dowell
Bug 2002
as Wallace
Bubble Boy 2001
as Mr. Livingston
Gone in Sixty Seconds 2000
as Impound Manager
Waking the Dead 2000
as Father Mileski
The Next Best Thing 2000
as Abbie's Lawyer
Tuesdays with Morrie 1999
as Walter
Anywhere but Here 1999
as Jack Irwin
The Minus Man 1999
as Bartender (uncredited)
Restaurant 1999
as John English
Late Last Night 1999
as Sgt. Van Wyck
Pushing Tin 1999
as Doctor Freeze (uncredited)
The Naked Man 1998
as Driver
Mercury Rising 1998
as Martin Lynch
A Thousand Acres 1997
as Ken LaSalle
Face/Off 1997
as Prison Guard Walton
Volcano 1997
as Stan Olber
Dead Men Can't Dance 1997
as Plonder
Feeling Minnesota 1996
as Cop
The Fan 1996
as Shopkeeper
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal 1996
Actor
A Friend's Betrayal 1996
as Mr. Franks
Voice from the Grave 1996
as Prosecutor O'Gane
Fargo 1996
as Norm Gunderson
Beautiful Girls 1996
as Frank Womack
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice 1995
as The Major
The Cure 1995
as Skipper #1
Grumpy Old Men 1993
as Moving Man
Credits from TMDB.