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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
She Rides Shotgun
Character: Houser
MOVIE • 2025
Ballard
Character: Thomas Laffont
TV • 2025
Sorry, Baby
Character: Pete
MOVIE • 2025
Babes
Character: Dr. Morris
MOVIE • 2024
Outlaw Posse
Character: Carson
MOVIE • 2024
Elsbeth
Character: Edwin Dousant
TV • 2024
White House Plumbers
Character: John Mitchell
TV • 2023
Gaslit
Character: L. Patrick Gray
TV • 2022
American Horror Stories
Character: Larry Bitterman
TV • 2021
Big Sky
Character: Wolfgang 'Wolf' Legarski
TV • 2020
Big Sky
Character: Rick Legarski
TV • 2020
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Character: David Dellinger
MOVIE • 2020
Kiss Me Kosher!
Character: Ron Shalev
MOVIE • 2020
Be Absolute for Death
Character:
MOVIE • 2020
Perfect Harmony
Character: Pastor Magnus
TV • 2019
Evil
Character: Henry Stick
TV • 2019
The Highwaymen
Character: Lee Simmons
MOVIE • 2019
Private Life
Character: Charlie Grimes
MOVIE • 2018
The Good Cop
Character: Sherman Smalls
TV • 2018
One Dollar
Character: Bud Carl
TV • 2018
Crew
