John Carroll Lynch
Actor
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 Carnivà le, 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.
As Director
Filmography
Shutter Island
as Deputy Warden McPherson 2010
Gran Torino
as Barber Martin 2008
Zodiac
as Arthur Leigh Allen 2007
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
as Bernie 2011
Fargo
as Norm Gunderson 1996
Ted 2
as Tom Jessup 2015
Paul
as Moses Buggs 2011
Face/Off
as Prison Guard Walton 1997
The Founder
as Mac McDonald 2016
Gone in Sixty Seconds
as Impound Manager 2000
The Trial of the Chicago 7
as David Dellinger 2020
The Invitation
as Pruitt 2016
Gothika
as Sheriff Ryan 2003
Jackie
as Lyndon B. Johnson 2016
The Highwaymen
as Lee Simmons 2019
Hot Pursuit
as Captain Emmett 2015
Volcano
as Stan Olber 1997