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John Carroll Lynch

John Carroll Lynch

Birthday: 1963-08-01 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2024
Kiss Me Before It Blows Up

as    Ron Shalev

2020
The Trial of the Chicago 7

as    David Dellinger

2019
The Highwaymen

as    Lee Simmons

2018
Private Life

as    Charlie Grimes

2017
Anything

as    Early Landry

2017
The Founder

as    Mac McDonald

2016
Shangri-La Suite

as    Colonel Tom Parker

2016
Jackie

as    Lyndon B. Johnson

2016
Miracles from Heaven

as    Pastor Scott

2016
The Invitation

as    Pruitt

2015
Hot Pursuit

as    Captain Emmett

2014
Hoke

as    Bill Henderson

2014
Camp X-Ray

as    Col. Drummond

2014
The Pretty One

as    Frank

2013
Highland Park

as    Rory

2013
Do No Harm

as    Will Hayes

2012
Lay the Favorite

as    Dave Greenberg

2011
Crazy, Stupid, Love.

as    Bernie Riley

2011
Paul

as    Moses Buggs

2010
Shutter Island

as    Deputy Warden McPherson

2010
Sympathy for Delicious

as    Evangelist Carroll

2010
Hesher

as    Larry

2009
Love Happens

as    Walter

2008
Gran Torino

as    Barber Martin

2007
Zodiac

as    Arthur Leigh Allen

2007
K-Ville

as    Captain James Embry

2007
Things We Lost in the Fire

as    Howard Glassman

2007
Full of It

as    Mr. Leonard