John Carroll Lynch
Acting
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.
Born: August 1, 1963
Place of Birth: Boulder, Colorado, USA
Known For
The West Wing
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.
Shutter Island
World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.
Family Law
Family attorney and mom, Lynn Holt, has had to scramble to keep her family and her law firm together, since her husband left her and took most of their joint law practice with him. Although the attorneys are carting plenty of life's baggage, they're all determined to make the most of this unexpected second chance—and make each month's mortgage payment.
From the Earth to the Moon
The story of the United States' space program, from its beginnings in 1961 to the final moon mission in 1972.
American Horror Story
An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cult, the apocalypse and a summer camp.
American Horror Story
An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cult, the apocalypse and a summer camp.
American Horror Story
An anthology horror drama series centering on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, a hotel, a farmhouse in Roanoke, a cult, the apocalypse and a summer camp.
The Walking Dead
Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way.
Gran Torino
Disgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, Thao Lor, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino.
Monk
Adrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the department's most baffling cases. But after the tragic (and still unsolved) murder of his wife Trudy, he developed an extreme case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Now working as a private consultant, Monk continues to investigate cases in the most unconventional ways.
Filmography
as Houser
as Thomas Laffont
as Pete
as Barry
as Dr. Morris
as Carson
as Edwin Dousant
as John Mitchell
as L. Patrick Gray
as Larry Bitterman
as Wolfgang 'Wolf' Legarski
as Rick Legarski
as David Dellinger
as Ron Shalev
as Henry Stick
as Pastor Magnus
as Lee Simmons
as Charlie Grimes
as Sherman Smalls
as Bud Carl
as Early Landry
as Owen
as Sheriff Mann
as Lyndon B. Johnson
as Mac McDonald
as Colonel Tom Parker
as John Sleator
as Conway
as Pruitt
as Pastor Scott
as Mr. Gilbert
as Tom Jessup
as Captain Emmett
as Col. Drummond
as Daniel Ellis
as Frank
as Rory
as Will Hayes
as Fred
as Dave Greenberg
as Lloyd Hennick
as Self
as Twisty the Clown
as John Wayne Gacy
as Benjamin Richter
as Bernie
as Det. Bud Morris
as Moses Buggs
as Eastman
as Mike Ogletree
as Evangelist Carroll
as Deputy Warden McPherson
as Larry
as Walter
as Mr. Reed
as Barber Martin
as Howard Glassman
as Captain James Embry
as Arthur Leigh Allen
as Mr. Leonard
as Officer Chuck Tuttle
as Stewart
as Steve Sharpe
as Gregory
as Acl-Lou / Mr. Simms / Monkey (voice)
as Ed
as Mr. Hartman
as Sheriff Ryan
as Varlyn Stroud
as Grant Ashby
as Josh Holliman
as Jack Field, Your Store Manager
as Kurt Pressman
as Dour O'Dowell
as Wallace Gregory
as Mr. Livingston
as Buddy Arnold
as Impound Manager
as Father Mileski
as Abbie's Lawyer
as John English
as Walter
as Jack Irwin
as Bartender (uncredited)
as Jack Reese
as Sgt. Van Wyck
as Doctor Freeze (uncredited)
as Gus (uncredited)
as Driver
as Bob Gilruth
as Martin Lynch
as Joe York
as Ken LaSalle
as Prison Guard Walton
as Stan Olber
as Plonder
as Dr. Robert Larson
as Cop
as Shopkeeper
as Mr. Franks
as Prosecutor O'Gane
as Norm Gunderson
as Frank Womack
as The Major
as Officer Carl Bickley
as Frank
as Steve Carey
as Skipper #1
as Gerald Moss
as Moving Man
as Franklin
as Wayne
as Pop