John Carroll Lynch

Acting

August 1, 1963 (62 years old)

Boulder, Colorado, USA

Male

81 Movies

49 TV Shows

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.

The Founder

2016 7.1

as Mac McDonald

Age 53 (now 62)

Fargo

1996 7.8

as Norm Gunderson

Age 32 (now 62)

Zodiac

2007 7.5

as Arthur Leigh Allen

Age 43 (now 62)

The Highwaymen

2019 6.8

as Lee Simmons

Age 55 (now 62)

Hot Pursuit

2015 5.7

as Captain Emmett

Age 51 (now 62)

Shutter Island

2010 8.2

as Deputy Warden McPherson

Age 46 (now 62)

Gothika

2003 6.1

as Sheriff Ryan

Age 40 (now 62)

Gran Torino

2008 8.0

as Barber Martin

Age 45 (now 62)

The Invitation

2016 6.4

as Pruitt

Age 52 (now 62)

The Trial of the Chicago 7

2020 7.7

as David Dellinger

Age 57 (now 62)

American Horror Story

2011 8.1

as Benjamin Richter

Age 48 (now 62) 9 eps

9 eps

The Drew Carey Show

1995 6.5

as Steve Carey

Age 32 (now 62) 74 eps

74 eps

Miracles from Heaven

2016 7.5

as Pastor Scott

Age 52 (now 62)

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

2011 7.3

as Bernie

Age 47 (now 62)

The Good Girl

2002 6.2

as Jack Field, Your Store Manager

Age 39 (now 62)

Paul

2011 6.7

as Moses Buggs

Age 47 (now 62)

Family Movie

2026

as Bill

Age 62

She Rides Shotgun

2025 7.0

as Houser

Age 61 (now 62)

Sorry, Baby

2025 6.8

as Pete

Age 61 (now 62)

Cattywampus

2025

as Barry

Age 61 (now 62)

Babes

2024 5.9

as Dr. Morris

Age 60 (now 62)

Outlaw Posse

2024 4.7

as Carson

Age 60 (now 62)

The Trial of the Chicago 7

2020 7.7

as David Dellinger

Age 57 (now 62)

Kiss Me Kosher!

2020 5.6

as Ron Shalev

Age 57 (now 62)

Be Absolute for Death

2020

Age 56 (now 62)

Be Absolute for Death

2020

Director

Age 56 (now 62)

The Highwaymen

2019 6.8

as Lee Simmons

Age 55 (now 62)

Private Life

2018 6.9

as Charlie Grimes

Age 55 (now 62)

Anything

2018 5.3

as Early Landry

Age 54 (now 62)

The White Orchid

2018 5.7

as Sheriff Mann

Age 54 (now 62)

Lucky

2017 7.3

Director

Age 54 (now 62)

Jackie

2016 6.5

as Lyndon B. Johnson

Age 53 (now 62)

The Founder

2016 7.1

as Mac McDonald

Age 53 (now 62)

Shangri-La Suite

2016 5.7

as Colonel Tom Parker

Age 53 (now 62)

The Architect

2016 4.3

as Conway

Age 52 (now 62)

The Invitation

2016 6.4

as Pruitt

Age 52 (now 62)

Miracles from Heaven

2016 7.5

as Pastor Scott

Age 52 (now 62)

Ted 2

2015 6.3

as Tom Jessup

Age 51 (now 62)

Hot Pursuit

2015 5.7

as Captain Emmett

Age 51 (now 62)

Camp X-Ray

2014 6.7

as Col. Drummond

Age 51 (now 62)

The Pretty One

2014 6.1

as Frank

Age 50 (now 62)

Hoke

2014 5.5

as Bill Henderson

Age 50 (now 62)

Highland Park

2013 5.6

as Rory

Age 49 (now 62)

Lay the Favorite

2012 5.2

as Dave Greenberg

Age 48 (now 62)

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

2011 7.3

as Bernie

Age 47 (now 62)

Paul

2011 6.7

as Moses Buggs

Age 47 (now 62)

Sympathy for Delicious

2010 5.7

as Evangelist Carroll

Age 46 (now 62)

Shutter Island

2010 8.2

as Deputy Warden McPherson

Age 46 (now 62)

Hesher

2010 6.8

as Larry

Age 46 (now 62)

Love Happens

2009 5.8

as Walter

Age 46 (now 62)

Gran Torino

2008 8.0

as Barber Martin

Age 45 (now 62)

The Prince of Motor City

2008

as Paul Riley

Age 44 (now 62)

Things We Lost in the Fire

2007 6.6

as Howard Glassman

Age 44 (now 62)

Zodiac

2007 7.5

as Arthur Leigh Allen

Age 43 (now 62)

Full of It

2007 5.3

as Mr. Leonard

Age 43 (now 62)

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

2006 4.9

as Stewart

Age 42 (now 62)

Mozart and the Whale

2005 6.2

as Gregory

Age 42 (now 62)

Freak Weather

2005 7.5

as Ed

Age 41 (now 62)

On the Set of 'Gothika'

2004

as Self

Age 40 (now 62)

Painting with Fire

2004

as Self

Age 40 (now 62)

Catch That Kid

2004 5.6

as Mr. Hartman

Age 40 (now 62)

Gothika

2003 6.1

as Sheriff Ryan

Age 40 (now 62)

Confidence

2003 6.3

as Grant Ashby

Age 39 (now 62)

Live from Baghdad

2002 6.7

as Josh Holliman

Age 39 (now 62)

The Good Girl

2002 6.2

as Jack Field, Your Store Manager

Age 39 (now 62)

Par 6

2002 7.0

as Dour O'Dowell

Age 38 (now 62)

Bug

2002 7.3

as Wallace

Age 38 (now 62)

Bubble Boy

2001 5.8

as Mr. Livingston

Age 38 (now 62)

Gone in Sixty Seconds

2000 6.5

as Impound Manager

Age 36 (now 62)

Waking the Dead

2000 6.1

as Father Mileski

Age 36 (now 62)

The Next Best Thing

2000 5.2

as Abbie's Lawyer

Age 36 (now 62)

Tuesdays with Morrie

1999 7.4

as Walter

Age 36 (now 62)

Anywhere but Here

1999 6.1

as Jack Irwin

Age 36 (now 62)

The Minus Man

1999 5.5

as Bartender (uncredited)

Age 36 (now 62)

Restaurant

1999 5.0

as John English

Age 35 (now 62)

Late Last Night

1999 5.3

as Sgt. Van Wyck

Age 35 (now 62)

Pushing Tin

1999 5.9

as Doctor Freeze (uncredited)

Age 35 (now 62)

The Naked Man

1998 4.1

as Driver

Age 35 (now 62)

Mercury Rising

1998 6.3

as Martin Lynch

Age 34 (now 62)

A Thousand Acres

1997 5.7

as Ken LaSalle

Age 34 (now 62)

Face/Off

1997 7.1

as Prison Guard Walton

Age 33 (now 62)

Volcano

1997 5.9

as Stan Olber

Age 33 (now 62)

Dead Men Can't Dance

1997 3.9

as Plonder

Age 33 (now 62)

Feeling Minnesota

1996 5.4

as Cop

Age 33 (now 62)

The Fan

1996 6.0

as Shopkeeper

Age 33 (now 62)

Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal

1996 7.0

Age 32 (now 62)

A Friend's Betrayal

1996 4.8

as Mr. Franks

Age 32 (now 62)

Voice from the Grave

1996 6.2

as Prosecutor O'Gane

Age 32 (now 62)

Fargo

1996 7.8

as Norm Gunderson

Age 32 (now 62)

Beautiful Girls

1996 6.6

as Frank Womack

Age 32 (now 62)

In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice

1995 4.8

as The Major

Age 32 (now 62)

The Cure

1995 7.9

as Skipper #1

Age 31 (now 62)

Grumpy Old Men

1993 6.7

as Moving Man

Age 30 (now 62)

Fade to Black

as Wayne

Happy

Director

Triumph of the Will

The Grand Strand

as Pop