
John Carroll Lynch
Acting
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.
Known For

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · tv

2010
The Walking Dead
2010 · tv

2005
American Dad!
2005 · tv

2011
American Horror Story
2011 · tv

2002
Monk
2002 · tv

1993
Frasier
1993 · tv

1995
Star Trek: Voyager
1995 · tv

1999
The West Wing
1999 · tv

2016
Billions
2016 · tv

1997
The Practice
1997 · tv

2019
Evil
2019 · tv

2013
The Americans
2013 · tv

1995
The Drew Carey Show
1995 · tv

2006
Big Love
2006 · tv

2009
Lie to Me
2009 · tv

2024
Elsbeth
2024 · tv

2012
Veep
2012 · tv

2020
Big Sky
2020 · tv

2011
Body of Proof
2011 · tv

2010
Shutter Island
2010 · movie

2026
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
2026 · tv

2021
American Horror Stories
2021 · tv

2010
The Glades
2010 · tv

2015
Ted 2
2015 · movie

2005
Close to Home
2005 · tv

1995
Murder One
1995 · tv

1997
Face/Off
1997 · movie

1999
Family Law
1999 · tv

2011
Talking Dead
2011 · tv

2026
The Beauty
2026 · tv