Acting credits
120
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
John Carroll Lynch
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
3.1
Moderate attention
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Movies: 76Series: 46Crew credits: 3
TMDB ID: 3911
IMDb ID: nm0002253
Known for: Acting
Born: August 1, 1963
Age: 63
Place of birth: Boulder, Colorado, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1993 - 2027
Years active: 35
Average TMDB rating: 6.76
Wikidata: Q707759
Also known as
John Caroll Lynch • John Lynch
Other jobs
Director (2)Thanks (1)
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with John Carroll Lynch.
Apr 23, 2027
Family Movie
as Bill
2027 Movie
The Whisper Man
Thanks
2026 Movie
She Rides Shotgun
as Houser
2025 Movie
Sorry, Baby
as Pete
2025 Movie
Cattywampus
as Barry
2025 Movie
The Grand Strand
as Pop
2025 Movie
Babes
as Dr. Morris
2024 Movie
Outlaw Posse
as Carson
2024 Movie
The Trial of the Chicago 7
as David Dellinger
2020 Movie
Kiss Me Kosher!
as Ron Shalev
2020 Movie
Be Absolute for Death
2020 Movie
The Highwaymen
as Lee Simmons
2019 Movie
Private Life
as Charlie Grimes
2018 Movie
Anything
as Early Landry
2018 Movie
The White Orchid
as Sheriff Mann
2018 Movie
Lucky
Director
2017 Movie
Jackie
as Lyndon B. Johnson
2016 Movie
The Founder
as Mac McDonald
2016 Movie
Shangri-La Suite
as Colonel Tom Parker
2016 Movie
The Architect
as Conway
2016 Movie
The Invitation
as Pruitt
2016 Movie
Miracles from Heaven
as Pastor Scott
2016 Movie
Ted 2
as Tom Jessup
2015 Movie
Hot Pursuit
as Captain Emmett
2015 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Carroll Lynch.
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
as Nico Deemis (voice) • 1 eps
2026 Series
The Beauty
as Meyer Williams • 3 eps
2026 Series
Ballard
as Thomas Laffont • 10 eps
2025 Series
Elsbeth
as Edwin Dousant • 2 eps
2024 Series
White House Plumbers
as John Mitchell • 2 eps
2023 Series
Gaslit
as L. Patrick Gray • 3 eps
2022 Series
American Horror Stories
as Larry Bitterman • 1 eps
2021 Series
Big Sky
as Rick Legarski • 16 eps
2020 Series
Evil
as Henry Stick • 3 eps
2019 Series
Perfect Harmony
as Pastor Magnus • 3 eps
2019 Series
The Good Cop
as Sherman Smalls • 1 eps
2018 Series
One Dollar
as Bud Carl • 10 eps
2018 Series
Crawford
as Owen • 12 eps
2018 Series
Channel Zero
as John Sleator • 6 eps
2016 Series
Billions
as Mr. Gilbert • 1 eps
2016 Series
Manhattan
as Daniel Ellis • 2 eps
2014 Series
Do No Harm
as Will Hayes • 13 eps
2013 Series
The Americans
as Fred • 6 eps
2013 Series
Veep
as Lloyd Hennick • 3 eps
2012 Series
House of Lies
as Gil Selby • 2 eps
2012 Series
Talking Dead
as Self • 1 eps
2011 Series
American Horror Story
as Twisty the Clown • 8 eps
2011 Series
Body of Proof
as Bud Morris • 29 eps
2011 Series
The Walking Dead
as Eastman • 1 eps
2010 Series