Directed credits
2
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Beginning to build directing work.
Director
John Carroll Lynch
Acting
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2.0
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 3911
IMDb ID: nm0002253
Known for: Acting
Born: August 1, 1963
Age: 62
Place of birth: Boulder, Colorado, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1993 - 2026
Years active: 34
Average TMDB rating: 6.72
Wikidata: Q707759
Also known as
John Caroll Lynch • John Lynch
Frequent jobs
Director (2)
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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Directed Movies
Movies directed by John Carroll Lynch.
Movies
Upcoming Movies
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Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with John Carroll Lynch.
8.2
Shutter Island
as Deputy Warden McPherson
2010 Movie
8.0
Gran Torino
as Barber Martin
2008 Movie
7.9
The Cure
as Skipper #1
1995 Movie
7.8
Fargo
as Norm Gunderson
1996 Movie
7.7
The Trial of the Chicago 7
as David Dellinger
2020 Movie
7.5
Zodiac
as Arthur Leigh Allen
2007 Movie
7.4
Miracles from Heaven
as Pastor Scott
2016 Movie
7.3
Lucky
Director
2017 Movie
7.3
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
as Bernie
2011 Movie
7.1
The Founder
as Mac McDonald
2016 Movie
7.0
Face/Off
as Prison Guard Walton
1997 Movie
7.0
She Rides Shotgun
as Houser
2025 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with John Carroll Lynch.
8.3
The West Wing
as Jack Reese • 1 eps
1999 Series
8.1
American Horror Story
as Twisty the Clown • 7 eps
2011 Series
8.1
The Walking Dead
as Eastman • 1 eps
2010 Series
8.1
From the Earth to the Moon
as Bob Gilruth • 2 eps
1998 Series
7.9
Monk
as Kurt Pressman • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.9
Carnivàle
as Varlyn Stroud • 12 eps
2003 Series
7.9
Lie to Me
as Mr. Reed • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.9
The Americans
as Fred • 6 eps
2013 Series
7.8
Star Trek: Voyager
as Gerald Moss • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.8
American Horror Stories
as Larry Bitterman • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.8
Evil
as Henry Stick • 3 eps
2019 Series
7.7
Billions
as Mr. Gilbert • 1 eps
2016 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with John Carroll Lynch.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with John Carroll Lynch.
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Buddy Arnold • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.0
American Dad!
as Acl-Lou / Mr. Simms / Monkey (voice) • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.1
The Walking Dead
as Eastman • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.8
Star Trek: Voyager
as Gerald Moss • 1 eps
1995 Series
8.1
American Horror Story
as Twisty the Clown • 7 eps
2011 Series
7.9
Monk
as Kurt Pressman • 1 eps
2002 Series
8.3
The West Wing
as Jack Reese • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.7
Frasier
as Franklin • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.7
Billions
as Mr. Gilbert • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.8
Evil
as Henry Stick • 3 eps
2019 Series
6.1
The Beauty
as FBI Supervisor • 2 eps
2026 Series
7.9
The Americans
as Fred • 6 eps
2013 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for John Carroll Lynch.
In 4 weeks
Family Movie
2026 Movie
7.0
She Rides Shotgun
as Houser
2025 Movie
6.9
Sorry, Baby
as Pete
2025 Movie
Cattywampus
as Barry
2025 Movie
5.9
Babes
as Dr. Morris
2024 Movie
4.5
Outlaw Posse
as Carson
2024 Movie
7.7
The Trial of the Chicago 7
as David Dellinger
2020 Movie
5.6
Kiss Me Kosher!
as Ron Shalev
2020 Movie
Be Absolute for Death
2020 Movie
6.8
The Highwaymen
as Lee Simmons
2019 Movie
6.9
Private Life
as Charlie Grimes
2018 Movie
5.3
Anything
as Early Landry
2018 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for John Carroll Lynch.
6.1
The Beauty
as FBI Supervisor • 2 eps
2026 Series
7.1
Ballard
as Thomas Laffont • 10 eps
2025 Series
6.9
Elsbeth
as Edwin Dousant • 2 eps
2024 Series
6.2
White House Plumbers
as John Mitchell • 2 eps
2023 Series
6.8
Gaslit
as L. Patrick Gray • 3 eps
2022 Series
7.8
American Horror Stories
as Larry Bitterman • 1 eps
2021 Series
7.2
Big Sky
as Wolfgang 'Wolf' Legarski • 18 eps
2020 Series
7.8
Evil
as Henry Stick • 3 eps
2019 Series
6.1
Perfect Harmony
as Pastor Magnus • 3 eps
2019 Series
6.1
The Good Cop
as Sherman Smalls • 1 eps
2018 Series
5.0
One Dollar
as Bud Carl • 10 eps
2018 Series
5.5
Crawford
as Owen • 12 eps
2018 Series