
John Carroll Lynch
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1963-08-01
Place of birth: Boulder, Colorado, USA
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.
Known for

Fargo
1996Norm Gunderson
Face/Off
1997Prison Guard Walton
Zodiac
2007Arthur Leigh Allen
Volcano
1997Stan Olber
Things We Lost in the Fire
2007Howard Glassman
Catch That Kid
2004Mr. Hartman
Gothika
2003Sheriff Ryan
Grumpy Old Men
1993Moving Man
Shutter Island
2010Deputy Warden McPherson
Mozart and the Whale
2005Gregory
The Naked Man
1998Driver
Mercury Rising
1998Martin Lynch
Bug
2002Wallace
Love Happens
2009Walter
Gran Torino
2008Barber Martin
The Good Girl
2002Jack Field, Your Store Manager
Bubble Boy
2001Mr. Livingston
A Friend's Betrayal
1996Mr. Franks
Hesher
2010Larry