John Carroll Lynch
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.
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
![Babes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1Cg4G1iQpisGXmWqns5uo4I6fPk.jpg)
Babes
![Outlaw Posse](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hx50kyVWreLuQiUUBlAviDyIhVi.jpg)
Outlaw Posse
![White House Plumbers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/z3OTxrOz0LdalxN62ejpeQfxWNN.jpg)
White House Plumbers
![Gaslit](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6B1EgOGOR5VPR1UK4ERlot1H5yM.jpg)
Gaslit
![American Horror Stories](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8b9FGJ9WhpkeGFOHYgKjPT5AXS6.jpg)
American Horror Stories
![Big Sky](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4CUK42x0TvcWvuRXfjAFQlCeRdf.jpg)
Big Sky
![The Trial of the Chicago 7](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ahf5cVdooMAlDRiJOZQNuLqa1Is.jpg)
The Trial of the Chicago 7
![Kiss Me Before It Blows Up](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9vDAURzl96VR9zqdThLX6QgeUJp.jpg)
Kiss Me Before It Blows Up
![Be Absolute for Death](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hecnQbI0gzy1ve0PlUds8p5SGeU.jpg)
Be Absolute for Death
![Perfect Harmony](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mhs4Wx9KKNK92bGcACGVzK5nd3z.jpg)
Perfect Harmony
![The Highwaymen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4bRYg4l12yDuJvAfqvUOPnBrxno.jpg)
The Highwaymen
![Private Life](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ljym9jQlw1HypwZxlfsjuWcjQV8.jpg)
Private Life
![The Good Cop](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dksu4Xhq5HE6MuR0NQdvxef6v35.jpg)
The Good Cop
![One Dollar](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g8h90YQQdTQ4KIQf7H5COacOFp5.jpg)
One Dollar
![Anything](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lGpEEaVvJl2y9MTASee8fgRVBTn.jpg)
Anything
![Crawford](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tfLHfBNDmU01g1BzYPXZGt7HGJE.jpg)
Crawford
![The White Orchid](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/viTQS035XbUrBSxDxHQmZzbRPMT.jpg)
The White Orchid
![Lucky](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8odHgC6NC0K8oy8M7YkEao05TgC.jpg)
Lucky
![Jackie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nF9N33PfhizMEzbfxHoxXBo2vx9.jpg)
Jackie
![The Founder](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8gLIksu5ggdfBL1UbeTeonHquxl.jpg)
The Founder
![Shangri-La Suite](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4VGkBgXoJ8ixcG4ZHMBdId14CNX.jpg)
Shangri-La Suite
![Channel Zero](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oCutmhFznao1Pzy6wM1C32kxAEu.jpg)
Channel Zero
![The Architect](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2RnzL9Rh5F0dC5we7JihqyYpmgJ.jpg)
The Architect
![The Invitation](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4gxZW8AHg9kIOh5BgaSrq5gO1KB.jpg)
The Invitation
![Miracles from Heaven](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hz9VF1TfaM0D04pYneSXUkNeOZv.jpg)
Miracles from Heaven
![Billions](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bD8I9H67IOOLojcG2INUbhL7vRZ.jpg)
Billions
![Ted 2](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qMOt0uy1x49OBW0jzodgRM9waW0.jpg)
Ted 2
![Hot Pursuit](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lobNOBHuJQCP9ZYAf86MBMwRrmZ.jpg)
Hot Pursuit
![Camp X-Ray](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aqNzRiaEsfv567Ji9njJofblRBE.jpg)
Camp X-Ray
![Manhattan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qZeMzP3mNC9JbufbSmZYT0Z7rpj.jpg)
Manhattan
![The Pretty One](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rIYgspS4xulnonEUG2Xh3VXfDt0.jpg)
The Pretty One
![Highland Park](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/eIgU1esnTJloz3d6TueLuCwgSPq.jpg)
Highland Park
![Do No Harm](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aHXUJU81QEThgz7LMNvT9UnZ2cT.jpg)
Do No Harm
![The Americans](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/w1UBlxEXhbKe8sp0fxFZh7MqTce.jpg)
The Americans
![Lay the Favorite](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/n57AyhFm5Jhe2qu0yuShYlokPmQ.jpg)
Lay the Favorite
![Veep](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cdd78fGdaA3EbK2ToZRWcaaB1fx.jpg)
Veep
![Talking Dead](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wEsDfVvYNsAgmJeynSQGuLKyhcJ.jpg)
Talking Dead
![American Horror Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5LLG9bjq0i7V5N4UfRhnab8zHK4.jpg)
American Horror Story
![Crazy, Stupid, Love.](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/p4RafgAPk558muOjnBMHhMArjS2.jpg)
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
![Body of Proof](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nZaJymzkQeJPsqv3vm7Ok7iRenr.jpg)
Body of Proof
![Paul](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/e57pNjhWbRos9BTvgeUYUzB8VfO.jpg)
Paul
![The Walking Dead](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/n7PVu0hSz2sAsVekpOIoCnkWlbn.jpg)
The Walking Dead
![The Glades](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/44mkq0KpOngpJSs22m0LdP37Jpp.jpg)
The Glades
![Sympathy for Delicious](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/26kKZWAm6FaDXKFi30qUdv8oxpv.jpg)
Sympathy for Delicious
![Shutter Island](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4GDy0PHYX3VRXUtwK5ysFbg3kEx.jpg)
Shutter Island
![Hesher](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dD03azf3h1hUHVzVkkqJs96Kkay.jpg)
Hesher
![Love Happens](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ijRJlhAZ7QMkTIVAUkIY8stWfk1.jpg)
Love Happens
![Lie to Me](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rrTeGVXHqppoTUydoWV6bCzZs1W.jpg)
Lie to Me
![Gran Torino](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zUybYvxWdAJy5hhYovsXtHSWI1l.jpg)
Gran Torino
![Things We Lost in the Fire](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fyMziX8tPzPSguUgOpKWkKK322S.jpg)
Things We Lost in the Fire
![K-Ville](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3jflQr3CfvHhaOdL9FwCqp2yGwK.jpg)
K-Ville
![Zodiac](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6YmeO4pB7XTh8P8F960O1uA14JO.jpg)
Zodiac
![Full of It](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ewEsECfe6UK5hjrgXGLmplqbDXd.jpg)
Full of It
![Big Love](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/38aaxDXz4qim9M85VTzpUecKlq9.jpg)
Big Love
![Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vtdtF2mAnUo80c8ZpPzqrQVb6VO.jpg)
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
![Close to Home](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2XEPUdSWPqPcH7DZraHAAIYwJ5L.jpg)
Close to Home
![Mozart and the Whale](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aklblysd3jShpjzh1ryYWYowEUM.jpg)
Mozart and the Whale
![American Dad!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xnFFz3etm1vftF0ns8RMHA8XdqT.jpg)
American Dad!
![Catch That Kid](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vpkDrds9Ppsgx4789mHwwqYvAMb.jpg)
Catch That Kid
![Gothika](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/frSGNQcWx1ek8dCduFYCux1ho7n.jpg)
Gothika
![The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fyn9Fvd4Q3wYvwLneqYTgXUsgkX.jpg)
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
![Carnivàle](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5pKvfZ3qLuKJd8PQfKcPxN9jTO9.jpg)
Carnivàle
![Confidence](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yJzmAtY9DmhhjJwFnW0Zjlvz6yg.jpg)
Confidence
![Live from Baghdad](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dN5KeWVYJBqNJtscttaqHvLWmtZ.jpg)
Live from Baghdad
![Monk](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3axGMbUecXXOPSeG47v2i9wK5y5.jpg)
Monk
![Bug](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b87SvFpDBcOkhIH2LEtRg7Zj8cT.jpg)
Bug
![The Good Girl](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jpRumFobwgPzxj5YH33Wswnxdam.jpg)
The Good Girl
![Bubble Boy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gcc4Le4DtmnxYObH0zUcJ5jyP9l.jpg)
Bubble Boy
![CSI: Crime Scene Investigation](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/i5hmoRjHNWady4AtAGICTUXknKH.jpg)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
![Gone in Sixty Seconds](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lFsJJjnGcNhewSIM9XBTaHsI2et.jpg)
Gone in Sixty Seconds
![Waking the Dead](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nI9p0VepexRr87zAzYsuQIVw5xW.jpg)
Waking the Dead
![The Next Best Thing](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iYK1ZUtY4etcn91glUmrGuZRH6M.jpg)
The Next Best Thing
![Restaurant](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ynu0fCQydIcXLFLwzZWLUHKSkrZ.jpg)
Restaurant
![Tuesdays with Morrie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/agRmUjQBHVA1b0QmZDWyS5o2f4d.jpg)
Tuesdays with Morrie
![Anywhere but Here](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2DNtxmXkotuaJexU57geTLIPnQf.jpg)
Anywhere but Here
![The West Wing](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yqDWr5NAE7m1IWrygYwLyEB6pN0.jpg)
The West Wing
![Family Law](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5JeRg8YGj4EjaQU6QwetJG22RIY.jpg)
Family Law
![Late Last Night](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/92f7FqM7A7X5DuDnGdilDCMz1bf.jpg)
Late Last Night
![Pushing Tin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/61FWajJNKeS27DO4KgvS5LUgcHh.jpg)
Pushing Tin
![The Minus Man](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vrnI5WePtq2iXkcmeYnMrLCpI9B.jpg)
The Minus Man
![Freak Weather](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5BLJ5WtmVBwiItmXVAsSESsWI1P.jpg)
Freak Weather
![The Naked Man](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g1hMexipfLuNvRNJAFSffCsNUmJ.jpg)
The Naked Man
![From the Earth to the Moon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sSnYvoVT2PYWJbF0aWdUFvLqKhR.jpg)
From the Earth to the Moon
![Mercury Rising](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/60AAso6I2TzQCy2SjqtzPni8csA.jpg)
Mercury Rising
![The Visitor](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tlJR5IMAp4eZC66H8VoeSAXxPmp.jpg)
The Visitor
![Face/Off](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/69Xzn8UdPbVnmqSChKz2RTpoNfB.jpg)
Face/Off
![Volcano](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5xIjktjXuro7anZ6AR58t5ZYWjQ.jpg)
Volcano
![Dead Men Can't Dance](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d4RI0DLLVruqSx236GXKjnx8aub.jpg)
Dead Men Can't Dance
![The Practice](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7OKZSUIWhjFP0F2s478zTrAYwDB.jpg)
The Practice
![Life's Work](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tpX3i0qR0mpIkQ850qEa6LI2xny.jpg)
Life's Work
![Feeling Minnesota](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fCJ5eUZw6mGS53spQxGUu7rzFm1.jpg)
Feeling Minnesota
![The Fan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lu7CjP8YES5dJMCFg5O9o9jCkjl.jpg)
The Fan
![Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mJ0xGiFqpRNNOS56fUDVPKsIlgy.jpg)
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
![A Friend's Betrayal](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nbwQQ0FHf0NTupkcNV7ZwUN5hM1.jpg)
A Friend's Betrayal
![Voice from the Grave](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kkmUcCJTUxpzQgdxFDuZQP8lD0p.jpg)
Voice from the Grave
![Fargo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rt7cpEr1uP6RTZykBFhBTcRaKvG.jpg)
Fargo
![Beautiful Girls](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sHcx1fBmrtZYvFmUywU0d5cvIFd.jpg)
Beautiful Girls
![In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/e18mGjg1QBsFkLOYEe7PI1EqQRk.jpg)
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
![Murder One](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8POnAqZ1W5ttbeWpEVosMxhTIo4.jpg)
Murder One
![The Client](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sgIco38cVl7XnQ8VjgYVmiWxFsk.jpg)
The Client
![The Drew Carey Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cWboJ8Cfi5NgHoENAB0gYtgZHkR.jpg)
The Drew Carey Show
![Star Trek: Voyager](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gNS5tRSG3UlXodCxznKKOKweqxh.jpg)
Star Trek: Voyager
![Grumpy Old Men](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iMY7yFn4gMvGaQYMGWnyX2QgvHZ.jpg)
Grumpy Old Men
![Frasier](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gYAb6GCVEFsU9hzMCG5rxaxoIv3.jpg)
Frasier