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.
75 movies · 45 shows
Family Movie
2026·0.0
She Rides Shotgun
2025·7.0
Sorry, Baby
2025·6.8
Cattywampus
2025·0.0
Babes
2024·5.9
Outlaw Posse
2024·4.7
The Trial of the Chicago 7
2020·7.7
Kiss Me Kosher!
2020·5.6
Be Absolute for Death
2020·0.0
The Highwaymen
2019·6.8
Private Life
2018·6.9
Anything
2018·5.3
The White Orchid
2018·5.7
Jackie
2016·6.5
The Founder
2016·7.1
Shangri-La Suite
2016·5.7
The Architect
2016·4.3
The Invitation
2016·6.4
Miracles from Heaven
2016·7.4
Ted 2
2015·6.3
Hot Pursuit
2015·5.7
Camp X-Ray
2014·6.7
The Pretty One
2014·6.1
Hoke
2014·5.5
Highland Park
2013·5.6
Lay the Favorite
2012·5.2
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
2011·7.3
Paul
2011·6.7
Sympathy for Delicious
2010·5.7
Shutter Island
2010·8.2
Hesher
2010·6.8
Love Happens
2009·5.8
Gran Torino
2008·8.0
The Prince of Motor City
2008·0.0
Things We Lost in the Fire
2007·6.6
Zodiac
2007·7.5
Full of It
2007·5.4
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
2006·4.9
Mozart and the Whale
2005·6.1
Freak Weather
2005·7.5
On the Set of 'Gothika'
2004·0.0
Painting with Fire
2004·0.0
Catch That Kid
2004·5.6
Gothika
2003·6.2
Confidence
2003·6.3
Live from Baghdad
2002·6.7
The Good Girl
2002·6.2
Par 6
2002·7.0
Bug
2002·7.1
Bubble Boy
2001·5.8
Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000·6.5
Waking the Dead
2000·6.1
The Next Best Thing
2000·5.3
Tuesdays with Morrie
1999·7.4
Anywhere but Here
1999·6.1
The Minus Man
1999·5.5
Restaurant
1999·5.0
Late Last Night
1999·5.3
Pushing Tin
1999·5.9
The Naked Man
1998·4.1
Mercury Rising
1998·6.3
A Thousand Acres
1997·5.7
Face/Off
1997·7.1
Volcano
1997·6.0
Dead Men Can't Dance
1997·3.9
Feeling Minnesota
1996·5.4
The Fan
1996·6.0
Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
1996·7.0
A Friend's Betrayal
1996·4.8
Voice from the Grave
1996·6.2
Fargo
1996·7.8
Beautiful Girls
1996·6.7
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
1995·4.8
The Cure
1995·7.9
Grumpy Old Men
1993·6.7