John Carroll Lynch

About

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

CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries • 2000American Dad!Series • 2005American Horror StorySeries • 2011The Walking DeadSeries • 2010FrasierSeries • 1993MonkSeries • 2002Star Trek: VoyagerSeries • 1995The West WingSeries • 1999BillionsSeries • 2016The PracticeSeries • 1997The Drew Carey ShowSeries • 1995ElsbethSeries • 2024The AmericansSeries • 2013VeepSeries • 2012EvilSeries • 2019Lie to MeSeries • 2009Big LoveSeries • 2006Big SkySeries • 2020Shutter IslandMovie • 2010Body of ProofSeries • 2011Gone in Sixty SecondsMovie • 2000House of LiesSeries • 2012The Whisper ManMovie • 2026The GladesSeries • 2010