Creator / John Carroll Lynch

John Carroll Lynch (born August 1, 1963 in Boulder, Colorado) is an American character actor, perhaps best-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 Marge Gunderson (Frances McDormand) in Fargo. With his unassuming appearance, Lynch has played a wide variety of roles and he's played them exceptionally well, from genial family men to ruthless killers. He made his directorial debut with the 2017 film Lucky.

Filmography

Film

• Grumpy Old Men (1993) as Moving Man
• Beautiful Girls (1996) as Frank Womack
• Fargo (1996) as Norm Gunderson
• Volcano (1997) as Stan Olber
• Face/Off (1997) as Prison Guard Walton
• Mercury Rising (1998) as Martin Lynch
• Bubble Boy (2001) as Mr. Livingston
• The Good Girl (2002) as Jack Field
• Bug! (2002) as Wallace Gregory
• Confidence (2003) as Leon Ashby
• Gothika (2003) as Sheriff Ryan
• Catch That Kid (2004) as Mr. Hartmunn
• Zodiac (2007) as Arthur Leigh Allen
• Gran Torino (2008) as Barber Martin
• Shutter Island (2010) as Deputy Warden McPherson
• Paul (2011) as Moses Buggs
• Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011) as Bernie Riley
• The Pretty One (2013) as Frank
• Hot Pursuit (2015) as Captain Emmett
• Ted 2 (2015) as Tom Jessup
• The Invitation (2015) (2015) as Pruitt
• Jackie (2016) as Lyndon B. Johnson
• The Founder (2016) as Mac McDonald
• The Highwaymen (2019) as Lee Simmons
• The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) as David Dellinger

Television

• The Drew Carey Show (1997-2004) as Steve Carey (72 episodes)
• The Practice (1997) as Dr. Robert Larson (episode: "Search and Seizure")
• Star Trek: Voyager (1999) as Gerald Moss (episode: "11:59")
• The West Wing (2000) as Jack (episode: "Galileo")
• Carnivāle (2005) as Varlyn Stroud (12 episodes)
• American Dad! (2005) as Mr. Simms (episode: "Stannie Get Your Gun")
• Close to Home (2005-2006) as Steve Sharpe (Season 1)
• K-Ville (2007-08) as Captain James Embry (11 episodes)
• Big Love (2007) as Officer Chuck Tuttle (2 episodes)
• Monk (2009) as Kurt Pressman (episode: "Happy Birthday, Mr. Monk")
• The Glades (2010-12) as Mike Ogletree (2 episodes)
• Body of Proof (2011-13) as Bud Morris (26 episodes)
• Hou$e of Lie$ (2014) as Gil Selby (2 episodes)
• The Americans (2014) as Fred (6 episodes)
• American Horror Story (2014-present)
  • American Horror Story: Freak Show (2014) as Twisty the Clown (5 episodes)
  • American Horror Story: Hotel (2015) as John Wayne Gacy (2 episodes)
  • American Horror Story: Cult (2017) as Twisty the Clown (2 episodes)
  • American Horror Story: 1984 (2019) as Benjamin Richter aka "Mr. Jingles" (9 episodes)
  • American Horror Stories: Drive In (2021) as Larry Bitterman (1 episode)
  • American Horror Story: Double Feature — Death Valley (2021) as TBA
• The Walking Dead (2015) as Eastman (episode: "Here's Not Here")
• TURN: Washington's Spies (2016-17) as James Rivington (6 episodes)
• Billions (2016) as Mr. Gilbert (episode: "The Punch")
• Channel Zero (2017) as John Sleator (6 episodes)
• The Handmaid's Tale (2018) as Dan (episode: "Unwomen")
• Veep (2019) as Lloyd Hennick (2 episodes)
• Big Sky (2020-21) as Rick Legarski (9 episodes)