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John Carroll Lynch

1963-08-01 (61 years old) in Boulder, Colorado, USA

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.

Movies

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Babes
60 %|May 17, 2024
Comedy
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Outlaw Posse
61.43 %|Mar 1, 2024
Western, Action
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The Invitation
64.36 %|Apr 8, 2016
Thriller, Horror
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Hot Pursuit
57 %|May 8, 2015
Action, Comedy
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Camp X-Ray
67.2 %|Oct 17, 2014
Drama
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The Pretty One
61.31999999999999 %|Feb 7, 2014
Comedy, Drama
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Highland Park
53 %|Jun 8, 2013
Comedy, Drama
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Lay the Favorite
52.79 %|Jun 22, 2012
Drama, Comedy
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Crazy, Stupid, Love.
72.61 %|Jul 29, 2011
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Shutter Island
82 %|Feb 14, 2010
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
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Hesher
68 %|Jan 22, 2010
Drama
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Love Happens
58.46 %|Sep 18, 2009
Drama, Romance
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Gran Torino
80 %|Dec 12, 2008
Drama
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The Prince of Motor City
0 %|Jul 9, 2008
TV Movie, Drama
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Things We Lost in the Fire
66 %|Sep 26, 2007
Drama
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Zodiac
75 %|Mar 2, 2007
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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Mozart and the Whale
62.5 %|Sep 10, 2005
Drama, Comedy, Romance
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Catch That Kid
55.67999999999999 %|Feb 6, 2004
Family, Action, Adventure
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Gothika
61.03 %|Nov 21, 2003
Horror, Thriller, Mystery
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The Good Girl
62.27 %|Aug 7, 2002
Drama, Comedy, Romance
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Par 6
0 %|Apr 16, 2002
Comedy, Drama
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Bug
72 %|Feb 28, 2002
Comedy, Drama
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Bubble Boy
57.42 %|Aug 24, 2001
Comedy, Adventure, Romance
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Restaurant
51 %|Jan 28, 2000
Drama
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Late Last Night
53 %|Jun 20, 1999
Comedy, TV Movie
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The Naked Man
43 %|Aug 2, 1998
Drama, Comedy
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Mercury Rising
62.71 %|Apr 3, 1998
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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A Thousand Acres
58.19 %|Sep 19, 1997
Drama, Family
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Face/Off
70.39 %|Jun 27, 1997
Action, Crime, Science Fiction
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Volcano
59.22 %|Apr 25, 1997
Science Fiction, Action, Drama, Thriller
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Dead Men Can't Dance
42 %|Apr 17, 1997
Action, Thriller
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Shaughnessy: The Iron Marshal
0 %|Jun 20, 1996
Western, TV Movie
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A Friend's Betrayal
45 %|May 19, 1996
Drama, TV Movie
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Voice from the Grave
60 %|Mar 20, 1996
Drama, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie
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Fargo
79 %|Mar 8, 1996
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
45 %|Oct 1, 1995
Drama, Crime, Thriller
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Grumpy Old Men
66 %|Dec 25, 1993
Comedy
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She Rides Shotgun
0 %|Invalid Date
Thriller
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The Trial of the Chicago 7
77.00999999999999 %|Sep 25, 2020
Drama, History
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Kiss Me Before It Blows Up
60 %|Sep 10, 2020
Comedy, Romance
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Be Absolute for Death
0 %|Apr 21, 2020
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The Highwaymen
67.55 %|Mar 15, 2019
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Private Life
69 %|Oct 5, 2018
Drama, Comedy
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Anything
55 %|May 11, 2018
Drama, Romance
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The White Orchid
55 %|Feb 1, 2018
Drama, Thriller
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Jackie
64 %|Dec 2, 2016
Drama
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The Founder
71 %|Nov 24, 2016
Drama, History
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Shangri-La Suite
58 %|Oct 28, 2016
Crime, Drama, Romance
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The Architect
45 %|May 20, 2016
Drama, Comedy
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Miracles from Heaven
74 %|Mar 17, 2016
Family, Drama
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Ted 2
63 %|Jun 25, 2015
Comedy, Fantasy
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Hoke
55 %|Jan 1, 2014
Crime, Drama
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Paul
67.24000000000001 %|Feb 14, 2011
Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
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Sympathy for Delicious
59 %|Apr 9, 2010
Drama
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Full of It
53 %|Mar 1, 2007
Comedy, Family, Drama
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Confidence
62.489999999999995 %|Apr 25, 2003
Action, Comedy, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
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Live from Baghdad
67 %|Dec 7, 2002
Drama, War, TV Movie
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Gone in Sixty Seconds
64.32000000000001 %|Jun 9, 2000
Action, Crime, Thriller
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Waking the Dead
61 %|Mar 24, 2000
Mystery, Drama, Romance
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The Next Best Thing
53 %|Mar 3, 2000
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Tuesdays with Morrie
73 %|Dec 5, 1999
Drama, TV Movie
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Anywhere but Here
61 %|Nov 12, 1999
Drama, Comedy, Romance
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Pushing Tin
59 %|Apr 23, 1999
Comedy, Drama
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The Minus Man
54 %|Feb 25, 1999
Drama, Thriller
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Freak Weather
50 %|Feb 2, 1999
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Feeling Minnesota
53.57 %|Sep 13, 1996
Comedy, Drama, Thriller, Crime
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The Fan
60 %|Aug 15, 1996
Thriller, Action, Drama
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Beautiful Girls
67 %|Feb 9, 1996
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Fade to Black
0 %|Invalid Date
Horror, Thriller
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The Cure
79 %|Apr 21, 1995
Drama, Family

Series

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White House Plumbers
62 %|May 1, 2023
Drama
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Gaslit
70.25 %|Apr 24, 2022
Drama
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American Horror Stories
78 %|Jul 15, 2021
Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Big Sky
73 %|Nov 17, 2020
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Big Sky
73 %|Nov 17, 2020
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Perfect Harmony
61 %|Sep 26, 2019
Comedy
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Evil
77.85 %|Sep 26, 2019
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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The Good Cop
61 %|Sep 21, 2018
Comedy, Drama
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One Dollar
48.5 %|Aug 30, 2018
Mystery, Drama
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Crawford
70 %|Feb 2, 2018
Comedy
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Channel Zero
71 %|Oct 11, 2016
Drama
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Billions
77.46000000000001 %|Jan 17, 2016
Drama
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Manhattan
71 %|Jul 27, 2014
Drama, War & Politics
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Do No Harm
62 %|Jan 31, 2013
Drama
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The Americans
78.53 %|Jan 30, 2013
Crime, Drama
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Veep
74 %|Apr 22, 2012
Comedy
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Talking Dead
75 %|Oct 16, 2011
Talk
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American Horror Story
81 %|Oct 5, 2011
Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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American Horror Story
81 %|Oct 5, 2011
Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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American Horror Story
81 %|Oct 5, 2011
Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Body of Proof
69.87 %|Mar 29, 2011
Drama, Crime, Mystery, Comedy
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The Walking Dead
81 %|Oct 31, 2010
Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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The Glades
71 %|Jul 11, 2010
Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
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The Glades
71 %|Jul 11, 2010
Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure
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Lie to Me
79 %|Jan 21, 2009
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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K-Ville
71 %|Sep 17, 2007
Drama
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Big Love
69 %|Mar 12, 2006
Drama
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Close to Home
61 %|Sep 20, 2005
Drama, Crime, Mystery
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Close to Home
61 %|Sep 20, 2005
Drama, Crime, Mystery
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American Dad!
70 %|Feb 6, 2005
Animation, Comedy
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Carnivàle
79 %|Sep 14, 2003
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
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Monk
79 %|Jul 12, 2002
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
76.22 %|Oct 6, 2000
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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The West Wing
82.65 %|Sep 22, 1999
Drama
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Family Law
82 %|Sep 20, 1999
Drama, Comedy, Crime
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From the Earth to the Moon
81.41 %|Apr 5, 1998
Action & Adventure, Drama
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The Visitor
60 %|Sep 19, 1997
Drama
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The Practice
77 %|Mar 4, 1997
Drama
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Life's Work
60 %|Sep 17, 1996
Comedy
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Murder One
78 %|Sep 20, 1995
Drama
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The Client
58 %|Sep 17, 1995
Drama
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The Drew Carey Show
65 %|Sep 13, 1995
Comedy
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Star Trek: Voyager
77.88 %|Jan 16, 1995
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Action & Adventure
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Frasier
77 %|Sep 16, 1993
Comedy, Family
actor
Ballard
0 %|Invalid Date
Crime