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John Carroll Lynch
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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.
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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 Investigation
Evil
American Horror Story
Veep
Star Trek: Voyager
The West Wing
From the Earth to the Moon
The Practice
Frasier
Lie to Me
Monk
The Walking Dead
Gaslit
Talking Dead
Family Law
Billions
The Americans
American Horror Stories
The Client
The Good Cop
American Dad!
Close to Home
White House Plumbers
Big Love
Perfect Harmony
Gone in Sixty Seconds
Beautiful Girls
Carnivàle
Big Sky
Waking the Dead
Ted 2
Pushing Tin
Shutter Island
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Grumpy Old Men
Face/Off
Gran Torino
Paul
Jackie
Volcano
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Zodiac
Love Happens
The Good Girl
Channel Zero
Miracles from Heaven
Fargo
Private Life
Body of Proof
Hot Pursuit
The Invitation
Bubble Boy
Gothika
The Highwaymen
Ballard
Babes
The Founder
The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
One Dollar
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