John Carroll Lynch

August 1, 1963 (age 62) Boulder, Colorado, USA
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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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Last updated: June 14, 2026

68 titles
Community avg: 8.25 /10
  • 1
    1
    2010February 2010 by Martin Scorsese
    Drama, Thriller, Mystery
    Drama, Thriller, Mystery
    9.13 Masterpiece+
  • 2
    2
    2007March 2007 by David Fincher
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
    Crime, Mystery, Thriller
    8.46 Excellent++
  • 3
    3
    2008December 2008 by Clint Eastwood
    Drama
    Drama
    8.92 Masterpiece
  • 4
    4
    1996March 1996 by Joel Coen
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    8.78 Masterpiece-
  • 5
    5
    2016November 2016 by John Lee Hancock
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    8.07 Excellent
  • 6
    6
    2011July 2011 by Glenn Ficarra
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    8.20 Excellent+
  • 7
    7
    2015June 2015 by Seth MacFarlane
    Comedy, Fantasy
    Comedy, Fantasy
    7.27 Good+
  • 8
    8
    2011February 2011 by Greg Mottola
    Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
    Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
    7.68 Excellent--
  • 9
    9
    1997June 1997 by John Woo
    Action, Crime, Science Fiction
    Action, Crime, Science Fiction
    8.03 Excellent
  • 10
    10
    2016April 2016 by Karyn Kusama
    Thriller, Horror
    Thriller, Horror
    7.38 Good++
  • 11
    11
    2020September 2020 by Aaron Sorkin
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    8.58 Masterpiece--
  • 12
    12
    2003November 2003 by Mathieu Kassovitz
    Horror, Mystery, Thriller
    Horror, Mystery, Thriller
    7.08 Good
  • 13
    13
    2019March 2019 by John Lee Hancock
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
    7.70 Excellent-
  • 14
    14
    2015May 2015 by Anne Fletcher
    Action, Comedy
    Action, Comedy
    6.74 Good-
  • 15
    15
    2016December 2016 by Pablo Larraín
    Drama
    Drama
    7.41 Good++
  • 16
    16
    1997April 1997 by Mick Jackson
    Science Fiction, Action, Drama
    Science Fiction, Action, Drama
    6.91 Good
  • 17
    17
    2016March 2016 by Patricia Riggen
    Family, Drama
    Family, Drama
    8.36 Excellent++
  • 18
    18
    1998April 1998 by Harold Becker
    Action, Crime, Drama
    Action, Crime, Drama
    7.26 Good+
  • 19
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    2014October 2014 by Peter Sattler
    Drama
    Drama
    7.67 Excellent--
  • 20
    20
    2002August 2002 by Miguel Arteta
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
    7.23 Good+
  • 21
    21
    2010January 2010 by Spencer Susser
    Drama
    Drama
    7.74 Excellent-
  • 22
    22
    2001August 2001 by Blair Hayes
    Comedy, Adventure, Romance
    Comedy, Adventure, Romance
    6.82 Good-
  • 23
    23
    2009September 2009 by Brandon Camp
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    6.86 Good-
  • 24
    24
    1993December 1993 by Donald Petrie
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.62 Excellent--
  • 25
    25
    2018October 2018 by Tamara Jenkins
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    7.83 Excellent-
  • 26
    26
    2007September 2007 by Susanne Bier
    Drama
    Drama
    7.60 Excellent--
  • 27
    27
    2003April 2003 by James Foley
    Action, Comedy, Thriller
    Action, Comedy, Thriller
    7.28 Good+
  • 28
    28
    2004February 2004 by Bart Freundlich
    Family, Action, Adventure
    Family, Action, Adventure
    6.75 Good-
  • 29
    29
    2025June 2025 by Eva Victor
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    7.79 Excellent-
  • 30
    30
    2025July 2025 by Nick Rowland
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    7.94 Excellent
  • 31
    31
    2003–2005 by Daniel Knauf
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Mystery, Drama
    8.73 Masterpiece-
  • 32
    32
    1995April 1995 by Peter Horton
    Drama, Family
    Drama, Family
    8.73 Masterpiece-
  • 33
    33
    2014February 2014 by Jenée LaMarque
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.17 Good+
  • 34
    34
    Airing since 2025 by Kendall Sherwood
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    8.07 Excellent
  • 35
    35
    1996February 1996 by Ted Demme
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    7.61 Excellent--
  • 36
    36
    2012June 2012 by Stephen Frears
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    6.47 Decent++
  • 37
    37
    1999November 1999 by Wayne Wang
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
    7.14 Good+
  • 38
    38
    2005September 2005 by Petter Næss
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
    7.30 Good+
  • 39
    39
    2007March 2007 by Christian Charles
    Comedy, Family, Drama
    Comedy, Family, Drama
    6.71 Good-
  • 40
    40
    2000March 2000 by John Schlesinger
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    6.52 Good--
  • 41
    41
    2024March 2024 by Pamela Adlon
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.22 Good+
  • 42
    42
    1996September 1996 by Steven Baigelman
    Comedy, Drama, Thriller
    Comedy, Drama, Thriller
    6.72 Good-
  • 43
    43
    Bug
    2002February 2002 by Phil Hay
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    8.02 Excellent
  • 44
    44
    2000March 2000 by Keith Gordon
    Mystery, Drama, Romance
    Mystery, Drama, Romance
    7.30 Good++
  • 45
    45
    1997September 1997 by Jocelyn Moorhouse
    Drama, Family
    Drama, Family
    7.13 Good+
  • 46
    46
    2018February 2018 by Steve Anderson
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.28 Good+
  • 47
    47
    2016October 2016 by Eddie O'Keefe
    Crime, Drama, Romance
    Crime, Drama, Romance
    7.28 Good+
  • 48
    48
    2018May 2018 by Timothy McNeil
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.45 Good++
  • 49
    49
    1999December 1999 by Mick Jackson
    Drama
    Drama
    8.07 Excellent
  • 50
    50
    2020September 2020 by Shirel Peleg
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.19 Good+
  • 51
    51
    2002December 2002 by Mick Jackson
    Drama, War
    Drama, War
    7.75 Excellent-
  • 52
    52
    2018 by Jason Mosberg
    Mystery, Drama
    Mystery, Drama
    7.55 Excellent--
  • 53
    53
    2006January 2006 by Albert Brooks
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.08 Good
  • 54
    54
    2010April 2010 by Mark Ruffalo
    Drama
    Drama
    7.37 Good++
  • 55
    55
    2013 by David Schulner
    Drama
    Drama
    7.63 Excellent--
  • 56
    56
    2024March 2024 by Mario Van Peebles
    Western, Action
    Western, Action
    7.42 Good++
  • 57
    57
    1998August 1998 by J. Todd Anderson
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    7.24 Good+
  • 58
    58
    2007–2008
    Drama
    Drama
    7.83 Excellent-
  • 59
    59
    2013June 2013 by Andrew Meieran
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.57 Excellent--
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    60
    1999July 1999 by Eric Bross
    Drama
    Drama
    7.44 Good++
  • 61
    61
    1999June 1999 by Steven Brill
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.58 Excellent--
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    62
    1995October 1995 by Dick Lowry
    Drama, Crime, Thriller
    Drama, Crime, Thriller
    7.58 Excellent--
  • 63
    63
    1996May 1996 by Christopher Leitch
    Drama
    Drama
    7.65 Excellent--
  • 64
    64
    1996March 1996 by David Jackson
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    7.81 Excellent-
  • 65
    65
    Airing since 2018 by Mike Clattenburg
    Comedy
    Comedy
    Needs more reviews
  • 66
    66
    2003 by David E. Kelley
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews
  • 67
    67
    2025April 2025 by Jono Chanin
    Crime, Drama, Comedy
    Crime, Drama, Comedy
    Needs more reviews
  • 68
    68
    2026March 2026 by Kyra Sedgwick
    Horror, Comedy
    Horror, Comedy
    Needs more reviews