John Carroll Lynch
Birthplace: Boulder
Born: 1963-08-01
Occupations recorded in source
actor; director; film actor; film director; film producer
Biography from Wikipedia
John Carroll Lynch (born August 1, 1963) is an American character actor and film director. He first gained notice for his role as Norm Gunderson in Fargo (1996). He is also known for his television work on the ABC sitcom The Drew Carey Show (1997–2004) as the title character's cross-dressing brother, Steve Carey, as well as on four seasons of American Horror Story (2014–2019), most notably as breakout character Twisty the Clown. His films include Face/Off (1997), Mercury Rising (1998) Gothika (2003), Zodiac (2007), Gran Torino (2008), Shutter Island (2010), Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011), Ted 2 (2015), The Invitation (2015), The Founder (2016), and The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020). He made his directorial debut with the 2017 film Lucky.
Sources & attribution
Wikidata · revision
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Films in Cinema Hound
Acting
- She Rides Shotgun (2025) — Houser
- Sorry, Baby (2025) — Pete
- Babes (2024) — Dr. Morris
- Outlaw Posse (2024)
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) — David Dellinger
- The Highwaymen (2019) — Lee Simmons
- Private Life (2018) — Charlie Grimes
- Anything (2017) — Early Landry
- The Architect (2016) — Conway
- The Founder (2016) — Maurice "Mac" McDonald
- Hot Pursuit (2015) — Captain Emmett
- Ted 2 (2015) — Tom Jessup
- Camp X-Ray (2014) — Colonel Drummond
- Highland Park (2013)
- The Pretty One (2013) — Frank
- Lay the Favourite (2012) — Dave Greenberg
- Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011) — Bernie
- Paul (2011) — Moses Buggs
- Hesher (2010) — Larry
- Shutter Island (2010) — Deputy Warden McPherson
- Sympathy for Delicious (2010) — Healer
- Love Happens (2009) — Walter
- Gran Torino (2008) — Barber Martin
- Full of It (2007) — Mr. Leonard
- Things We Lost in the Fire (2007) — Howard Glassman
- Zodiac (2007) — Arthur Leigh Allen
- Mozart and the Whale (2006) — Gregory
- Catch That Kid (2004) — Mr. Hartmann
- Confidence (2003) — Grant Ashby
- Gothika (2003) — Sheriff Ryan
- Bug (2002) — Wallace
- The Good Girl (2002) — Jack Field, Your Store Manager
- Three Days of Rain (2002)
- Bubble Boy (2001) — Mr. Livingston
- Late Last Night (1999)
- Tuesdays with Morrie (1999) — Walter
- Mercury Rising (1998) — Martin Lynch
- The Naked Man (1998) — Stick's Driver
- A Thousand Acres (1997) — Ken LaSalle
Directing
Frequent collaborators
Shared films in this catalogue.
- J. Todd Anderson · 3 films
- Jake Gyllenhaal · 3 films
- Mark Ruffalo · 3 films
- Robert Wisdom · 3 films
- Blythe Danner · 2 films
- Brian Cox · 2 films
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.