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John Carroll Lynch is an American character actor and film director. He first gained notice for his role as Norm Gunderson in Fargo. He is also known for his television work on the ABC sitcom The Drew Carey Show as the title character's cross-dressing brother, Steve Carey, as well as on American Horror Story: Freak Show and American Horror Story: Cult as Twisty the Clown. He returned to American Horror Story as a series regular, in American Horror Story: 1984, to portray Benjamin Richter, also known as Mr. Jingles, the main killer of the season.
Born
Thursday, 01 August 1963
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Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Babes | 2024 | |
| Outlaw Posse | Carson | 2024 |
| White House Plumbers | John Mitchell | 2023 |
| Gaslit | L. Patrick Gray | 2022 |
| FRO Thizzle Reviews | Self | 2022 |
| American Horror Stories | Larry Bitterman | 2021 |
| The Trial of the Chicago 7 | David Dellinger | 2020 |
| Kiss Me Before It Blows Up | Ron Shalev | 2020 |
| Big Sky | Wolfgang Legarski / Wolfgang 'Wolf' Legarski / Rick Legarski | 2020 |
| Perfect Harmony | Pastor Magnus | 2019 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Babes | 2024 | |
| Outlaw Posse | Carson | 2024 |
| White House Plumbers | John Mitchell | 2023 |
| Gaslit | L. Patrick Gray | 2022 |
| FRO Thizzle Reviews | Self | 2022 |
| American Horror Stories | Larry Bitterman | 2021 |
| The Trial of the Chicago 7 | David Dellinger | 2020 |
| Kiss Me Before It Blows Up | Ron Shalev | 2020 |
| Big Sky | Wolfgang Legarski / Wolfgang 'Wolf' Legarski / Rick Legarski | 2020 |
| Perfect Harmony | Pastor Magnus | 2019 |
| The Highwaymen | Lee Simmons | 2019 |
| Private Life | Charlie Grimes | 2018 |
| The Good Cop | Sherman Smalls | 2018 |
| One Dollar | Bud Carl | 2018 |
| Anything | Early Landry | 2018 |
| Crawford | Owen | 2018 |
| White Orchid | Sheriff Mann | 2018 |
| Scandalous | Self - Narrator | 2018 |
| The Architect | Conway | 2017 |
| The Handmaid's Tale | Dan | 2017 |
| Jackie | Lyndon B Johnson / Lyndon B. Johnson | 2016 |
| The Founder | Mac McDonald | 2016 |
| Shangri-La Suite | Colonel Tom Parker / Colonel | 2016 |
| Channel Zero | John Sleator | 2016 |
| Miracles from Heaven | Pastor Scott | 2016 |
| Billions | Mr. Gilbert | 2016 |
| Ted 2 | Tom Jessup | 2015 |
| Hot Pursuit | Captain Emmett | 2015 |
| The Invitation | Pruitt | 2015 |
| Camp X-Ray | Colonel Drummond / Col. Drummond | 2014 |
| The Jimmy Star Show with Ron Russell | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| Manhattan | Daniel Ellis | 2014 |
| TURN: Washington's Spies | James Rivington | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Who's That Guy? | 2014 |
| The Pretty One | Frank | 2014 |
| Hoke | Bill Henderson | 2014 |
| Us & Them | Ed | 2014 |
| Highland Park | Rory | 2013 |
| Do No Harm | Will Hayes | 2013 |
| The Americans | Fred | 2013 |
| Home & Family | Self | 2012 |
| Lay the Favorite | Dave Greenberg | 2012 |
| Comedy Bang! Bang! | Officer Ned Dooley / Commissioner Ned Dooley | 2012 |
| Veep | Lloyd Hennick | 2012 |
| House of Lies | Gil Selby | 2012 |
| Talking Dead | Self - Guest | 2011 |
| American Horror Story | Mr. Jingles / Benjamin Richter / Twisty the Clown / John Wayne Gacy | 2011 |
| Crazy, Stupid, Love. | Bernie Riley / Bernie | 2011 |
| Paul | Moses Buggs | 2011 |
| Body of Proof | Bud Morris / Det. Bud Morris | 2011 |
| The Walking Dead | Eastman | 2010 |
| The Glades | Mike Ogletree | 2010 |
| Sympathy for Delicious | Evangelist Carroll | 2010 |
| Shutter Island | Deputy Warden McPherson | 2010 |
| How to Make It in America | Larry | 2010 |
| Hesher | Larry | 2010 |
| Love Happens | Walter | 2009 |
| Kevin Pollak's Chat Show | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Lie to Me | Mr. Reed | 2009 |
| Gran Torino | Barber Martin | 2008 |
| Things We Lost in the Fire | Howard Glassman | 2007 |
| K-Ville | Captain James Embry | 2007 |
| Zodiac | Arthur Leigh Allen | 2007 |
| Full of It | Mr. Leonard | 2007 |
| Big Love | Officer Chuck Tuttle | 2006 |
| Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World | Stewart | 2006 |
| Close to Home | Steve Sharpe | 2005 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Mozart and the Whale | Gregory | 2005 |
| American Dad! | Acl-Lou / Mr. Simms / Monkey | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self - Guest | 2005 |
| Catch That Kid | Mr. Hartmann / Mr. Hartman | 2004 |
| Gothika | Sheriff Ryan | 2003 |
| The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire | Mayor Garrett Shaw | 2003 |
| Carnivàle | Varlyn Stroud | 2003 |
| Confidence | Grant Ashby | 2003 |
| Live from Baghdad | John Holliman / Josh Holliman | 2002 |
| Monk | Kurt Pressman | 2002 |
| Three Days of Rain | Dinner Guest | 2002 |
| The Good Girl | Jack Field, Your Store Manager | 2002 |
| Bug | Wallace Gregory / Wallace | 2002 |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | Himself - Guest | 2002 |
| Par 6 | Dour O'Dowell | 2002 |
| Bubble Boy | Mr. Livingston | 2001 |
| Gideon's Crossing | Sonny Green | 2000 |
| The Fugitive | Raynor | 2000 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Buddy Arnold | 2000 |
| Gone in 60 Seconds | Impound Manager | 2000 |
| The Next Best Thing | Abbie's Lawyer | 2000 |
| Waking the Dead | Father Mileski | 2000 |
| Tuesdays with Morrie | Walter | 1999 |
| Anywhere But Here | Jack Irwin | 1999 |
| The Minus Man | Bartender | 1999 |
| The West Wing | Jack Reese | 1999 |
| Late Last Night | Sgt. Van Wyck | 1999 |
| Pushing Tin | Doctor Freeze | 1999 |
| Freak Weather | Ed | 1999 |
| The Naked Man | Driver / Stick's Driver | 1998 |
| Restaurant | John English | 1998 |
| From the Earth to the Moon | Bob Gilruth | 1998 |
| Mercury Rising | Martin Lynch | 1998 |
| A Thousand Acres | Ken LaSalle | 1997 |
| The Visitor | Joe York | 1997 |
| No Strings Attached | Priest | 1997 |
| Face/Off | Prison Guard Walton / Walt | 1997 |
| Volcano | Stan Olber | 1997 |
| Dead Men Can't Dance | Plonder / Sgt. Plonder | 1997 |
| The Practice | Dr. Robert Larson | 1997 |
| Life's Work | District Attorney Agee / Crazy Larry | 1996 |
| Feeling Minnesota | Cop | 1996 |
| The Fan | Shopkeeper | 1996 |
| Shaughnessy | 1996 | |
| A Friend's Betrayal | Mr. Franks | 1996 |
| Voice from the Grave | Prosecutor O'Gane | 1996 |
| Fargo | Norm Gunderson | 1996 |
| Beautiful Girls | Frank Womack | 1996 |
| In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice | The Major | 1995 |
| Murder One | Officer Carl Bickley | 1995 |
| The Client | Frank | 1995 |
| The Drew Carey Show | Steve Carey | 1995 |
| The Cure | Skipper #1 | 1995 |
| Star Trek: Voyager | Gerald Moss - Millenium Gate Spokesperson | 1995 |
| Svengoolie | Self - Guest (2015 airing) | 1995 |
| Grumpy Old Men | Moving Man | 1993 |
| Frasier | Franklin | 1993 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Lucky | 2017 |
