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John Carroll Lynch

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American character actor and film director

Key facts

Born
( 1963-08-01 ) August 1, 1963 (age 62) , Boulder, Colorado , U.S.
Education
Catholic University ( BFA )
Occupations
Actor, director
Years active
1990–present
Spouse
Brenda Wehle ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1997 ) ​

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Instance of
human
Given name
John
Family name
Lynch
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Boulder
Occupation
film director
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Image
John Carroll Lynch Blue Moon-10 (cropped).jpg
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date of birth
1963-08-01
Commons category
John Carroll Lynch
start of work period
1986-00-00
social media followers
20481
writing language
English language
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Life and career

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