John Carroll Lynch
Birthday:
1 August 1963, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Height:
191 cm
John Carroll Lynch was born August 1, 1963 in Boulder, Colorado, and was raised in Denver. It was there John found a passion for acting and became a Denver Broncos fan. He graduated in the mid-80s with a B.F.A. in theatre from the The Catholic University of America / Hartke Theatre Acting program. From then, he continued to work in theatre around t...
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John Carroll Lynch was born August 1, 1963 in Boulder, Colorado, and was raised in Denver. It was there John found a passion for acting and became a Denver Broncos fan. He graduated in the mid-80s with a B.F.A. in theatre from the The Catholic University of America / Hartke Theatre Acting program. From then, he continued to work in theatre around the country, but concentrated mostly on his work at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, acting in many plays from Shakespeare to Shaw to Chekhov. In the early nineties, John was able to find time away from the theatre to work in film, as productions came through Minnesota. In 1996, he received critical acclaim for his role as Marge Gunderson's simple husband Norm Gunderson in Fargo (1996). He went on to make two more films that year, both of which were conveniently set in Minnesota, the acclaimed Beautiful Girls (1996) and Feeling Minnesota (1996). Since then, John's film career has been on an amazing climb. Much like other well respected actors from the theatre, such as John Malkovich and Gary Sinise, he chooses to play very interesting and diverse roles. Show less «
I don't go to horror movies. I walked out of 'The Exorcist,' man.
I don't go to horror movies. I walked out of 'The Exorcist,' man.
You can have the most wonderful motives for what you do, but if what you do harms other people, you're fooling yourself.
You can have the most wonderful motives for what you do, but if what you do harms other people, you're fooling yourself.
Breathing is always key in any character. When you have a character with no voice, that makes it even more important.
Breathing is always key in any character. When you have a character with no voice, that makes it even more important.
Is fame without purpose and is fame without talent really where we are now? People used to be famous for what they did. Now, they're just fa...Show more »
Is fame without purpose and is fame without talent really where we are now? People used to be famous for what they did. Now, they're just famous. Show less «
'Fargo' was the turnaround for me, in terms of film, because it was a part; it wasn't a line.
'Fargo' was the turnaround for me, in terms of film, because it was a part; it wasn't a line.
Psychological horror I've always appreciated, like 'Rosemary's Baby.' The slasher movies and the grotesque movies are the ones that I've rea...Show more »
Psychological horror I've always appreciated, like 'Rosemary's Baby.' The slasher movies and the grotesque movies are the ones that I've really been off for a while. Show less «
Evil is important for us to look at, in my opinion, only insofar as it makes us look at our own actions and make us wonder, 'Am I participat...Show more »
Evil is important for us to look at, in my opinion, only insofar as it makes us look at our own actions and make us wonder, 'Am I participating in some kind of human evil that I really should stop doing?' Show less «
I never think of myself as lumbering, but I guess I am. I forget how huge I am sometimes. I've seen movies where I'm with a group of people,...Show more »
I never think of myself as lumbering, but I guess I am. I forget how huge I am sometimes. I've seen movies where I'm with a group of people, and I'm like, 'God, I'm just so gargantuanly bigger than anyone else there.' Show less «
My crazy fear is I'm always afraid my keys are going to fall down a subway grate when I walk over it. I'm afraid they're going to jump out o...Show more »
My crazy fear is I'm always afraid my keys are going to fall down a subway grate when I walk over it. I'm afraid they're going to jump out of my pocket and fall down. Isn't that stupid? Show less «
As an actor, I've given up judgment of evil, as long as it's human evil - we have to see ourselves for what we really are, and we're capable...Show more »
As an actor, I've given up judgment of evil, as long as it's human evil - we have to see ourselves for what we really are, and we're capable of horrific things. Show less «
Two actors who have different motivations and skill sets can work together and be magic. Charles Grodin and Robert DeNiro technically couldn...Show more »
Two actors who have different motivations and skill sets can work together and be magic. Charles Grodin and Robert DeNiro technically couldn't work more differently, and yet they made 'Midnight Run,' which is a genius comedy. Show less «
The fear that you come to a show called 'American Horror Story' with is yours. That being said, I'm glad people are afraid, and I hope that ...Show more »
The fear that you come to a show called 'American Horror Story' with is yours. That being said, I'm glad people are afraid, and I hope that I'm contributing to their fear. I'm really not afraid of my own darkness anymore. I'm not afraid of what I'm capable of. Show less «
John Carroll Lynch's Photos
Captain Emmett
Deputy Warden McPherson
Norm Gunderson
Frank
Stan Olber
Barber Martin
Arthur Leigh Allen
Sheriff Ryan
Walter
Mr. Livingston
Moses Buggs
Tom Jessup
Bernie Riley
James Rivington
Bud Morris
Mac McDonald
Lyndon B. Johnson
Howard Glassman
Eastman
Gil Selby
Twisty the Clown
Mike Ogletree
Fred
Varlyn Stroud
Eastman
Twisty the Clown, John Wayne Gacy
Himself - Guest
Sheriff Mann
John Sleator
