John Carroll Lynch
John Carroll Lynch (born August 1, 1963 ) is an American actor and director .
Life
Lynch grew up in Minneapolis . Contrary to popular belief, John Carroll Lynch is not related to David Lynch . He graduated from the University of Minnesota and then graduated from the Catholic University of America in Drama with Honors. He later became a member of the prestigious Guthrie Theater Company in Minneapolis. He has appeared as a film and television actor since 1993, and since then he has appeared in more than 100 productions.
In Volcano (1997) he played alongside Tommy Lee Jones and Anne Heche , in the film drama Thousand Morning (1997) he appeared alongside Jessica Lange , Michelle Pfeiffer and Jennifer Jason Leigh in one of the bigger roles. In the thriller The Mercury Puzzle (1998) he played the character of Martin Lynch, the murdered father of Simon Lynch played by Miko Hughes , whom Art Jeffries ( Bruce Willis ) protects. In the comedy A Friend to Fall in Love (2000) he played the role of Abbie Reynolds' attorney, who played Madonna . In the comedy The Good Girl (2002), in which he starred alongside Jennifer Aniston and Jake Gyllenhaal , Lynch played the manager of a supermarket. From 1997 to 2003 he was on the television series Drew Carey Show . In the horror film Gothika (2003) he played the Sheriff Ryan. Other roles in film and television followed.
In 2017 he made his directorial debut with Lucky . The work with Harry Dean Stanton in one of his last film roles received very good reviews.
John Carroll Lynch has been married to actress Brenda Wehle since 1997.
Filmography
- 1993: Grumpy Old Men (Grumpy Old Men)
- 1996: Beautiful Girls
- 1996: Fargo
- 1996: I Desire Your Son (A Friend's Betrayal)
- 1996: The Fan
- 1996: Minnesota
- 1997: Volcano
- 1997: In the body of the enemy (Face / Off)
- 1997: A Thousand Acres (A Thousand Acres)
- 1997-2004: Drew Carey Show (The Drew Carey Show, TV series, 72 episodes)
- 1998: The Mercury Puzzle (Mercury Rising)
- 1998: restaurant
- 1998: The Naked Man
- 1999: Full throttle through the night (Late Last Night)
- 1999: Anywhere but Here (Anywhere But Here)
- 2000: Waking the Dead
- 2000: A Friend To Fall In Love With (The Next Best Thing)
- 2000: Gone in 60 Seconds (Gone in Sixty Seconds)
- 2001: Bubble Boy
- 2002: 3 Days of Rain
- 2002: The Good Girl
- 2002: Par 6
- 2003: Confidence
- 2003: Gothika
- 2004: Mission: Possible - These kids are beyond belief! (Catch That Kid)
- 2005: Carnivàle (TV series, twelve episodes)
- 2005: Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
- 2005–2006: Close to Home (TV series, 21 episodes)
- 2007: Full of It - Lies Come True (Full of It)
- 2007: A New Chance (Things We Lost in the Fire)
- 2007: Zodiac - The Trail of the Killer (Zodiac)
- 2008: Gran Torino
- 2009: Lie to Me (TV series, episode 2x02)
- 2009: Monk (TV series, episode 8x09)
- 2009: Love Happens
- 2009: CSI: Vegas ( CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , TV series, episode 10x05)
- 2010: Shutter Island
- 2010: Hesher - The Rebel (Hesher)
- 2010, 2012: The Glades (TV series, two episodes)
- 2011: Paul - An Alien on the Run (Paul)
- 2011: Crazy, Stupid, Love.
- 2011–2012: Body of Proof (TV series, 29 episodes)
- 2012: Lady Vegas (Lay the Favorite)
- 2013: Do No Harm (TV series, twelve episodes)
- 2014: The Americans (TV series, six episodes)
- 2014: House of Lies (TV series, two episodes)
- 2014-2017, 2019: American Horror Story (TV series, 18 episodes)
- 2015: The Invitation
- 2015: Ted 2
- 2015: Miss Bodyguard - In high heels on the run (Hot Pursuit)
- 2015: The Walking Dead (TV series, episode 6x04)
- 2016: Himmelskind (Miracles from Heaven)
- 2016: Jackie: The First Lady (Jackie)
- 2016: The Founder
- 2016–2017: Turn: Washington's Spies (TV series, eight episodes)
- 2017: Anything
- 2017: Channel Zero (Channel Zero: No-End House, television series, six episodes)
- 2017: Lucky (as director)
- 2019: The Highwaymen
- 2019: Veep - The Vice President ( Veep , TV series, three episodes)
Web links
- John Carroll Lynch in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.literaturundkunst.net/begegnung-mit-regisseur-john-carroll-lynch-man-kann-seine-augen-nicht-abendung/
- ↑ Lucky (Rotten Tomatoes). Accessed March 7, 2018 (English).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lynch, John Carroll |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1963 |