Early life

Lynch was born August 1, 1963, in Boulder, Colorado. He studied theater at the Catholic University of America, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1986.

Career

Lynch was a member of the Guthrie Theater company. He starred in several productions, toured with the company and worked there for over eight seasons.

Lynch made his feature film debut in Grumpy Old Men (1993). He gained notice starring as Norm Gunderson in the Coen brothers' film Fargo (1996). His other notable films are Face/Off (1997), Bubble Boy (2001), Gothika (2003), Things We Lost in the Fire (2007), Gran Torino (2008), Shutter Island (2010), Paul (2011) and Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011). He portrayed Arthur Leigh Allen in Zodiac (2007) and will portray the first establisher of McDonald's, Mac McDonald in the upcoming film The Founder (2016).

Lynch has an extensive career in television. He appeared in ABC sitcom The Drew Carey Show as the title character's cross-dressing brother, Steve Carey. He has also been a regular cast member on series such as Close to Home, Carnivàle, Body of Proof and Seasons 4 and 5 of American Horror Story.

Personal life

Lynch has been married to actress Brenda Wehle since 1997.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Grumpy Old Men	Moving Man
1996	Beautiful Girls	Frank Womack
1996	Fargo	Norm Gunderson
1996	Feeling Minnesota	Cop
1996	Life's Work	Crazy Larry
1997	Volcano	Stan Olber
1997	Face/Off	Prison Guard Walton
1998	Mercury Rising	Martin Lynch
1998	The Naked Man	Sticks' Driver
1999	Anywhere but Here	Jack Irwin
1999	Pushing Tin	Doctor Freeze
2000	Gone in 60 Seconds	Impound Manager	Uncredited
2001	Bubble Boy	Mr. Livingston
2002	The Good Girl	Jack Field
2002	Bug	Wallace Gregory
2003	Gothika	Sheriff Ryan
2003	Confidence	Leon Ashby
2004	Catch That Kid	Mr. Hartmunn
2005	Mozart and the Whale	Gregory
2005	Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World	Stewart
2007	Full of It	Mr. Leonard
2007	Zodiac	Arthur Leigh Allen
2007	Things We Lost in the Fire	Howard Glassman
2008	Gran Torino	Barber Martin
2009	Love Happens	Walter
2010	Shutter Island	Deputy Warden McPherson
2011	Paul	Moses Buggs
2011	Crazy, Stupid, Love.	Bernie Riley
2013	The Pretty One	Frank
2014	Camp X-Ray	Col. James Drummond
2015	Hot Pursuit	Captain Emmett
2015	Ted 2	Tom Jessup
2015	The Invitation	Pruitt
2016	Miracles from Heaven	Pastor Scott
2016	The Founder	Mac McDonald	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Frasier	Actor playing Franklin	Episode: "The Show Where Diane Comes Back"
1997-2004	The Drew Carey Show	Steve Carey	72 episodes
1997	The Practice	Dr. Robert Larson	Episode: "Search and Seizure"
1997	The Visitor	Joe York	Episode: "Going Home"
1999	Star Trek: Voyager	Gerald Moss	Episode: "11:59"
2000	The Fugitive	Raynor	Episode: "Pilot"
2000	The West Wing	Jack	Episode: "Galileo"
2001	Gideon's Crossing	Sonny Green	Episode: "The Race"
2003	The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire	Mayor Garrett Shaw	7 episodes
2005-2006	Close to Home	Steve Sharpe	21 episodes
2005	Carnivàle	Varlyn Stroud	12 episodes
2007-2008	K-Ville	Captain James Embry	11 episodes
2007	Big Love	Officer Chuck Tuttle	2 episodes
2009	Lie to Me	Mr. Reed	Episode: "Truth or Consequences"
2009	Monk	Kurt Pressman	Episode: "Happy Birthday, Mr. Monk"
2009	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Buddy Arnold	Episode: "Bloodsport"
2010-2012	The Glades	Mike Ogletree	2 episodes
2010	How to Make It in America	Larry	Episode: "Keep on Truck'n"
2011-2013	Body of Proof	Bud Morris	26 episodes
2013	Do No Harm	Will Hayes	10 episodes
2013-2014	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Ned Dooley	2 episodes
2014	House of Lies	Gil Selby	2 episodes
2014	The Americans	Fred	6 episodes
2014	Manhattan	Daniel Ellis	2 episodes
2014-2015	American Horror Story: Freak Show	Twisty the Clown	5 episodes
2014	Us & Them	Ed	Episode: "Coeds & Carburetors"
2015-2016	American Horror Story: Hotel	John Wayne Gacy	2 episodes
2015	The Walking Dead	Eastman	Episode: "Here's Not Here" Pending-Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role on Television
2016	Turn: Washington's Spies	James Rivington	2 episodes

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