John Carroll Lynch

John Carroll Lynch is the American actor who played Gerald Moss in the fifth season episode . He is perhaps best known for his recurring role as Drew Carey's cross-dressing brother, Steve, in the television sitcom which co-stars Diedrich Bader.
Lynch was born in Boulder, Colorado, and raised in Denver. He graduated with a BFA in Theatre from the The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, in 1986. He has since performed on stages across the country and has been seen in over thirty-five films, twenty different television shows, and eight made-for-TV movies.
He made his feature film debut with a small role in (1993, starring Christopher McDonald). He then appeared in (1995, featuring Bruce Davison). He first acquired recognition with his acclaimed performance as Police Chief Marge Gunderson's husband, Norm, in the (1996, with fellow Voyager guest actor Harve Presnell).
After Fargo, Lynch made appearances in such films as (1997, with Harve Presnell and Robert Wisdom), (1997, with Jacqueline Kim, Robert Wisdom and James MacDonald), (1997, co-starring Keith Carradine, Bob Gunton, and Kenneth Tigar), (1998, with Jude Ciccolella, Kevin Conway, James MacDonald, and Steve Rankin), and (1999, with Stephanie Niznik and Faran Tahir). He more recently had major supporting roles in (2001, also featuring Cyia Batten), (2002), (2003, co-starring Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr., Leland Orser, and Robert Pine), (2002), (2006, inspired by the story of Mary Meinel-Newport and her husband), and (2007).
In the 2007 thriller Zodiac, Lynch portrayed , the prime suspect in the Zodiac murders which plagued Northern California in the 1960s and possibly the 1970s. Allen's brother, John, was portrayed by recurring actor Matt Winston. Famed attorney (and guest star) Melvin Belli was also depicted in the film (portrayed by Brian Cox). Zach Grenier and Thomas Kopache have small roles in the film.
On television, Lynch has guest-starred on shows such as (working with Daniel Benzali, Barbara Bosson, Roy Brocksmith, John de Lancie, Juliana Donald, and John Fleck), Frasier (starring Kelsey Grammer, in an episode with Googy Gress), (with Richard Cox), the pilot for (starring Christopher McDonald and Julie Warner), The West Wing, and Gideon's Crossing (with John Billingsley, Freda Foh Shen, and Wade Andrew Williams). He even lent his voice to an episode of Seth MacFarlane's in 2005. That same year, Lynch was seen in , with Trek performers Adrienne Barbeau, Clancy Brown, John Fleck, Diane Salinger, and John Savage were regulars on this series. In 2006 and 2007, Lynch appeared in , alongside Robert Beltran.
Lynch was a regular on CBS' , along with Ann Cusack. Lynch later starred as District Attorney Steve Sharpe on CBS' , during its first season (2005-06); Cress Williams was also a regular on this series. Lynch also starred in , in 2007. Lynch was then in (starring Voyager regular Jeri Ryan), which premiered on ABC in March 2011; he left the regular cast after two seasons and joined NBC's in 2013.
In 2010, Lynch appeared in Shutter Island, a thriller from .
As a Screen Actors Guild member, Lynch worked in several positions for this union and was recently voted to serve as SAG National Board alternate and to the Hollywood Division Board of Directors. 
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