John Carroll Lynch on the set of “Lucky.” John Carroll Lynch Helps Harry Dean Stanton Say Farewell with Lucky By Jay S. Jacobs char·ac·ter ac·tor: /ˈker(ə)ktər ˈaktər/ noun 1. an actor who specializes in playing eccentric or unusual people rather than leading roles. You know who John Carroll Lynch is, though you may not know his name. Over the years, Lynch has played dozens of roles you’ve probably seen, and each time you see his face you probably go, “Oh, yeah, that guy…” He

Lucky LUCKY (2017) Starring Harry Dean Stanton, David Lynch, Ron Livingston, Ed Begley Jr., Tom Skerritt, Beth Grant, James Darren, Barry Shabaka Henley, Yvonne Huff Lee, Hugo Armstrong and Bertila Damas. Screenplay by Logan Sparks and Drago Sumonja. Directed by John Carroll Lynch. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures. 88 minutes. Rated R. The final shot of Lucky has a giant tortoise, slowly but steadily making his way down a dirt road as a country-rock tune wails in the backgrou

The Founder THE FOUNDER (2017) Starring Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch, Laura Dern, Linda Cardellini, B.J. Novak, Patrick Wilson, Justin Randell Brooke, Kate Kneeland, Griff Furst, Wilbur Fitzgerald, David de Vries, Andrew Benator, Cara Mantella, Randall Taylor, Lacey King, Jeremy Madden, Rebecca Ray and Adam Rosenberg. Screenplay by Robert Siegel. Directed by John Lee Hancock. Distributed by The Weinstein Company.  115 minutes.  Rated PG-13. The ads for Th

Jackie JACKIE (2016) Starring Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, John Hurt, Richard E. Grant, John Carroll Lynch, Beth Grant, Max Casella, Caspar Phillipson, Sara Verhagen, Hélène Kuhn, Deborah Findlay, Corey Johnson, Aidan O’Hare, Sunnie Pelant, Aiden Weinberg and Brody Weinberg. Screenplay by Noah Oppenheim. Directed by Pablo Larraín. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures.  100 minutes.  Rated R. There is no doubt that Jacqueline Kennedy had one

Ted 2 TED 2 (2015) Starring Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried, Jessica Barth, Sam J. Jones, Giovanni Ribisi, Morgan Freeman, Patrick Warburton, Michael Dorn, John Carroll Lynch, John Slattery, Liam Neeson, Dennis Haysbert, Bill Smitrovich, Jessica Szohr, Lenny Clarke, Tom Brady, Jay Leno, Kate McKinnon, Bobby Moynihan, Taran Killam, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Bill Maher, Curtis Stigers, Tiffany and the voices of Seth MacFarlane and Patrick Stewart. Screenplay by Seth MacFarlane

Hot Pursuit HOT PURSUIT (2015) Starring Reese Witherspoon, Sofia Vergara, John Carroll Lynch, Robert Kazinsky, Joaquin Cosio, Richard T. Jones, Mike Birbiglia, Jim Gaffigan, Vincent Laresca, Matthew Del Negro, Michael Mosley, Benny Nieves, Michael Ray Escamilla, Abigail James Witherspoon, Harley Graham, Bryce Romero and Joe Camp III. Screenplay by David Feeney and John Quaintance. Directed by Anne Fletcher. Distributed by Warner Brothers.  87 minutes.  Rated PG-13. It’s a dea

Fargo FARGO (1996) Starring Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Harve Presnell, Peter Stormare, Kristin Rudrüd, Tony Denman, John Carroll Lynch, Larissa Kokernot, Melissa Peterman, Steven Reevis, James Gaulke, Steve Park, Bruce Campbell and Jose Feliciano. Screenplay by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen. Directed by Joel Coen. Distributed by Fox Home Entertainment. 98 minutes. Rated R. In the opening of Fargo there is one of those title cards that informs you that “This i