Nick Offerman
Born: 1970-06-26 in Joliet, Illinois, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Nicholas David Offerman (born June 26, 1970) is an American actor. He became widely known for his role as Ron Swanson in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009–2015), for which he received the Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy and was twice nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Offerman has also appeared in the second season of the FX series Fargo (2015), for which he received a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award, as well as the FX on Huluseries Pam & Tommy (2022) and the HBO series The Last of Us (2023), for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. He has acted in numerous independent films, including The Kings of Summer (2013), Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015), The Founder (2016), and Hearts Beat Loud (2018). Offerman's other work includes executive producing and starring in the film The House of Tomorrow (2017). He also played the President of the United States in the movie Civil War(2024), directed by Alex Garland. He voiced Agent Powers on Gravity Falls (2012–2016) and has provided voice acting work for The Lego Movie franchise (2014–2019), Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015), Ice Age: Collision Course (2016), and the Sing film franchise (2016–present). He hosted Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics (2020). He began co-hosting the NBC reality competition series Making It (2018–2021) with Parks and Recreation co-star Amy Poehler; the duo received three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program. Description above from the Wikipedia article about Nick Offerman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2026
- The Pout-Pout Fish as Mr. Fish (voice)
2025
- Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning as General Sidney
- Smurfs as Ken (voice)
- The Life of Chuck as Narrator (voice)
- Death by Lightning as Chester A. Arthur
- Sovereign as Jerry Kane
- Under the Lights as Mr. O
2024
- Civil War as President
- Grounded II: Making The Last of Us Part II as Bill (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry as Self
- All Illusions Must Be Broken ... (Executive Producer)
2023
- The Last of Us as Bill
- Candy Cane Lane as Pip
- Origin as Dave the Plumber
- Dumb Money as Ken Griffin
- Dicks: The Musical as Steve Chaney
2022
- Pam & Tommy as Uncle Miltie
- Minions & More Volume 2 as Norman (voice)
- A League of Their Own as Dove Porter
- The Resort as Murray Thompson
- American Rock Stars as Narrator (voice)
2021
- Sing 2 as Norman (voice)
- The Great North as Beef Tobin (voice)
- Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans as Vex (voice)
- Colin in Black and White as Rick Kaepernick
- Cinema Toast as Don Doolittle
2020
- Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics as Self
- Duncanville as Zeb (voice)
- Devs as Forest
- A Parks and Recreation Special as Ron Swanson
- Sacred Cow: The Nutritional, Environmental and Ethical Case for Better Meat as Narrator
- The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation as Ron Swanson
- Nick Offerman: Full Bush as Self
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- The Umbrella Academy as Dr. Gene Thibedeau
- Good Omens as Thaddeus Dowling
- A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self
- The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part as MetalBeard (voice)
- Frances Ferguson as Narrator
- Lucy in the Sky as Will Plimpton
- The House of Tomorrow as Alan Whitcomb
- J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius as Self
2018
- The Conners as Adam Chestnut
- 3Below: Tales of Arcadia as Varvatos Vex (voice)
- Hearts Beat Loud as Francis James "Frank" Fisher
- Bad Times at the El Royale as Felix O'Kelly
- Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short as Metal Beard (voice)
- Making It as Self - Host
- Nostalgia as Henry Greer
2017
- Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
- The Little Hours as Bruno
- The Hero as Jeremy Frost
- Will & Grace as Jackson Boudreaux
- Infinity Baby as Neo
- Comrade Detective as Captain Covaci (voice)
- Gunter Babysits as Norman (voice)
- Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally - Summer of 69: No Apostrophe as Himself
- Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson as Brad Pitt / George W. Bush / John Swartzwelder
2016
- The Good Place as Nick Offerman
- Sing as Norman (voice)
- Ice Age: Collision Course as Gavin (voice)
- The Founder as Dick McDonald
- Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry ... (Co-Producer)
- Welcome to Happiness as Moses
- Son of Zorn as Dr. Klorpins (voice)
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- Hot Ones as Self
- Life in Pieces as Spencer
- Hotel Transylvania 2 as Mike (voice)
- Me and Earl and the Dying Girl as Greg's Dad
- Danny Collins as Guy DeLoach
- Knight of Cups as Scott
- A Walk in the Woods as REI Dave
- The Muppets as Self
- You, Me and the Apocalypse as Buddy
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Fargo as Karl Weathers
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as The Home Depot Consultant
- Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- 22 Jump Street as Deputy Chief Hardy
- The Lego Movie as Metal Beard (voice)
- Believe Me as Sean
- The Gunfighter as (voice)
- Nick Offerman: American Ham as Himself
- Date and Switch as Terry
- The Emmet Awards Show! as MetalBeard (voice / uncredited / archive footage)
2013
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Frederick
- @midnight with Chris Hardwick as Self
- Drunk History as Johnny Cool
- We're the Millers as Don Fitzgerald
- Paradise as Doug Mannerheim
- Dalai Lama as Leo
- The Kings of Summer as Frank Toy
- Tuna as Nick
- In a World... as Heners
- Somebody Up There Likes Me as Sal
- Axe Cop as Axe Cop
- Millers Unleashed: Outtakes Overload as Self
2012
- Gravity Falls as Agent Powers (voice)
- Comedy Bang! Bang! as Self
- 21 Jump Street as Deputy Chief Hardy
- Smashed as Dave Davies
- Casa de Mi Padre as Agent Parker
2011
- Bob's Burgers as Cooper (voice)
- Billy on the Street as Self
- Conan O'Brien Can't Stop as Self
2010
- Conan as Self
- Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- All Good Things as Jim McCarthy
- Harmony and Me as Meter Maid Man
- Audrey the Trainwreck as David George
2009
- Parks and Recreation as Ron Swanson
- Party Down as Dermott
- The Men Who Stare at Goats as Scotty Mercer
- Taking Chances as Hoke Hollander
2008
- Childrens Hospital as Lt. Chance Briggs
- RSO [Registered Sex Offender] as Simmons
2007
- Wristcutters: A Love Story as Cop
- The Go-Getter as Nick the Potter
- American Body Shop as Rob
2006
- 3 lbs as Dr. Coffey
2005
- Sin City as Shlubb
- Cursed as Officer
- Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous as Karl Steele
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- Mix It Up as Nick the Carpenter
2002
- Monk as Jack Whitman
- Stealing Harvard as Electrician
- Good Morning, Miami as Officer
- George Lopez as Randy
- Murder by Numbers as Cop at Richard's House
- Robbery Homicide Division as Big Guy (uncredited)
2001
- 24 as Marcus
- Early Bird Special as Laredo
- Speaking of Sex as Sheriff Panghorn
2000
- Gilmore Girls as Beau Belleville
- Curb Your Enthusiasm as Cody
- Groove as Sergeant Channahon
- Forever Lulu as Man - Boardner's
1999
- The West Wing as Jerry
- Treasure Island as Samuel
- Lush as Gerry
1998
- The King of Queens as The Man
- Will & Grace as Nick
- City of Angels as Construction Worker
1997
- The Practice as Charles Rossi
- The View as Self - Guest
- Going All the Way as Wilks
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- Profiler as Bobby
1994
- ER as Rog
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1989
- The Simpsons as Captain Bowditch (voice)
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1953
- The Oscars as Self - Announcer