About
Nick Offerman
Overview
Nicholas Offerman (born June 26, 1970) is an American actor, writer, comedian, producer, and woodworker. He is best known for his role as Ron Swanson in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation, 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 is also known for his role in The Founder, in which he portrays Richard McDonald, one of the brothers who developed the fast food chain McDonald's. His first major television role since the end of Parks and Recreation was as Karl Weathers in the FX series Fargo, for which he received a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries. Since 2018, Offerman has co-hosted the NBC reality competition series, Making It, with Amy Poehler.
Known for
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| 2025 | The Smurfs Movie | Actor | (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2025 | Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning | Actor | Sydney | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | A Complete Unknown | Actor | Alan Lomax | N/A N/A |
| 2024 | The Life of Chuck | Actor | Narrator (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2024 | Civil War | Actor | President | 67 Fair |
| 2024 | Grounded II: Making The Last of Us Part II | Actor | Bill (archive footage) (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 2023 | Origin | Actor | Dave the Plumber | 59 Average |
| 2023 | Candy Cane Lane | Actor | Pip | 59 Average |
| 2023 | Dicks: The Musical | Actor | Steve Chaney | 58 Average |
| 2023 | Dumb Money | Actor | Ken Griffin | 63 Fair |
| 2022 | Minions & More Volume 2 | Actor | Norman (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2022 | The Resort | Actor | Murray Thompson | 66 Fair |
| 2022 | Pam & Tommy | Actor | Uncle Miltie | 72 Good |
| 2022 | American Rock Stars | Actor | Narrator (voice) | 70 Good |
| 2021 | Sing 2 | Actor | Norman (voice) | 76 Good |
| 2021 | Colin in Black and White | Actor | Rick Kaepernick | 68 Fair |
| 2021 | Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans | Actor | Vex (voice) | 65 Fair |
| 2021 | Path of Wellness | Actor | Corin Tucker | N/A N/A |
| 2021 | The Great North | Actor | Beef Tobin (voice) | 68 Fair |
| 2020 | Sacred Cow: The Nutritional, Environmental and Ethical Case for Better Meat | Actor | Narrator | N/A N/A |
| 2020 | Nick Offerman: Full Bush | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 2020 | Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics | Actor | Self | 61 Fair |
| 2020 | A Parks and Recreation Special | Actor | Ron Swanson | 60 Fair |
| 2020 | The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation | Actor | Ron Swanson | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Devs | Actor | Forest | 73 Good |
| 2019 | Lucy in the Sky | Actor | Will Plimpton | 56 Average |
| 2019 | The House of Tomorrow | Actor | Alan Whitcomb | 60 Fair |
| 2019 | Frances Ferguson | Actor | Narrator | 59 Average |
| 2019 | J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2019 | The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | Actor | MetalBeard (voice) | 65 Fair |
| 2018 | 3Below: Tales of Arcadia | Actor | Varvatos Vex (voice) | 73 Good |
| 2018 | Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short | Actor | Metal Beard (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2018 | Bad Times at the El Royale | Actor | Felix O'Kelly | 67 Fair |
| 2018 | Making It | Actor | Self - Host | 70 Good |
| 2018 | Hearts Beat Loud | Actor | Francis James "Frank" Fisher | 62 Fair |
| 2018 | Nostalgia | Actor | Henry Greer | 58 Average |
| 2017 | Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson | Actor | Brad Pitt / George W. Bush / John Swartzwelder | 59 Average |
| 2017 | The Little Hours | Actor | Bruno | 58 Average |
| 2017 | The Hero | Actor | Jeremy Frost | 59 Average |
| 2017 | Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally - Summer of 69: No Apostrophe | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2017 | Infinity Baby | Actor | Neo | 59 Average |
| 2017 | Gunter Babysits | Actor | Norman (voice) | 58 Average |
| 2016 | The Founder | Actor | Dick McDonald | 69 Fair |
| 2016 | Sing | Actor | Norman (voice) | 70 Good |
| 2016 | Ice Age: Collision Course | Actor | Gavin (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2016 | Welcome to Happiness | Actor | Moses | 58 Average |
| 2016 | The LEGO Movie 4D: A New Adventure | Actor | Metalbeard (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2015 | Hotel Transylvania 2 | Actor | Mike (voice) | 67 Fair |
| 2015 | Knight of Cups | Actor | Scott | 57 Average |
| 2015 | A Walk in the Woods | Actor | REI Dave | 60 Fair |
| 2015 | Me and Earl and the Dying Girl | Actor | Greg's Dad | 72 Good |
| 2015 | Danny Collins | Actor | Guy DeLoach | 63 Fair |
| 2014 | Believe Me | Actor | Sean | 58 Average |
| 2014 | The Emmet Awards Show! | Actor | MetalBeard (voice / uncredited / archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2014 | 22 Jump Street | Actor | Deputy Chief Hardy | 67 Fair |
| 2014 | The Gunfighter | Actor | (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2014 | Date and Switch | Actor | Terry | 58 Average |
| 2014 | The Lego Movie | Actor | Metal Beard (voice) | 73 Good |
| 2014 | Nick Offerman: American Ham | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Parks and Recreation in Europe | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2013 | Dalai Lama | Actor | Leo | N/A N/A |
| 2013 | Paradise | Actor | Doug Mannerheim | 58 Average |
| 2013 | In a World... | Actor | Heners | 61 Fair |
| 2013 | We're the Millers | Actor | Don Fitzgerald | 67 Fair |
| 2013 | Axe Cop | Actor | Axe Cop | 70 Good |
| 2013 | Somebody Up There Likes Me | Actor | Sal | 58 Average |
| 2013 | The Kings of Summer | Actor | Frank Toy | 66 Fair |
| 2013 | Tuna | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 2012 | Casa de Mi Padre | Actor | Agent Parker | 56 Average |
| 2012 | 21 Jump Street | Actor | Deputy Chief Hardy | 68 Fair |
| 2012 | Smashed | Actor | Dave Davies | 61 Fair |
| 2011 | Conan O'Brien Can't Stop | Actor | Self | 60 Fair |
| 2010 | All Good Things | Actor | Jim McCarthy | 59 Average |
| 2010 | Audrey the Trainwreck | Actor | David George | 59 Average |
| 2010 | Harmony and Me | Actor | Meter Maid Man | 59 Average |
| 2009 | Taking Chances | Actor | Hoke Hollander | 57 Average |
| 2009 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | Actor | Scotty Mercer | 59 Average |
| 2009 | Parks and Recreation | Actor | Ron Swanson | 79 Good |
| 2008 | RSO [Registered Sex Offender] | Actor | Simmons | 59 Average |
| 2007 | Wristcutters: A Love Story | Actor | Cop | 64 Fair |
| 2007 | American Body Shop | Actor | Rob | 69 Fair |
| 2007 | The Go-Getter | Actor | Nick the Potter | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Sin City | Actor | Burt Shlubb | 74 Good |
| 2005 | Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous | Actor | Karl Steele | 57 Average |
| 2005 | Cursed | Actor | Officer | 56 Average |
| 2004 | November | Actor | Officer Roberts | 58 Average |
| 2003 | Mix It Up | Actor | Nick the Carpenter | N/A N/A |
| 2002 | Robbery Homicide Division | Actor | Big Guy | 71 Good |
| 2002 | Stealing Harvard | Actor | Electrician | 56 Average |
| 2002 | Murder by Numbers | Actor | Cop at Richard's House | 60 Fair |
| 2001 | Early Bird Special | Actor | Laredo | N/A N/A |
| 2001 | Speaking of Sex | Actor | Sheriff Panghorn | 58 Average |
| 2000 | Forever Lulu | Actor | Man - Boardner's | 58 Average |
| 2000 | Groove | Actor | Sergeant Channahon | 59 Average |
| 1999 | Treasure Island | Actor | Samuel | 58 Average |
| 1999 | Lush | Actor | Gerry | N/A N/A |
| 1998 | City of Angels | Actor | Construction Worker | 66 Fair |
| 1997 | Going All the Way | Actor | Wilks | 58 Average |
| The Pout-Pout Fish | Actor | Mr. Fish (voice) | N/A N/A |
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| Butterfly in the Typewriter | Actor | Bobby Byrne | N/A N/A |
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| Sovereign | Actor | Jerry Kane | N/A N/A |
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| Canoecraft: Fine Woodstrip Canoe Building | Actor | Host / Narrator | N/A N/A |
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| Margo's Got Money Troubles | Actor | Jinx | N/A N/A |
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| Death by Lightning | Actor | Chester A. Arthur | N/A N/A |
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Writing |
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| 2017 | Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally - Summer of 69: No Apostrophe | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
| 2014 | Nick Offerman: American Ham | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
Production |
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| 2024 | All Illusions Must Be Broken | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
| 2019 | The House of Tomorrow | Production | Executive Producer | 60 Fair |
| 2019 | Frances Ferguson | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
| 2018 | Hearts Beat Loud | Production | Executive Producer | 62 Fair |
| 2017 | Infinity Baby | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
| 2016 | Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry | Production | Co-Producer | 59 Average |
| 2013 | Somebody Up There Likes Me | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
| Canoecraft: Fine Woodstrip Canoe Building | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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