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Nick Offerman

Nick Offerman

Acting1970Joliet, Illinois, USA

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.

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Acting History

2026
2025
Sovereign
as Jerry Kane
Smurfs
as Ken (voice)
The Life of Chuck
as Narrator (voice)
The Oscars
TVas Self - Announcer1 eps
Death by Lightning
TVas Chester A. Arthur4 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TVas Self / Husband / The Home Depot Consultant / Voice of Narrator (voice)1 eps
2024
Civil War
as President
Grounded II: Making The Last of Us Part II
as Bill (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Conners
TVas Adam Chestnut1 eps
The Umbrella Academy
TVas Dr. Gene Thibedeau6 eps
2023
Origin
as Dave the Plumber
Dumb Money
as Ken Griffin
Dicks: The Musical
as Steve Chaney
Party Down
TVas Dermott1 eps
The Last of Us
TVas Bill1 eps
2022
Minions and More Volume 2
as Norman (voice)
Pam & Tommy
TVas Uncle Miltie8 eps
A League of Their Own
TVas Dove Porter3 eps
Who Do You Think You Are?
TVas Self1 eps
The Resort
TVas Murray Thompson8 eps
2021
Sing 2
as Norman (voice)
Colin in Black and White
TVas Rick Kaepernick6 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TVas Self3 eps
Duncanville
TVas Zeb (voice)1 eps
Cinema Toast
TVas Don Doolittle
The Great North
TVas Beef Tobin (voice)97 eps
2019
Frances Ferguson
as Narrator
The House of Tomorrow
as Alan Whitcomb
Lucy in the Sky
as Will Plimpton
The Bachelor
TVas Self1 eps
Good Omens
TVas Thaddeus Dowling2 eps
Bob's Burgers
TVas Cooper (voice) / Clem (voice) / Pete (voice)1 eps
Hot Ones
TVas Self1 eps
Frances Ferguson
Executive Producer
The House of Tomorrow
Executive Producer
2018
Hearts Beat Loud
as Francis James "Frank" Fisher
Making It
TVas Self - Host
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TVas Self1 eps
Will & Grace
TVas Jackson Boudreaux1 eps
3Below: Tales of Arcadia
TVas Varvatos Vex (voice)26 eps
Hearts Beat Loud
Executive Producer
2017
The Hero
as Jeremy Frost
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TVas Cody1 eps
Comrade Detective
TVas Captain Covaci (voice)
Infinity Baby
Executive Producer
2016
Sing
as Norman (voice)
The Founder
as Dick McDonald
Son of Zorn
TVas Dr. Klorpins (voice)
Life in Pieces
TVas Spencer1 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TVas Self1 eps
2015
Hotel Transylvania 2
as Mike (voice)
Danny Collins
as Guy DeLoach
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
TVas Frederick1 eps
The Muppets
TVas Self
Fargo
TVas Karl Weathers10 eps
2014
The Emmet Awards Show!
as MetalBeard (voice / uncredited / archive footage)
Gay Dude
as Terry
The Gunfighter
as (voice)
Believe Me
as Sean
The Lego Movie
as Metal Beard (voice)
22 Jump Street
as Deputy Chief Hardy
The Simpsons
TVas Captain Bowditch (voice)2 eps
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TVas Self1 eps
Gravity Falls
TVas Agent Powers (voice)4 eps
2013
Paradise
as Doug Mannerheim
We're the Millers
as Don Fitzgerald
In a World...
as Heners
Drunk History
TVas Johnny Cool1 eps
Parks and Recreation
TVDirector2 eps
2012
Smashed
as Dave Davies
Casa de Mi Padre
as Agent Parker
21 Jump Street
as Deputy Chief Hardy
Childrens Hospital
TVas Lt. Chance Briggs / Detective Chance Briggs6 eps
Parks and Recreation
TVWriter1 eps
2010
All Good Things
as Jim McCarthy
Conan
TVas Self
2009
Parks and Recreation
TVas Ron Swanson122 eps
2006
CSI: NY
TVas Joe Green1 eps
3 lbs
TVas Dr. Coffey
2005
Cursed
as Officer
Sin City
as Shlubb
Monk
TVas Jack Whitman1 eps
2004
November
as Officer Roberts
Deadwood
TVas Tom Mason1 eps
2003
24
TVas Marcus3 eps
The King of Queens
TVas The Man1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TVas Self / Self - Guest
George Lopez
TVas Randy8 eps
Gilmore Girls
TVas Beau Belleville2 eps
2002
Murder by Numbers
as Cop at Richard's House
Stealing Harvard
as Electrician
The Practice
TVas Charles Rossi1 eps
Robbery Homicide Division
TVas Big Guy (uncredited)1 eps
2001
Speaking of Sex
as Sheriff Panghorn
Will & Grace
TVas Nick1 eps
2000
Forever Lulu
as Man - Boardner's
Groove
as Sergeant Channahon
1999
The West Wing
TVas Jerry1 eps
1998
City of Angels
as Construction Worker
Profiler
TVas Bobby1 eps
Arli$$
TVas Zinger Otofsky1 eps
1997
ER
TVas Rog1 eps
The View
TVas Self / Self - Guest
1996
1993
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TVas Self - Guest
1975
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self - Cameo (uncredited)

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
6/26/1970(55 years old)
Place of Birth
Joliet, Illinois, USA