Nick Offerman

Acting

Nick Offerman

Born June 26, 1970Joliet, Illinois, USA168 credits

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.

Known For

Filmography

Ice Age: Boiling Point
2027Ice Age: Boiling Point
as Gavin (voice)Movie
V
2026Voicemails for Isabelle
as Chef BastienMovie
The Pout-Pout Fish
2026The Pout-Pout Fish
as Mr. Fish (voice)Movie
Death by Lightning
2025Death by Lightning
as Chester A. ArthurTV
Sovereign
2025Sovereign
as Jerry KaneMovie
Smurfs
2025Smurfs
as Ken (voice)Movie
The Life of Chuck
2025The Life of Chuck
as Narrator (voice)Movie
Civil War
2024Civil War
as PresidentMovie
Grounded II: Making The Last of Us Part II
2024Grounded II: Making The Last of Us Part II
as Bill (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
All Illusions Must Be Broken
2024All Illusions Must Be Broken
Executive ProducerMovie
Origin
2023Origin
as Dave the PlumberMovie
Dicks: The Musical
2023Dicks: The Musical
as Steve ChaneyMovie
Dumb Money
2023Dumb Money
as Ken GriffinMovie
Minions & More 2
2022Minions & More 2
as Norman (voice)Movie
The Resort
2022The Resort
as Murray ThompsonTV
Pam & Tommy
2022Pam & Tommy
as Uncle MiltieTV
American Rock Stars
2022American Rock Stars
as Narrator (voice)TV
Sing 2
2021Sing 2
as Norman (voice)Movie
Colin in Black and White
2021Colin in Black and White
as Rick KaepernickTV
Cinema Toast
2021Cinema Toast
as Don DoolittleTV
The Great North
2021The Great North
as Beef Tobin (voice)TV
Devs
2020Devs
as ForestTV
Duncanville
2020Duncanville
as Zeb (voice)TV
Lucy in the Sky
2019Lucy in the Sky
as Will PlimptonMovie
The House of Tomorrow
2019The House of Tomorrow
as Alan WhitcombMovie
Good Omens
2019Good Omens
as Thaddeus DowlingTV
Frances Ferguson
2019Frances Ferguson
as NarratorMovie
The Umbrella Academy
2019The Umbrella Academy
as Dr. Gene ThibedeauTV
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2019The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
as MetalBeard (voice)Movie
3Below: Tales of Arcadia
20183Below: Tales of Arcadia
as Varvatos Vex (voice)TV
The Conners
2018The Conners
as Adam ChestnutTV
Bad Times at the El Royale
2018Bad Times at the El Royale
as Felix O'KellyMovie
Making It
2018Making It
as Self - HostTV
Hearts Beat Loud
2018Hearts Beat Loud
as Francis James "Frank" FisherMovie
Nostalgia
2018Nostalgia
as Henry GreerMovie
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
2017Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
as Brad Pitt / George W. Bush / John SwartzwelderMovie
Will & Grace
2017Will & Grace
as Jackson BoudreauxTV
Comrade Detective
2017Comrade Detective
as Captain Covaci (voice)TV
The Hero
2017The Hero
as Jeremy FrostMovie
Gunter Babysits
2017Gunter Babysits
as Norman (voice)Movie
The Founder
2016The Founder
as Dick McDonaldMovie
Sing
2016Sing
as Norman (voice)Movie
The Good Place
2016The Good Place
as Nick OffermanTV
Son of Zorn
2016Son of Zorn
as Dr. Klorpins (voice)TV
Ice Age: Collision Course
2016Ice Age: Collision Course
as Gavin (voice)Movie
Hotel Transylvania 2
2015Hotel Transylvania 2
as Mike (voice)Movie
Life in Pieces
2015Life in Pieces
as SpencerTV
Knight of Cups
2015Knight of Cups
as ScottMovie
A Walk in the Woods
2015A Walk in the Woods
as REI DaveMovie
Danny Collins
2015Danny Collins
as Guy DeLoachMovie
Hot Ones
2015Hot Ones
as SelfTV
Believe Me
2014Believe Me
as SeanMovie
The Emmet Awards Show!
2014The Emmet Awards Show!
as MetalBeard (voice / uncredited / archive footage)Movie
22 Jump Street
201422 Jump Street
as Deputy Chief HardyMovie
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as The Home Depot ConsultantTV
Fargo
2014Fargo
as Karl WeathersTV
The Gunfighter
2014The Gunfighter
as The Narrator (voice)Movie
Date and Switch
2014Date and Switch
as TerryMovie
The Lego Movie
2014The Lego Movie
as Metal Beard (voice)Movie
Dalai Lama
2013Dalai Lama
as LeoMovie
Paradise
2013Paradise
as Doug MannerheimMovie
In a World...
2013In a World...
as HenersMovie
We're the Millers
2013We're the Millers
as Don FitzgeraldMovie
Axe Cop
2013Axe Cop
as Axe CopTV
Drunk History
2013Drunk History
as Johnny CoolTV
The Kings of Summer
2013The Kings of Summer
as Frank ToyMovie
Tuna
2013Tuna
as NickMovie
Gravity Falls
2012Gravity Falls
as Agent Powers (voice)TV
Casa de Mi Padre
2012Casa de Mi Padre
as Agent ParkerMovie
21 Jump Street
201221 Jump Street
as Deputy Chief HardyMovie
Smashed
2012Smashed
as Dave DaviesMovie
Bob's Burgers
2011Bob's Burgers
as Cooper (voice)TV
All Good Things
2010All Good Things
as Jim McCarthyMovie
Conan
2010Conan
as SelfTV
Audrey the Trainwreck
2010Audrey the Trainwreck
as David GeorgeMovie
Harmony and Me
2010Harmony and Me
as Meter Maid ManMovie
Taking Chances
2009Taking Chances
as Hoke HollanderMovie
The Men Who Stare at Goats
2009The Men Who Stare at Goats
as Scotty MercerMovie
Parks and Recreation
2009Parks and Recreation
as Ron SwansonTV
Party Down
2009Party Down
as DermottTV
Childrens Hospital
2008Childrens Hospital
as Lt. Chance BriggsTV
The Go-Getter
2007The Go-Getter
as Nick the PotterMovie
3 lbs
20063 lbs
as Dr. CoffeyTV
Sin City
2005Sin City
as ShlubbMovie
Cursed
2005Cursed
as OfficerMovie
CSI: NY
2004CSI: NY
as Joe GreenTV
Deadwood
2004Deadwood
as Tom MasonTV
November
2004November
as Officer RobertsMovie
M
2003Mix It Up
as Nick the CarpenterTV
Robbery Homicide Division
2002Robbery Homicide Division
as Big Guy (uncredited)TV
Stealing Harvard
2002Stealing Harvard
as ElectricianMovie
Monk
2002Monk
as Jack WhitmanTV
Murder by Numbers
2002Murder by Numbers
as Cop at Richard's HouseMovie
24
200124
as MarcusTV
Speaking of Sex
2001Speaking of Sex
as Sheriff PanghornMovie
Gilmore Girls
2000Gilmore Girls
as Beau BellevilleTV
Forever Lulu
2000Forever Lulu
as Man - Boardner'sMovie
Groove
2000Groove
as Sergeant ChannahonMovie
Treasure Island
1999Treasure Island
as SamuelMovie
Lush
1999Lush
as GerryMovie
City of Angels
1998City of Angels
as Construction WorkerMovie
The View
1997The View
as Self - GuestTV
The Practice
1997The Practice
as Charles RossiTV
Profiler
1996Profiler
as BobbyTV
Arli$$
1996Arli$$
as Zinger OtofskyTV
ER
1994ER
as RogTV
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsons
as Captain Bowditch (voice)TV
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)TV
The Oscars
1953The Oscars
as Self - AnnouncerTV