Nick Offerman

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.

Known For

The Simpsons

Voicemails for Isabelle

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Daily Show

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The Kelly Clarkson Show

All Movies (91)

• Elden Ring2028
• Sonic the Hedgehog 42027 · as (voice)
• Ice Age: Boiling Point2027 · as Gavin (voice)
• Voicemails for Isabelle2026 · as Chef Bastien
• The Pout-Pout Fish2026 · as Mr. Fish (voice)
• Under the Lights2025 · as Mr. O
• Sovereign2025 · as Jerry Kane
• Smurfs2025 · as Ken (voice)
• The Life of Chuck2025 · as Narrator (voice)
• Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning2025 · as General Sidney
• Civil War2024 · as President
• Grounded II: Making The Last of Us Part II2024 · as Bill (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Origin2023 · as Dave the Plumber
• Candy Cane Lane2023 · as Pip
• Dicks: The Musical2023 · as Steve Chaney
• Dumb Money2023 · as Ken Griffin
• Minions & More 22022 · as Norman (voice)
• Sing 22021 · as Norman (voice)
• Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans2021 · as Vex (voice)
• Sacred Cow: The Nutritional, Environmental and Ethical Case for Better Meat2020 · as Narrator
• Nick Offerman: Full Bush2020 · as Self
• Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics2020 · as Self
• A Parks and Recreation Special2020 · as Ron Swanson
• The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation2020 · as Ron Swanson
• Lucy in the Sky2019 · as Will Plimpton
• The House of Tomorrow2019 · as Alan Whitcomb
• Frances Ferguson2019 · as Narrator
• J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius2019 · as Self
• The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part2019 · as MetalBeard (voice)
• Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short2018 · as Metal Beard (voice)
• Bad Times at the El Royale2018 · as Felix O'Kelly
• Hearts Beat Loud2018 · as Francis James "Frank" Fisher
• Nostalgia2018 · as Henry Greer
• Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson2017 · as Brad Pitt / George W. Bush / John Swartzwelder
• The Little Hours2017 · as Bruno
• The Hero2017 · as Jeremy Frost
• Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally - Summer of 69: No Apostrophe2017 · as Himself
• Infinity Baby2017 · as Neo
• Gunter Babysits2017 · as Norman (voice)
• The Founder2016 · as Dick McDonald
• Sing2016 · as Norman (voice)
• Ice Age: Collision Course2016 · as Gavin (voice)
• Welcome to Happiness2016 · as Moses
• Hotel Transylvania 22015 · as Mike (voice)
• Knight of Cups2015 · as Scott
• A Walk in the Woods2015 · as REI Dave
• Me and Earl and the Dying Girl2015 · as Greg's Dad
• Danny Collins2015 · as Guy DeLoach
• Believe Me2014 · as Sean
• The Emmet Awards Show!2014 · as MetalBeard (voice / uncredited / archive footage)
• 22 Jump Street2014 · as Deputy Chief Hardy
• The Gunfighter2014 · as The Narrator (voice)
• Date and Switch2014 · as Terry
• The Lego Movie2014 · as Metal Beard (voice)
• Nick Offerman: American Ham2014 · as Himself
• Dalai Lama2013 · as Leo
• Millers Unleashed: Outtakes Overload2013 · as Self
• Paradise2013 · as Doug Mannerheim
• In a World...2013 · as Heners
• We're the Millers2013 · as Don Fitzgerald
• Somebody Up There Likes Me2013 · as Sal
• The Kings of Summer2013 · as Frank Toy
• Tuna2013 · as Nick
• Casa de Mi Padre2012 · as Agent Parker
• 21 Jump Street2012 · as Deputy Chief Hardy
• Smashed2012 · as Dave Davies
• Conan O'Brien Can't Stop2011 · as Self
• All Good Things2010 · as Jim McCarthy
• Audrey the Trainwreck2010 · as David George
• Harmony and Me2010 · as Meter Maid Man
• Taking Chances2009 · as Hoke Hollander
• The Men Who Stare at Goats2009 · as Scotty Mercer
• RSO [Registered Sex Offender]2008 · as Simmons
• Wristcutters: A Love Story2007 · as Cop
• The Go-Getter2007 · as Nick the Potter
• Sin City2005 · as Shlubb
• Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous2005 · as Karl Steele
• Cursed2005 · as Officer
• November2004 · as Officer Roberts
• Stealing Harvard2002 · as Electrician
• Murder by Numbers2002 · as Cop at Richard's House
• Early Bird Special2001 · as Laredo
• Speaking of Sex2001 · as Sheriff Panghorn
• Forever Lulu2000 · as Man - Boardner's
• Groove2000 · as Sergeant Channahon
• Treasure Island1999 · as Samuel
• Lush1999 · as Gerry
• City of Angels1998 · as Construction Worker
• Going All the Way1997 · as Wilks
• Butterfly in the Typewriter— · as Bobby Byrne
• Canoecraft: Fine Woodstrip Canoe Building— · as Host / Narrator

All TV Shows (85)

• Margo's Got Money Troubles2026 · as Jinx
• Death by Lightning2025 · as Chester A. Arthur
• Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry2024 · as Self
• The Last of Us2023 · as Bill
• A League of Their Own2022 · as Dove Porter
• The Resort2022 · as Murray Thompson
• Pam & Tommy2022 · as Uncle Miltie
• American Rock Stars2022 · as Narrator (voice)
• Colin in Black and White2021 · as Rick Kaepernick
• Cinema Toast2021 · as Don Doolittle
• The Great North2021 · as Beef Tobin (voice)
• Devs2020 · as Forest
• Duncanville2020 · as Zeb (voice)
• A Little Late with Lilly Singh2019 · as Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• Good Omens2019 · as Thaddeus Dowling
• The Umbrella Academy2019 · as Dr. Gene Thibedeau
• 3Below: Tales of Arcadia2018 · as Varvatos Vex (voice)
• The Conners2018 · as Adam Chestnut
• Making It2018 · as Self - Host
• Will & Grace2017 · as Jackson Boudreaux
• Carpool Karaoke: The Series2017 · as Self
• Comrade Detective2017 · as Captain Covaci (voice)
• The Good Place2016 · as Nick Offerman
• Son of Zorn2016 · as Dr. Klorpins (voice)
• You, Me and the Apocalypse2015 · as Buddy
• The Muppets2015 · as Self
• Life in Pieces2015 · as Spencer
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• Hot Ones2015 · as Self
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver2014 · as The Home Depot Consultant
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver2014 · as Voice of Narrator (voice)
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver2014 · as Self
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver2014 · as Husband
• Fargo2014 · as Karl Weathers
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
• Off Camera with Sam Jones2014 · as Self
• @midnight with Chris Hardwick2013 · as Self
• Brooklyn Nine-Nine2013 · as Frederick
• Axe Cop2013 · as Axe Cop
• Drunk History2013 · as Johnny Cool
• Gravity Falls2012 · as Agent Powers (voice)
• Comedy Bang! Bang!2012 · as Self
• Billy on the Street2011 · as Self
• Bob's Burgers2011 · as Cooper (voice)
• Bob's Burgers2011 · as Pete (voice)
• Bob's Burgers2011 · as Clem (voice)
• Conan2010 · as Self
• Who Do You Think You Are?2010 · as Self
• Parks and Recreation2009 · as Ron Swanson
• Party Down2009 · as Dermott
• Childrens Hospital2008 · as Lt. Chance Briggs
• Childrens Hospital2008 · as Detective Chance Briggs
• American Body Shop2007 · as Rob
• 3 lbs2006 · as Dr. Coffey
• CSI: NY2004 · as Joe Green
• Deadwood2004 · as Tom Mason
• Mix It Up2003 · as Nick the Carpenter
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• Robbery Homicide Division2002 · as Big Guy (uncredited)
• Good Morning, Miami2002 · as Officer
• Monk2002 · as Jack Whitman
• George Lopez2002 · as Randy
• The Bachelor2002 · as Self
• 242001 · as Marcus
• Curb Your Enthusiasm2000 · as Cody
• Gilmore Girls2000 · as Beau Belleville
• The West Wing1999 · as Jerry
• The King of Queens1998 · as The Man
• Will & Grace1998 · as Nick
• The View1997 · as Self - Guest
• The View1997 · as Self
• The Practice1997 · as Charles Rossi
• Profiler1996 · as Bobby
• Arli$$1996 · as Zinger Otofsky
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• ER1994 · as Rog
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• Late Show with David Letterman1993 · as Self - Guest
• The Simpsons1989 · as Captain Bowditch (voice)
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Golden Globes Audience Member (uncredited)
• The Oscars1953 · as Self - Announcer