Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 26, 1970
Place of Birth:
Joliet, Illinois, USA
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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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Live from the Other Side with Tyler Henry | Self |
| 2023 | The Last of Us | Bill |
| 2022 | Pam & Tommy | Uncle Miltie |
| 2022 | American Rock Stars | Narrator (voice) |
| 2022 | The Resort | Murray Thompson |
| 2022 | A League of Their Own | Dove Porter |
| 2021 | Colin in Black and White | Rick Kaepernick |
| 2021 | The Great North | Beef Tobin (voice) |
| 2021 | Cinema Toast | Don Doolittle |
| 2020 | Duncanville | Zeb (voice) |
| 2020 | Devs | Forest |
| 2019 | A Little Late with Lilly Singh | Self |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self |
| 2019 | Good Omens | Thaddeus Dowling |
| 2019 | The Umbrella Academy | Dr. Gene Thibedeau |
| 2018 | Making It | Self - Host |
| 2018 | 3Below: Tales of Arcadia | Varvatos Vex (voice) |
| 2018 | The Conners | Adam Chestnut |
| 2017 | Carpool Karaoke: The Series | Self |
| 2017 | Comrade Detective | Captain Covaci (voice) |
| 2017 | Will & Grace | Jackson Boudreaux |
| 2016 | Son of Zorn | Dr. Klorpins (voice) |
| 2016 | The Good Place | Nick Offerman |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self |
| 2015 | The Muppets | Self |
| 2015 | You, Me and the Apocalypse | Buddy |
| 2015 | Life in Pieces | Spencer |
| 2015 | Hot Ones | Self |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | The Home Depot Consultant |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Voice of Narrator (voice) |
| 2014 | Fargo | Karl Weathers |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | |
| 2014 | Off Camera with Sam Jones | Self |
| 2013 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Frederick |
| 2013 | @midnight with Chris Hardwick | Self |
| 2013 | Axe Cop | Axe Cop |
| 2013 | Drunk History | Johnny Cool |
| 2012 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Self |
| 2012 | Gravity Falls | Agent Powers (voice) |
| 2011 | Billy on the Street | Self |
| 2011 | Bob's Burgers | Cooper (voice) |
| 2011 | Bob's Burgers | Pete (voice) |
| 2011 | Bob's Burgers | Clem (voice) |
| 2010 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Self |
| 2010 | Conan | Self |
| 2009 | Parks and Recreation | Ron Swanson |
| 2009 | Party Down | Dermott |
| 2008 | Childrens Hospital | Lt. Chance Briggs |
| 2008 | Childrens Hospital | Detective Chance Briggs |
| 2007 | American Body Shop | Rob |
| 2006 | 3 LBS | Dr. Coffey |
| 2004 | Deadwood | Tom Mason |
| 2004 | CSI: NY | Joe Green |
| 2003 | Mix It Up | Nick the Carpenter |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self |
| 2002 | Monk | Jack Whitman |
| 2002 | George Lopez | Randy |
| 2002 | Robbery Homicide Division | Big Guy |
| 2002 | Good Morning, Miami | Officer |
| 2001 | 24 | Marcus |
| 2000 | Gilmore Girls | Beau Belleville |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Cody |
| 1999 | The West Wing | Jerry |
| 1998 | The King of Queens | The Man |
| 1998 | Will & Grace | Nick |
| 1997 | The Practice | |
| 1997 | The View | Self - Guest |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1996 | Profiler | |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self |
| 1994 | ER | Rog |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Captain Bowditch (voice) |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self - Announcer |
| Death by Lightning | Chester A. Arthur | |
| Margo's Got Money Troubles | Jinx |