Person Details

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Aliases: Nicholas David Offerman

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Joliet, Illinois, USA

Homepage: https://nickofferman.co/

Movie Involvements: 43

TV Involvements: 21


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

The Last of Us
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9

The Last of Us

(2023) Bill
24
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8

24

(2001) Marcus
The West Wing
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8

The West Wing

(1999) Jerry
Fargo
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8

Fargo

(2014) Karl Weathers
CSI: NY
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7

CSI: NY

(2004) Joe Green
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
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7
ER
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8

ER

(1994) Rog
Who Do You Think You Are?
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7

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2025 Ken (voice)
Jerry Kane
Narrator (voice)
Sydney
2024 Self
President
Bill (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023 Dave the Plumber
Pip
Steve Chaney
Ken Griffin
Bill
2022 Norman (voice)
Dove Porter
Murray Thompson
Uncle Miltie
Narrator (voice)
2021 Norman (voice)
Rick Kaepernick
Vex (voice)
Don Doolittle
Beef Tobin (voice)
2020 Narrator
Self
Self
Ron Swanson
Ron Swanson
Forest
Zeb (voice)
2019 Will Plimpton
Self
Self
Alan Whitcomb
Thaddeus Dowling
Narrator
Self
Dr. Gene Thibedeau
MetalBeard (voice)
2018 Varvatos Vex (voice)
Metal Beard (voice)
Adam Chestnut
Felix O'Kelly
Self - Host
Francis James "Frank" Fisher
Henry Greer
2017 Brad Pitt / George W. Bush / John Swartzwelder
Jackson Boudreaux
Self
Captain Covaci (voice)
Bruno
Jeremy Frost
Himself
Neo
Norman (voice)
2016 Dick McDonald
Norman (voice)
Nick Offerman
Dr. Klorpins (voice)
Gavin (voice)
Moses
2015 Buddy
Self
Spencer
Mike (voice)
Scott
Self
REI Dave
Greg's Dad
Guy DeLoach
Self
2014 Sean
MetalBeard (voice / uncredited / archive footage)
Deputy Chief Hardy
The Home Depot Consultant
Voice of Narrator (voice)
Self
Karl Weathers
(voice)
Self
Self
N/A
Terry
Self
Metal Beard (voice)
Himself
2013 Leo
Self
Self
Doug Mannerheim
Frederick
Heners
Don Fitzgerald
Axe Cop
Johnny Cool
Sal
Frank Toy
N/A
2012 Agent Powers (voice)
Self
Agent Parker
Deputy Chief Hardy
Dave Davies
2011 Self
Self
Cooper (voice)
Pete (voice)
Clem (voice)
2010 Jim McCarthy
Self
David George
Self
Meter Maid Man
2009 Hoke Hollander
Scotty Mercer
Ron Swanson
Self
Dermott
2008 Lt. Chance Briggs
Detective Chance Briggs
Simmons
2007 Cop
Rob
Nick the Potter
2006 Dr. Coffey
2005 Burt Shlubb
Karl Steele
Officer
2004 Joe Green
Tom Mason
Officer Roberts
2003 Nick the Carpenter
Self
2002 Big Guy
Officer
Electrician
Jack Whitman
Cop at Richard's House
Randy
2001 Laredo
Marcus
Sheriff Panghorn
2000 Cody
Beau Belleville
Man - Boardner's
Sergeant Channahon
1999 Jerry
Samuel
Gerry
1998 The Man
Nick
Construction Worker
1997 Wilks
Self - Guest
Self
N/A
1996 N/A
Self
1994 Rog
1993 Self - Guest
1989 Captain Bowditch (voice)
1975 Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1953 Self - Announcer
Host / Narrator
Chester A. Arthur
Jinx
Mr. Fish (voice)
Bobby Byrne
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Writing

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2009 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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