Nicholas Offerman (born June 26, 1970) is an American actor, writer, comedian, producer, and woodworker. He is best known for his role as Ron Swanson in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation, 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 is also known for his role in The Founder, in which he portrays Richard McDonald, one of the brothers who developed the fast food chain McDonald's. His first major television role since the end of Parks and Recreation was as Karl Weathers in the FX series Fargo, for which he received a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries. Since 2018, Offerman has co-hosted the NBC reality competition series, Making It, with Amy Poehler.
November
(Officer Roberts)
Cursed
(Officer)
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
(Karl Steele)
Origin
(Dave the Plumber)
Path of Wellness
(Corin Tucker)
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
(Brad Pitt / George W. Bush / John Swartzwelder)
Taking Chances
(Hoke Hollander)
RSO [Registered Sex Offender]
(Simmons)
21 Jump Street
(Deputy Chief Hardy)
Casa de Mi Padre
(Agent Parker)
Sovereign
(Jerry Kane)
Smashed
(Dave Davies)
Somebody Up There Likes Me
(Sal)
A Complete Unknown
(Alan Lomax)
Date and Switch
(Terry)
Lush
(Gerry)
Paradise
(Doug Mannerheim)
The Kings of Summer
(Frank Toy)
In a World...
(Heners)
We're the Millers
(Don Fitzgerald)
The Lego Movie
(Metal Beard (voice))
Nick Offerman: American Ham
(Himself)
Dicks: The Musical
(Steve Chaney)
Early Bird Special
(Laredo)
22 Jump Street
(Deputy Chief Hardy)
A Walk in the Woods
(REI Dave)
The Gunfighter
((voice))
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
(Sydney)
Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short
(Metal Beard (voice))
Believe Me
(Sean)
The Go-Getter
(Nick the Potter)
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
(Greg's Dad)
Knight of Cups
(Scott)
All Good Things
(Jim McCarthy)
Sin City
(Burt Shlubb)
Treasure Island
(Samuel)
Wristcutters: A Love Story
(Cop)
Grounded II: Making The Last of Us Part II
(Bill (archive footage) (uncredited))
Dumb Money
(Ken Griffin)
Audrey the Trainwreck
(David George)
Minions & More Volume 2
(Norman (voice))
The Founder
(Dick McDonald)
Welcome to Happiness
(Moses)
Civil War
(President)
The Men Who Stare at Goats
(Scotty Mercer)
Sacred Cow: The Nutritional, Environmental and Ethical Case for Better Meat
(Narrator)
Candy Cane Lane
(Pip)
The Smurfs Movie
((voice))
Hotel Transylvania 2
(Mike (voice))
Sing
(Norman (voice))
Parks and Recreation in Europe
Murder by Numbers
(Cop at Richard's House)
Ice Age: Collision Course
(Gavin (voice))
The Little Hours
(Bruno)
Groove
(Sergeant Channahon)
The Hero
(Jeremy Frost)
The House of Tomorrow
(Alan Whitcomb)
Infinity Baby
(Neo)
Nostalgia
(Henry Greer)
Gunter Babysits
(Norman (voice))
Butterfly in the Typewriter
(Bobby Byrne)
Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally - Summer of 69: No Apostrophe
(Himself)
Dalai Lama
(Leo)
Hearts Beat Loud
(Francis James "Frank" Fisher)
Harmony and Me
(Meter Maid Man)
Tuna
Speaking of Sex
(Sheriff Panghorn)
Bad Times at the El Royale
(Felix O'Kelly)
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
(MetalBeard (voice))
Frances Ferguson
(Narrator)
J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius
(Himself)
Lucy in the Sky
(Will Plimpton)
Canoecraft: Fine Woodstrip Canoe Building
(Host / Narrator)
Forever Lulu
(Man - Boardner's)
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
(Self)
A Parks and Recreation Special
(Ron Swanson)
Nick Offerman: Full Bush
(Self)
Stealing Harvard
(Electrician)
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
(Vex (voice))
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
(Self)
The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation
(Ron Swanson)
City of Angels
(Construction Worker)
Going All the Way
(Wilks)
The Emmet Awards Show!
(MetalBeard (voice / uncredited / archive footage))
Danny Collins
(Guy DeLoach)
Sing 2
(Norman (voice))
The Life of Chuck
(Narrator (voice))
The Pout-Pout Fish
(Mr. Fish (voice))
Deadwood
(Tom Mason)
Monk
(Jack Whitman)
24
(Marcus)
CSI: NY
(Joe Green)
3 LBS
(Dr. Coffey)
George Lopez
(Randy)
Robbery Homicide Division
(Big Guy)
Profiler
Colin in Black and White
(Rick Kaepernick)
The Practice
The King of Queens
(The Man)
The View
(Self - Guest)
Will & Grace
(Nick)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(Self - Guest)
Gilmore Girls
(Beau Belleville)
American Body Shop
(Rob)
Pam & Tommy
(Uncle Miltie)
Parks and Recreation
(Ron Swanson)
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
(Self)
Mix It Up
(Nick the Carpenter)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
(The Home Depot Consultant)
Parks and Recreation
(Self)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
(Voice of Narrator (voice))
The Daily Show
(Self)
The West Wing
(Jerry)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(Self)
Billy on the Street
(Self)
Comedy Bang! Bang!
(Self)
The Muppets
(Self)
Fargo
(Karl Weathers)
Childrens Hospital
(Lt. Chance Briggs)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
(Frederick)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
(Cody)
Gravity Falls
(Agent Powers (voice))
American Rock Stars
(Narrator (voice))
Son of Zorn
(Dr. Klorpins (voice))
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
(Self)
Childrens Hospital
(Detective Chance Briggs)
The Resort
(Murray Thompson)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(Self)
Bob's Burgers
(Cooper (voice))
Making It
(Self - Host)
Bob's Burgers
(Pete (voice))
Duncanville
(Zeb (voice))
You, Me and the Apocalypse
(Buddy)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(Self)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(Self)
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
(Self)
Devs
(Forest)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
3Below: Tales of Arcadia
(Varvatos Vex (voice))
Who Do You Think You Are?
(Self)
The Conners
(Adam Chestnut)
Death by Lightning
(Chester A. Arthur)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
(Self)
The View
(Self)
Bob's Burgers
(Clem (voice))
Life in Pieces
(Spencer)
A League of Their Own
(Dove Porter)
Good Omens
(Thaddeus Dowling)
Axe Cop
(Axe Cop)
Comrade Detective
(Captain Covaci (voice))
The Great North
(Beef Tobin (voice))
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Cameo (uncredited))
Will & Grace
(Jackson Boudreaux)
The Simpsons
(Captain Bowditch (voice))
The Good Place
(Nick Offerman)
Drunk History
(Johnny Cool)
The Last of Us
(Bill)
Hot Ones
(Self)
Off Camera with Sam Jones
(Self)
Party Down
(Dermott)
ER
(Rog)
The Umbrella Academy
(Dr. Gene Thibedeau)
Good Morning, Miami
(Officer)
Conan
(Self)
Margo's Got Money Troubles
(Jinx)
Nick Offerman: American Ham
(Writer)
All Illusions Must Be Broken
(Executive Producer)
Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally - Summer of 69: No Apostrophe
(Writer)
Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry
(Co-Producer)
Hearts Beat Loud
(Executive Producer)
Frances Ferguson
(Executive Producer)
Canoecraft: Fine Woodstrip Canoe Building
(Producer)
The House of Tomorrow
(Executive Producer)
Infinity Baby
(Executive Producer)
Somebody Up There Likes Me
(Producer)
Parks and Recreation
(Director)
Parks and Recreation
(Writer)