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.
Known For
Civil War
(2024)
President
Sing 2
(2021)
Norman (voice)
Sing
(2016)
Norman (voice)
Ice Age: Collision Course
(2016)
Gavin (voice)
Hotel Transylvania 2
(2015)
Mike (voice)
Mission: Impossible 8
(2025)
Sydney
Dumb Money
(2023)
Ken Griffin
We're the Millers
(2013)
Don Fitzgerald
Minions & More Volume 2
(2022)
Norman (voice)
The Founder
(2016)
Dick McDonald
Sin City
(2005)
Burt Shlubb
22 Jump Street
(2014)
Deputy Chief Hardy
The Lego Movie
(2014)
Metal Beard (voice)
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
(2019)
MetalBeard (voice)
21 Jump Street
(2012)
Deputy Chief Hardy
City of Angels
(1998)
Construction Worker
Full Filmography
Acting
Going All the Way
(1997)
Wilks
City of Angels
(1998)
Construction Worker
Lush
(1999)
Gerry
Treasure Island
(1999)
Samuel
Groove
(2000)
Sergeant Channahon
Forever Lulu
(2000)
Man - Boardner's
Speaking of Sex
(2001)
Sheriff Panghorn
Early Bird Special
(2001)
Laredo
Murder by Numbers
(2002)
Cop at Richard's House
Stealing Harvard
(2002)
Electrician
November
(2004)
Officer Roberts
Cursed
(2005)
Officer
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
(2005)
Karl Steele
Sin City
(2005)
Burt Shlubb
The Go-Getter
(2007)
Nick the Potter
Wristcutters: A Love Story
(2007)
Cop
RSO [Registered Sex Offender]
(2008)
Simmons
Taking Chances
(2009)
Hoke Hollander
The Men Who Stare at Goats
(2009)
Scotty Mercer
All Good Things
(2010)
Jim McCarthy
Audrey the Trainwreck
(2010)
David George
Harmony and Me
(2010)
Meter Maid Man
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
(2011)
Self
21 Jump Street
(2012)
Deputy Chief Hardy
Casa de Mi Padre
(2012)
Agent Parker
Smashed
(2012)
Dave Davies
Somebody Up There Likes Me
(2013)
Sal
The Kings of Summer
(2013)
Frank Toy
In a World...
(2013)
Heners
We're the Millers
(2013)
Don Fitzgerald
Paradise
(2013)
Doug Mannerheim
Dalai Lama
(2013)
Leo
Tuna
(2013)
Date and Switch
(2014)
Terry
The Lego Movie
(2014)
Metal Beard (voice)
Nick Offerman: American Ham
(2014)
Himself
22 Jump Street
(2014)
Deputy Chief Hardy
The Gunfighter
(2014)
(voice)
Believe Me
(2014)
Sean
The Emmet Awards Show!
(2014)
MetalBeard (voice / uncredited / archive footage)
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
(2015)
Greg's Dad
A Walk in the Woods
(2015)
REI Dave
Hotel Transylvania 2
(2015)
Mike (voice)
Knight of Cups
(2015)
Scott
Danny Collins
(2015)
Guy DeLoach
The Founder
(2016)
Dick McDonald
Welcome to Happiness
(2016)
Moses
Sing
(2016)
Norman (voice)
Ice Age: Collision Course
(2016)
Gavin (voice)
The House of Tomorrow
(2017)
Alan Whitcomb
The Hero
(2017)
Jeremy Frost
Infinity Baby
(2017)
Neo
Gunter Babysits
(2017)
Norman (voice)
Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally - Summer of 69: No Apostrophe
(2017)
Himself
The Little Hours
(2017)
Bruno
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
(2017)
Brad Pitt / George W. Bush / John Swartzwelder
Nostalgia
(2018)
Henry Greer
Hearts Beat Loud
(2018)
Francis James "Frank" Fisher
Bad Times at the El Royale
(2018)
Felix O'Kelly
Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short
(2018)
Metal Beard (voice)
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
(2019)
MetalBeard (voice)
Frances Ferguson
(2019)
Narrator
J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius
(2019)
Himself
Lucy in the Sky
(2019)
Will Plimpton
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
(2020)
Self
A Parks and Recreation Special
(2020)
Ron Swanson
Nick Offerman: Full Bush
(2020)
Self
The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation
(2020)
Ron Swanson
Sacred Cow: The Nutritional, Environmental and Ethical Case for Better Meat
(2020)
Narrator
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
(2021)
Vex (voice)
Sing 2
(2021)
Norman (voice)
Path of Wellness
(2021)
Corin Tucker
Minions & More Volume 2
(2022)
Norman (voice)
Dumb Money
(2023)
Ken Griffin
Candy Cane Lane
(2023)
Pip
Origin
(2023)
Dave the Plumber
Dicks: The Musical
(2023)
Steve Chaney
Grounded II: Making The Last of Us Part II
(2024)
Bill (archive footage) (uncredited)
Civil War
(2024)
President
Mission: Impossible 8
(2025)
Sydney
The Smurfs Musical
(2025)
(voice)
Production
Somebody Up There Likes Me
(2013)
Producer
Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry
(2016)
Co-Producer
The House of Tomorrow
(2017)
Executive Producer
Infinity Baby
(2017)
Executive Producer
Hearts Beat Loud
(2018)
Executive Producer
Frances Ferguson
(2019)
Executive Producer
All Illusions Must Be Broken
(2024)
Executive Producer
Writing