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