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...
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Pout-Pout Fish
2025
as Mr. Fish (voice)
An original adventure of the fish with a “frowny face and a big heart”, as he and his friends navigate the undersea world.

Sovereign
2025
as Jerry Kane
Struggling single father Jerry indoctrinates his son Joe into the sovereign citizen movement, teaching him that laws are mere illusions and freedom is...

Smurfs
2025
as Ken (voice)
When Papa Smurf is mysteriously taken by evil wizards, Razamel and Gargamel, Smurfette leads the Smurfs on a mission into the real world to save him. ...

The Life of Chuck
2025
as Narrator (voice)
In this extraordinary story of an ordinary man, Charles 'Chuck' Krantz experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes cont...

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
2025
as General Sidney
Ethan Hunt and team continue their search for the terrifying AI known as the Entity — which has infiltrated intelligence networks all over the globe —...

Civil War
2024
as President
In the near future, a group of war journalists attempt to survive while reporting the truth as the United States stands on the brink of civil war.

Grounded II: Making The Last of Us Part II
2024
as Bill (archive footage) (uncredited)
Learn directly from the team at Naughty Dog about what it took to bring the acclaimed sequel The Last of Us Part II to life, with a new behind-the-sce...

All Illusions Must Be Broken
2024
Executive Producer
All Illusions Must Be Broken is a cinematic contemporization of the work of American cultural anthropologist Ernest Becker whose book The Denial of De...

Origin
2023
as Dave the Plumber
While investigating the global phenomenon of caste and its dark influence on society, a journalist faces unfathomable personal loss and uncovers the b...

Candy Cane Lane
2023
as Pip
A man, determined to win the neighborhood's annual Christmas decorating contest, makes a pact with an elf to help him win. However, the elf casts a sp...

Dicks: The Musical
2023
as Steve Chaney
Two self-obsessed businessmen discover they're long-lost identical twins and come together to plot the reunion of their eccentric divorced parents.

Dumb Money
2023
as Ken Griffin
Vlogger Keith Gill sinks his life savings into GameStop stock and posts about it. When social media starts blowing up, so do his life and the lives of...

Minions & More Volume 2
2022
as Norman (voice)
This collection of 11 short films produced by Illumination includes: From the "Despicable Me" franchise: Mower Minions (2016); Yellow Is the New Black...

Sing 2
2021
as Norman (voice)
Buster and his new cast now have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theater in glamorous Redshore City. But with no connecti...

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
2021
as Vex (voice)
The Guardians of Arcadia reunite to battle the nefarious Arcane Order, who've reawakened the primordial Titans.

Sacred Cow: The Nutritional, Environmental and Ethical Case for Better Meat
2020
as Narrator
A film about the current debate on eating and raising cattle for food, showing that animal-sourced foods are nutritious for humans, and can be raised ...

Nick Offerman: Full Bush
2020
as Self
This broadcast special describes the manners by which we modern Americans might pursue a lifestyle that can only be described as “Full Bush”. Filmed a...

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
2020
as Self
Celebrities recall their most mind-bending trips via animations, reenactments and more in this comedic documentary exploring the story of psychedelics...

A Parks and Recreation Special
2020
as Ron Swanson
Pawnee's most dedicated civil servant, Leslie Knope, is determined to stay connected to her friends in a time of social distancing.

The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation
2020
as Ron Swanson
As a lead-in to the highly anticipated special that brings back one of the most admired comedies in TV history, NBC and The Paley Center for Media col...

Lucy in the Sky
2019
as Will Plimpton
Astronaut Lucy Cola returns to Earth after a transcendent experience during a mission to space – and begins to lose touch with reality in a world that...

The House of Tomorrow
2019
as Alan Whitcomb
The film tells futurist, architect, and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller's incredible story through two teens hoping to get laid, become punk gods, and ...

The House of Tomorrow
2019
Executive Producer
The film tells futurist, architect, and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller's incredible story through two teens hoping to get laid, become punk gods, and ...

Frances Ferguson
2019
as Narrator
Frances Ferguson is discontent. Like a lot of us, she does a bit of “acting out” and pays the price —an arrest, a trial, incarceration. And then a new...

J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius
2019
as Self
What started out as an inside joke amongst two self proclaimed weirdos in Ft. Worth, Texas soon becomes much more than they bargained for. Frustrated ...

Frances Ferguson
2019
Executive Producer
Frances Ferguson is discontent. Like a lot of us, she does a bit of “acting out” and pays the price —an arrest, a trial, incarceration. And then a new...

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
2019
as MetalBeard (voice)
It's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space, wrecking every...

Emmet's Holiday Party: A LEGO Movie Short
2018
as Metal Beard (voice)
There’s nothing like the holidays in Apocalypseburg!

Bad Times at the El Royale
2018
as Felix O'Kelly
Lake Tahoe, 1969. Seven strangers, each one with a secret to bury, meet at El Royale, a decadent motel with a dark past. In the course of a fateful ni...

Hearts Beat Loud
2018
as Francis James "Frank" Fisher
In the hip Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook, single dad and record store owner Frank is preparing to send his hard-working daughter Sam off to colleg...

Hearts Beat Loud
2018
Executive Producer
In the hip Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook, single dad and record store owner Frank is preparing to send his hard-working daughter Sam off to colleg...

Nostalgia
2018
as Henry Greer
A mosaic of stories about love and loss, exploring our relationship to the objects, artifacts, and memories that shape our lives.

Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
2017
as Brad Pitt / George W. Bush / John Swartzwelder
In honor of Homer's journey to the Hall of Fame, MLB all-stars and Springfield locals look back at the greatest corporate softball game ever played.

The Little Hours
2017
as Bruno
Garfagnana, Italy, 1347. The handsome servant Masseto, fleeing from his vindictive master, takes shelter in a nunnery where three young nuns, Sister A...

The Hero
2017
as Jeremy Frost
Lee, a former Western film icon, is living a comfortable existence lending his golden voice to advertisements and smoking weed. After receiving a life...

Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally - Summer of 69: No Apostrophe
2017
as Himself
Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally are yanking the britches right off of their marriage, exposing the salacious details of their fiery union for all the...

Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally - Summer of 69: No Apostrophe
2017
Writer
Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally are yanking the britches right off of their marriage, exposing the salacious details of their fiery union for all the...

Infinity Baby
2017
as Neo
Owing to a genetic mix-up involving stem cell research, the recently founded company Infinity Baby is able to offer a service for aspiring parents who...

Infinity Baby
2017
Executive Producer
Owing to a genetic mix-up involving stem cell research, the recently founded company Infinity Baby is able to offer a service for aspiring parents who...

Gunter Babysits
2017
as Norman (voice)
Gunter offers to watch all of Rosita's 25 piglets for the night, trying to prove he's the best babysitter ever.

The Founder
2016
as Dick McDonald
The true story of how Ray Kroc, a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California....

Sing
2016
as Norman (voice)
A koala named Buster recruits his best friend to help him drum up business for his theater by hosting a singing competition.

Ice Age: Collision Course
2016
as Gavin (voice)
Set after the events of Continental Drift, Scrat's epic pursuit of his elusive acorn catapults him outside of Earth, where he accidentally sets off a ...

Welcome to Happiness
2016
as Moses
There's a magical door in Woody's closet that allows those who go through it to erase mistakes from their past. When he finds out where it goes, his l...

Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry
2016
Co-Producer
A cinematic portrait of farmer and writer Wendell Berry. Through his eyes, we see both the changing landscapes of rural America in the era of industri...

Hotel Transylvania 2
2015
as Mike (voice)
When the old-old-old-fashioned vampire Vlad arrives at the hotel for an impromptu family get-together, Hotel Transylvania is in for a collision of sup...

Knight of Cups
2015
as Scott
Rick is a screenwriter living in Los Angeles. While successful in his career, his life feels empty. Haunted and confused, he finds temporary solace in...

A Walk in the Woods
2015
as REI Dave
After spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson returns to the U.S., where he decides the best way to connect with his homeland is to hike the Appa...

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
2015
as Greg's Dad
Greg is coasting through senior year of high school as anonymously as possible, avoiding social interactions like the plague while secretly making spi...

Danny Collins
2015
as Guy DeLoach
An ageing hard-living 1970s rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40-year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon.

Believe Me
2014
as Sean
Desperate, broke, and out of ideas, four college seniors start a fake charity to embezzle money for tuition.

The Emmet Awards Show!
2014
as MetalBeard (voice / uncredited / archive footage)
Time to pop that popcorn and get ready…The Emmet Awards are here! Each month thousands of kids have entered to win each of the monthly contests. NOW i...

22 Jump Street
2014
as Deputy Chief Hardy
After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local co...

The Gunfighter
2014
as (voice)
In the tradition of classic westerns, a narrator sets up the story of a lone gunslinger who walks into a saloon. However, the people in this saloon ca...

Date and Switch
2014
as Terry
Two guys who make a pact to lose their virginity before prom find their friendship tested when one of them comes out of the closet.

The Lego Movie
2014
as Metal Beard (voice)
An ordinary Lego mini-figure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil Lego tyrant from ...

Nick Offerman: American Ham
2014
as Himself
This live taping of Nick Offerman's hilarious one-man show at New York's historic Town Hall theater features a collection of anecdotes, songs, and woo...

Nick Offerman: American Ham
2014
Writer
This live taping of Nick Offerman's hilarious one-man show at New York's historic Town Hall theater features a collection of anecdotes, songs, and woo...

Dalai Lama
2013
as Leo
A short film about what happens when you get too good at meditating.

Millers Unleashed: Outtakes Overload
2013
as Self
This isn't a traditional outtakes reel, but rather a short about the ad-libbing and different takes of each scene, including a nice collection of thos...

Paradise
2013
as Doug Mannerheim
After surviving a plane crash a young conservative woman suffers a crisis of faith.

In a World...
2013
as Heners
An underachieving vocal coach is motivated by her father, the king of movie-trailer voice-overs, to pursue her aspirations of becoming a voice-over st...

We're the Millers
2013
as Don Fitzgerald
A veteran pot dealer creates a fake family as part of his plan to move a huge shipment of weed into the U.S. from Mexico.

Somebody Up There Likes Me
2013
as Sal
Thirty-five years in the life of Max, his best friend Sal and a woman they both adore, Lyla. The trio stumble through mandatory but seemingly unfulfil...

Somebody Up There Likes Me
2013
Producer
Thirty-five years in the life of Max, his best friend Sal and a woman they both adore, Lyla. The trio stumble through mandatory but seemingly unfulfil...

The Kings of Summer
2013
as Frank Toy
Joe Toy, on the verge of adolescence, finds himself increasingly frustrated by his single father, Frank's attempts to manage his life. Declaring his f...

Tuna
2013
as Nick
First part of a trilogy. Made in 2000 but not released until Adam De Coster uploaded it to YouTube in 2013.

Casa de Mi Padre
2012
as Agent Parker
Scheming of a way to save their father's ranch, the Alvarez brothers find themselves in a war with Mexico's most feared drug lord.

21 Jump Street
2012
as Deputy Chief Hardy
When cops Schmidt and Jenko join the secret Jump Street unit, they use their youthful appearances to go undercover as high school students. They trade...

Smashed
2012
as Dave Davies
Kate and Charlie like to have a good time. Their marriage thrives on a shared fondness for music, laughter… and getting smashed. When Kate’s partying ...

Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
2011
as Self
A documentary that follows the former Tonight Show host. Filmed during Conan’s ”Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television” comedy tour, after ...

All Good Things
2010
as Jim McCarthy
Newly-discovered facts, court records and speculation are used to elaborate the true love story and murder mystery of the most notorious unsolved murd...

Audrey the Trainwreck
2010
as David George
The story of two people caught in the routines of work and circles of friends. The days begin with an alarm and end with the fading sound of a televis...

Harmony and Me
2010
as Meter Maid Man
Lyricist Harmony insists on wallowing in misery eons after being unceremoniously dumped by his girlfriend. While the members of Harmony's family are l...

Taking Chances
2009
as Hoke Hollander
When he discovers that an Indian casino is about to be built over the town's historic battlefield, Chase Revere, the self-appointed protector of a sma...

The Men Who Stare at Goats
2009
as Scotty Mercer
A reporter in Iraq might just have the story of a lifetime when he meets Lyn Cassady, a guy who claims to be a former member of the U.S. Army's New Ea...
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RSO [Registered Sex Offender]
2008
as Simmons
After serving three long years in prison, a registered sex offender returns to civilization, only to find an environment that's completely uncivilized...

Wristcutters: A Love Story
2007
as Cop
Zia, distraught over breaking up with his girlfriend, decides to end it all. Unfortunately, he discovers that there is no real ending, only a run-down...

The Go-Getter
2007
as Nick the Potter
When his mother dies, a teenager takes a road-trip in a stolen car to find his long-lost brother. Along the way he discovers a profound connection wit...

Sin City
2005
as Shlubb
Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it dark… Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call it ...

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
2005
as Karl Steele
After her triumph at the Miss United States pageant, FBI agent Gracie Hart becomes an overnight sensation -- and the new "face of the FBI". But it's t...

Cursed
2005
as Officer
A werewolf loose in Los Angeles changes the lives of three young adults who, after being mauled by the beast, learn that the only way to break the cur...

November
2004
as Officer Roberts
Sophie Jacobs is going through the most difficult time of her life. Now, she just has to find out if it's real.

Stealing Harvard
2002
as Electrician
John and his girlfriend have vowed to marry once they save $30,000 for their dream house. But the minute they achieve their financial goal, John finds...

Murder by Numbers
2002
as Cop at Richard's House
Tenacious homicide detective Cassie Mayweather and her still-green partner are working a murder case, attempting to profile two malevolently brilliant...

Early Bird Special
2001
as Laredo
A black comedy that was produced but immediately went into arbitration and was seemingly not released.

Speaking of Sex
2001
as Sheriff Panghorn
A counselor, an expert on depression, and two attorneys try to help a couple who have marital problems.

Forever Lulu
2000
as Man - Boardner's
A schizophrenic romantic tracks down her college sweetheart to help her find their son she gave up for adoption sixteen years ago to the dismay of his...

Groove
2000
as Sergeant Channahon
An inside look into one night in the San Francisco underground rave scene.

Treasure Island
1999
as Samuel
This film has nothing to do with Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story, but rather a naval base of the same name located in San Francisco Bay. Set am...

Lush
1999
as Gerry
Among the rich in New Orleans, it's the lush life for Lionel Exley, a golf hustler and heavy drinker. Released from an Arkansas jail, "Ex" returns to ...

City of Angels
1998
as Construction Worker
When a guardian angel – who invisibly watches over the citizens of Los Angeles – becomes captivated by a strong-willed heart surgeon, he ponders tradi...

Going All the Way
1997
as Wilks
Korean War--era veterans and ex-classmates "Gunner" Casselman and "Sonny" Burns reunite upon their return home. Gunner, who spent the war years abroad...

Butterfly in the Typewriter
N/A
as Bobby Byrne
Troubled author John Kennedy Toole's struggle to bring A Confederacy of Dunces to print.

Canoecraft: Fine Woodstrip Canoe Building
N/A
as Host / Narrator
Stuck in New York city for a winter with some time on his hands actor and woodworker Nick Offerman decided to build his own canoe...and was inspired t...

Canoecraft: Fine Woodstrip Canoe Building
N/A
Producer
Stuck in New York city for a winter with some time on his hands actor and woodworker Nick Offerman decided to build his own canoe...and was inspired t...