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Nick Offerman

Nick Offerman

61 movies on Netflix

Biography

Nick Offerman is an American actor, writer and carpenter who trained at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and helped found the Chicago theater company Defiant Theatre. He performed with companies including Steppenwolf and Goodman before moving into screen work, and his breakthrough came as Ron Swanson, the deadpan parks department boss on Parks and Recreation, which aired from 2009 to 2015. The part earned him a Television Critics Association Award and two Critics' Choice nominations. His film credits include 21 Jump Street (2012), The Kings of Summer (2013), Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015), The Founder (2016), Hearts Beat Loud (2018) and Civil War (2024), and he has voiced roles in The Lego Movie franchise, Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) and Sing. He won a Primetime Emmy for his guest role on The Last of Us, has written several books, and co-hosted Making It.

56years old

Turns 57 on June 26in 227 days

  • Born Joliet
  • Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
  • Nicholas David Offerman (birth name)Also credited as Nicholas Offerman

Movie Career

Films
61
Career span
29 years1997 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Big break

    In 2009, Michael Schur and Greg Daniels, producers of The Office, gave Offerman a series regular part on their NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation. He played Ron Swanson, the libertarian who hated government and ran a city parks department.

  2. A change of course

    Offerman has operated the Offerman Woodshop in Los Angeles since 2001, working with six craftsmen and women. Acting in TV and movies, he has said, is "cramping my style at the woodshop".

  3. Behind the award

    Offerman appeared as Bill in "Long, Long Time," the third episode of HBO's The Last of Us, in 2023. That year, he took the Guest Actor in a Drama Series prize at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

Nick Offerman movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Founder2016 Biography, Dramaas Dick McDonald

    IMDb rating 7.2209K votes

  2. We're the Millers2013 Comedy, Crimeas Don Fitzgerald

    IMDb rating 7.0531K votes

  3. Civil War2024as President

    IMDb rating 7.0274K votes

  4. The Lego Movie2014as Metal Beardvoice

    IMDb rating 7.7421K votes

  5. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl2015as Greg's Dad

    IMDb rating 7.7145K votes

  6. The Life of Chuck2025as Narratorvoice

    IMDb rating 7.379K votes

  7. The Kings of Summer2013as Frank

    IMDb rating 7.188K votes

  8. 22 Jump Street2014as Deputy Chief Hardy

    IMDb rating 7.0446K votes

Most often with

Bob Byington directed four of these films, Christopher Miller three and Phil Lord three. Megan Mullally appears in twelve of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Megan Mullally, 12 films togetherSee the 12 films with Megan MullallyMolly Shannon, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Molly ShannonChanning Tatum, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Channing TatumJon Hamm, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Jon HammJonah Hill, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Jonah HillAlison Brie, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Alison BrieBob ByingtonDirector, 4 filmsSee the 4 films by Bob ByingtonChristopher MillerDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Christopher MillerPhil LordDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Phil Lord

Films together

Box office

What Nick Offerman's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$4.6 billion

38 of the 59 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 59 films: 38 worldwide figure; 7 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 9 figure not found.

  • 38Worldwide figure
  • 7US gross only
  • 4Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 9Figure not found

Top grosser

Sing2016as Norman (voice)$634 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 78% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Sing2016as Norman (voice)
    $634M13.7% of the total
  2. 2
    Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning2025as General Sidney
    $599M13.0% of the total
  3. 3
    Hotel Transylvania 22015as Grandpa Mike (voice)
    $473M10.2% of the total
  4. 4
    The Lego Movie2014as Metal Beard (voice)
    $471M10.2% of the total
  5. 5
    Ice Age: Collision Course2016as Gavin (voice)
    $409M8.8% of the total
  6. 6
    Sing 22021as Norman
    $408M8.8% of the total
  7. 7
    22 Jump Street2014as Deputy Chief Hardy
    $331M7.2% of the total
  8. 8
    We're the Millers2013as Don Fitzgerald
    $270M5.8% of the total
21 Jump Street (2012), $202 millionThe Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019), $200 millionCivil War (2024), $127 millionSmurfs (2025), $124 millionMiss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005), $101 millionThe Men Who Stare at Goats (2009), $68.7 millionA Walk in the Woods (2015), $37.5 millionBad Times at the El Royale (2018), $31.9 millionThe Founder (2016), $24.1 millionDumb Money (2023), $20.7 millionThe Life of Chuck (2025), $19.7 millionCursed (2005), $19.3 millionStealing Harvard (2002), $14.3 millionDanny Collins (2015), $10.8 millionCasa de mi Padre (2012), $5.9 millionOrigin (2023), $4.5 million

$1.0 billionfrom the other 30 films with a worldwide figure, 22% of the total

Awards

One award and honor.

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Nick Offerman's awards and nominations, grouped by award
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Other honors
TCA AwardsWon

Online

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