Nicholas David Offerman (born June 26, 1970) is an American actor, writer, comedian, producer, and professional carpenter. 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 following the end of Parks and Recreation was as Karl Weathers in the second season of the FX black comedy crime drama series Fargo, for which he received a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries. Since 2018, Offerman has co-hosted the NBC reality competition series, Making It, with Amy Poehler; he and Poehler have received two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program. Offerman served as an executive producer for the film The House of Tomorrow, in which he also starred. He has provided voice-work for The …
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Nicholas David Offerman (born June 26, 1970) is an American actor, writer, comedian, producer, and professional carpenter. 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 following the end of Parks and Recreation was as Karl Weathers in the second season of the FX black comedy crime drama series Fargo, for which he received a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries. Since 2018, Offerman has co-hosted the NBC reality competition series, Making It, with Amy Poehler; he and Poehler have received two nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program. Offerman served as an executive producer for the film The House of Tomorrow, in which he also starred. He has provided voice-work for The Lego Movie, Hotel Transylvania 2, Sing, Ice Age: Collision Course, and The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part and played Agent Powers on Gravity Falls. Most recently, Offerman has hosted Have A Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics on Netflix.
