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Nick Offerman

Nick Offerman

Born 1970 · Age 55

American actor, comedian, carpenter, woodworker, and writer best known for Ron Swanson on Parks and Recreation; also a voice actor, author, producer and host.

Total Events
66
Career Span
55 years
Peak Net Worth
$17,000,000

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Life & Career Timeline

1970Age 0

Born in Joliet, Illinois

Nicholas David Offerman born to Cathy (nurse) and Ric Offerman (social studies teacher). Raised in Minooka, Illinois.

6/26/1970Source
Confidence
100%
1988Age 18

Graduated high school (approx.) / Attended Minooka Community High School

Grew up in Minooka and attended Minooka Community High School (exact graduation year not given; estimated based on birth year).

1/1/1988Net Worth: $500Source
Confidence
40%
1993Age 23

Received BFA from University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Completed Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (theatre) at UIUC.

1/1/1993Net Worth: $2,000Source
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98%
1993Age 23

Co-founded Defiant Theatre (Chicago)

Co-founded the Chicago theatre company Defiant Theatre with fellow students while at university.

1/1/1993Net Worth: $2,000Source
Confidence
97%
1994Age 24

Began professional acting career (years active recorded from 1994)

Listed in biographies as active from 1994 — began working professionally in theatre and small screen roles.

1/1/1994Net Worth: $3,000Source
Confidence
90%
1994Age 24

Moved to Chicago and joined major theatre companies (mid-1990s)

Lived in Chicago and worked with Steppenwolf, Goodman, and Wisdom Bridge; trained in carpentry and worked as fight choreographer/master carpenter at Steppenwolf.

1/1/1994Net Worth: $5,000Source
Confidence
88%
1997Age 27

Film: Going All the Way (small film role)

Early credited film appearance (IMDb filmography).

1/1/1997Net Worth: $8,000Source
Confidence
95%
1998Age 28

Film cameo: City of Angels

Appeared briefly on the big screen as a construction worker in City of Angels.

1/1/1998Net Worth: $12,000Source
Confidence
95%
2000Age 30

Met Megan Mullally while co-starring in The Berlin Circle

Met future wife Megan Mullally during a summer 2000 production with the Evidence Room Theatre Company.

1/1/2000Net Worth: $30,000Source
Confidence
95%
2001Age 31

Founded Offerman Woodshop

Established Offerman Woodshop in Los Angeles; over time ran a crew of six craftsmen and women (shop operating since 2001).

1/1/2001Net Worth: $25,000Source
Confidence
93%
2003Age 33

Recurring TV role: George Lopez (Randy McGee)

Played Randy on George Lopez (most prominent TV role prior to Parks and Recreation).

1/1/2003Net Worth: $130,000Source
Confidence
94%
2003Age 33

Married Megan Mullally

Married actress Megan Mullally (Will & Grace) on September 20, 2003.

9/20/2003Net Worth: $120,000Source
Confidence
99%
2004Age 34

Film role: November

Appeared in the film November (credited role).

1/1/2004Net Worth: $150,000Source
Confidence
90%
2005Age 35

Multiple 2005 film roles (Cursed, Miss Congeniality 2, Sin City)

Appeared in several studio films in 2005, expanding film presence.

1/1/2005Net Worth: $220,000Source
Confidence
92%
2006Age 36

Film: Wristcutters: A Love Story

Appeared as a police-cop attempt-to-arrest character in Wristcutters.

1/1/2006Net Worth: $250,000Source
Confidence
90%
2007Age 37

Co-starred in American Body Shop (Comedy Central)

Co-starred in the Comedy Central series American Body Shop (10 episodes).

1/1/2007Net Worth: $300,000Source
Confidence
92%
2009Age 39

Cast as Ron Swanson on Parks and Recreation (series regular)

Offered and accepted the series regular role of Ron Swanson on NBC's Parks and Recreation; show ran 2009–2015.

1/1/2009Net Worth: $1,500,000Source
Confidence
99%
2009Age 39

Major TV role: Parks and Recreation launch and cultural breakout

Role as Ron Swanson made him widely known; Slate called him 'Parks and Recreation's secret weapon.' (Contextual milestone placed with start year).

1/1/2009Net Worth: $1,500,000Source
Confidence
99%
2010Age 40

Writers Guild nomination (as part of Parks creative team)

Parks and Recreation (writing team) received Writers Guild of America Awards nomination (2013 awards referencing earlier seasons); Offerman associated with the show during this era.

1/1/2010Net Worth: $1,700,000Source
Confidence
70%
2010Age 40

TCA Awards nomination for Parks and Recreation

Television Critics Association nominated him for Individual Achievement in Comedy in 2010 (nominated).

1/1/2010Net Worth: $1,600,000Source
Confidence
90%
2011Age 41

Critics' Choice Television Awards nomination (Best Supporting Actor, Comedy)

Nominated for Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Parks and Recreation).

1/1/2011Net Worth: $2,000,000Source
Confidence
90%
2011Age 41

Won TCA Award (Individual Achievement in Comedy)

Tied with Ty Burrell for Individual Achievement in Comedy for Parks and Recreation (TCA awards 2011).

1/1/2011Net Worth: $2,000,000Source
Confidence
98%
2012Age 42

Film & TV: 21 Jump Street, Somebody Up There Likes Me (producer/star), Gravity Falls

Appeared as Deputy Chief Hardy in 21 Jump Street, starred and produced Somebody Up There Likes Me, began voice role in Gravity Falls as Agent Powers (2012–2016).

1/1/2012Net Worth: $2,500,000Source
Confidence
95%
2012Age 42

Produced Somebody Up There Likes Me

Starred in and produced the independent film Somebody Up There Likes Me (shot in Austin, TX, 2012).

1/1/2012Net Worth: $2,600,000Source
Confidence
94%
2012Age 42

Appeared on last-week topical shows and comedic series (Childrens Hospital, Conan, Drunk History)

Featured in Childrens Hospital (Adult Swim), Drunk History (Comedy Central, 'Boston' episode), and appeared on Conan; established as a recurring TV comedy presence.

1/1/2012Net Worth: $2,600,000Source
Confidence
93%
2013Age 43

Film roles: The Kings of Summer, We're the Millers, The Lego Movie (voice)

Appeared in The Kings of Summer and We're the Millers and voiced MetalBeard in The Lego Movie.

1/1/2013Net Worth: $3,200,000Source
Confidence
95%
2013Age 43

Published Paddle Your Own Canoe (first book)

Released Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living (2013); also narrated the audiobook.

1/1/2013Net Worth: $3,000,000Source
Confidence
98%
2013Age 43

Voice role: Axe Cop animated series premiered (Axe Cop)

Axe Cop animated series premiered July 27, 2013; Offerman voiced Axe Cop and was executive producer on the show.

7/1/2013Net Worth: $3,250,000Source
Confidence
92%
2014Age 44

Narrator role: The Gunfighter (short film)

Narrator role in the short The Gunfighter where actors hear the narrator and break the fourth wall (2014).

1/1/2014Net Worth: $3,700,000Source
Confidence
94%
2014Age 44

Voice role: The Lego Movie continued (MetalBeard) and other voice work

Continued voice acting in high-profile animated features and TV work (The Lego Movie franchise 2014–2019).

1/1/2014Net Worth: $3,700,000Source
Confidence
92%
2014Age 44

Off-Broadway: Annapurna (co-star with Megan Mullally)

Starred with wife Megan Mullally in the off-Broadway one-act play Annapurna as an estranged couple reunited.

1/1/2014Net Worth: $3,500,000Source
Confidence
95%
2014Age 44

Reprised Deputy Chief Hardy in 22 Jump Street (2014)

Returned as Deputy Chief Hardy in the 2014 sequel to 21 Jump Street.

1/1/2014Net Worth: $3,600,000Source
Confidence
95%
2014Age 44

Voice work begins on Gravity Falls (Agent Powers)

Voiced Agent Powers on Disney's Gravity Falls (2014–2016 run).

1/1/2014Net Worth: $3,500,000Source
Confidence
93%
2015Age 45

Starred in Fargo season 2 (Karl Weathers)

Played Karl Weathers in the second season of FX's Fargo; received a Critics' Choice Television Award nomination for this role.

1/1/2015Net Worth: $4,500,000Source
Confidence
96%
2015Age 45

Film roles: Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, The Founder (preparatory years)

Appeared in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015) and soon would portray Dick McDonald in The Founder (2016).

1/1/2015Net Worth: $5,000,000Source
Confidence
94%
2015Age 45

Voice: Hotel Transylvania 2 (Grandpa Mike)

Voiced Grandpa Mike (with wife Megan Mullally as Grandma Linda) in Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015).

1/1/2015Net Worth: $4,700,000Source
Confidence
94%
2015Age 45

Stage: A Confederacy of Dunces (Ignatius J. Reilly)

Starred as Ignatius J. Reilly in the Huntington Theatre Company theatrical adaptation (2015).

1/1/2015Net Worth: $4,800,000Source
Confidence
95%
2015Age 45

Published Gumption

Released Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America's Gutsiest Troublemakers (May 26, 2015); narrated audiobook as well.

5/26/2015Net Worth: $4,800,000Source
Confidence
97%
2016Age 46

Voice roles: Ice Age: Collision Course and Sing franchise begin

Provided voice work in Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) and began involvement with the Sing film franchise (2016–present).

1/1/2016Net Worth: $6,800,000Source
Confidence
92%
2016Age 46

Published Good Clean Fun

Released Good Clean Fun: Misadventures in Sawdust at Offerman Woodshop (October 18, 2016); narrated audiobook.

1/1/2016Net Worth: $6,200,000Source
Confidence
96%
2016Age 46

Recorded Lagavulin 'Offerman Edition' whisky collaborations (later 2019 & 2021)

Longtime Lagavulin enthusiast; Lagavulin released 'Offerman Edition' whiskies (2019 and 2021) — cultural/brand collaboration tied to his persona (not a founding business documented here).

1/1/2016Net Worth: $9,000,000Source
Confidence
60%
2016Age 46

Public comments on politics (2016 election)

Publicly described Donald Trump as racist/sexist in 2016 while also mocking Hillary Clinton's email controversy — indicative of his public political engagement.

1/1/2016Net Worth: $7,000,000Source
Confidence
90%
2016Age 46

Film: The Founder (portrayed Dick McDonald)

Portrayed Dick McDonald, one of McDonald's founders, in The Founder (2016).

1/1/2016Net Worth: $6,500,000Source
Confidence
95%
2017Age 47

Executive produced and starred in The House of Tomorrow

Executive produced and starred in the independent film The House of Tomorrow (2017).

1/1/2017Net Worth: $7,200,000Source
Confidence
94%
2017Age 47

Launched Full Bush Tour (28 shows)

Launched the Full Bush Tour across the U.S. and Canada consisting of 28 shows.

1/1/2017Net Worth: $7,000,000Source
Confidence
95%
2018Age 48

Began co-hosting NBC's Making It with Amy Poehler

Co-hosted the reality-competition series Making It (2018–2021) alongside Amy Poehler.

1/1/2018Net Worth: $8,000,000Source
Confidence
97%
2019Age 49

Multiple nominations for Making It as a host (Primetime Emmys across 2019–2022)

Co-hosting team (Offerman & Poehler) received three Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program (2019, 2020, 2022 listings).

1/1/2019Net Worth: $8,500,000Source
Confidence
95%
2019Age 49

Making It: Primetime Emmy nomination (Outstanding Host)

Receiving a Primetime Emmy nomination (with Amy Poehler) for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program (first of three nominations for the duo).

1/1/2019Net Worth: $8,400,000Source
Confidence
90%
2019Age 49

Started podcast 'In Bed with Nick and Megan'

Launched the podcast with wife Megan Mullally in 2019 discussing personal life and interviewing guests.

1/1/2019Net Worth: $8,500,000Source
Confidence
95%
2019Age 49

Launched All Rise Tour (solo music & comedy)

All Rise Tour kicked off July 20, 2019 in Thackerville and continued across major cities; Creative Independent notes a 37-city solo music/comedy tour in 2019.

7/20/2019Net Worth: $8,200,000Source
Confidence
90%
2020Age 50

Hosted Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics (Netflix)

Hosted the documentary Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics (2020).

1/1/2020Net Worth: $9,000,000Source
Confidence
96%
2020Age 49

Publicly supported Elizabeth Warren in 2020 primary

Posted an "I Voted" photo with caption "#VoteWarren" during the 2020 Democratic primaries.

3/1/2020Net Worth: $9,000,000Source
Confidence
90%
2020Age 50

Expressed support for Charles Booker

Tweeted support for Democratic Senate candidate Charles Booker in Kentucky on June 12, 2020.

6/12/2020Net Worth: $9,050,000Source
Confidence
93%
2021Age 51

Published Where the Deer and the Antelope Play

Released Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside (Oct 12, 2021); narrated the audiobook.

10/12/2021Net Worth: $9,800,000Source
Confidence
97%
2022Age 52

Appeared in Pam & Tommy (FX on Hulu)

Acted in the limited series Pam & Tommy (2022).

1/1/2022Net Worth: $10,000,000Source
Confidence
92%
2023Age 52

Astra Creative Arts TV Awards: Best Guest Actor win (The Last of Us)

Won the Astra Creative Arts TV Award for Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series for The Last of Us in 2023.

1/1/2023Net Worth: $13,600,000Source
Confidence
90%
2023Age 52

Won Independent Spirit Award (Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series)

Won the Independent Spirit Award in 2023 for his performance in The Last of Us.

1/1/2023Net Worth: $13,700,000Source
Confidence
95%
2023Age 52

Won Primetime Emmy Award (Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series)

Won the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for The Last of Us (2023 Creative Arts/Primetime Emmys listing).

1/1/2023Net Worth: $13,500,000Source
Confidence
98%
2023Age 52

Guest role on HBO's The Last of Us (episode: 'Long, Long Time')

Appeared in episode 3 of The Last of Us as Bill; performance received critical acclaim and Emmy buzz.

1/1/2023Net Worth: $12,000,000Source
Confidence
96%
2023Age 52

Announced casting in Sovereign (crime thriller) with Jacob Tremblay & Dennis Quaid

Berlin festival report: Nick Offerman to star in the crime thriller Sovereign; later acquired by Briarcliff Entertainment.

2/16/2023Net Worth: $13,800,000Source
Confidence
92%
2024Age 54

Interview: Denied linking Presidential role in Civil War to Donald Trump

In press around Civil War (2024), denied that his portrayal of POTUS was inspired by Donald Trump and said politics did not influence the film.

1/1/2024Net Worth: $15,100,000Source
Confidence
90%
2024Age 53

Film role: Civil War (played President of the United States)

Played the President of the United States in Alex Garland's Civil War (film credited 2024).

1/1/2024Net Worth: $15,000,000Source
Confidence
94%
2024Age 53

Public interview: described himself as 'progressive' and 'conservative in many ways'

GQ April 2024 interview: nuanced political self-description and view that political semantics have lost meaning.

4/1/2024Net Worth: $15,100,000Source
Confidence
90%
2024Age 54

Endorsed Kamala Harris with parody song 'Proud to Be a Kamala Man'

Released a parody of 'God Bless the USA' endorsing Kamala Harris for the 2024 presidential election.

8/27/2024Net Worth: $15,250,000Source
Confidence
92%
2025Age 54

Show Announcer: 97th Academy Awards

Served as the show announcer for the 97th Academy Awards (2025).

1/1/2025Net Worth: $16,000,000Source
Confidence
95%
2025Age 54

Appeared in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Credited appearance in the 2025 Mission: Impossible installment (listed in IMDb/Wikipedia updates).

1/1/2025Net Worth: $17,000,000Source
Confidence
90%