Nick Offerman hails from Minooka,
Illinois. He studied acting and kabuki at the University of Illinois
at Champagne-Urbana from 1988-1993. After obtaining a BFA in
theatre, he co-founded The Defiant Theatre Company in Chicago, where
he whetted his talents as a writer and actor. Nick also appeared in
Steppenwolf Theater productions of The Crucible, The Goodman, Wisdom
Bridge, A Red Orchard, Buried Child and A Clockwork Orange. He also
performed at the Goodman Theater, Shakespeare Repertory, Odyssey
Theatre, and Pegasus Players where he received a Joseph Jefferson
Citation for The Kentucky Cycle. A role in the Sundance movie Going
All The Way soon brought Nick to Los Angeles, where he continued to
pursue his acting career. Nick has since appeared in many films
including Going All the Way, City of Angels, Cursed, Miss
Congeniality 2 and episodes of ER, The Profiler and ARLI$$ among
many others. Nick continued his stage presence by
appearing in several plays at the Evidence Room, where he was a
company member. Most recently Nick completed ten episodes of
American Body Shop.
CURRENT PROJECTS
The
Department (Workplace Sitcom)
Created by: Christina Gausas and Don P. Hooper
The pilot was entered into the New York Television Festival
that will be held on September 12-17th in NYC!
The Department is one of 36 Official Selections
to the 2008 Independent Pilot Competition.
Nick garnered best-actor award for his performance
Last fall our favorite woodworker found
himself with some time to kill in New York City while his
wife is working on Broadway, so he decided to build a couple
of canoes.
Check it out...