The &34;Margo's Got Money Troubles&34; actor said that he received numerous offers for roles that closely resembled Ron after the sitcom wrapped in 2015. Nick Offerman explains why he didn't want 'more Ron Swanson' after finishing Parks and Recreation The &34;Margo's Got Money Troubles&34; actor said that he received numerous offers for roles that closely resembled Ron after the sitcom wrapped in 2015. By Wesley Stenzel :maxbytes(150000):stripicc()/WesleyStenzelauthorphoto32b61793a2784639af623f2ae091477e.jpg) Wesley Stenzel Wesley Stenzel is a news writer at . He began writing for EW in 2022.

The "Margo's Got Money Troubles" actor said that he received numerous offers for roles that closely resembled Ron after the sitcom wrapped in 2015.

Nick Offerman explains why he didn't want 'more Ron Swanson' after finishing Parks and Recreation

The "Margo's Got Money Troubles" actor said that he received numerous offers for roles that closely resembled Ron after the sitcom wrapped in 2015.

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- Nick Offerman said that after *Parks and Recreation* ended, "the one thing" he didn't want was "more Ron Swanson."

- The actor said that he received numerous offers for roles that closely resembled his *Parks* character.

- Offerman now waits until he receives offers for projects that make him think, "I have to do this."

Nick Offerman doesn't want to play the same character over and over again.

The *Margo's Got Money Troubles* star reflected on his *Parks and Recreation* character, Ron Swanson, casting a shadow over his career after the hit NBC sitcom ended in 2015.

"I said, 'The one thing I don't want to do is more Ron Swanson,'" the actor told *Variety* in a new interview. "I think that I've done that, and happily so. All these offers came in of, 'OK, this isn't Ron Swanson, but he's an ex-Marine and he's great at grilling.' I was like, 'That's Ron Swanson.'"

Offerman said that he made intentional efforts to create distance between himself and his most iconic character. "So I told my agents, 'Let's create some daylight and I'm just going to work at my wood shop for a while,'" he remembered.

Nick Offerman in Los Angeles on April 25, 2026.

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Offerman previously lamented the ever-presence of Ron Swanson in an interview with *The Guardian* in 2023. "People don't want to allow [you] to play Atticus Finch, or Polonius," he said. "They're like: 'No, no, you're Ron Swanson.' So even when I got some attention, earlier this year, for an episode of *The Last of Us*, there was a portion of people obstinately saying: 'No, that's still Ron. It's prepper Ron. It's gay Ron. You'll never not be Ron.'"

In his conversation with *Variety*, the actor explained that he's much more selective about the roles he accepts nowadays. "I started this rule that I generally still adhere to: If I get offered something and I can say no to it, I do," Offerman said. "So, most of what I do, I'm thinking, 'I have to do this.' It speaks to me in some way, or it's right or inspiring."

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Offerman said that he feels more fulfilled when the right projects fall into his lap, rather than when he's actively seeking out his next part. "What I've learned is the best thing to do is not look for it, because what much greater artistic minds than my own find to do with me is not something I can concoct," he said. "I just hope that they'll keep finding me."

The actor also said that a major part of his decision-making process comes from coordinating his schedule with his wife, actress Megan Mullally, as they try to never spend more than two weeks apart from each other.

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"We spend a lot of time negotiating the logistics of our lives so that we simply stay married," Offerman explained. "We feel very lucky that we feel that way. After the first day or two, I think any couple would say, 'Great, we could all use a breather.' But then, in reality, you get to day three, and we just need to be together."

He continued, "So, when we get back together after two weeks, it's a great relief. It's coming out of the desert to a nice chug of water."

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