Nick Offerman—actor, writer, and woodworker—is best known for the role of Ron Swanson on NBC’s hit comedy series Parks & Recreation, in which he stars with Amy Poehler, Chris Pratt, and Aziz Ansari. Known for his gruff (yet lovable) stage demeanor and dry comedic delivery, Offerman has become a pop-culture symbol for all things “manly”—flooring audiences across the country with his hilarious comedy shows and his roles in television and film.

The IU Auditorium performance catches him in the midst of his current tour, "Full Bush." His last tour, "American Ham," was recently released on Netflix, and earlier this year, Offerman and his wife, Megan Mullally, debuted their "Summer of 69: No Apostrophe" comedy show—which is scheduled to be on tour next year. In 2013, Offerman released his New York Times bestselling book, Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man’s Fundamentals for Delicious Living, with a second book due out in 2015.

On the big screen, Offerman was last seen in Sony‘s blockbuster hit 22 Jump Street, and earlier this year, he lent his voice to the wildly-successful animated film The Lego Movie. He was also seen in We’re The Millers with Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis in 2013, and coming up, A Walk in the Woods, Welcome to Happiness and Me, Earl and the Dying Girl—all due out in 2015.

In addition to Parks & Recreation, Offerman has also appeared on television in multiple episodes of Adult Swim’s Children’s Hospital and ABC’s George Lopez, as well as guest starring on shows such as Deadwood, NYPD Blue, 24, The Practice, Will & Grace, The West Wing, Gilmore Girls, Monk, and ER, plus he has voiced animated characters for Axe Cop, The Simpsons, Bob’s Burgers, Gravity Falls, and Out There.

Offerman got his start in the Chicago theatre community, where he was a founding member of the Defiant Theatre. He received a Joseph Jefferson Award for his performance in The Kentucky Cycle at Chicago’s Pegasus Players Theatre, and for the puppets and masks he and his team crafted for The Skriker at Defiant. He has worked extensively at Steppenwolf, The Goodman, Wisdom Bridge, and Pegasus Players (to name a few), and performed off-Broadway in the play Adding Machine. Offerman is currently a member of the Evidence Room Theater Company in Los Angeles.

In his spare time, he can be found at his woodshop in Los Angeles building hand-crafted items ranging from fine furniture to canoes to ukuleles.