From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James O'Heir (born February 4, 1962) is an American actor. He was active in the Chicago theater during the 1980s and 1990s as part of the theater group White Noise, and appeared in such plays as The Book of Blanche, Stumpy's Gang and Ad-Nauseam with the group. O'Heir has appeared in several films and made guest appearances on such shows as Friends, Boston Legal, Malcolm in the Middle, Star Trek: Voyager, ER and Parenthood. In 2000, he starred in a regular role in the Comedy Central series Strip Mall as Harvey Krudup, the unattractive husband of protagonist Tammi Tyler, who was played by Julie Brown. As of 2013, O'Heir is a regular supporting cast member of the NBC comedy series Parks and Recreation. He plays Jerry Gergich, a clumsy employee at a local government parks department who is routinely mocked by his co-workers.

Filmography

• Kevin — (voice)
• President Curtis — Ed Carol (voice)
• Rooster — Fred Salewski
• 2026Special Op: Rent-a-Cop — Kurt
• Step-Friend — Vince Matthews
• 2025Goodbye Stranger — Cliff
• 2025Premarital — Stewart Whitaker, Producer
• Running Point — Irv Plotkin
• 2025SKIT — Charlie McConnell (voice)
• 2024Bosco — Bo
• Doctor Odyssey — Barry
• 2024The Fall — Ricky Huxley
• 2023Quiet! Mom's Working! — Dad
• 2023The Devil Comes to Kansas City — Richard Wilson
• The Santa Stories — Santa
• 2023Where Are You, Christmas? — Nick
• 2022Cock N' Bull 3
• 2022My Babysitter the Super Hero
• The Santa Clauses — Santa 17
• 202186 Melrose Avenue — Detective Philips
• American Auto — Governor Tom Harper
• 2021Distancing Socially — Kelly
• 2021Hero Mode — James
• 2021The Other Morgan — Claude Yardley
• United States of Al — Ted Begley
• 2021Violet — Dennis Fitcher
• 2020A Parks and Recreation Special — Jerry Gergich
• 2020The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation — Jerry Gergich
• 20192nd Chance for Christmas — Crooner
• Bless This Mess — Kent
• 2019Drowning — Tim
• 2019Heavens to Betsy 2 — Pastor John
• Pearson — Police Superintendent Chuck Hargrove
• 2019Smothered by Mothers — Agent Miller
• 2019The Last Whistle — Ted
• 2019The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience — Puka Shell Bob
• 9-1-1 — Don Blevins
• Alone Together — Warren
• 2018Bad Times at the El Royale — Milton Wyrick
• 2018Dance Baby Dance — Mr. Dalrymple
• 2018Every 21 Seconds — Dr. Synkowski
• Liza on Demand — Don the Landlord
• The Conners — Judge
• The Neighborhood — Maynard
• 2018When Jeff Tried to Save the World — Carl
• 2017A Moving Romance — Neil Wilson
• Bill Nye Saves the World — Rabies
• 2017Heavens to Betsy — Pastor John
• 2017Landline — Steve Gout
• 2017Logan Lucky — Cal
• 2017Middle Man — Lenny
• 2017Mommy I Didn't Do It — Ed Flynn
• 2017Not a War Story
• 2017Take Me — Stuart
• Trial & Error — Michael Poisson
• 2017When Jeff Tried to Save the World — Carl
• 2016Charlie
• Edgar Allan Poe's Murder Mystery Dinner Party — Constable Jim
• 2016Halloweed — Mayor Price
• 2016I Know Where Lizzie Is — Detective Williams
• 2016If I Could Tell You — Jim
• 2016Range 15 — Scientist Hathaway
• Speechless — Stu
• 2016The Dust Storm — Steve Bundy
• 2016The Wrong House — Mr. Drake
• 2015Bad Night — Abby's Dad
• Better Call Saul — Frank
• 2015Charlie — Max
• 2015Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves — Vance
• 2015Life in Color — Bill Winters
• 2015Mind Over Mindy — Mr. Dick Wiener
• 2015Road Hard — Mark Davis
• 2015Spare Change — Don
• 2014Fatal Acquittal — Greyson
• I Didn't Do It — Principal McLean
• 2014In Security — Norval
• 2014Life After Beth — Chip
• 2014Naughty & Nice — Harper
• 2013Boats — The Boss
• Brooklyn Nine-Nine — Sheriff Reynolds
• 2013My Santa — Jack
• 2013Non-Stop — Howard
• 2013Old Rivalry — Larry
• 2013The Wrong Woman — Ed Flynn
• 2012Seeking a Friend for the End of the World — Cop #2
• Veep — Mr. Brookheimer
• Austin & Ally — Santa Claus
• Switched at Birth — Chuck Conroy
• Good Luck Charlie — Alan
• Hot in Cleveland — Ross
• Parenthood — Pete
• Rizzoli & Isles — Dr. Little
• Castle — Hal Rossi
• Parks and Recreation — Jerry Gergich
• The Mentalist — Mr. Norris
• Saving Grace — Mitch Duncan
• 2007Welcome to Paradise — Fred Fargo
• 2006Accepted — Mr. Schrader
• Criminal Minds — Lawyer
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia — Doctor
• 2005Jane Doe: Vanishing Act — Air Traffic Controller
• Boston Legal — Gil Furnald
• Desperate Housewives — Sam Killian
• 2003Knee High P.I. — Fastlov
• American Dreams — Big Arnie
• George Lopez — Pete, Reggie
• Less than Perfect — Russell
• Monk — Park Ranger
• Without a Trace — Mr. Ricker
• Grounded for Life — Harry
• 2001Mimic 2 — Lou
• Curb Your Enthusiasm — Detective
• Malcolm in the Middle — Roy
• Strip Mall — Harvey Krudup
• Harvey — Duane Wilson
• Popular — Warner
• Martial Law — Dr. Cheery Tooth
• 1998Mr. Murder — Swimmer's Father
• Ally McBeal — Steve Mallory
• Just Shoot Me! — Actor, Big Dan
• Lost on Earth — Ed
• Working — Fryer Lawrence
• 3rd Rock from the Sun — Walt
• 1996Ed — Art
• 1996Harvey — Duane Wilson
• Star Trek: Voyager — Husband
• The Drew Carey Show — Man in the Moon, The Maintenance Guy
• ER — McKenna
• Ellen — Kelsy
• Friends — Adoption Agency Worker
• Party of Five — Plumber #1
• Diagnosis: Murder — Howard Weber
• Step by Step — Tom Garilick
• Groad — Groad
• Step-Friend — Vince Matthews
• The Naughty List — Santa Claus

Appearances as themselves (3)

• Celebrity Name Game — Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self, Self - Guest
• Hell's Kitchen — Self - Restaurant Patron