1. Rainn Percival Dietrich Wilson was born on January 20,1966 and is an American actor, comedian, podcaster, producer, writer, and director best known for his role as Dwight Schrute on NBC's American adaptation of The Office, for which he received three consecutive Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
Rainn Wilson made his film debut in Galaxy Quest, followed by supporting parts in Almost Famous, Steven Soderbergh's Full Frontal, and House of 1000 Corpses.
Rainn Wilson had a recurring part as Arthur Martin in the HBO series Six Feet Under from 2003 to 2005.
Rainn Wilson was cast as Dwight Schrute in The Office in 2005, a role which he played until the show's conclusion in 2013.
Rainn Wilson has had the guest-starring role of Harry Mudd on Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Short Treks, and a supporting role in The Meg.
Rainn Wilson is the voice of Lex Luthor in the DC Animated Movie Universe.
Rainn Wilson published his autobiography, The Bassoon King, in 2015, and cofounded the digital media company SoulPancake in 2008.
Rainn Wilson attended Kellogg Middle School and Shorecrest High School in Shoreline, Washington, where he played the clarinet and bassoon in the school band.
Rainn Wilson attended Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, before transferring to the University of Washington in Seattle, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in drama in 1986.
Rainn Wilson then enrolled in New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts where he graduated with an MFA in acting and was a member of The Acting Company.
Rainn Wilson worked extensively in the theater early in his career, performing with The Public Theater, the Ensemble Studio Theatre, Playwrights Horizons, the Roundabout, and the Guthrie Theater, among others.
Rainn Wilson played one of the eight chorus members in Richard Foreman's 1996 production of Suzan-Lori Parks' Venus, and was nominated for three Helen Hayes Awards for Best Supporting Actor for his work at the Arena Stage.
Rainn Wilson first appeared onscreen in 1997 in an episode of the soap opera One Life to Live, followed by a supporting role in the television film The Expendables.
Rainn Wilson made his feature film debut in Galaxy Quest, followed by a minor supporting role in Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous.
In 2005, Rainn Wilson appeared in the comedy film Sahara and in the independent mockumentary film The Life Coach.
On February 24,2007, Rainn Wilson hosted Saturday Night Live, becoming the second The Office cast member to host.
Rainn Wilson starred in the Fox Atomic comedy The Rocker.
In 2014, Rainn Wilson had roles in the independent horror comedy Cooties and the thriller The Boy.
In 2016, Rainn Wilson appeared as a guest star on the TV series Roadies.
In 2017, Rainn Wilson voiced Gargamel in the 2017 animated reboot of Smurfs: The Lost Village for Sony Pictures Animation.
Rainn Wilson starred in the independent comedy film Permanent, directed by Colette Burson and produced by 2929 Entertainment.
Rainn Wilson starred in Shimmer Lake for Netflix and The Meg for Warner Brothers.
Rainn Wilson was cast in the guest role of Harry Mudd in Star Trek: Discovery, and directed the Star Trek: Short Treks episode "The Escape Artist".
Rainn Wilson has voiced Lex Luthor in various DC animated films, including The Death of Superman, Reign of the Supermen, Batman: Hush, and Justice League Dark: Apokolips War.
In 2019, Rainn Wilson appeared in the independent drama Blackbird, and in 2020 starred in the independent thriller Don't Tell a Soul.
Rainn Wilson played Trevor Wells, the recurring therapist to Bonnie on nine episodes of the CBS sitcom Mom.
Rainn Wilson was cast in mystery series Dark Winds on AMC.
In 2023, Rainn Wilson appeared in four episodes of Lessons in Chemistry on Apple TV.
Rainn Wilson is set to play a lead role in Code 3, a buddy comedy film.
Rainn Wilson co-founded the website and YouTube channel SoulPancake with Joshua Homnick and Devon Gundry in 2008.
Rainn Wilson co-wrote the New York Times bestseller SoulPancake: Chew on Life's Big Questions.
Rainn Wilson visited Greenland in 2019 with Arctic Basecamp, whose Advisory Board he serves on.
In 2021, Rainn Wilson voiced the title character in the comedy audio series Dark Air with Terry Carnation.
Rainn Wilson is married to writer Holiday Reinhorn, whom he met in an acting class at the University of Washington.
On Bill Maher's Real Time, Rainn Wilson described himself as a diverse independent, having voted for Republican, Green and Democratic candidates.
On November 10,2022, Wilson changed his name on social media to Rainnfall Heat Wave Rising Sea Levels Wilson in an effort to raise awareness about climate change.