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Rainn Wilson

Rainn Wilson

Department: Acting

Biography

Rainn Dietrich Wilson (born January 20, 1966) is an American actor and comedian. He is primarily known for his role as the egomaniacal Dwight Schrute on the American version of the television comedy The Office. He has also directed two episodes of The Office: the sixth season's "The Cover-Up" and the seventh season's "Classy Christmas". Description above from the Wikipedia article Rainn Wilson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Rocker

The Rocker

2008

The Life Coach

The Life Coach

2005

Almost Famous

Almost Famous

2000

The Last Mimzy

The Last Mimzy

2007

House of 1000 Corpses

House of 1000 Corpses

2003

My Super Ex-Girlfriend

My Super Ex-Girlfriend

2006

Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts

Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts

2021

Juno

Juno

2007

Sahara

Sahara

2005

America's Sweethearts

America's Sweethearts

2001

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

2009

Monsters vs Aliens

Monsters vs Aliens

2009

Fight for Your Right Revisited

Fight for Your Right Revisited

2011

Hesher

Hesher

2010

Super

Super

2010

When Billie Beat Bobby

When Billie Beat Bobby

2001

Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space

Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space

2009

Peep World

Peep World

2010

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

2022

Wheelmen

Wheelmen

2005

Uncanny

Uncanny

2015

The Stream

The Stream

2013

Cooties

Cooties

2014

The Boy

The Boy

2015

Code 3

Code 3

2025

The Meg

The Meg

2018

Galaxy Quest

Galaxy Quest

1999

Ezra

Ezra

2024

Empire Waist

Empire Waist

2024

Army of One

Army of One

2016

Baadasssss!

Baadasssss!

2004

ILY, BYE

ILY, BYE

2024

At the Sea

At the Sea

2026

Home Delivery

Home Delivery

2024

Hollywood's Humble Maestro: The Russell Garcia Story

Hollywood's Humble Maestro: The Russell Garcia Story

2024

Smurfs: The Lost Village

Smurfs: The Lost Village

2017

Permanent

Permanent

2017

Shimmer Lake

Shimmer Lake

2017

Thom Pain

Thom Pain

2017

Monsters vs Aliens Stories

Monsters vs Aliens Stories

2013

Reign of the Supermen

Reign of the Supermen

2019

The Death of Superman

The Death of Superman

2018

The Gate: Dawn of the Bahá’í Faith

The Gate: Dawn of the Bahá’í Faith

2018

Blackbird

Blackbird

2019

Don't Tell a Soul

Don't Tell a Soul

2020

MURDER and murder

MURDER and murder

1996

Where In The Hell Is The Lavender House: The Longmont Potion Castle Story

Where In The Hell Is The Lavender House: The Longmont Potion Castle Story

2019

Batman: Hush

Batman: Hush

2019

The Death and Return of Superman

The Death and Return of Superman

2019

Laughing Matters

Laughing Matters

2019

Still on the Road

Still on the Road

2010

Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary

Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary

2019

Justice League Dark: Apokolips War

Justice League Dark: Apokolips War

2020

Transparent: Musicale Finale

Transparent: Musicale Finale

2019

The Office Retrospective

The Office Retrospective

2013

Full Frontal

Full Frontal

2002

Here Comes the Night Time

Here Comes the Night Time

2013

Hitpig!

Hitpig!

2024

Don't Look Back

Don't Look Back

2020

Six Feet Under: In Memoriam

Six Feet Under: In Memoriam

2005

VH1 Rock Honors: The Who

VH1 Rock Honors: The Who

2008

Good Samaritan

Good Samaritan

2014

Dan Mangan is the Least Cool Thing

Dan Mangan is the Least Cool Thing

2021

Jerry & Marge Go Large

Jerry & Marge Go Large

2022

The Office: Secret Santa Pack

The Office: Secret Santa Pack

2012

Deepfaking Sam Altman

Deepfaking Sam Altman

2026

Few Options

Few Options

2011

Paradise Records

Paradise Records

2025

Annoying Orange: Movie Fruitacular

Annoying Orange: Movie Fruitacular

2014

Phoenix Jones: The Rise and Fall of a Real Life Superhero

Phoenix Jones: The Rise and Fall of a Real Life Superhero

2026

Threat Level Midnight

Threat Level Midnight

2011

Six Feet Under

Six Feet Under

2001

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

Family Guy

Family Guy

1999

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Monk

Monk

2002

Today

Today

1952

The Office

The Office

2005

Entourage

Entourage

2004

Charmed

Charmed

1998

Room 104

Room 104

2017

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

The Jay Leno Show

The Jay Leno Show

2009

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

Running Wild with Bear Grylls

Running Wild with Bear Grylls

2014

Good Mythical Morning

Good Mythical Morning

2012

VH1 Rock Honors

VH1 Rock Honors

2006

The Choe Show

The Choe Show

2021

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss

Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss

2023

Explained

Explained

2018

Backstrom

Backstrom

2015

The Rookie

The Rookie

2018

Dark Angel

Dark Angel

2000

StoryBots: Answer Time

StoryBots: Answer Time

2022

The Late Late Show with James Corden

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

Monk

Monk

2002

MTV Movie & TV Awards

MTV Movie & TV Awards

1992

Transparent

Transparent

2014

Lessons in Chemistry

Lessons in Chemistry

2023

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

2007

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

2007

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

2007

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

2007

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!

2007

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

2020

Star Trek: Discovery

Star Trek: Discovery

2017

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022

Acting Disruptive

Acting Disruptive

2013

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

UnMade

UnMade

2019

Star Trek: Short Treks

Star Trek: Short Treks

2018

Utopia

Utopia

2020

MDs

MDs

2002

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

2019

Some Good News

Some Good News

2020

Comedy Bang! Bang!

Comedy Bang! Bang!

2012

Mom

Mom

2013

We Are the Champions

We Are the Champions

2020

Conan

Conan

2010

Celebrity IOU

Celebrity IOU

2020

The Megan Mullally Show

The Megan Mullally Show

2006

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

Dark Winds

Dark Winds

2022

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

2021

Solar Opposites

Solar Opposites

2020

Numb3rs

Numb3rs

2005

DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection

DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection

2003

Road Rules

Road Rules

1995

Rhett & Link's Wonderhole

Rhett & Link's Wonderhole

2024

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

People's Choice Awards

People's Choice Awards

1975

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Reno 911!

Reno 911!

2003

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

2009