Rainn Wilson - Actor
Age: 59
Country: United States Occupations:
Actor
Rainn Wilson is an American actor, comedian, producer, writer, and director. He is best known for his iconic role as Dwight Schrute on the NBC sitcom _The Office_ (2005–2013), for which he received three consecutive Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
Born on January 20, 1966, in Seattle, Washington, Wilson began his career in theater after graduating from the University of Washington and earning his master's in acting from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
Other notable roles include:
* Arthur Martin on the HBO series _Six Feet Under_ (2003–2005).
Supporting roles in films like *_Galaxy Quest_** (1999), _Almost Famous_ (2000), _Juno_ (2007), and _The Meg_ (2018).
Lead roles in comedies such as *_The Rocker_** (2008) and _Super_ (2010).
Voice work as *Lex Luthor** in various DC animated films and Gargamel in Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017).
Outside of acting, Wilson is a New York Times Bestselling author, having written his autobiography, The Bassoon King. He also co-founded the digital media company SoulPancake and the non-profit Lidè Haiti, which uses arts and literacy to empower adolescent girls in rural Haiti. In 2023, he hosted the docuseries Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss.
