Rainn Dietrich Wilson (born January 20, 1966) is an American actor,
writer, and producer. He is best known for his role as Dwight Schrute
on the NBC sitcom The Office, for which he earned three consecutive
Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy
Series.A native of Seattle, Wilson began acting at the University of
Washington, and later worked in theatre in New York City after
graduating in 1986. Wilson made his film debut in Galaxy Quest (1999),
followed by supporting parts in Almost Famous (2000), Steven
Soderbergh's Full Frontal (2002), and House of 1000 Corpses (2003). He
also had a recurring part as Arthur Martin in the HBO series Six Feet
Under from 2003 to 2005. Since 2018, he has starred as Trevor on the
CBS sitcom Mom.Wilson was cast as Dwight Schrute in The Office in
2005, a role which he played until the show's conclusion in 2013.
Other film credits include lead roles in the comedies The Rocker
(2008) and Super (2010), as well as supporting roles in the horror
films Cooties (2014) and The Boy (2015). In 2009, he provided his
voice for the computer animated science fiction film Monsters vs.
Aliens. More recently, he has played a recurring role on Star Trek:
Discovery (2017) as well as a supporting role in The Meg (2018). In
addition to acting, Wilson published an autobiography, The Bassoon
King, in November 2015, and also co-founded the digital media company
SoulPancake in 2008.
writer, and producer. He is best known for his role as Dwight Schrute
on the NBC sitcom The Office, for which he earned three consecutive
Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy
Series.A native of Seattle, Wilson began acting at the University of
Washington, and later worked in theatre in New York City after
graduating in 1986. Wilson made his film debut in Galaxy Quest (1999),
followed by supporting parts in Almost Famous (2000), Steven
Soderbergh's Full Frontal (2002), and House of 1000 Corpses (2003). He
also had a recurring part as Arthur Martin in the HBO series Six Feet
Under from 2003 to 2005. Since 2018, he has starred as Trevor on the
CBS sitcom Mom.Wilson was cast as Dwight Schrute in The Office in
2005, a role which he played until the show's conclusion in 2013.
Other film credits include lead roles in the comedies The Rocker
(2008) and Super (2010), as well as supporting roles in the horror
films Cooties (2014) and The Boy (2015). In 2009, he provided his
voice for the computer animated science fiction film Monsters vs.
Aliens. More recently, he has played a recurring role on Star Trek:
Discovery (2017) as well as a supporting role in The Meg (2018). In
addition to acting, Wilson published an autobiography, The Bassoon
King, in November 2015, and also co-founded the digital media company
SoulPancake in 2008.
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