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Rainn Wilson
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Birth name Rainn Dietrich Wilson
Born January 20, 1968 in Seattle, Washington, USA
Notable Roles The Office: Dwight Schrute
Notable Episodes
Awards 1 SAG TV Award

Rainn Wilson is an American actor best known for his role as Dwight Schrute on the American version of The Office.

Contents

Roles

Starring Roles

Series Role Year(s) Season(s)
The Office (USA) Dwight Schrute 2005–2013 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Backstrom Everett Backstrom 2015 1

Guest Starring Roles

Series Role Episode Airdate
Charmed Kierkan 3x09 - Coyote Piper January 11, 2001
Dark Angel Phil 1x19 - I and I Am a Camera May 1, 2001
CSI Guy in Supermarket 1x23 - The Strip Strangler May 17, 2001
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Janitor 4x08 - Waste November 15, 2002
MDs John Doe 1x08 - Reversal of Fortune December 11, 2002
MDs John Doe 1x09 - Family Secrets December 18, 2002
Six Feet Under Arthur Martin 3x05 - The Trap March 30, 2003
Six Feet Under Arthur Martin 3x06 - Making Love Work April 6, 2003
Six Feet Under Arthur Martin 3x07 - Timing and Space April 13, 2003
Six Feet Under Arthur Martin 3x08 - Tears, Bones and Desire April 20, 2003
Six Feet Under Arthur Martin 3x09 - The Opening April 27, 2003
Six Feet Under Arthur Martin 3x10 - Everyone Leaves May 4, 2003
Six Feet Under Arthur Martin 3x11 - Death Works Overtime May 11, 2003
Six Feet Under Arthur Martin 3x12 - Twilight May 18, 2003
Six Feet Under Arthur Martin 3x13 - I'm Sorry, I'm Lost June 1, 2003
Monk Walker Browning 2x03 - Mr. Monk Goes to the Ballgame July 11, 2003
Six Feet Under Arthur Martin 4x01 - Falling into Place June 13, 2004
Six Feet Under Arthur Martin 4x02 - In Case of Rapture June 20, 2004
Six Feet Under Arthur Martin 4x03 - Parallel Play June 27, 2004
NUMB3RS Martin Grolsch 1x03 - Vector February 4, 2005
Six Feet Under Arthur Martin 5x09 - Ecotone July 31, 2005
Entourage R.J. Spencer 2x09 - I Love You Too July 31, 2005
Saturday Night Live Himself/Host 32x14 - Rainn Wilson/Arcade Fire February 24, 2007

Talk Show Appearances

Series Episode Airdate
Last Call with Carson Daly March 16, 2006
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Show 2148 November 23, 2005
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Show 2253 July 12, 2006
HypaSpace July 12, 2006
Live with Regis & Kelly July 13, 2006

Notable Film Roles

Film Role Released
Galaxy Quest Lahnk 1999
Almost Famous David Felton 2000
America's Sweethearts Dave O'Hanlon 2001
House of 1000 Corpses Bill Hudley 2003
Baadasssss! Bill Harris 2003
Sahara Rudi Gunn 2005
My Super Ex-Girlfriend Vaugh Haige 2006

Producer

Series Produced

Series Year(s) Credit Season(s)
The Office 2012 –2013 Producer 9
Kid President: Declaration of Awesome 2014 Executive Producer 1
Backstrom 2015 Producer 1
Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss 2023 –  Executive Producer 1

Director

Series Episode Airdate Credit
The Office (USA) 6x23 - The Cover-Up May 6, 2010
The Office (USA) 7x11/12 - Classy Christmas December 9, 2010
The Office (USA) 8x19 - Get the Girl March 15, 2012

Awards and Accolades

IVy Awards

  • Nominated: Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2005-06)
The Office

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • Nominated: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2007, 2008, 2009)
The Office

Trivia

  • He is a member of the Baha'i Faith.