Rainn Wilson

Rainn Wilson
Wilson attending the premiere of The Union at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival
Born	Rainn Dietrich Wilson (1966-01-20) January 20, 1966 (age 51) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Residence	Los Angeles, California Sisters, Oregon
Alma mater	University of Washington (BA) New York University (MFA)
Occupation	Actor director writer producer
Years active	1997–present
Spouse(s)	Holiday Reinhorn (m. 1995)
Children	1

Rainn Dietrich Wilson /reɪn ˈdiːtrɪk ˈwɪlsən/ (born January 20, 1966) is an American actor and writer. He is best known for his role as egomaniac Dwight Schrute on the American version of the television comedy The Office.

A native of Seattle, Washington, Wilson began acting in college 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 2001 to 2006.

Wilson was cast as Dwight Schrute in The Office in 2005, a role which he would play until the show's conclusion in 2013. Other film credits include a lead roles in the comedies The Rocker (2008) and Super (2010), and supporting roles in the horror films Cooties (2014) and The Boy (2015).