Rainn Wilson

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.

Career Overview

Rainn Wilson has 119 screen credits in a career dating back to 1975. Their work spans 7 cinematic universes — most prominently The Death of Superman Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include The Office, The Meg, Monsters vs Aliens. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

119

Birth Date

1966-01-20 00:00:00

Birth Place

Seattle, Washington, USA

Known For

• 

  The Office
• 

  The Meg
• 

  Monsters vs Aliens
• 

  Smurfs: The Lost Village
• 

  Code 3
• 

  Jerry & Marge Go Large

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 7 universes

• The Death of Superman Collection (2 titles)
• Justice League Dark Collection (1 titles)
• Son of Batman Collection (1 titles)
• The Meg (1 titles)
• The Smurfs in film (1 titles)
• Transformers (1 titles)
• Firefly Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• John Krasinski (2 collaborations)
• Ed Helms (2 collaborations)
• Page Kennedy (2 collaborations)
• Jenna Fischer (1 collaborations)
• Jason Statham (1 collaborations)
• Li Bingbing (1 collaborations)
• Cliff Curtis (1 collaborations)
• Ruby Rose (1 collaborations)
• Jessica McNamee (1 collaborations)
• Masi Oka (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (114 credits)

  • Weezer: Security Threat

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Phoenix Jones: The Rise and Fall of a Real Life Superhero

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • At the Sea

    George

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Deepfaking Sam Altman

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Code 3

    Randy

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Paradise Records

    Creepy Guy

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Hitpig!

    Leapin' Lord of the Leotard (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Empire Waist

    Mark Miller

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Rhett & Link's Wonderhole

    Rainn Wilson

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Hollywood's Humble Maestro: The Russell Garcia Story

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Ezra

    Nick

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • ILY, BYE

    Mr. Litchfield

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Home Delivery

    Cheyenne

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Lessons in Chemistry

    - Introduction to Chemistry (2023) ... Phil Lebensmal actor actors

    - Poirot (2023) ... Phil Lebensmal actor actors

    - CH₃COOH (2023) ... Phil Lebensmal actor actors

    - Primitive Instinct (2023) ... Phil Lebensmal actor actors
    2023
  • Jerry & Marge Go Large

    Bill

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

    Dr. Demento

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • StoryBots: Answer Time

    - Fractions (2023) ... actor actors
    2022
  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    - Rainn Wilson, Lalah Hathaway (2023) ... Self actor actors
    2022
  • Dark Winds

    - Ha'i'i'nlni (2022) ... Dan 'Devoted Dan' DeMarco actor actors

    - K'e (2022) ... Dan 'Devoted Dan' DeMarco actor actors

    - The Male Rain Approaches (2022) ... Dan 'Devoted Dan' DeMarco actor actors
    2022
  • Three Short Plays by Tracy Letts

    Gary

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • Dan Mangan is the Least Cool Thing

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2021
  • The Office: Superfan Episodes

    Dwight Schrute

    actor

    actors

    - Free Family Portrait Studio (Extended Cut) (2024) ... Dwight Schrute actor actors

    - Turf War (Extended Cut) (2024) ... Dwight Schrute actor actors

    - Fundraiser (Extended Cut) (2024) ... Dwight Schrute actor actors

    - Angry Andy (Extended Cut) (2024) ... Dwight Schrute actor actors

    - Welcome Party (Extended Cut) (2024) ... Dwight Schrute actor actors
    2021
  • Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

    - Rainn Wilson, Ellie Kemper and Oscar Nuñez (2025) ... Self - Contestant actor actors
    2021
  • Don't Look Back

    George Reed

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Don't Tell a Soul

    Mr. Hamby / Randy Michael Sadler

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Justice League Dark: Apokolips War

    Lex Luthor (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Solar Opposites

    - Terry and Korvo Get in a Big Screaming Fight in the Taco Bell Parking Lot (2022) ... Steven (voice) actor actors

    - Terry and Korvo Steal a Bear (2020) ... Steven (voice) actor actors
    2020
  • Celebrity IOU

    - Rainn Wilson's Surprise (2021) ... Self actor actors
    2020
  • Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Where In The Hell Is The Lavender House: The Longmont Potion Castle Story

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Laughing Matters

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • The Death and Return of Superman

    Lex Luthor (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Transparent: Musicale Finale

    Arthur

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Blackbird

    Michael

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Batman: Hush

    Lex Luthor (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Reign of the Supermen

    Lex Luthor (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • The Death of Superman

    Lex Luthor (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    - Rainn Wilson, Shane West, Saleka (2022) ... Self actor actors

    - Rainn Wilson, Lisa Rinna, Billy Ray Cyrus (2020) ... Self actor actors
    2019
  • The Meg

    Morris

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • The Gate: Dawn of the Bahá’í Faith

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • The Rookie

    - True Crime (2021) ... Rainn Wilson actor actors
    2018
  • Star Trek: Short Treks

    - The Escape Artist (2019) ... Harry Mudd actor actors
    2018
  • Permanent

    Jim Dixon

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Thom Pain

    Thom Pain

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Shimmer Lake

    Andy Sikes

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Smurfs: The Lost Village

    Gargamel (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Room 104

    - Mr. Mulvahill (2018) ... Jim actor actors
    2017
  • Star Trek: Discovery

    - Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad (2017) ... Harry Mudd actor actors

    - Choose Your Pain (2017) ... Harry Mudd actor actors
    2017
  • Army of One

    Agent Simons

    actor

    actors
    2016
  • The Boy

    William Colby

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Uncanny

    Castle

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    - Ethan Hawke, Claire McCaskill, Amy Klobuchar, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (2015) ... Self actor actors
    2015
  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    - Jordana Brewster, Dave Grohl, Rainn Wilson (2015) ... Self actor actors
    2015
  • Cooties

    Wade

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Good Samaritan

    George Reed

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Annoying Orange: Movie Fruitacular

    Dr. Po

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    - Catherine Zeta-Jones, Julio Torres (2025) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Spike Lee, Rainn Wilson (2025) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    2014
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    - Kate Beckinsale, Rainn Wilson, Romeo Santos (2023) ... Self actor actors
    2014
  • Transparent

    - Musicale Finale (2019) ... Arthur actor actors
    2014
  • The Stream

    Adult Ernest

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Here Comes the Night Time

    Carl the Roadie

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • The Office Retrospective

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Monsters vs Aliens Stories

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • Mom

    - Scooby-Doo Checks and Salisbury Steak (2021) ... Trevor actor actors

    - Whip-Its and Emotionally Attuned Babies (2021) ... Trevor actor actors

    - Bloody Stumps and a Chemical Smell (2021) ... Trevor actor actors

    - Texas Pete and a Parking Lot Carnival (2020) ... Trevor actor actors

    - Dammit Sandra and Viking Ancestors (2020) ... Trevor actor actors
    2013
  • The Office: Secret Santa Pack

    Dwight Schrute

    actor

    actors
    2012
  • Good Mythical Morning

    - Choose The Wrong Answer, Drink The Nasty Milkshake (GAME) (2020) ... Self actor actors
    2012
  • Threat Level Midnight: The Movie

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Few Options

    Cousin Don

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Fight for Your Right Revisited

    Church Goer

    actor

    actors
    2011
  • Super

    Frank Darbo

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Peep World

    Joel

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Hesher

    Paul Forney

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Still on the Road

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2010
  • Conan

    - No Time for Tetherball (2010) ... Self actor actors
    2010
  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

    Professor Colan

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space

    Wicked Jack (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Monsters vs Aliens

    Gallaxhar (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • The Rocker

    Robert 'Fish' Fishman

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • VH1 Rock Honors: The Who

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Juno

    Rollo

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • The Last Mimzy

    Larry White

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • My Super Ex-Girlfriend

    Vaughn Haige

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • The Life Coach

    Dr. Watson Newmark

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Six Feet Under: In Memoriam

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Wheelmen

    Barny

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • Sahara

    Rudi Gunn

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • The Office

    Dwight Schrute

    actor

    actors

    - Finale (2013) ... Dwight Schrute actor actors

    - A.A.R.M. (2013) ... Dwight Schrute actor actors

    - Livin' the Dream (2013) ... Dwight Schrute actor actors

    - Paper Airplane (2013) ... Dwight Schrute actor actors

    - Stairmageddon (2013) ... Dwight Schrute actor actors
    2005
  • Numb3rs

    - Vector (2005) ... Martin Grolsch actor actors
    2005
  • Baadasssss!

    Bill Harris

    actor

    actors
    2004
  • Entourage

    - I Love You Too (2005) ... R.J. Spencer actor actors
    2004
  • House of 1000 Corpses

    Bill Hudley

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    - Brad Paisley, Rainn Wilson (2020) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Terrell Owens, Rainn Wilson, Rascal Flatts (2006) ... Self actor actors
    2003
  • Reno 911!

    - Digging with the Murderer (2009) ... Calvin Robin Tomlinson actor actors
    2003
  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    - Sir Elton John/Rainn Wilson (2006) ... Self actor actors
    2003
  • Full Frontal

    First Fired Employee

    actor

    actors
    2002
  • Monk

    - Mr. Monk Goes to the Ballgame (2003) ... Walker Browning actor actors
    2002
  • America's Sweethearts

    Dave O'Hanlon

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • When Billie Beat Bobby

    Dennis Van De Meer

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Six Feet Under

    - Ecotone (2005) ... Arthur Martin actor actors

    - Parallel Play (2004) ... Arthur Martin actor actors

    - In Case of Rapture (2004) ... Arthur Martin actor actors

    - Falling into Place (2004) ... Arthur Martin actor actors

    - I'm Sorry, I'm Lost (2003) ... Arthur Martin actor actors
    2001
  • Almost Famous

    David Felton

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    - Strip Strangler (2001) ... Guy in Supermarket actor actors
    2000
  • Dark Angel

    - I and I Am a Camera (2001) ... Phil actor actors
    2000
  • Galaxy Quest

    Lahnk

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • Family Guy

    - Excellence in Broadcasting (2010) ... Dwight Schrute (voice) actor actors
    1999
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    - Waste (2002) ... Mr. Baltzer actor actors
    1999
  • Charmed

    - Coyote Piper (2001) ... Kierkan actor actors
    1998
  • The View

    - Episode 45 (2025) ... Self actor actors
    1997
  • MURDER and murder

    George

    actor

    actors
    1996
  • The Daily Show

    - September 11, 2025 - Rainn Wilson (2025) ... Self actor actors
    1996
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    - Tom Arnold, Rainn Wilson, Jesse Malin (2007) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Stephen Colbert, Rainn Wilson, Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials (2006) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Peter Gallagher, Rainn Wilson, Demetri Martin (2005) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    1993
  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    - Rainn Wilson; Emeril Lagasse; Sergio Mendes Ft. Ledisi (2008) ... actor actors

    - Rainn Wilson, Howard Dean, Kate Nash (2008) ... actor actors

    - Rainn Wilson, Orny Adams, The Shins (2007) ... actor actors

    - Wanda Sykes, Rainn Wilson, The New Cars (2006) ... actor actors
    1992
  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    - Rainn Wilson and John Edward (2025) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Rainn Wilson, Anika Noni Rose, Max Frost (2022) ... Self - Guest actor actors

    - Rainn Wilson, Hailey Bieber, Steve Patterson (2022) ... Self - Guest actor actors
    1988
  • Saturday Night Live

    - Rainn Wilson/Arcade Fire (2007) ... Self - Host actor actors
    1975
  • Today

    - Terrence Howard, Carley Roney, Rainn Wilson. (2007) ... Self actor actors
    1952

• production (3 credits)

  • Code 3

    executive producer

    production
    2025
  • Kat

    executive producer

    production
    2017
  • Super

    executive producer

    production
    2010

• directing (2 credits)

  • Star Trek: Short Treks

    - The Escape Artist (2019) ... director directing
    2018
  • The Office

    - Get the Girl (2012) ... director directing

    - Classy Christmas (2010) ... director directing

    - The Cover-Up (2010) ... director directing
    2005