Rainn Wilson

Rainn Wilson is an American-born actor, raised in a Bahá'í family. He is particularly well-known for playing the part of Dwight Schrute in the American version of the T.V. comedy, "The Office".

Wilson was born in Seattle, Washington, the son of Shay Cooper, a yoga teacher and actress, and Robert G. Wilson, a novelist, artist, and business consultant who wrote the science fiction novel Tentacles of Dawn. Wilson has Norwegian ancestry. From age three to five, Wilson lived with his parents in Nicaragua before they returned to Seattle after his parents' divorce. He transferred to and graduated from New Trier High School after his family moved to Wilmette, Illinois, to serve at the Bahá'í National Center.

Wilson is married to writer Holiday Reinhorn. The couple met in an acting class at the University of Washington; Reinhorn had relocated to Seattle to attend the university from her native Portland, Oregon. The couple married in 1995, and have a son, Walter Mckenzie, born in 2004. He and his family are members of the Baha'i Faith. He hosts a podcast for the Baha'i blog called the Baha'i Blogcast, where he interviews notable people about the intersection of their faith and their work.

Wilson's charitable works include fundraising for the Mona Foundation. In 2013, along with Dr Kathryn Adams, he co-founded Lidè Haiti, an educational initiative that uses the arts and literacy to empower adolescent girls in rural Haiti. They currently work in 13 locations with over 500 girls, providing scholarships to many of them.

Filmography

A list up to the year 2009 follows:

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) (filming) .... College Professor
Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) (post-production) (voice) .... Gallaxhar
"The Office" .... Dwight Schrute / ... (66 episodes, 2005-2008)

... aka The Office: US Version (Australia)

The Rocker (2008) .... Robert 'Fish' Fishman Missing Pieces (2008) .... Brandon York
"Tim and Eric Nite Live" .... The Psychic (1 episode, 2008)

- Episode #1.8 (2008) TV episode .... The Psychic

"Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!" .... Video Match Client (1 episode, 2008)

- Pepperoni (2008) TV episode .... Video Match Client

Juno (2007) .... Rollo

... aka Juno (Canada: French title)

The Last Mimzy (2007) .... Larry White
"The Office: The Accountants" .... Dwight Schrute (1 episode, 2006)

- 'The Best Day of My Life' (2006) TV episode .... Dwight Schrute

My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006) .... Vaughn Haige
Dominion (2006) .... Angel Gabriel
"Six Feet Under" .... Arthur Martin (13 episodes, 2003-2005)

- Ecotone (2005) TV episode .... Arthur Martin

- Parallel Play (2004) TV episode .... Arthur Martin

- In Case of Rapture (2004) TV episode .... Arthur Martin

- Falling into Place (2004) TV episode .... Arthur Martin

- I'm Sorry, I'm Lost (2003) TV episode .... Arthur Martin

(8 more)

"Entourage" .... R.J. Spencer (1 episode, 2005)

- I Love You Too (2005) TV episode .... R.J. Spencer

Blue in Green (2005) .... Doug
Sahara (2005) .... Rudi Gunn

... aka Sahara (Spain)

... aka Sahara - Abenteuer in der Wüste (Germany)

"Numb3rs" .... Martin Grolsch (1 episode, 2005)

... aka Num3ers (USA: promotional title)

- Vector (2005) TV episode .... Martin Grolsch

The Life Coach (2005) .... Dr. Watson Newmark
How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass (2003) .... Bill Harris

... aka Baadasssss! (USA: new title)

... aka Badass (USA)

... aka Gettin' the Man's Foot Outta Your Baadasssss! (USA: new title)

"Monk" .... Walker Browning (1 episode, 2003)

- Mr. Monk Goes to the Ballgame (2003) TV episode .... Walker Browning

House of 1000 Corpses (2003) .... Bill Hudley
Slice o' Life (2003) (TV)
"MDs" .... John Doe (2 episodes, 2002)

- Family Secrets (2002) TV episode .... John Doe

- Reversal of Fortune (2002) TV episode .... John Doe

"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" .... Janitor (1 episode, 2002)

... aka Law & Order: SVU (USA: promotional abbreviation)

... aka Special Victims Unit (New Zealand: English title)

- Waste (2002) TV episode .... Janitor

Self Storage (2002) .... Lee
Full Frontal (2002) .... Brian, First Fired Employee
Wheelmen (2002) .... Barney
America's Sweethearts (2001) .... Dave O'Hanlon
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" .... Guy in Supermarket (1 episode, 2001)

... aka C.S.I. (USA: short title)

... aka CSI: Las Vegas (USA: syndication title)

... aka CSI: Weekends (USA: promotional title)

... aka Experts, Les (Canada: French title)

- The Strip Strangler (2001) TV episode .... Guy in Supermarket

"Dark Angel" .... Phil (1 episode, 2001)

... aka James Cameron's Dark Angel (USA)

- I and I Am a Camera (2001) TV episode .... Phil

When Billie Beat Bobby (2001) (TV) .... Dennis Van De Meer

... aka Billie contre Bobby: La bataille des sexes (Canada: French title)

"Charmed" .... Kierkan (1 episode, 2001)

- Coyote Piper (2001) TV episode .... Kierkan

Almost Famous (2000) .... David Felton

... aka Untitled: Almost Famous the Bootleg Cut (USA: director's cut (DVD title))

Galaxy Quest (1999) .... Lahnk
The Expendables (1999) (TV) .... Newman
"One Life to Live" (1968) TV series .... Casey Keegan (unknown episodes, 1997)

References

• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0933988/

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