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Rainn Percival Dietrich Wilson (born January 20, 1966) is a multi-talented American personality known for his contributions as an actor, comedian, podcaster, producer, writer, and director. He gained significant recognition for his role as Dwight Schrute on the NBC sitcom The Office (2005–2013), a role that earned him three consecutive Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Born and raised in Seattle, Wilson began his acting career at the University of Washington and made his mark in theatre in New York City post his graduation in 1986. His film debut came with the movie Galaxy Quest (1999), marking the beginning of an illustrious career with roles in numerous films and TV series. Wilson reprised his role as Dwight Schrute until the conclusion of The Office in 2013, while also landing roles in films like The Rocker (2008), Super (2010), and the horror films Cooties (2014) and The Boy (2015). He published his autobiography, The Bassoon King, in 2015 and is also the co-founder of digital media company SoulPancake since 2008. Venture into other genres also came effortlessly to Wilson, with a guest-starring role as Harry Mudd on Star Trek: Discovery (2017) and Star Trek: Short Treks (2018), and giving voice to Lex Luthor in the DC Animated Movie Universe.
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Given Name: Rainn Percival Dietrich Wilson
Born: Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Citizenship: United States
Birthday: January 20, 1966
Occupations: Actor, Comedian, Podcaster, Producer, Writer, Director
Years Active: 1993-present
Children: 1
Spouses: Holiday Reinhorn
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Monsters vs Aliens
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Permanent
Jerry and Marge Go Large
Super
Blackbird
The Last Mimzy
The Meg
Don't Tell a Soul
Reign of the Supermen
The Rocker
Shimmer Lake
Ezra
Empire Waist
Hitpig!
Still on the Road
Fight for Your Right Revisited
Good Samaritan
The Office Retrospective
Uncanny
Thom Pain
Batman: Hush
Where In The Hell Is The Lavender House: The Longmont Potion Castle Story
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
The Death of Superman
Transparent: Musicale Finale
The Death and Return of Superman
Laughing Matters
When Billie Beat Bobby
Six Feet Under: In Memoriam
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War
Making of The Office: The Pilot
Jerry & Marge Go Large
ILY, BYE
Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
Code 3
MURDER and murder
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2022
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Dr. Demento
Jerry and Marge Go Large
Bill
Jerry & Marge Go Large
Bill
2019
Reign of the Supermen
Lex Luthor
Batman: Hush
Lex Luthor (voice)
Where In The Hell Is The Lavender House: The Longmont Potion Castle Story
Self
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
Self
Transparent: Musicale Finale
Arthur
The Death and Return of Superman
Lex Luthor (voice)
Laughing Matters
Self
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