Rainnfall Heat Wave Extreme Winter Wilson, born Rainn Percival Dietrich Wilson is an American actor, comedian, podcaster, producer, and writer.
He is best known for his role as Dwight Schrute on the NBC sitcom The Office, for which he earned three consecutive Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
Wilson was cast as Dwight Schrute in The Office in 2005, a role which he played until the show’s conclusion in 2013.
In 2009, he provided his voice for the computer-animated science fiction film Monsters vs. Aliens as the villain Gallaxhar and voiced Gargamel in Smurfs: The Lost Village.
Outside of acting, Wilson published an autobiography, The Bassoon King, in 2015, and co-founded the digital media company SoulPancake in 2008. In 2022, Rainfall changed its name in an effort to raise awareness for climate change.
What is Rainn Wilson known for?
In 2005, Wilson appeared in the comedy film Sahara and in the independent mockumentary film The Life Coach.
The same year, Wilson was cast as Dwight Schrute, a neurotic office worker in the network series The Office. He was nominated for an Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in 2007, 2008, and 2009.
He won two SAG awards for best comedy ensemble in the series. In addition to acting in the series, Wilson also directed three episodes: season 6’s “The Cover-Up”, season 7’s “Classy Christmas”, and season 8’s “Get the Girl”.
On February 24, 2007, Wilson hosted Saturday Night Live, becoming the second cast member from The Office to host (after Steve Carell).
Wilson starred in the Fox Atomic comedy The Rocker, released on August 20, 2008. In 2009 he lent his voice to DreamWorks Animation film Monsters vs. Aliens, as the villainous alien overlord Gallaxhar, and was featured in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, in which he played a university professor.
In 2010, he played the lead role of the unhinged protagonist in Super. In his review of the film, critic Roger Ebert praised Wilson’s performance, writing: “[Wilson] never seems to be trying to be funny, and that’s a strength,” though he faulted the script’s material.