Rainn Wilson

At 58 years old, Rainn Wilson has this physical status:

Rainn Dietrich Wilson (born January 20, 1966) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and producer.

He is best known for his appearance on NBC sitcom The Office's Dwight Schrute, for which he has been nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series three times. Wilson, a native of Seattle, began acting 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 roles in Steven Soderbergh's Almost Famous (2000) and House of 1000 Corpses (2003).

Arthur Martin appeared on HBO's Six Feet Under from 2003 to 2005, and he also appeared as Arthur Martin in the HBO series Six Feet Under. Wilson appeared in The Office as Dwight Schrute in 2005, a role in which he appeared until the show's conclusion in 2013.

Lead roles in the comedies The Rocker (2008) and Super (2010) as well as supporting roles in the horror films Cooties (2014) and The Boy (2015) are among other film credits.

He appeared in the computer animated science fiction film Monsters vs. Aliens in 2009.

He has appeared on Star Trek: Discovery (2017) as well as a supporting role in The Meg (2018).

Wilson wrote The Bassoon King, an autobiography, in November 2015, and co-founded the digital media firm SoulPancake in 2008.

Early life and education

Wilson was born on January 20, 1966, at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, the son of Shay Cooper, a yoga instructor and actor, and Robert G. Wilson (1941–2020), a science fiction writer and consultant who wrote Tentacles of Dawn. Wilson is a descendant of Norway. Wilson lived in Nicaragua with his father and stepmother Kristin before they returned to Seattle after their divorce. He attended Kellogg Middle School and Shorecrest High School in Shoreline, Washington, where he played clarinet and bassoon in the school band. After his family migrated to Wilmette, Illinois, to work at the Bahá National Center, he transferred to and graduated from New Trier High School.

Wilson attended Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, before graduating with a bachelor's degree in drama in 1986. He later enrolled in the Tisch School of the Arts' Graduate Acting Program, where he obtained an MFA in acting and was a member of The Acting Company. He drove a moving van to make ends meet while acting in dramatic performances in New York City.

Wilson, alumnium, appeared in theaters throughout his youth, including The Public Theater, the Ensemble Studio Theatre, Playwrights Horizons, the Roundabout, and the Guthrie Theater. Wilson was one of Richard Foreman's 1996 production of Suzan-Lori Parks' Venus. For his appearances on the Arena Stage, he was nominated for three Helen Hayes Awards for Best Supporting Actor.

Personal life

Wilson is married to writer Holiday Reinhorn. Reinhorn and his partner attended the University of Washington in an acting class; she had to move to Seattle to attend the university from Portland, Oregon. The couple married on the Kalama River in Washington in 1995 and have a son, Walter, who was born in 2004. They have a home outside of Sisters, Oregon, and a Los Angeles apartment. Two pit bulls, Pilot and Diamond; two Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs, Snortington and Amy; a donkey named Chili Beans; and a zonkey named Derek.

Wilson and his families are members of the Bahá Faith. Wilson's podcast, the Bahá Blogcast, on which he interviews influential people about their faith and their work, is a hit in the Bahá's community, where he talks with leaders in the Bahá community.

Wilson characterized himself as a unified independent on Bill Maher's Real Time, having voted for Republican, Green, and Democratic candidates.

Wilson's charitable efforts include support for the Mona Foundation, a Bahá'-inspired charity that works in developing countries. In 2013, together with Dr. Kathryn Adams, he co-founded Lidè Haiti, an educational initiative that supports adolescent girls in rural Haiti. They currently work in 13 locations with over 500 students, many of whom are also receiving scholarships. Wilson declared that he had started a vegan diet in 2018.

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Career

Wilson appeared onscreen in 1997 in an episode of One Life to Live, followed by a supporting role in the television film The Expendables (1999). Wilson made his debut in Galaxy Quest (1999) and appeared in Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous (2000). Dennis Van De Meer was in 2000 and was cast as Dennis Van De Meer in When Billie Beat Bobby In 2001, he appeared in Rob Zombie's horror film House of 1000 Corpses. (2003) Wilson began acting Arthur Martin, an intern at Fisher & Diaz Funeral Home in HBO's Six Feet Under, receiving a Screen Actor Guild award for the best drama ensemble for the series. He appeared in Sweethearts (2001) and the Melvin van Peebles biopic Baadassss. (2003). Wilson appeared in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Entourage, Monk, Montk, Numbers, Charmed, Tim and Eric Jones & Eric Wilson Outstanding Job, and Reno 911!

Wilson appeared in Sahara and in the independent mockumentary film The Life Coach in 2005.

Wilson was cast as Dwight Schrute, a neurotic office worker in the network series The Office, the same year. In 2007, 2008, and 2009, he was nominated for an Emmy for Best Supporting Actor. On the program, he was nominated for two SAG awards for best comedy ensemble. Wilson in addition to acting on the film, produced three episodes of "The Cover-Up," season 7's "Classy Christmas," and season 8's "Get the Girl."

Wilson hosted Saturday Night Live on February 24, 2007, becoming the second actor from The Office to host (after Steve Carell). Wilson appeared in advertisements for the 2007 United States women's national soccer team as public relations manager "Jim Mike" during the FIFA Women's World Cup. Wilson appeared in "Harry and Bess" and Andy Grammer's "Keep Your Head Up" as the "creepy elevator guy" in August 2010.

Wilson appeared in the Fox Atomic comedy The Rocker, which was released on August 20, 2008. He lent his voice to DreamWorks Animation film Monsters vs. Aliens in 2009 as the villainous alien overlord Gallaxhar Gallaxhar, and was featured in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, in which he played a university professor. He was the leading protagonist in Super in 2010 as the unhinged protagonist. Wilson's performance was lauded in a review of the film by Roger Ebert, who wrote: "[Wilson] never seems to be trying to be funny, and that's a strength," despite criticizing the script's content.

Roger Ebert wrote about Rainn in his book: "He has that rare quality in an actor, an uncanny presence." There are a few people who fit the description (Jack Nicholson, Christopher Walken, Bill Murray) who need only to look at something in order to develop a positive attitude towards it. Well, they will get into a rat race, and they will be able to perform on a high, but they are undoubtedly smart, not terribly knowledgable[sic], at an angle to the throughline. Rainn Wilson does not suggest that one sit on a sofa and watch TV, but it is a word. A statement of... nothing, which is the point.

Wilson appeared in Cooties and the thriller The Boy (2015). Wilson played Everett Backstrom, an aggressive, self-destructive detective who is part of a team of eccentric criminologists, in the Fox crime drama Backstrom. The series is based on Leif G. Persson's Swedish book series of the same name. Wilson also served as the show's producer. Fox had cancelled it after 13 episodes. He appeared on Roadies as a guest star in 2016.

In Wilson's 2017 animated revival of The Smurfs: The Lost Village for Sony Pictures Animation, Wilson portrayed Gargamel. Jim Dickson appeared in the independent comedy film Permanent as loving and joking father Jim Dickson, as well as Patricia Arquette and Kira McLean. Colette Burson directed the film and 2929 Entertainment produced it. Wilson appeared in Shimmer Lake (2017) for Netflix and The Meg (2018) for Warner Brothers.

Wilson was selected to play Harry Muddd in Star Trek: Discovery and Produced the Star Trek: Short Treks. In the most recent animated Superman films from DC, including The Death of Superman, Reign of the Supermen, and Batman: Hush, Wilson has played Lex Luthor.

Wilson appeared in Blackbird's independent drama Blackbird opposite Susan Sarandon and Kate Winslet, and in 2020 appeared in the independent drama Don't Tell a Soul opposite Jack Dylan Grazer and Fionn Whitehead. He appeared as Virologist Dr. Michael Sterns in the new Amazon Original Series Utopia this year, as a series regular opposite John Cusack and Sasha Lane. He appeared in a 30 minute YouTube documentary made by SoulPancake in collaboration with Funny or Die, wherein a variety of comedians talk about mental health. Laughing Matters was released on October 10, 2019. In the forthcoming animated film Hitpig, he was depicted as the villain. Wilson was both an executive producer and narrator for Netflix's documentary film We Are the Champions in 2020.

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