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Rainn Wilson

Rainn Percival Dietrich Wilson (born January 20, 1966) is an American actor, comedian, podcaster, producer, writer, and director best known for his role as Dwight Schrute on the NBC sitcom ''The Office'' (2005–2013), for which he received three consecutive Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

Born in Seattle, Wilson began acting at the University of Washington. Following his 1986 graduation, he worked in theatre in New York City. He made his film debut in ''Galaxy Quest'' (1999), followed by supporting parts in ''Almost Famous'' (2000), Steven Soderbergh's ''Full Frontal'' (2002), and ''House of 1000 Corpses'' (2003). He also had a recurring part as Arthur Martin in the HBO series ''Six Feet Under'' from 2003 to 2005.

Wilson was cast as Dwight Schrute in ''The Office'' in 2005, a role which he played until the show's conclusion in 2013. His other film credits include lead roles in the comedies ''The Rocker'' (2008) and ''Super'' (2010), and supporting roles in the horror films ''Cooties'' (2014) and ''The Boy'' (2015). In 2009, he was heard in the animated science fiction film ''Monsters vs. Aliens'' as the villain Gallaxhar, and voiced Gargamel in ''Smurfs: The Lost Village'' (2017). He has had the guest-starring role of Harry Mudd on ''Star Trek: Discovery'' (2017) and ''Star Trek: Short Treks'' (2018), and a supporting role in ''The Meg'' (2018). From 2018 to 2021, he had a recurring role as Trevor on seasons 6–8 of the CBS sitcom ''Mom''. He is also the voice of Lex Luthor in the DC Animated Movie Universe.

Wilson published his autobiography, ''The Bassoon King'', in 2015, and cofounded the digital media company SoulPancake in 2008. Provided by Wikipedia