Rainn Wilson lives in Los Angeles with his wife, fiction writer
Holiday Reinhorn (Big Cats), and his
son, Walter McKenzie Wilson who was born in 2004. He grew up in
Seattle, Washington but graduated from New Trier H.S. in Winnetka,
Illinois. After attending both Tufts University and the University of
Washington, Rainn studied acting at NYU's graduate acting program and
spent years doing theater both on and off-Broadway, on tours with the
Acting Company and in region theatre including The Guthrie and Arena
Stage.
Rainn co-created and directed The New Bozena, a sketch comedy and
post-modern clown show which performed in New York and ended up doing a
pilot presentation at Fox TV. He made his directorial debut with
The New Bozena (2005), a
short film based on the show.
After many years of working in TV and film, his breakthrough role
happened, as Arthur, the odd love interest to the much older
Frances Conroy on
Six Feet Under (2001). His
favorite role to date, however, is Bill Harris in the film,
Baadasssss! (2003).
Rainn is a member of the Baha'i Faith.
Dark Air with Terry Carnation(2021)
Star Trek: Short Treks(2018)
The Office(2005)
Dropout(2006)
2008 Film Independent's Spirit Awards(2008)
Studio C(2012)as Special Guest Star, Various
At the Sea(2026)
Code 3(2025)as Randy
Rhett & Link's Wonderhole(2024)as Rainn Wilson
Home Delivery(2025)as Cheyenne
Pace(2024)
Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss(2023)
We Are the Champions(2020)
My Last Days(2012)
Brightburn(2019)
Juke(2011)
The Chronicles of Holly-Weird(2009)
Dahmer(2002)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert(2015)
Saturday Night Live(1975)
Phoenix Jones: The Rise and Fall of a Real Life Superhero(2026)
Morning Joe(2007)as Self
Sherri(2022)as Self
The View(1997)as Self
CBS Mornings(2012)as Self, Self - Guest
4X20: Quick Hits(2026)as Self - Auditioned for Role
Live with Kelly and Mark(1988)as Self
Hasan Minhaj Doesn't Know(2024)as Self
Film Threat(2006)as Self
Untold(2021)as Self - Actor, TNT's 'Taxicab Confessionals' Commercial
