Rainn Wilson
Actor, writer and SoulPancake co-founder
Rainn Wilson is an American actor who played Dwight Schrute in The Office. He also wrote Soul Boom, a book making the case for a spiritual revolution.
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American Born 1966 in Seattle, United States
About Rainn Wilson
Rainn Wilson was born in Seattle, Washington, in 1966. He began acting at the University of Washington and worked in New York theater after graduating in 1986. He played Dwight Schrute in the American version of The Office from 2005 to 2013, earning three Emmy nominations in a row. In 2008 he co-founded the digital media company SoulPancake. He also co-founded Lide Haiti, an education non-profit for girls in Haiti, with his wife, Holiday Reinhorn, and some Haitian friends. He has also hosted Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss, a show in which he travels the world looking for happiness. Wilson published his memoir The Bassoon King in 2015. His newest book, Soul Boom, makes the case for a spiritual revolution. His childhood home was built around art and the Baha'i Faith.