Rainn Wilson

Biography: With his deadpan comic style, this stage-trained actor evoked painful laughter as a pompous assistant on the Emmy-winning sitcom The Office. Before snagging his seminal gig, Wilson spent a number of years on stage tackling Shakespeare roles, working at some of the country's most prestigious regional theaters as well as on Broadway. In the late '90s, he began popping up in small film parts and TV guest spots, usually as odd or eccentric characters, until a recurring role as a mortician trainee on the lauded HBO drama Six Feet Under solidified his status as a funny, if creepy, guy. In 2005, he not only landed on The Office, but he also made his directorial debut with the short film The New Bozena, based on a clown and sketch show he had previously done off-Broadway. Wilson eventually segued his small-screen success into big-screen roles, playing the lead in The Rocker and voicing the villainous alien in Monsters vs. Aliens. He also launched the website SoulPancake.com, a forumWith his deadpan comic style, this stage-trained actor evoked painful laughter as a pompous assistant on the Emmy-winning sitcom The Office. Before snagging his seminal gig, Wilson spent a number of years on stage tackling Shakespeare roles, working at some of the country's most prestigious regional theaters as well as on Broadway. In the late '90s, he began popping up in small film parts and TV guest spots, usually as odd or eccentric characters, until a recurring role as a mortician trainee on the lauded HBO drama Six Feet Under solidified his status as a funny, if creepy, guy. In 2005, he not only landed on The Office, but he also made his directorial debut with the short film The New Bozena, based on a clown and sketch show he had previously done off-Broadway. Wilson eventually segued his small-screen success into big-screen roles, playing the lead in The Rocker and voicing the villainous alien in Monsters vs. Aliens. He also launched the website SoulPancake.com, a forum for open discussion on a range of topics. Expand

Rainn Wilson's Scores

Average career score: 68
Highest Metascore: 93 The Office (UK): Season 2
Lowest Metascore: 48 The Jay Leno Show : Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 18
  2. Negative: 0 out of 18
18 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd Six Feet Under: Season 4 Jun 13, 2004 Arthur Martin / Arthur / Arthur Martin 7.6
tbd Monk: Season 2 Jun 20, 2003 Walker Browning / Rainn Wilson 8.5
tbd Six Feet Under: Season 3 Mar 2, 2003 Arthur Martin / Arthur 7.7
93 The Office (UK): Season 2 Sep 30, 2002 Rainn Wilson 8.8
tbd CSI: Season 3 Sep 26, 2002 Female Employee 4.9
58 CSI: Season 1 Oct 6, 2000 Guy In Supermarket 6.7
tbd Charmed: Season 3 Oct 5, 2000 Rainn Wilson 6.3
tbd Dark Angel: Season 1 Oct 3, 2000 The Street Sweeper 7.7