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Rainn Wilson

Rainn Wilson

39 movies on Netflix

Biography

Rainn Wilson is an American actor who first took up acting while a student at the University of Washington and moved into New York theater after graduating in 1986. His feature film debut came in Galaxy Quest (1999), and parts followed in Full Frontal (2002) and House of 1000 Corpses (2003), along with a recurring role on Six Feet Under. He became widely known as Dwight Schrute on the American version of The Office, a part he played from 2005 to 2013 and which brought him three Emmy nominations for supporting actor in a comedy, and he directed three episodes of the show. His films include The Rocker (2008), Super (2010), Monsters vs. Aliens (2009), Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017) and The Meg (2018). He voiced Lex Luthor in several DC animated films.

60years old

Turns 61 on January 20in 99 days

  • Born Seattle
  • Star sign: AquariusFirst day of the sign, on the Capricorn cusp
  • Rainn Percival Dietrich Wilson (birth name)Also credited as Rainn Dietrich Wilson and Rainnfall Heat Wave Rising Sea Levels Wilson

Movie Career

Films
39
Career span
26 years1999 to 2025

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  1. A first

    Rainn Wilson hosted Saturday Night Live on February 24, 2007, becoming the second cast member of The Office to host the show, after Steve Carell.

  2. Behind the camera

    Wilson directed three episodes of The Office: "The Cover-Up" from season 6, "Classy Christmas" from season 7, and "Get the Girl" from season 8.

  3. Early training

    Wilson studied at New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts, earning an MFA in acting there, and he belonged to The Acting Company.

  4. A change of course

    Wilson also took part in PogChamps 3, a chess competition run by Chess.com. He finished second after a tiebreaker game against Sardoche, a streamer.

  5. Behind the camera

    Wilson co-founded the digital media company SoulPancake in 2008 with Joshua Homnick and Devon Gundry; the channel was purchased by Participant Media in 2016.

  6. Beyond film

    Wilson was one of eight chorus members in Richard Foreman's 1996 staging of Suzan-Lori Parks' Venus. His work at the Arena Stage earned him three Helen Hayes Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor.

Rainn Wilson movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Meg2018 Action, Horror, Sci-Fias Morris

    IMDb rating 5.7232K votes

  2. Super2010 Comedy, Crime, Dramaas Frank Darbo

    IMDb rating 6.788K votes

  3. Monsters vs. Aliens2009as Gallaxharvoice

    IMDb rating 6.4191K votes

  4. Juno2007as Rollo

    IMDb rating 7.4575K votes

  5. The Rocker2008as Fish

    IMDb rating 6.241K votes

  6. Weird: The Al Yankovic Story2022as Dr. Demento

    IMDb rating 6.850K votes

  7. Hesher2010as Paul

    IMDb rating 6.956K votes

  8. My Super Ex-Girlfriend2006as Vaughn Haige

    IMDb rating 5.270K votes

Most often with

Jake Castorena and Sam Liu directed two of these films together. Five actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Will Arnett, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Will ArnettJerry O'Connell, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Jerry O'ConnellRebecca Romijn, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Rebecca RomijnJason O'Mara, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Jason O'MaraChristopher Gorham, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Christopher GorhamTony Todd, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Tony ToddJake CastorenaDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Jake CastorenaSam LiuDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Sam Liu

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Box office

What Rainn Wilson's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.7 billion

21 of the 39 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 39 films: 21 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 6 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 9 figure not found.

  • 21Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 6Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 9Figure not found

Top grosser

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen2009as Professor Colan$836 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen2009as Professor Colan
    $836M31.5% of the total
  2. 2
    The Meg2018as Morris
    $531M20.0% of the total
  3. 3
    Monsters vs. Aliens2009as Gallaxhar (voice)
    $382M14.4% of the total
  4. 4
    Juno2007as Rollo
    $232M8.8% of the total
  5. 5
    Smurfs: The Lost Village2017as Gargamel (voice)
    $197M7.4% of the total
  6. 6
    America's Sweethearts2001as Dave O'Hanlon
    $138M5.2% of the total
  7. 7
    Sahara2005as Rudi Gunn
    $119M4.5% of the total
  8. 8
    Galaxy Quest1999as Lahnk
    $91M3.4% of the total
My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006), $61.1 millionThe Last Mimzy (2007), $27.3 millionHouse of 1000 Corpses (2003), $17.9 millionThe Rocker (2008), $8.8 millionFull Frontal (2002), $3.4 millionEzra (2024), $3.0 millionHitpig! (2024), $2.3 millionSuper (2010), $1.2 millionCooties (2014), $581,011Hesher (2010), $449,702Baadasssss! (2003), $365,248Code 3 (2025), $35,190Peep World (2010), $10,967

$127 millionfrom the other 13 films with a worldwide figure, 5% of the total

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