Rainn Wilson was first seen in the American soap opera ‘One Life to Live’ in 1997. He went on to make his big-screen debut in the 1999 American science fiction comedy film ‘Galaxy Quest’ directed by Dean Parisot. The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed over $90.7 million on a budget of $45 million. In 2000, he starred as ‘David Felton’ in the American comedy-drama film ‘Almost Famous’ directed by Cameron Crowe. The film opened to critical acclaim and has an 89% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. He next starred in films like ‘America's Sweethearts’ (2001), ‘Full Frontal’ (2002), ‘House of 1000 Corpses’ (2003), and ‘Baadasssss!’ (2003). In 2003, he became a part of the American drama television series ‘Six Feet Under’ created by Alan Ball. He played the role of ‘Arthur Martin’ and remained on the show until it went off-air in 2005. Wilson next starred as ‘Rudi Gunn’ in the 2005 action-adventure film ‘Sahara’ directed by Breck Eisner. The film received a lukewarm response from critics and was a box office disaster. That same year, he also joined the main cast of the American mockumentary sitcom television series ‘The Office’ as ‘Dwight Schrute.’ The series ran for 9 seasons and aired its final episode in 2013.Â
Wilson next starred in films such as ‘My Super Ex-Girlfriend’ (2006), ‘The Last Mimzy’ (2007), ‘The Rocker’ (2008), ‘Monsters vs. Aliens’ (2009), ‘Super’ (2010), ‘Peep World’ (2010), ‘Cooties’ (2014), ‘Uncanny’ (2015), ‘The Boy’ (2015), ‘Army of One’ (2016), and ‘Permanent’ (2017). In 2017, he voiced ‘Gargamel’ in the American computer-animated fantasy adventure comedy film ‘Smurfs: The Lost Village’ directed by Kelly Asbury. The film received a mixed response from critics and grossed over $197.2 million on a $60 million budget. He next appeared in films like ‘The Death of Superman’ (2018), ‘The Meg’ (2018), ‘Reign of the Supermen’ (2019), ‘Batman: Hush’ (2019), ‘Justice League Dark: Apokolips War’ (2020), and ‘Don't Tell a Soul’ (2020). He was last seen in the 2022 American comedy-drama film ‘Jerry & Marge Go Large’ directed by David Frankel. The film holds a 64% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.