Career
In addition to his starring role on The Office, Wilson appeared as the eccentric Arthur Martin—the intern at Fisher & Diaz Funeral Home—on HBO's Six Feet Under. He has also appeared in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, CSI, NUMB3RS, and Entourage, in the last portraying a sleazy entertainment journalist based on Harry Knowles of Ain't It Cool News. Wilson guest-starred as a murderous baseball fan in an episode of Monk titled "Mr. Monk Goes to the Ballgame" and as a virologist in an episode of "NUMB3RS" titled "Vector." He appeared in the "Coyote Piper" episode of Charmed as an alchemist named Kierkan. On February 24, 2007, Wilson hosted Saturday Night Live, becoming the second cast member from The Office to host (after Steve Carell). During the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, Wilson appeared in ads for the 2007 United States women's national soccer team as public relations manager "Jim Mike." Wilson has made a guest appearance in two episodes of the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim-bloc series Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job. Wilson has also appeared on Reno 911.
Wilson was also in the music video for Andy Grammer's "Keep Your Head Up" as the "creepy elevator guy."
Wilson made the final cut for the role of GOB in Arrested Development, but was beaten out by Will Arnett for it.
His film credits include Almost Famous, America's Sweethearts, BAADASSSSS!, Galaxy Quest, House of 1000 Corpses, Sahara, The Last Mimzy, Juno (in which he played convenience store clerk Rollo), The Rocker, and My Super Ex-Girlfriend.
Wilson starred in the Fox Atomic comedy The Rocker, released on August 20, 2008. His 2009 films include Bonzai Shadowhands, which he co-wrote and co-produced; Renaissance Men, which he wrote and is co-producing; the DreamWorks Animation film Monsters vs. Aliens, for which he voiced the villainous alien overlord Gallaxhar; and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, in which he played a university professor. 2011 brought him another lead role as the unhinged protagonist of Super.
Wilson wrote in-character as Dwight Schrute on his NBC blog, "Schrute-Space". In June 2008, Wilson confirmed that he no longer writes the blog.
In 2013, Wilson was cast as the lead role in the upcoming CBS Crime Drama Backstrom, based on Leif G. W. Persson's Swedish book series of the same name. He'll be starring as Everett Backstrom, an offensive, self-destructive detective who's part of a team of eccentric criminologists.
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