Wilson was born in Woodinville, Washington, the son of Shay Cooper, a yoga teacher and actress, and Robert G. Wilson, a writer and business consultant. He attended Kellogg Middle School and Shorecrest High School in Shoreline, Washington. He transferred to and graduated from New Trier High School after his family moved to Wilmette, Illinois to work at the Bahá'í National Center. Wilson has Read more...

In addition to his starring role on The Office, Wilson has 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 and Order: Special Victims Unit, CSI, NUMB3RS, and Entourage, in the latter portraying a sleazy entertainment journalist based on Harry Knowles[citation needed] of Ain't It Cool News. Wilson guest-starred Read more...

Wilson is married to author Holiday Reinhorn. They met in an acting class in college and married on the Kalama River. The couple have a son, Walter Mckenzie, born in 2004, and they currently reside in Agoura Hills, California. He and his family are members of the Bahá'í Faith.

On Bill Maher's Real Time, Wilson describes himself as a diverse independent, voting for Republican, Green Party, Read more...