Actor who played Dwight on ‘The Office’ promotes religious freedom on Capitol Hill

By: Ashley Murray

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: June 9, 2026

Words: 530

Last Updated: 4 hours ago


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WASHINGTON — As various officials and groups aim to use the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States' founding, a bipartisan group of lawmakers, with the help of a famed sitcom actor, turned the spotlight Tuesday to a central tenet of U.S. democracy: religious freedom.

Actor Rainn Wilson, widely known for playing Dwight Schrute on NBC’s “The Office,” joined a press conference that U.S. Reps. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., and Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., hosted along with …

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