Wayne Wilderson
{{Short description|American actor}}
{{Infobox person
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| name = Wayne Wilderson
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|1|30}}
| birth_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
| alma_mater = Boston College
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1993–present
| website = {{URL|http://www.waynewilderson.com/}}
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Wayne Wilderson (born January 30, 1966) is an American actor who has had guest spots on many successful television programs.
Early life and education
He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He graduated from Breck School in 1984 and received a Bachelor of Arts in theatre arts from Boston College in 1989.
Career
Wilderson is also well known as a commercial actor, having appeared in commercials for Popeyes Chicken, MasterCard, Circuit City, Avis, Fruit of the Loom (portraying the purple grape cluster), Reebok, Yahoo! HotJobs, Toyota, Chevy, Washington Mutual, Mitsubishi, Wendy's, Sealy, PlayStation Portable, and Corona Extra, amongst others.
Wilderson has appeared on episodes of How to Get Away with Murder, Mom, Bones, CSI: Vegas, The Office, Seinfeld, Mr. Show, The Steve Harvey Show, Two and a Half Men, and The Big Bang Theory. He appeared in the unsold pilot episode for a U.S. adaptation of Armando Iannucci’s The Thick of It as a political blogger; he later appeared in several episodes of Iannucci’s U.S. political satire Veep. He also made a cameo in Evan Almighty.
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1996
|Jim the Area 51 Technician | |
| 1996
|364 Girls a Year |Cats | |
| 2001
|Hutch | |
| 2001
|Comedian | |
| 2002
|Booking Clerk |Uncredited |
| 2006
|The Enigma with a Stigma |Todd Harvey | |
| 2009
|Tad Thompson | |
| 2014
|Young Preppy Man | |
| 2015
|Ben Kingston | |
| 2016
|Dr. Harper James | |
| 2020
|Bottle Monster |Exterminator | |
| 2021
|Far More |Ben Kingston | |
| 2021
|My Babysitter the Super Hero |Saphire Jones | |
| 2022
|Trust |Travis | |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1993
|Teddy |Episode: "Oops" |
| 1994
|Mike |Episode: "The Prototype" |
| 1995
|Bank Executive |Episode: "The Parking Space" |
| 1995, 1997
|Jerry / Waiter |2 episodes |
| 1996
|Ronnie Williams |Episode: "Oh, Sweet Rapture" |
| 1996
|Carvin Edmonds |Episode: "Not Quite Mr. Right" |
| 1996
|Various characters |Episode: "Operation Hell on Earth" |
| 1997
|OSHA Guy |Episode: "The Injury" |
| 1997
|Officer Foxy |Episode: "The Wedge" |
| 1997–1998
|Walter |3 episodes |
| 1998
|James |Episode: "The Wedding Zinger" |
| 1998
|Jake |Episode: "Teed Off" |
| 1998–2001
|Byron Clark |5 episodes |
| 1999
|Kevin Sprach |Episode: "Appearances and Other Deceits" |
| 2000
|Senator's Aide |Episode: "The Lame Duck Congress" |
| 2000
|Garnett |Episode: "Shakin' and Fakin'" |
| 2001
|Agent Keller |Episode: "Aqua Valva" |
| 2001
|Bob Wyler |Episode: "Joe" |
| 2001–2009
|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |Paramedic / Coroner |6 episodes |
| 2002
|Dave Bayer |Episode: "In Too Deep" |
| 2002
|Lewis |Episode: "To Love or Not to Love" |
| 2002
|Hotel Clerk |Episode: "Hal's Birthday" |
| 2003
|JAG |Dr. Stoudamire |Episode: "Complications" |
| 2003
|Patrick |Episode: "Golden Moldy" |
| 2003
|Nicola Sacco |Television film |
| 2004
|Ellis |Episode: "Mexico" |
| 2004
|Al |Episode: "Tom Doesn't Get It" |
| 2004
|Evan |Episode: "Splitting Hairs" |
| 2004
|Joey |Director #2 |Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2004
|Ernie |Episode: "The Big One Wedding and a Funeral Episode" |
| 2004
|Interviewer |Episode: "Mystery Dance" |
| 2004
|Attorney Paul Phillips |Episode: "Loose Lips" |
| 2005
|Alan |Episode: "Tony Whine-Man" |
| 2005
|Billy Adams |Episode: "Who's Zoomin' Who?" |
| 2005
|Dr. Stern |Episode: "Nailed" |
| 2006
|Referee |Episode: "Still Coaching" |
| 2006
|Priest |Episode: "Confession" |
| 2006
|Martin Nash |2 episodes |
| 2006–2007
|Joel |3 episodes |
| 2007
|Taylor |Unsold pilot |
| 2007
|Allan, co-worker |Episode: "Nick Jerk, Andy Work" |
| 2007–2013
|Dad / Roger |3 episodes |
| 2008
|Officer DiAria |Episode: "Ready, Set, Don't Drive" |
| 2009
|Wendell Featherstone |Episode: "Window Dressed to Kill" |
| 2009
|ER |Dr. Claypool |Episode: "Old Time" |
| 2009
|3Way |Trent |Episode: "LadyCops: Brotherly Love" |
| 2009
|Neil Delhom |Episode: "Sins of the Father" |
| 2011
|Charlie |Episode: "Isolation" |
| 2011
|Ralph Berti |Episode: "The Mail in the Mall" |
| 2013
|Jamie |Episode: "Family Feud" |
| 2014
|Mom |Dr. Butler |2 episodes |
| 2014
|Ron |Episode: "Quitting; Last Day; Irish" |
| 2014
|Kevin Randolf |Episode: "Jessie's Aloha Holidays with Parker and Joey" |
| 2014–2015
|Dane |3 episodes |
| 2015
|Jeremy Eastham |2 episodes |
| 2015
|Club 5150 |Ted |5 episodes |
| 2015
|Travis |Episode: "The Platonic Permutation" |
| 2016
|Principal Carson |Episode: "The Show Must Go On" |
| 2016
|Sousa |Episode: "Contains Graphic Designer Violence" |
| 2016
|Stephen |Episode: "The War of the Workplace" |
| 2016–2019
|Veep |Wayne |9 episodes |
| 2017–2018
|Principal Gibbons |7 episodes |
| 2018
|Scott |Episode: "Turks & Caicos" |
| 2018
|Mr. Student Body President |Eric Rice |2 episodes |
| 2018
|I Was A Teenage Pillow Queen |Chuck |Television film |
| 2019
|Dr. Gilbert |Episode: "A Tummy Ache and a Whale of a Metaphor" |
| 2019
|RelationFixTM |Kyle |Episode: "Touched by a New Best Friend" |
| 2020
|Ellis Palmer-Payne |Episode: "Of Mouse and Men" |
| 2020
|Xavier McDaniels |Episode: "The Big Brain" |
| 2020
|Zach |2 episodes |
| 2023
|Mr. Karschner |Episode: "Protect Her" |
External links
- {{official website|http://www.waynewilderson.com/}}
- {{IMDb name|id=0928657|name=Wayne Wilderson}}
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Category:African-American comedians
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Category:21st-century African-American male actors
Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:20th-century African-American male actors