Wayne Wilderson

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Wayne Wilderson
Born (1966-01-30) January 30, 1966 (age 58)
Alma mater Boston College
OccupationActor
Years active1993present
Website www.waynewilderson.com

Wayne Wilderson (born January 30, 1966) is an American actor who has had guest spots on many successful television programs.

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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 pilot episode of The Thick of It as a political blogger. He makes a cameo in Evan Almighty .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Independence Day Area 51 Technician
1996364 Girls a YearCats
2001 Monkeybone Hutch
2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence Comedian
2002 One Hour Photo Booking ClerkUncredited
2006The Enigma with a StigmaTodd Harvey
2009 Space Buddies Tad Thompson
2014 The Cobbler Young Preppy Man
2015 Sex, Death and Bowling Ben Kingston
2016 Mascots Dr. Harper James
2020Bottle MonsterExterminator
2021Far MoreBen Kingston
2021My Babysitter the Super HeroSaphire Jones

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Frasier TeddyEpisode: "Oops"
1994 Thunder Alley MikeEpisode: "The Prototype"
1995 Mad About You Bank ExecutiveEpisode: "The Parking Space"
1995, 1997 Almost Perfect Jerry / Waiter2 episodes
1996 Ellen Ronnie WilliamsEpisode: "Oh, Sweet Rapture"
1996 Living Single Carvin EdmondsEpisode: "Not Quite Mr. Right"
1996 Mr. Show with Bob and David Various charactersEpisode: "Operation Hell on Earth"
1997 NewsRadio OSHA GuyEpisode: "The Injury"
1997 Silk Stalkings Officer FoxyEpisode: "The Wedge"
1997–1998 Seinfeld Walter3 episodes
1998 Getting Personal JamesEpisode: "The Wedding Zinger"
1998 Malcolm & Eddie JakeEpisode: "Teed Off"
1998–2001 The Steve Harvey Show Byron Clark5 episodes
1999 Crusade Kevin SprachEpisode: "Appearances and Other Deceits"
2000 The West Wing Senator's AideEpisode: "The Lame Duck Congress"
2000 The Jamie Foxx Show GarnettEpisode: "Shakin' and Fakin'"
2001 V.I.P. Agent KellerEpisode: "Aqua Valva"
2001 The Ellen Show Bob WylerEpisode: "Joe"
2001–2009 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Paramedic / Coroner6 episodes
2002 Any Day Now Dave BayerEpisode: "In Too Deep"
2002 The Parkers LewisEpisode: "To Love or Not to Love"
2002 Malcolm in the Middle Hotel ClerkEpisode: "Hal's Birthday"
2003 JAG Dr. StoudamireEpisode: "Complications"
2003 The King of Queens PatrickEpisode: "Golden Moldy"
2003 Windy City Heat Nicola SaccoTelevision film
2004 Threat Matrix EllisEpisode: "Mexico"
2004 Married to the Kellys AlEpisode: "Tom Doesn't Get It"
2004 One on One EvanEpisode: "Splitting Hairs"
2004 Joey Director #2Episode: "Pilot"
2004 Half & Half ErnieEpisode: "The Big One Wedding and a Funeral Episode"
2004 Grounded for Life InterviewerEpisode: "Mystery Dance"
2004 Boston Legal Attorney Paul PhillipsEpisode: "Loose Lips"
2005 Listen Up AlanEpisode: "Tony Whine-Man"
2005 Grey's Anatomy Billy AdamsEpisode: "Who's Zoomin' Who?"
2005 CSI: Miami Dr. SternEpisode: "Nailed"
2006 Still Standing RefereeEpisode: "Still Coaching"
2006 Lucky Louie PriestEpisode: "Confession"
2006 The Office Martin Nash2 episodes
2006–2007 The Class Joel3 episodes
2007 The Thick of It TaylorUnsold pilot
2007 Cavemen Allan, co-workerEpisode: "Nick Jerk, Andy Work"
2007–2013 Two and a Half Men Dad / Roger3 episodes
2008 Hannah Montana Officer DiAriaEpisode: "Ready, Set, Don't Drive"
2009 Pushing Daisies Wendell FeatherstoneEpisode: "Window Dressed to Kill"
2009 ER Dr. ClaypoolEpisode: "Old Time"
20093WayTrentEpisode: "LadyCops: Brotherly Love"
2009 Private Practice Neil DelhomEpisode: "Sins of the Father"
2011 Wilfred CharlieEpisode: "Isolation"
2011 Bones Ralph BertiEpisode: "The Mail in the Mall"
2013 Melissa & Joey JamieEpisode: "Family Feud"
2014 Mom Dr. Butler2 episodes
2014 Review RonEpisode: "Quitting; Last Day; Irish"
2014 Jessie Kevin RandolfEpisode: "Jessie's Aloha Holidays with Parker and Joey"
2014–2015 A to Z Dane3 episodes
2015 How to Get Away with Murder Jeremy Eastham2 episodes
2015Club 5150Ted5 episodes
2015 The Big Bang Theory TravisEpisode: "The Platonic Permutation"
2016 The Middle Principal CarsonEpisode: "The Show Must Go On"
2016 Angie Tribeca SousaEpisode: "Contains Graphic Designer Violence"
2016 Son of Zorn StephenEpisode: "The War of the Workplace"
2016–2019 Veep Wayne9 episodes
2017–2018 The Mick Principal Gibbons7 episodes
2018 The Fosters ScottEpisode: "Turks & Caicos"
2018Mr. Student Body PresidentEric Rice2 episodes
2018I Was A Teenage Pillow QueenChuckTelevision film
2019 Young Sheldon Dr. GilbertEpisode: "A Tummy Ache and a Whale of a Metaphor"
2019RelationFixTMKyleEpisode: "Touched by a New Best Friend"
2020 Will & Grace Ellis Palmer-PayneEpisode: "Of Mouse and Men"
2020 The Big Show Show Xavier McDanielsEpisode: "The Big Brain"
2020 Upload Zach2 episodes

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