Michael Gary Scott (born March 15, 1964) is a fictional character on NBC's The Office portrayed by Steve Carell, and based on David Brent from the original version. Michael, the central...

Dwight Kurt Schrute III is a fictional character on NBC's The Office portrayed by Rainn Wilson. His counterpart in the original UK version of The Office is Gareth Keenan. Despite lacking social skills and common sense, Dwight is the top salesman for the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company and has won countless awards for his successes."Traveling Salesman", The Office Season Three (US/NBC Version), 2007, Los Angeles, CA: Universal Studios. Additionally, despite his personal dislike of Jim Halpert, the two have been shown to be a very effective sales team. Dwight's ability as a salesman, though, has rarely commanded the respect of his peers or led to higher levels of professional success. He is a physically imposing man at http://www.celebheights.com/s/Rainn-Wilson-46985.html with little if any sense of humor.

In an episode commentary on the season-one DVD, Wilson refers to Dwight as a "fascist nerd." In a featurette on the season-three DVD, Wilson describes Dwight as "someone who does not hate the system, but has a deep and abiding love for it"."The Office Season Three", (DVD) (US/NBC Version), 2007, Los Angeles, CA: Universal Studios.

Dwight is a volunteer sheriff; He has been trained in the art of surveillance. He is sexist and bigoted. He enjoys Battlestar Galactica, the "Harry Potter" franchise, The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars and Lost. Dwight lives on his family's 60-acre farm, in a nine bedroom farmhouse, with his cousin Mose (played by producer/writer Michael Schur), where they grow beets. Dwight also likes paintball and Karate"The Fight", The Office Season Two (US/NBC Version), 2006, Los Angeles, CA: Universal Studios. and many weapons. Not much is revealed about Dwight's parents except that his father used to take him hunting. Dwight once mentioned that his grandfather fought in WWII and ended up in an Allied Prison Camp.

Jim Halpert is a fictional character in the United States version of the television sitcom The Office, played by John Krasinski. The character is based on Tim Canterbury from the original version of The Office. The character is named after Jim Halpert, a childhood friend of executive producer Greg Daniels.

Pamela "Pam" Morgan Beesly is a fictional character on the U.S. television sitcom The Office, played by Jenna Fischer. Her counterpart in the original UK series of The Office is...