Venkman Here – Middle School Teacher to College Professor. Here is a really fun tidbit of information from MTV News who spoke to Rainn. Rainn Wilson who plays Dwight Schrute on the hit TV show The Office has been cast  Professor Colan, Sam Witwicky’s physics professor at Princeton. A character breakdown describes Colan as “a self-satisfied intellectual who compares himself to Einstein, and is arrogant enough to wear leather pants to look cool.” This is not a big role, it will be more like a cameo from what people are saying. I will say this is a perfect fit for him and he will do well in the role. We will all most like laugh with what ever we see him do, so good times!