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John Krasinski

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John Krasinski
Take a closer look at the various roles John Krasinski has played throughout his acting career.
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Tall, handsome American film and television star John Krasinski is known for his role as sardonic nice guy Jim Halpert on NBC's popular TV series, The Office (2005), for which he won a 2007 and 2008 Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series.

Born John Burke Krasinski on October 20, 1979, in Newton, Massachusetts, USA, he is the youngest of three brothers. His mother, Mary Claire (Doyle), is a nurse, and his father, Ronald Krasinski, is an internist. His father is of Polish descent and his mother is of Irish ancestry.

His first stage experience was starring in a satirical high school play, written and cast by his classmate B.J. Novak. Also good at sports, he played on the same Little League baseball team as Novak, later a writer and co-star on The Office (2005). After graduating from Newton South High School in 1997, Krasinski planned to be an English major and deferred his first semester of college to teach English in Costa Rica. He attended Brown University, graduating in 2001, as a playwright with honors, then studied at the Eugene O'Neill National Theatre Institute in Waterford, Connecticut.

During the summer of 2000, he worked as a script intern on Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993). Krasinski made his big screen debut in 2002, then played several small roles like "Ben" in Kinsey (2004), and "Bob Flynn" in Duane Hopwood (2005). He appeared as "Corporal Harrigan" in Jarhead (2005), by director Sam Mendes, then played a supporting role as "Ben" in The Holiday (2006), a romantic comedy by director Nancy Meyers. He is billed as the voice of "Lancelot" in Shrek the Third (2007). Krasinski co-starred opposite Robin Williams and Mandy Moore in the romantic comedy License to Wed (2007), as well as with George Clooney and Renée Zellweger in the football screwball comedy, Leatherheads (2008). He is also director and writer of Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009), a big screen adaptation of the eponymous collection of short stories by David Foster Wallace. He followed that film up with The Hollars (2016), a family drama, and A Quiet Place (2018), a well-received horror film that had one of the biggest opening weekends for the genre.

Krasinski is married to English actress Emily Blunt, with whom he has two children. He claims Los Angeles as his home but travels to New York City and his hometown of Newton, MA, frequently.
BornOctober 20, 1979
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  • Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys

John Krasinski and Emily Blunt Through the Years

John Krasinski and Emily Blunt Through the Years

Husband-and-wife team John Krasinski and Emily Blunt both star in the thriller A Quiet Place. Check out other projects they've been involved in over the years.
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John Krasinski and Michael Epp in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018)
Michael Kelly and John Krasinski in Old Haunts (2022)
John Krasinski in Star on the Wall (2022)
Michael Kelly and John Krasinski in Druz'ya I Vragi (2022)
John Krasinski in Star on the Wall (2022)
Wendell Pierce and John Krasinski in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018)
John Krasinski in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018)
Jenna Fischer and John Krasinski in The Office (2005)
Jenna Fischer and John Krasinski in The Office (2005)
Jenna Fischer and John Krasinski in The Office (2005)
Jenna Fischer and John Krasinski in The Office (2005)
Jenna Fischer and John Krasinski in The Office (2005)

Known for

John Krasinski in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018)
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
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TV Series
  • Jack Ryan
  • Jack Ryan (2017)
Emily Blunt in A Quiet Place (2018)
A Quiet Place
7.5
  • Lee Abbott
  • 2018
Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, and B.J. Novak in The Office (2005)
The Office
9.0
TV Series
  • Jim Halpert
Emily Blunt, Noah Jupe, and Millicent Simmonds in A Quiet Place Part II (2020)
A Quiet Place Part II
7.2
  • Lee Abbott
  • 2020

Credits

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Actor

  • Imaginary Friends
    • Post-production
  • John Krasinski in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018)
    Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
  • DC League of Super-Pets (2022)
    DC League of Super-Pets
    • (voice)
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Xochitl Gomez in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
    Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
  • Ryan Reynolds, Taika Waititi, Dwayne Johnson, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Lil Rel Howery, Jodie Comer, Owen Burke, and Joe Keery in Free Guy (2021)
    Free Guy
    • (voice)
  • Emily Blunt, Noah Jupe, and Millicent Simmonds in A Quiet Place Part II (2020)
    A Quiet Place Part II
  • Michael Peña, John Krasinski, and Charlyne Yi in Next Gen (2018)
    Next Gen
    • (voice)
  • Emily Blunt in A Quiet Place (2018)
    A Quiet Place
  • Anthony Mackie, Will Poulter, John Boyega, and Algee Smith in Detroit (2017)
    Detroit
  • John Krasinski in Animal Crackers (2017)
    Animal Crackers
    • (voice)
  • Past Forward (2016)
    Past Forward
  • Robot Chicken (2001)
    Robot Chicken
    • (voice)
  • Richard Jenkins and Margo Martindale in The Hollars (2016)
    The Hollars
  • David Costabile, James Badge Dale, Max Martini, Pablo Schreiber, Dominic Fumusa, and Alexia Barlier in 13 Hours (2016)
    13 Hours
  • Will Arnett in BoJack Horseman (2014)
    BoJack Horseman
    • (voice)
  • Bradley Cooper, Rachel McAdams, and Emma Stone in Aloha (2015)
    Aloha

Producer

  • A Quiet Place: Day One
    • In Production
  • Imaginary Friends
    • Post-production
  • A Quiet Place III
    • In Development
  • Apartment 7A
    • Post-production
  • The King of Oil
    • Pre-production
  • John Krasinski in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018)
    Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
  • Jon Gries in Dream Corp LLC (2016)
    Dream Corp LLC
  • Some Good News (2020)
    Some Good News
  • Emily Blunt, Noah Jupe, and Millicent Simmonds in A Quiet Place Part II (2020)
    A Quiet Place Part II
    • (produced by, p.g.a.)
  • LL Cool J and Chrissy Teigen in Lip Sync Battle (2015)
    Lip Sync Battle
  • Emily Blunt in A Quiet Place (2018)
    A Quiet Place
  • Richard Jenkins and Margo Martindale in The Hollars (2016)
    The Hollars
    • (p.g.a.)
  • Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams in Manchester by the Sea (2016)
    Manchester by the Sea
  • Dream Corp LLC (2014)
    Dream Corp LLC
  • Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, and B.J. Novak in The Office (2005)
    The Office
  • The Office: The Farewells
  • Promised Land (2012)
    Promised Land
  • Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009)
    Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

Director

  • Imaginary Friends
    • Post-production
  • Emily Blunt, Noah Jupe, and Millicent Simmonds in A Quiet Place Part II (2020)
    A Quiet Place Part II
    • (directed by)
  • Emily Blunt in A Quiet Place (2018)
    A Quiet Place
    • (directed by)
  • Richard Jenkins and Margo Martindale in The Hollars (2016)
    The Hollars
    • (directed by)
  • Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, and B.J. Novak in The Office (2005)
    The Office
  • Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009)
    Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
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Ep. 121 Patton Oswalt, 'A Quiet Place' Cast, and Celebrity Yearbook Photos
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Ep. 121 Patton Oswalt, 'A Quiet Place' Cast, and Celebrity Yearbook Photos
"Jack Ryan" Stars Claim Their Most Memorable Season 3 Moments
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"Jack Ryan" Stars Claim Their Most Memorable Season 3 Moments
Would Jack Ryan Be Super Annoying to Work With?
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Would Jack Ryan Be Super Annoying to Work With?
John Krasinski | Career Retrospective
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John Krasinski | Career Retrospective
7 Hilarious Cold Opens From "The Office" Worth Rewatching
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7 Hilarious Cold Opens From "The Office" Worth Rewatching
What New Marvel Release Dates Might Mean for the MCU
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What New Marvel Release Dates Might Mean for the MCU
The Cast of 'A Quiet Place Part II' Puts Their IMDb Credits to the Survival Test
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The Cast of 'A Quiet Place Part II' Puts Their IMDb Credits to the Survival Test
"Debriefing"
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"Debriefing"
Away We Go -- "Antwerp"
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Away We Go -- "Antwerp"
Away We Go -- "Only 6 Months Pregnant"
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Away We Go -- "Only 6 Months Pregnant"
Away We Go -- "The Pain Is So Enlightening"
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Away We Go -- "The Pain Is So Enlightening"
Away We Go -- "You're So Fat"
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Away We Go -- "You're So Fat"

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    • October 20, 1979
    • Newton, Massachusetts, USA
    • Emily BluntJuly 10, 2010 - present (2 children)
    • (Grandparent)
  • Other works
    TV commercial for Kodak
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    • 2 Interviews
    • 9 Articles
    • 4 Magazine Cover Photos

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    He was considered to play Captain America/Steve Rogers in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), but the role was given to Chris Evans.
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    I'm really not feeling one way or the other with comedy or drama, I'm just sort of doing projects that I've been finding really fun to be a part of.
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    • The Office
      (2005)
      $20,000 per episode seasons 1-3

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