John Krasinski is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for his role as Jim Halpert on the sitcom The Office (2005–2013), on which he also served as a producer and occasional director. In 2013, he received an Emmy Award nomination as a producer of the series. He later directed and starred in the comedy-drama film Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009) and the comedy-drama film The Hollars (2016). He co-produced the Amazon spy thriller series Jack Ryan (2018–2026) and portrayed its title character, for which he received a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series nomination.
Krasinski directed, co-wrote, and co-starred in the critically and commercially successful horror film A Quiet Place (2018), for which he was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay. He also directed, co-produced, and wrote the sequel, A Quiet Place Part II (2020). His other film appearances include License to Wed (2007), Leatherheads (2008), Away We Go (2009), It's Complicated (2009), Something Borrowed (2011), Big Miracle (2012), Promised Land (2012), Aloha (2015), the military action thriller 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016), and the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). He has also performed voice-over work for animated films, such as Shrek the Third (2007), Monsters vs. Aliens (2009), DC League of Super-Pets (2022), Monsters University (2013), and the English dub of The Wind Rises (2013).
Acting credits
Film + Year Title Role Notes / 2000 State and Main Judge's Assistant Uncredited 2002 Fighting Still Life Tyler Short film Alma Mater Flea Club Candidate 1 2004 Kinsey Ben Taxi Messenger No. 3 2005 Duane Hopwood Bob Flynn Jarhead Corporal Harrigan 2006 Doogal Additional Voices American version only A New Wave Gideon For Your Consideration Paper Badge Officer The Holiday Ben Dreamgirls Sam Walsh 2007 Smiley Face Brevin Shrek the Third Sir Lancelot Voice Cameo License to Wed Ben Murphy 2008 Leatherheads Carter Rutherford 2009 Brief Interviews with Hideous Men Ryan / Subject No. 20 Monsters vs. Aliens Cuthbert Voice cameo Away We Go Burt Farlander It's Complicated Harley 2011 Something Borrowed Ethan The Muppets Himselfcameo 2012 Nobody Walks Peter Big Miracle Adam Carlson Promised Land Dustin Noble 2013 Monsters University "Frightening" Frank McCay Voice cameo The Wind Rises Honjo Voice; English dub 2014 The Prophet Halim Voice 2015 Aloha John "Woody" Woodside 2016 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi Jack Silva The Hollars John Hollar Past Forward Man No. 1 Short film 2017 Born in China Narrator Documentary Animal Crackers Owen Huntington Voice Detroit Norman Lippitt 2018 A Quiet Place Lee Abbott Next Gen 7723 Voice 2020 A Quiet Place Part II Lee Abbott 2021 Free Guy Silhouetted Gamer Voice cameo 2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic (Earth-838)cameo DC League of Super-Pets Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman Voice 2024 IF Bea's Dad / Marshmallow Man (voice) Dual role 2025 Fountain of Youth Luke Purdue 2026 Jack Ryan: Ghost War Jack Ryan Also writer and producer
Television + Year Title Role Notes / 2003 Ed Process server Episode: "Good Advice" 2004 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Jace Gleesing Episode: "Mad Hops" 2005–2013 Jim Halpert Main role; 201 episodes 2005 Without a Trace Curtis Horne Episode: "The Bogie Man" CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Lyle Davis Episode: "Who Shot Sherlock" 2006 American Dad! Gilbert (voice) Episode: "Irregarding Steve" 2012 30 Rock Himself Episode: "The Ballad of Kenneth Parcell" Head Games Narrator 3 episodes 2013 Arrested Development Spyder Foode Episode: "The B. Team" 2014–2015 BoJack Horseman Secretariat (voice) Episodes "Later" and "The Shot" 2015 Lip Sync Battle Himself Episode: "John Krasinski vs. Anna Kendrick" 2016 Robot Chicken Commercial Director / Mike Brady (voices) Episode: "Secret of the Flushed Footlong" 2018–2023 Jack Ryan Jack Ryan Lead role; 30 episodes 2021 Saturday Night Live Himself (host) Episode: "John Krasinski/Machine Gun Kelly"
Stage Year Title Role Notes / Ref. 2016 Dry Powder Seth The Public Theater, Off-Broadway 2025 Angry Alan Roger Off-Broadway
Filmmaking credits Film Year Title Director Producer Writer2009Brief Interviews with Hideous Men2012Promised Land2016The Hollars2018A Quiet Place2020A Quiet Place Part II2024IF A Quiet Place: Day One2026Jack Ryan: Ghost War2027A Quiet Place Part III
Producer only Manchester by the Sea (2016, executive) Apartment 7A (2024)
Television Year Title Director Producer Notes / 2005–2013Directed: "Sabre", "Lotto" and "The Boat"2015–2019Lip Sync Battle Also co-creator2016–2020Dream Corp, LLC 2018–2023Jack Ryan 2023Curses!
Web series Year Title Role Notes / 2020 Some Good News Host 9 episodes; also creator, writer, and producer
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