Krasinski in January 2009

John Krasinski is an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. 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. He later directed and starred in the drama film Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009) and the comedy-drama film The Hollars (2016). He co-wrote, directed, and starred in the critically and commercially successful horror-thriller film A Quiet Place (2018), for which he was nominated for the Critics' Choice Movie Award and Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay. He also directed, co-produced, and wrote the sequel, A Quiet Place Part II (2020). Both films star his wife, the English actress Emily Blunt.

Krasinski portrayed the title character in the Amazon spy thriller series Jack Ryan (2018–2023). For his performance in this role, he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series. He also co-produced the series.

Krasinski has also appeared in films, including 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), and the military action thriller 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016). He has performed voice-over work for documentaries and 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).

He also appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as Reed Richards, a member of the Illuminati.

He has received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations and has won two Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2018, he was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.[1]

Acting credits

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
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)
License to Wed Ben Murphy
2008 Leatherheads Carter Rutherford
2009 Brief Interviews with Hideous Men Ryan / Subject No. 20 Also director, writer, and producer
Monsters vs. Aliens Cuthbert (voice)
Away We Go Burt Farlander
It's Complicated Harley
2011 Something Borrowed Ethan
The Muppets Himself
2012 Nobody Walks Peter
Big Miracle Adam Carlson
Promised Land Dustin Noble Also writer and producer
2013 Monsters University "Frightening" Frank McCay (voice)
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 Also director and producer
Past Forward Man No. 1 Short film
2017 Born in China Narrator (voice) Documentary [2]
Animal Crackers Owen Huntington (voice)
Detroit Norman Lippitt
2018 A Quiet Place Lee Abbott Also director, writer and executive producer
Next Gen 7723 (voice)
2020 A Quiet Place Part II Lee Abbott Also director, writer and producer
2021 Free Guy Silhouetted Gamer (voice) Cameo
2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic [3]
DC League of Super-Pets Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman (voice)
2024 IF † TBA Also director, writer and producer; post-production [4]
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2003 Ed Process server Episode: "Good Advice"
2004 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Jace Gleesing Episode: "Mad Hops"
2005–2013 The Office Jim Halpert Main role
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"

Filmmaking credits

Film

Year Title Director Writer Producer Ref.
2009 Brief Interviews with Hideous Men Yes Yes Yes
2012 Promised Land No Yes Yes
2016 Manchester by the Sea No No Executive
The Hollars Yes No Yes
2018 A Quiet Place Yes Yes Executive
2020 A Quiet Place Part II Yes Yes Yes
2024 IF Yes Yes Yes
A Quiet Place: Day One No Story Yes
TBD Apartment 7A No No Yes [5]

Television

Year Title Director Producer Notes Ref.
2005–2013 The Office Yes Yes Directed: "Sabre", "Lotto" and "The Boat"
2015–2019 Lip Sync Battle No Executive Also co-creator
2016–2020 Dream Corp, LLC No Executive
2018–2023 Jack Ryan No Executive
2023 Curses! No Executive [6]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 Some Good News Host 9 episodes; also creator, writer, and producer [7][8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Pratt, Chris (April 19, 2018). "TIME 100: The Most Influential People of 2018: John Krasinski". TIME. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  2. ↑ Lee, Ashley (December 7, 2016). "John Krasinski to Narrate Disney's Nature Film 'Born in China'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
  3. ↑ Garbutt, Emily (May 5, 2022). "The Illuminati members in Doctor Strange 2, listed and explained". Total Film. GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  4. ↑ Krasinski, John [@johnkrasinski] (August 31, 2022). "Beautiful day to kickoff a movie! #IF" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 31, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022 – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ Kroll, Justin (March 18, 2021). "Natalie Erika James To Direct Thriller 'Apartment 7A' For Paramount Players, Sunday Night Productions And Platinum Dunes". Deadline. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  6. ↑ Otterson, Joe (September 14, 2023). "Apple TV+ Orders DreamWorks Animation Series 'Curses'; Sets 'Interrupting Chicken' Season 2 Premiere & 'Shape Island' Halloween Special (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  7. ↑ Henderson, Cydney (May 28, 2020). "John Krasinski explains why he sold 'Some Good News' series to CBS after backlash from fans". USA Today. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  8. ↑ Itzkoff, Dave (May 19, 2021). "John Krasinski and the Tense Wait for 'A Quiet Place Part II'". New York Times. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
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