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John Krasinski

John Krasinski

Department: Acting

Biography

John Burke Krasinski (born October 20, 1979) is an American actor, film director and writer. He is widely known for playing Jim Halpert on the NBC sitcom The Office from 2005 to 2013. He has also appeared in several films including License to Wed (2007), Leatherheads (2008), Away We Go (2009), It's Complicated (2009), Something Borrowed (2011), Aloha (2015), 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016), Detroit (2017), and A Quiet Place (2018), which he also directed and co-wrote. Also in 2018, Krasinski returned to television portraying the titular character in the Amazon series Jack Ryan.

Known For

Jarhead

Jarhead

2005

The Holiday

The Holiday

2006

License to Wed

License to Wed

2007

Leatherheads

Leatherheads

2008

It's Complicated

It's Complicated

2009

Doogal

Doogal

2006

Smiley Face

Smiley Face

2007

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

2009

Monsters vs Aliens

Monsters vs Aliens

2009

Monsters University

Monsters University

2013

Something Borrowed

Something Borrowed

2011

Away We Go

Away We Go

2009

Nobody Walks

Nobody Walks

2012

Big Miracle

Big Miracle

2012

Sleep Cycle

Sleep Cycle

2014

Promised Land

Promised Land

2012

IF

IF

2024

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

2022

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

2013

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

2014

Kinsey

Kinsey

2004

Fountain of Youth

Fountain of Youth

2025

Aloha

Aloha

2015

The Hollars

The Hollars

2016

Cities of the Future

Cities of the Future

2024

Animal Crackers

Animal Crackers

2018

Mistaken for Strangers

Mistaken for Strangers

2013

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

2016

Dreamgirls

Dreamgirls

2006

Taxi

Taxi

2004

For Your Consideration

For Your Consideration

2006

Past Forward

Past Forward

2016

Detroit

Detroit

2017

Born in China

Born in China

2016

Shrek the Third

Shrek the Third

2007

Duane Hopwood

Duane Hopwood

2005

A New Wave

A New Wave

2007

A Quiet Place

A Quiet Place

2018

Next Gen

Next Gen

2018

Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience

Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience

2007

A Quiet Place Part II

A Quiet Place Part II

2021

David Blaine: The Magic Way

David Blaine: The Magic Way

2020

The Muppets

The Muppets

2011

The Office Retrospective

The Office Retrospective

2013

DC League of Super-Pets

DC League of Super-Pets

2022

Free Guy

Free Guy

2021

State and Main

State and Main

2000

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War

2026

The Office: Secret Santa Pack

The Office: Secret Santa Pack

2012

Old School

Old School

2003

Threat Level Midnight

Threat Level Midnight

2011

The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

2004

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

American Dad!

American Dad!

2005

Today

Today

1952

The Office

The Office

2005

Ed

Ed

2000

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

Without a Trace

Without a Trace

2002

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

Live from E!

Live from E!

2002

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Lip Sync Battle

Lip Sync Battle

2015

MTV Movie & TV Awards

MTV Movie & TV Awards

1992

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

2018

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

2007

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015

The Emmy Awards

The Emmy Awards

1949

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman

2014

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Off Camera with Sam Jones

Off Camera with Sam Jones

2014

Some Good News

Some Good News

2020

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

2009

Conan

Conan

2010

Silent River

Silent River

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014