John Krasinski
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
American actor John Krasinski is known for his role as sardonic nice guy Jim Halpert on NBC's popular TV sitcom,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 classmateB.J. Novak.Also good at sports, he played on the same Little League baseball team as Novak, later a writer and co-star onThe 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 English in 2001 with honors, then studied at theEugene O'NeillNational Theatre Institute in Waterford, Connecticut.
During the summer of 2000, he worked as a script intern onLate Night with Conan O'Brien (1993).Krasinski made his big screen debut in 2002, then played several small roles like "Ben" inKinsey (2004),and "Bob Flynn" inDuane Hopwood (2005).He appeared as "Corporal Harrigan" inJarhead (2005),by directorSam Mendes,then played a supporting role as "Ben" inThe Holiday (2006),a romantic comedy by directorNancy Meyers.He is billed as the voice of "Lancelot" inShrek 3 (2007).Krasinski co-starred oppositeRobin WilliamsandMandy Moorein the romantic comedyLicense to Wed (2007),as well as withGeorge ClooneyandRenée Zellwegerin the football screwball comedy,Leatherheads (2008).He is also director and writer ofBrief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009),a big screen adaptation of the eponymous collection of short stories byDavid Foster Wallace.He followed that film up withThe Hollars (2016),a family drama, andA Quiet Place (2018),a well-received horror film that had one of the biggest opening weekends for the genre.
Krasinski is married to English actressEmily 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.
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 classmateB.J. Novak.Also good at sports, he played on the same Little League baseball team as Novak, later a writer and co-star onThe 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 English in 2001 with honors, then studied at theEugene O'NeillNational Theatre Institute in Waterford, Connecticut.
During the summer of 2000, he worked as a script intern onLate Night with Conan O'Brien (1993).Krasinski made his big screen debut in 2002, then played several small roles like "Ben" inKinsey (2004),and "Bob Flynn" inDuane Hopwood (2005).He appeared as "Corporal Harrigan" inJarhead (2005),by directorSam Mendes,then played a supporting role as "Ben" inThe Holiday (2006),a romantic comedy by directorNancy Meyers.He is billed as the voice of "Lancelot" inShrek 3 (2007).Krasinski co-starred oppositeRobin WilliamsandMandy Moorein the romantic comedyLicense to Wed (2007),as well as withGeorge ClooneyandRenée Zellwegerin the football screwball comedy,Leatherheads (2008).He is also director and writer ofBrief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009),a big screen adaptation of the eponymous collection of short stories byDavid Foster Wallace.He followed that film up withThe Hollars (2016),a family drama, andA Quiet Place (2018),a well-received horror film that had one of the biggest opening weekends for the genre.
Krasinski is married to English actressEmily 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.
John Krasinski Through the Years
John Krasinski Through the Years
Take a look back atJohn Krasinski's career on and off the screen.
