John Krasinski

John Krasinski is an American actor and filmmaker best known for playing Jim Halpert on the television series *The Office* (2005–2013).

He wrote and directed the horror film *A Quiet Place* (2018), in which he also starred alongside his wife, actress Emily Blunt.

He later hosted the web series *Some Good News* and starred in the Amazon series *Jack Ryan*.

comedy

The Office

Place of business operations

Jim Halpert · funny · jokes · deadpan · timing · improv · mockumentary · Dwight Schrute · talking head · Dunder Mifflin

actor

Jim Halpert

drama · performance · character · role · screen · filming · cast · ensemble · protagonist · talent

director

A Quiet Place

Horror film requiring silence

screenplay · editing · visionary · auteur · blockbuster · storyboard · casting · shooting · scene · cut

writer

screenplay

Film's written blueprint

storytelling · plot · adaptation · characterization · drafting · collaboration · creativity · fiction · A Quiet Place · producer

family

Emily Blunt

private life · Boston · Newton · Massachusetts · family man

Opposites
acting persona/character type

John KrasinskiJavier Bardem

Willem Dafoe · Danny Trejo · Ralph Fiennes · Adam Driver · Oscar Isaac

The Office casting dynamics

John KrasinskiSteve Carell

Michael Scott · Dwight Schrute

director/creator sensibility

John KrasinskiMichael Bay

Rob Zombie

Family

John, Johnny, Johnnie

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G