John Krasinski

John Burke Krasinski ( born October 20, 1979) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his role as Jim Halpert on the NBC sitcom The Office (2005–2013), on which he also served as a producer and occasional director. He has since expanded to acting in, writing and directing major studio films. Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018.Educated in theatre arts at Brown University, Krasinski's film credits include License to Wed (2007), Leatherheads (2008), Away We Go (2009), It's Complicated (2009), Something Borrowed (2011), Promised Land (2012), Aloha (2015), and 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016). Krasinski directed and starred in the drama Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009) and the comedy-drama film The Hollars (2016). In 2018, he co-wrote, directed, and starred in the critically acclaimed horror film A Quiet Place. Also that year, he began portraying the title character in the Amazon Prime Video thriller series Jack Ryan, which he also produced. He has since written and directed the sequel A Quiet Place Part II (2020).In addition to acting in television series and films, Krasinski has performed voice-over work in both animated and documentary films such as Monsters University (2013). He established a production company, Sunday Night Productions, in 2013. For co-creating the reality show Lip Sync Battle (2015–2019), he received three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Structured Reality Program. Krasinski is married to English actress Emily Blunt, with whom he has two daughters.