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John Krasinski
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Krasinski in March 2009 |
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| Born | John Burke Krasinski October 20, 1979 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse(s) | Emily Blunt (engaged) |
John Burke Krasinski (pronounced /krəˈzɪnski/; born October 20, 1979) is an American actor, film director and writer. He has acted in several films, including Shrek the Third, Leatherheads, License to Wed, It's Complicated and Away We Go, but is most widely known for playing Jim Halpert on the NBC sitcom The Office.
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Krasinski was born in the Brighton area of Boston, Massachusetts, the son of a Polish-American father, internist Dr. Ronald Krasinski,1 and an Irish American mother, Mary Clare (née Doyle).2 He has two older brothers, Kevin and Paul, and was raised Roman Catholic in the suburb of Newton, Massachusetts.3
He attended the same middle school and high school as B. J. Novak, who would later become Krasinski's co-star on The Office, as well as a writer and co-producer of the series. Krasinski also performed in a play written by Novak.4 Krasinski graduated from Newton South High School in 1997.4
Before entering college, Krasinski took a semester off to teach English in Costa Rica.5 From there, he went to Brown University, studying theater arts with Lowry Marshall and John Emigh and graduating in 2001 as a playwright with an honors thesis titled "Contents Under Pressure".6 During his time at Brown, he helped coach youth basketball at The Gordon School in East Providence, Rhode Island. He then attended the National Theater Institute in Waterford, Connecticut.7
Krasinski's first stage experience was starring in a satirical play written and cast by B. J. Novak for Newton South High School.48 He decided to continue acting after doing a reading of David Foster Wallace's Brief Interviews with Hideous Men.9 Besides training at the National Theater Institute, he also studied at The Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon and The Actors Center in New York City. After graduating from Brown University, Krasinski went to New York City to pursue acting, appearing in commercials and guest spots on television shows, as well as doing readings of off-Broadway plays and working as a waiter.10 He starred in the play What the Eunuch Saw, which was written and directed by a former college classmate.11 In 2000, Krasinski was a script intern on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.1213
Krasinski filmed the footage of Scranton, Pennsylvania, for The Office, including the clips shown in the opening credits.14 Krasinski directed an episode of The Office, entitled Sabre, the fifteenth episode of The Office's sixth season.
Krasinski starred as Gideon in A New Wave, which was filmed before he was on The Office and released in 2007. He also starred as Brevin in the Gregg Araki film Smiley Face, filmed in 2006. More recently, he had major supporting roles in the films License to Wed, with Mandy Moore and Robin Williams, and Leatherheads with George Clooney and Renee Zellweger. From April to June 2008 he filmed Away We Go, directed by Sam Mendes and co-starring Maya Rudolph.15 He appeared with Meryl Streep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin in the Nancy Meyers romantic comedy It's Complicated, released in late 2009.16
In 2006 Krasinski wrote and directed Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, an adaptation of David Foster Wallace's collection of short stories. It premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.17
In addition to his role on The Office, Krasinski's television credits include appearances on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Without A Trace, Ed,18 American Dad!,19 and an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. His feature film credits include Kinsey, Duane Hopwood, Jarhead, The Holiday and Shrek the Third. He also had minor roles in For Your Consideration and Dreamgirls.
Beginning in March 2006, Krasinski narrated a series of commercials for Ask.com. He has also narrated commercials for Apple TV, Verizon Wireless, BlackBerry Storm,20 My Coke Rewards,21 and Carnival Cruise Lines,22 and has appeared in print advertisements for Gap.23
Krasinski is 6'3" (1.91 m)citation needed. Krasinski was featured in People magazine's Sexiest Men Alive issue in 2006.24 He has appeared in the issues annually since 2006, including the 2009 issue, in which he was named Sexiest Groom. In 2009, Krasinski announced his engagement to English actress Emily Blunt.25 They are engaged to be married in the summer of 2010.
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 2000 | State and Main | Judge's assistant | uncredited |
| 2002 | Fighting Still Life | Tyler | |
| Alma Mater | Flea Club Candidate 1 | ||
| 2004 | Kinsey | Ben | |
| Taxi | Messenger #3 | ||
| 2005 | Duane Hopwood | Bob Flynn | |
| Jarhead | Corporal Harrigan | ||
| 2006 | Doogal | Additional Voices | voice |
| For Your Consideration | Paper Badge Officer | ||
| The Holiday | Ben | ||
| Dreamgirls | Sam Walsh | ||
| 2007 | A New Wave | Gideon | |
| 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 #20 | also writer and director Nominated: Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic |
| Monsters vs Aliens | Cuthbert | voice | |
| Away We Go | Burt Farlander | ||
| It's Complicated | Harley | ||
| 2010 | Shrek Forever After | Sir Lancelot | voice |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | Ed | Process Server | Episode "Good Advice" |
| 2004 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Jace Gleesing | Episode "Mad Hops" |
| 2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Lyle Davis | Episode "Who Shot Sherlock" |
| Without a Trace | Curtis Horne | Episode "The Bogie Man" | |
| 2006 | American Dad! | Gilbert | Episode "Irregarding Steve" |
| 2005–present | The Office | Jim Halpert | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2006, 2007) Nominated: Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2008) |
| Year | Group | Award | Description | Film/Television series |
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| 2006 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series26 | Won | The Office |
| 2007 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series27 | Won | |
| 2008 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Sundance Film Festival | Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic | Nominated | Brief Interviews with Hideous Men |
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