John Burke Krasinski (born October 20, 1979) is an American actor, film director and writer. He has acted in several films, including Shrek the Third, Leatherheads and Away We Go, but is most widely known for playing Jim Halpert on the NBC sitcom The Office.
Early life
Krasinski was born in the Brighton area of Boston, Massachusetts, the son of a Polish-American father, internist Dr. Ronald Krasinski, and an Irish American mother, Mary Clare (née Doyle). He has two older brothers, Kevin and Paul, and was raised Roman Catholic in the suburb of Newton, Massachusetts.
He attended the same 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. Krasinski graduated from Newton South High School in 1997.
Before entering college, Krasinski took a semester off to teach English in Costa Rica. 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". 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.
Career
Television and feature films
Krasinski's first stage experience was starring in a satirical play written and cast by B. J. Novak for Newton South High School. He decided to continue acting after doing a reading of David Foster Wallace's Brief Interviews with Hideous Men. 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. He starred in the play What the Eunuch Saw, which was written and directed by a former college classmate. In 2000, Krasinski was a script intern on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
Krasinski filmed the footage of Scranton, Pennsylvania for The Office, including the clips shown in the opening credits.
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. He is set to join Meryl Streep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin in the upcoming Nancy Meyers romantic comedy It's Complicated, due for release in late 2009.
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.
In addition to his role on The Office, Krasinski's television credits include appearances on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Without A Trace, Ed, American Dad!, 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.
Krasinski at the 2008 Emmy Awards
Other work
Beginning in March 2006, Krasinski narrated a series of commercials for Ask.com. He has also appeared in commercials for Apple TV, BlackBerry Storm and My Coke Rewards, and has appeared in print advertisements for Gap.
Personal life
Krasinski was featured in People magazine's Sexiest Men Alive issue in 2006. In August 2009 he announced his engagement to actress Emily Blunt, whom he has been dating since November 2008. He previously dated actress Rashida Jones.
Filmography
Films
Year
Film
Role
Other notes
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
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
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
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)
Awards and nominations
Year
Group
Award
Won
Film/Television series
2006
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Yes
The Office
2007
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Yes
2008
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
No
2009
Sundance Film Festival
Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic
No
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
References
^ from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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^ April 19 episode of Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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^ The Office S eason 4 DVD - Writers' Q&A
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^ from the People magazine website
^ , People, August 28, 2009. Retrieved on 2009-08-29.
^ , a January 2007 press release from the SAG Awards website
^ , a January 2008 TVWeek article
External links
- at the Internet Movie Database
- at TV.com
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The Office (U.S. TV series)
Episodes
Season one · Season two · Season three · Season four · Season five · Season six
Webisodes
The Accountants (2006) · Kevin's Loan (2008) · The Outburst (2008) · Blackmail (2009)
Crew
Greg Daniels · Ben Silverman · Ricky Gervais · Stephen Merchant
Main Cast
Steve Carell · Rainn Wilson · John Krasinski · Jenna Fischer · B. J. Novak
Minor Cast
Ed Helms · Melora Hardin · David Denman · Leslie David Baker · Brian Baumgartner · Creed Bratton · Kate Flannery · Mindy Kaling · Ellie Kemper · Angela Kinsey · Paul Lieberstein · Oscar Nunez · Craig Robinson · Phyllis Smith
Main Characters
Michael Scott · Dwight Schrute · Jim Halpert · Pam Beesly · Ryan Howard
Minor Characters
Andy Bernard · Jan Levinson · Roy Anderson · Stanley Hudson · Kevin Malone · Creed Bratton · Meredith Palmer · Kelly Kapoor · Kelly (Erin) Hannon · Angela Martin · Toby Flenderson · Oscar Martinez · Darryl Philbin · Phyllis Lapin
Writers
Greg Daniels · Michael Schur · Paul Lieberstein · Mindy Kaling · B. J. Novak · Jennifer Celotta · Lee Eisenberg · Gene Stupnitsky · Brent Forrester · Justin Spitzer · Steve Carell · Lester Lewis · Aaron Shure
Elements
Worldwide editions · Video game · Dunder Mifflin
Persondata
NAME
Krasinski, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
Krasinski, John Burke
SHORT DESCRIPTION
Best Ensemble - Comedy Series, 2006 The Office
DATE OF BIRTH
1979-10-20
PLACE OF BIRTH
Newton, Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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