John Krasinski is an actor and filmmaker known for playing Jim Halpert on NBC's "The Office." He is the recipient of a number of accolades, including four Primetime Emmy Award nominations and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018.

Krasinski first became 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 later directed and starred in the drama film Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009) and the comedy-drama film The Hollars (2016).

He co-wrote, directed, and starred in the critically and commercially successful horror film A Quiet Place (2018), and portrays the title character in the Amazon thriller series "Jack Ryan" (2018–present), on which he is also a producer. For his role in the latter, he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series.

Krasinski has also appeared in films such as License to Wed (2007), Leatherheads (2008), Away We Go (2009), It's Complicated (2009), Something Borrowed (2011), Big Miracle (2012), Promised Land (2012), Aloha (2015), and 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016).

Also a voice actor, Krasinski has performed voice-over work for documentaries and animated films such as Shrek the Third (2007) and Monsters University (2013). He established a production company, Sunday Night Productions, in 2013.

Krasinski is married to English actress Emily Blunt, with whom he has two daughters. He holds a bachelor's degree from Brown University.

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