Line #37 Creator/JohnKrasinski


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4	John Burke Krasinski (born October 20, 1979 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American actor, director, writer, producer, and voiceover artist.
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6	Getting his start in show business interning at ''Series/LateNightWithConanOBrien'', he's perhaps best known for playing [[DeadpanSnarker Jim Halpert]] (the American counterpart to Creator/MartinFreeman's [[Series/TheOfficeUK Tim Canterbury]]) on ''Series/{{The Office\|US}}'' for nine seasons.
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8	While on ''The Office'', Krasinski began making a name for himself in films like ''Film/{{Leatherheads}}'', ''Film/AwayWeGo'', and ''Film/{{Aloha}}''. He's also written and directed himself in movies, including an adaptation of Creator/DavidFosterWallace's ''Brief Interviews With Hideous Men'', ''Promised Land'', and the horror film ''Film/AQuietPlace''.
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10	Despite gaining a reputation for portraying the comic relief in projects for a large part of his professional career, Krasinski saw a noticeable transition towards serious drama and action roles during UsefulNotes/TheNewTens, appearing in works like ''Film/ThirteenHoursTheSecretSoldiersOfBenghazi'', the aforementioned ''A Quiet Place'', and the Creator/{{Amazon\|Studios}} series ''Series/JackRyan'', where he starred as the namesake Creator/TomClancy [[Literature/JackRyan character]]. He also executive produced 2016's ''Film/ManchesterByTheSea'', which was derived from a story by himself and frequent collaborator Creator/MattDamon; he was originally attached to star in the film as well (presumably in the role eventually played by Creator/CaseyAffleck), but pulled out before pre-production began.
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12	During the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic in early 2020, Krasinski hosted ''Some Good News'', a home-made {{web\|original}} news bulletin entirely dedicated to good news. It gathered a surprisingly large following.
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14	Krasinski's voice is also fairly [[RecognizableBySound distinctive and recognizable]], having done voiceover work in projects such as ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'' and ''Anime/TheWindRises''. He's also done television ads for businesses like Esurance. Outside of acting, Krasinski has served as a producer for various film and television projects (many of which starring himself) as well as the game show ''Series/LipSyncBattle'', which he co-created with Creator/StephenMerchant. Adapting the recurring segment of the same name on ''Series/TheTonightShowStarringJimmyFallon'', the format has since been translated to seventeen (and counting) regions outside the United States.
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16	His personal life is pretty A-list. Creator/GeorgeClooney, Creator/MerylStreep, Creator/JimmyKimmel, Creator/JasonSegel, and Matt Damon are just a few of his close friends, and have all worked with him in some capacity; he's been married to actress Creator/EmilyBlunt since 2010, with whom he has two daughters; and actor Creator/StanleyTucci is his brother-in-law (through marriage [[note]]specifically, Blunt's sister[[/note]]).
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19	!! Selected filmography:
20	!!! '''As actor'''
21	* ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'' as Jace Gleesing
22	* ''Series/TheOfficeUS'' (2005 -- 2013) as Jim Halpert
23	* ''Series/WithoutATrace'' (2005) as Curtis Horne
24	* ''Series/CSICrimeSceneInvestigation'' as Lyle Davis
25	* ''Film/TheHoliday'' (2006) as Ben
26	* ''Film/{{Dreamgirls}}'' (2006) as Sam Walsh
27	* ''Film/SmileyFace'' (2007) as Brevin
28	* ''WesternAnimation/ShrekTheThird'' (2007) as Sir Lancelot (voice)
29	* ''Film/LicenseToWed'' (2007) as Ben Murphy
30	* ''Film/{{Leatherheads}}'' (2008) as Carter Rutherford
31	* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens'' (2009) as Cuthbert (voice)
32	* ''Film/AwayWeGo'' (2009) as Burt Farlander
33	* ''Film/ItsComplicated'' (2009) as Harley
34	* ''Film/SomethingBorrowed'' (2011) as Ethan
35	* ''Film/{{The Muppets\|2011}}'' (2011) [[TheCameo as himself]]
36	* ''Film/BigMiracle'' (2012) Adam Carlson
37	* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'' (2013) as "Frightening" Frank [=McCay=] (voice)
38	* ''Anime/TheWindRises'' (2013) as Honjo (English dub)
39	* ''Film/{{Aloha}}'' (2015) as John "Woody" Woodside
40	* ''Film/ThirteenHoursTheSecretSoldiersOfBenghazi'' (2016) as Jack Da Silva
41	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animal Crackers\|2017}}'' (2017) as Owen Huntington (voice)
42	* ''Series/JackRyan'' (2018 --) as Literature/JackRyan [[note]]also producer[[/note]]
43	* ''Animation/NextGen'' (2018) as Project 7723 (voice)
44	* ''Film/FreeGuy'' (2021) as Silhouetted Gamer ({{uncredited role}})
45	* ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'' (2022) as [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic]] of [[Characters/MCUEarth838 Earth-838]]
46	* ''WesternAnimation/DCLeagueOfSuperPets'' (2022) as [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Clark Kent / Superman]] (voice)
47	!!! '''As actor and filmmaker'''
48	* ''Brief Interviews with Hideous Men'' (2009) as Ryan/Subject #20 [[note]]also screenwriter, producer, and director[[/note]]
49	* ''Promised Land'' (2012) as Dustin Noble [[note]]Actor, screenwriter, producer[[/note]]
50	* ''Film/TheHollars'' (2016) as John Hollar [[note]]Actor, director, producer[[/note]]
51	* ''Film/AQuietPlace'' (2018) as Lee Abbott [[note]]Actor, director, co-screenwriter[[/note]]
52	** ''Film/AQuietPlacePartII'' (2021) [[note]]Actor, director, co-screenwriter[[/note]]
53	* ''Film/{{IF\|2024}}'' (2024) [[note]]Actor, director, screenwriter, producer[[/note]] as Bea's Dad & Marshmallow (voice)
54	!!! '''As producer'''
55	* ''Lip Sync Battle'' (2015 -- present)
56	* ''Film/ManchesterByTheSea'' (2016)
57	* ''Series/DreamCorpLLC'' (2016 -- present)
58	* ''Film/AQuietPlaceDayOne'' (2024)
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60	!! His work provides examples of:
61	* AsideGlance: His trademark move as Jim from ''The Office'' was to stare directly at the camera whenever something insane was happening at Dunder Mifflin.
62	* AscendedFancast: He was a hugely popular fancast for the role of [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Reed Richards]] in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, and eventually played the role in ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'', albiet as a version of the character residing in a parallel universe to the main MCU. It is currently unknown if he will reprise the role in the proper upcoming ''Fantastic Four'' film.
63	* DeadpanSnarker: Most noteably as Jim but most of his characters thus far have been this.
64	* MrFanservice: He got ''really'' ripped to play a Navy SEAL in ''13 Hours'' and his roles since have been happy to call attention to his new physique.
65	%%* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: He and Creator/ZacharyLevi bear an ''uncanny'' resemblance to one another. %%have they ever played related characters?
66	* SitcomArchNemesis: Had a series of commercials for New Era where he and Creator/AlecBaldwin took their Red Sox--Yankees rivalry over the top.
67	* TallDarkAndSnarky: He's 6'3 and his characters tend to be very quick witted and deadpan.
68	* TomHanksSyndrome: His career went from comic relief to serious action hero in works like ''[[Film/ThirteenHoursTheSecretSoldiersOfBenghazi 13 Hours]]'' and ''Series/JackRyan''. While he has earned some success, a number of people have commented that his trademark AsideGlance is difficult to separate from any non-Jim character where the slightest hint of looking at the camera implies BreakingTheFourthWall.

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