# John Krasinski filmography
The filmography of **John Krasinski** (born 1979 in [Newton, Massachusetts](https://www.edgepedia.org/newton-massachusetts)) covers the work of the American actor and filmmaker across feature films, television, and voice acting, from his screen debut in *State and Main* (2000) through his directing career built on *A Quiet Place* (2018) and its sequels.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1024677/?showAllCredits=true) • [2](https://www.metacritic.com/person/john-krasinski/) He is best known for playing [Jim Halpert](https://www.edgepedia.org/jim-halpert) on NBC's *The Office* (2005–2013) and for producing and starring in the Amazon series *Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan* (2018–2023).[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1024677/) • [4](https://snapshot.apple.com/us/person/6621211472)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Breakthrough role | Jim Halpert on *The Office*, 2005–2013, 190 episodes; won 2007 and 2008 Screen Actors Guild Awards for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1024677/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1024677/?showAllCredits=true) |
| First film credit | *State and Main* (2000) as the Judge's Assistant; first notable film role in *Kinsey* (2004) as Ben[2](https://www.metacritic.com/person/john-krasinski/) • [5](https://www.biography.com/actors/john-krasinski) |
| Directing debut | *Brief Interviews with Hideous Men* (2009), adapted from short stories by David Foster Wallace; he also wrote, produced, and acted in it[5](https://www.biography.com/actors/john-krasinski) • [2](https://www.metacritic.com/person/john-krasinski/) |
| Signature film | *A Quiet Place* (2018): actor (Lee Abbott), director, screenwriter, and executive producer; Metascore 82, one of the biggest opening weekends for the horror genre[2](https://www.metacritic.com/person/john-krasinski/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1024677/?showAllCredits=true) |
| Television lead | Jack Ryan in *Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan* (2018–2023, 30 episodes), the fifth actor to portray the character; reprises the role in the film *Jack Ryan: Ghost War* (2026)[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1024677/) • [6](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.mediapost.com/uploads/TheSternbergReport159.pdf) • [7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/john_krasinski) |
| Recent work | *IF* (2024) as actor, director, screenwriter, and producer; *Fountain of Youth* (2025) as Luke Purdue[2](https://www.metacritic.com/person/john-krasinski/) • [8](https://apnews.com/article/138d2712c6977a97d8b9f0bcba35f05b) |
| Upcoming | *A Quiet Place Part III* (2027) as director, screenwriter, and producer[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/john_krasinski) |
## Early screen work and The Office years
Krasinski's earliest credited film appearance is a small part as the Judge's Assistant in *State and Main* (2000).[2](https://www.metacritic.com/person/john-krasinski/) After making his big-screen debut in 2002, he landed one of his most notable early film roles as a sexually frustrated husband in *Kinsey* (2004), which starred [Liam Neeson](https://www.edgepedia.org/liam-neeson).[5](https://www.biography.com/actors/john-krasinski) His career took off in 2005 with the debut of *The Office*, in which he played Jim Halpert, a paper salesman with a crush on the company receptionist Pam ([Jenna Fischer](https://www.edgepedia.org/jenna-fischer)); the pairing became one of the most popular couples in television history.[5](https://www.biography.com/actors/john-krasinski) He appeared in 190 episodes across the show's 2005–2013 run and won [Screen Actors Guild Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/screen-actors-guild-awards) for ensemble performance in a comedy series in 2007 and 2008.[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1024677/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1024677/?showAllCredits=true) He also served as a producer and occasional director of the series during its nine-season run, directing three episodes between 2010 and 2012.[9](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/john-krasinski/umc.cpc.1sb932pv6un4rbasqgzdqteb6) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1024677/)
During this period he took supporting film roles, including Sam Walsh in *Dreamgirls* (2006), Carter Rutherford in *Leatherheads* (2008), Burt in *Away We Go* (2009), and Harley in *It's Complicated* (2009).[9](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/john-krasinski/umc.cpc.1sb932pv6un4rbasqgzdqteb6) • [2](https://www.metacritic.com/person/john-krasinski/) He also began doing voice work, with credits including Lancelot in *Shrek the Third* (2007), Cuthbert in *Monsters vs. Aliens* (2009), Frank McCay in *Monsters University* (2013), and Honjo in the English version of *The Wind Rises* (2013).[2](https://www.metacritic.com/person/john-krasinski/) • [9](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/john-krasinski/umc.cpc.1sb932pv6un4rbasqgzdqteb6)
## Move into writing and directing
**First features as director.** Krasinski created, directed, wrote, produced, and acted in *Brief Interviews with Hideous Men* (2009), adapted from a collection of short stories by [David Foster Wallace](https://www.edgepedia.org/david-foster-wallace).[5](https://www.biography.com/actors/john-krasinski) • [2](https://www.metacritic.com/person/john-krasinski/) His second directing effort was the family drama *The Hollars* (2016), in which he also starred as John Hollar.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1024677/?showAllCredits=true) • [2](https://www.metacritic.com/person/john-krasinski/) In 2012 he co-wrote and produced *[Promised Land](https://www.edgepedia.org/promised-land-2012-film)*, in which he played Dustin Noble.[2](https://www.metacritic.com/person/john-krasinski/) He also served as executive producer on [Kenneth Lonergan](https://www.edgepedia.org/kenneth-lonergan)'s *Manchester by the Sea* (2016), the highest Metascore (96) of any film in his credits.[2](https://www.metacritic.com/person/john-krasinski/)
**A Quiet Place.** In July 2016, holding his three-week-old daughter, Krasinski read the script for *A Quiet Place*, a horror film about an isolated family living in silence to avoid alien creatures that hunt by sound. He had initially declined a role, but after being moved to tears he decided to star, rework the script, and direct it himself.[10](https://mediafiles.cineplex.com/Attachments/NewItems/CineplexMagazine-2020-2-WEB_20200219184546_0.pdf) The 2018 film, in which he starred opposite his wife [Emily Blunt](https://www.edgepedia.org/emily-blunt) as Lee and Evelyn Abbott, received a Metascore of 82 and had one of the biggest opening weekends for the horror genre.[2](https://www.metacritic.com/person/john-krasinski/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1024677/?showAllCredits=true) Krasinski has said horror was an unexpected direction for him, describing himself as a longtime member of the "too-scared-to-see-horror-movies" club.[11](https://time.com/5228564/john-krasinski-emily-blunt-a-quiet-place/)
He returned as writer-director of *A Quiet Place Part II* (2020 release year on Metacritic; 2021 on Rotten Tomatoes), after Paramount rejected pitches from other writers and directors and invited him to write the follow-up while he was shooting the second season of *Jack Ryan*.[10](https://mediafiles.cineplex.com/Attachments/NewItems/CineplexMagazine-2020-2-WEB_20200219184546_0.pdf) • [2](https://www.metacritic.com/person/john-krasinski/) • [7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/john_krasinski) The sequel earned a Metascore of 71 and was an early and important boon to struggling movie theaters during the pandemic.[2](https://www.metacritic.com/person/john-krasinski/) • [12](https://apnews.com/article/3fb2b787fd85fc490e33cc8f0fb18801) He stayed with the franchise as a producer and writer on the prequel *[A Quiet Place: Day One](https://www.edgepedia.org/a-quiet-place-day-one)* (2024), developed from his story about the first day of the invasion in New York City and directed by Michael Sarnoski, and as director, screenwriter, and producer of the announced *A Quiet Place Part III* (2027).[12](https://apnews.com/article/3fb2b787fd85fc490e33cc8f0fb18801) • [7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/john_krasinski)
## Jack Ryan and later work
Krasinski produced and starred as CIA analyst Jack Ryan in *Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan* on Amazon from 2018 to 2023, appearing in 30 episodes; he is the fifth actor to portray the character, who originated in [Tom Clancy's](https://www.edgepedia.org/tom-clancys) novels.[4](https://snapshot.apple.com/us/person/6621211472) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1024677/) • [6](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.mediapost.com/uploads/TheSternbergReport159.pdf) He reprises the role in the film *Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War* (2026), which he also writes and produces.[7](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/john_krasinski) • [2](https://www.metacritic.com/person/john-krasinski/)
His other acting credits in this period include Jack Silva in [Michael Bay](https://www.edgepedia.org/michael-bay)'s *13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi* (2016), Attorney Auerbach in *Detroit* (2017), [Reed Richards](https://www.edgepedia.org/reed-richards) in *Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness* (2022), and the voice of Superman in *DC League of Super-Pets* (2022).[2](https://www.metacritic.com/person/john-krasinski/) In 2024 he wrote, directed, produced, and acted in *IF*, an imaginary-friend fantasy he hoped would bring audiences joy in the spirit of *Some Good News*, the web series he created during the pandemic.[2](https://www.metacritic.com/person/john-krasinski/) • [12](https://apnews.com/article/3fb2b787fd85fc490e33cc8f0fb18801) In 2025 he starred as Luke Purdue in [Guy Ritchie](https://www.edgepedia.org/guy-ritchie)'s *Fountain of Youth* on Apple TV+, opposite Natalie Portman as siblings hunting the fabled Fountain of Youth.[8](https://apnews.com/article/138d2712c6977a97d8b9f0bcba35f05b)
## Reception by the numbers
Metacritic counts films in Krasinski's screen career with an average career score of 59, distributed as 21 positive, 21 mixed, and 5 negative reviews; his highest Metascore is 96 for *Manchester by the Sea* and his lowest is 23 for *Doogal*.[2](https://www.metacritic.com/person/john-krasinski/) On Rotten Tomatoes, his highest-rated film as a credited participant is *A Quiet Place* at 96 percent with critics, tied with *Manchester by the Sea*, and his lowest is *License to Wed* (2007).[13](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/john_krasinksi) The American Film Institute Catalog lists 14 titles for him across cast, director, producer, and writer credits.[14](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/201536)
## References
1. [John Krasinski, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1024677/?showAllCredits=true)
2. [John Krasinski, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/person/john-krasinski/)
3. [John Krasinski, IMDb main page](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1024677/)
4. [John Krasinski, Apple Snapshot](https://snapshot.apple.com/us/person/6621211472)
5. [John Krasinski, Biography.com](https://www.biography.com/actors/john-krasinski)
6. [The Sternberg Report, MediaPost](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.mediapost.com/uploads/TheSternbergReport159.pdf)
7. [John Krasinski Movies & TV Shows List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/john_krasinski)
8. [What to Stream: Krasinski and Portman search for 'Fountain of Youth,' Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/138d2712c6977a97d8b9f0bcba35f05b)
9. [John Krasinski Movies and Shows, Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/us/person/john-krasinski/umc.cpc.1sb932pv6un4rbasqgzdqteb6)
10. [Cineplex Magazine, February 2020](https://mediafiles.cineplex.com/Attachments/NewItems/CineplexMagazine-2020-2-WEB_20200219184546_0.pdf)
11. [John Krasinski and Emily Blunt on A Quiet Place, Time](https://time.com/5228564/john-krasinski-emily-blunt-a-quiet-place/)
12. [This summer, John Krasinski makes one for the kids with 'IF', Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/3fb2b787fd85fc490e33cc8f0fb18801)
13. [John Krasinski, Rotten Tomatoes (static page)](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/john_krasinksi)
14. [John Krasinski, AFI Catalog](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/201536)
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