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John Burke Krasinski (b. October 20, 1979, Newton, Massachusetts) is an American TV actor best known for playing lovelorn Jim Halpert on NBC's The Office.

Biography

Early life

Krasinski is the youngest and (at 6 feet, 3 inches [190 cm]), the shortest - the tallest is 6 feet, 10 inches [208 cm])- of three sons. His father is Boston internist Dr. Ronald Krasinski and his mother is a nurse.[1]

Krasinski graduated from Bowen Elementary School, Newton South High School in 1997, and from Brown University in 2002 as an honors playwright.

Career

Krasinski was an intern on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. His first stage experience was starring in a satirical high school play written and cast by B.J. Novak, now a writer and co-star on The Office. John Krasinski later studied one semester at the Eugene O'Neill National Theater Institute in Waterford, Connecticut and currently divides his time between New York City and Los Angeles, where The Office is filmed.[2]

Krasinski's feature-film credits include Kinsey, starring Liam Neeson and Laura Linney, and Duane Hopwood starring David Schwimmer and Janeane Garofalo, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. He also appeared in the film Jarhead, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and directed by Sam Mendes.

Krasinski also had a cameo in For Your Consideration and Dreamgirls

His next film is License to Wed with Mandy Moore and Robin Williams. He will also be the voice of Sir Lancelot in the upcoming movie, Shrek the Third, Gideon in A New Wave, and an untitled role in Smiley Face. Krasinski is currently in negotiations to star in Leatherheads, a football movie set in the early 20's directed by George Clooney.

Among Krasinski’s television credits besides his featured role on The Office are appearances on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Ed ([3]),and an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Krasinski is writing a film adaptation of David Foster Wallace's “Brief Interviews with Hideous Men”. He is also the narrator for a series of commercials for Ask.com starting in March, 2006.

Krasinski recently featured in People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive issue of 2006 [4].

External links

• For the Love of John Krasinski
• John Krasinski fansite
• Article Featuring him as one of People's Sexiest Men Alive 2006

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