John Krasinski – biography, photos, facts, family, kids, wife, height and weight 2020

John Krasinski’s biography

John Krasinski is an American actor, screenwriter, producer and director. John became popular through the role of Jim Halpert in the sitcom The Office. In his line of the director he is known for the films Short Interviews with Hideous Men and A Quiet Place.

Childhood and youth

John Burke Krasinski was born on October 20, 1979 in Boston, in the family of the nurse Mary Clare and the internist Ronald Krasinski. The actor’s father is an American of Polish descent, and his mother has Irish roots. John has two elder brothers, Kevin (a doctor) and Paul (a strategic consultant). It is noteworthy that, having height of 191 cm, John is the shortest of three brothers, whose height is 199 cm and 208 cm.

In the sixth grade Krasinski debuted on stage in the school musical Annie as the rich man Daddy Warbucks. In high school John played in a satirical staging written by B.J. Novak, his future colleague on the series The Office.

In 1997, John graduated from school and before entering college he taught English to residents of Costa Rica. According to John, if he had not become an actor, he would have worked further as a teacher.

John got higher education at Brown University, one of the most prestigious private universities in the United States, located in Rhode Island. As a student, Krasinski participated in comedy productions, and also worked as an assistant coach of a school basketball team at a nearby school. At university, John studied dramatic art and received a dramatist diploma, defending his graduate work with honor in 2001.

In 2001 John received a dramatist diploma

Then Krasinski graduated from the National Theater Institute in Waterford (Connecticut), and also gained valuable work experience at the Royal Shakespeare Company in England and at The Actors Center in New York.

Acting career

After graduating from Brown University, Krasinski moved to New York and began to agree any work: starred in advertising and crowd scenes, most of the time he worked as a waiter, and at the weekend participated in literary readings on small stages. During this period, Krasinski managed to practice as a screenwriter for the popular show Late Night with Conan O’Brien.

But the guy did not lose hope of becoming an actor.

I love acting more than anything else. Everything else ‒ scripts, producing, directing ... They are interesting but cannot be compared with the pleasure of acting.

A breakthrough in John’s acting career happened after he was approved for the role of a cheerful and resourceful manager Jim Halpert from the sitcom The Office, which aired from 2005 to 2013. Later, the actor admitted that if he had not received that role, he would have given up and left for his small homeland.

John Krasinski in the series The Office

This role became the visiting-card of the actor and brought him five prestigious awards. In addition, Krasinski acted as the director of two episodes of the show. In 2006, the name Krasinski appeared on People magazine’s list of the Sexiest Men Alive.

In the same year, John starred with Andrew Keegan and Lacey Chabert in the comedy action movie A New Wave directed by Jason Carvey. This was followed by the lead roles in the adventure comedy Smiley Face with Anna Faris and Adam Brody and the sports comedy Leatherheads with George Clooney and Renee Zellweger. In the comedy License to Wed (2007), Krasinski’s real parents played as the parents of John’s character named Ben.

License to Wed - Trailer

In 2008-2009 the actor was shot in the dramatic comedy Away We Go with Maya Rudolph and the romantic story It’s Complicated with Meryl Streep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin.

It’s Complicated - Trailer

In the same period of time, John made his debut as a director and screenwriter in the tragicomedy Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, in which he played one of the parts. The film received restrained appraisals from viewers.

John made his debut as a director and screenwriter of the tragicomedy Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

From 2010 to 2012, Krasinski appeared in the comedy Something Borrowed (dir. Luke Greenfield), the drama Nobody Walks (dir. Ry Russo-Young), the romantic film Big Miracle and the film Promised Land, for which John wrote the script.

In 2012, the actor claimed the role of superhero Captain America in the film Captain America: The First Avenger (dir. by Joe Johnston), but as a result the role went to Chris Evans.

Aloha - Trailer

Having finished being shot in The Office in 2013, Krasinski began dubbing animated films and animated series (BoJack Horseman, The Wind Rises), and also appeared in the drama Aloha with Emma Stone and Bradley Cooper. The film tells about the life of an experienced weapon consultant, whom the work brings to Hawaii and confronts with the past.

In 2016, Krasinski’s most impressive work was the role in the military film 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi directed by Michael Bay, and dedicated to the attack on the American consulate in Libya.

John Krasinski in the Michael Bay’s movie 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

In addition, John along with Matt Damon produced the harshly criticized drama Manchester by the Sea starring Casey Affleck and filmed the comedy The Hollars, playing one of the leading roles in it.

In August 2017, Cathryn Bigelow’s crime movie Detroit was released on the big screens starring Krasinski, John Boyega, Will Poulter and Jason Mitchell.

Detroit - Trailer

John Krasinski’s personal life

In November 2008, Krasinski began dating an English actress Emily Blunt.

One of the cutest Hollywood couples met in a restaurant through a mutual friend ‒ Justin Theroux. Future spouses started a polite talk, and the topic of conversation was how good it was to be alone: Emily had just experienced a painful break with singer Michael Buble, and John was not looking for a serious relationship in principle. But the same evening his opinion changed ‒ he realized that he had fallen in love.

John and Emily in anticipation of the addition to their family

In the summer of 2009, the lovers got engaged and they got married in the Italian city of Como in July 2010. As a result of marriage they had two daughters ‒ Hazel (born 2014) and Violet (born 2016).

Emily gave birth to John’s two daughters

John has got a Labrador named Finn. The spouses got it after the engagement.

The actor has been friends with David Schwimmer since the time of filming the tragicomedy Duane Hopwood. He is also a non-blood relative of the actor Stanley Tucci (the latter is married to his wife’s sister, Felicity Blunt).

John Krasinski now

In April 2018, the premiere of the horror film A Quiet Place took place, and Krasinski became its director, scriptwriter and the lead actor. Emily Blunt played as his screen wife. The film received rather high appraisals for the horror film.

In August 2018, the release of the new series Jack Ryan is planned, which is based on a series of novels by Tom Clancy. Krasinski will be the fifth actor to play the role of CIA analyst Jack Ryan after Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck and Chris Pine.