New sex symbol – John Krasinski: What is known about the actor and director

People magazine declared him the sexiest man in the world. It was 45-year-old John Krasinski, known for his TV series “The Office”. As the actor admitted, the editors of the publication increased his self-confidence. But John noted that he did not fall asleep with the thought: “When will she get sex symbol status?” To better introduce you to the new “handsome man”, we decided to collect facts from his biography.

Career

John Krasinski is known for his role as Jim Halpert on the sitcom The Office, which began filming in 2004. In the first two seasons of the series, the actor earned 20 thousand dollars (1.96 million rubles). Note ed.) per episode, but from the third season the fee for one episode increased to 100 thousand dollars (9.81 million rubles -). Note ed.).

With popularity came demand for the artist. In 2006, he starred in Jason Carvey’s film New Wave. In 2007, the premiere of Gregg Araki’s comedy Laughter took place, in which Krasinski played the main role. In the summer of the same year, the film “License to Marry”, starring Mandy Moore and Robin Williams with John, was released in wide release. The artist also managed to work with George Clooney and Renee Zellweger in the movie “Love Beyond the Rules”.

Krasinski made his directorial debut in 2009. The producer released the movie ‘Short Interviews with Scum’, in which he also acted as a screenwriter and played a supporting role. By the way, in 2024, the film “Imaginary Friends” was released with Ryan Reynolds, in which John replaced the director, screenwriter and producer and played one of the characters. He also directed two episodes of A Quiet Place.

In 2018, the TV series “Jack Ryan” was released on a foreign broadcasting platform. John becomes the fifth actor to portray the character, following Alec Baldwin (1990), Harrison Ford (1992, 1994), Ben Affleck (2002) and Chris Pine (2014).

In 2022, Krasinski played the role of Mister Fantastic in the movie Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Interestingly, the actor became a part of the Marvel universe only on his second try. In 2011, John was one of the main candidates for the role of Captain America in the movie “The First Avenger”. According to the artist, he turned down the role when he saw Chris Hemsworth in his Thor costume: “I said, ‘No problem.’ That’s stupid. It’s okay, I’m not Captain America.”

Krasinski also has many awards in the field of cinema. He is the winner of two Screen Actors Guild Awards (2007, 2008), two Critics’ Choice Awards (2019, 2022), and two Saturn Awards (2019). The actor has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award four times (2013, 2016, 2017, 2018). And in 2018, John was included in the list of the 100 most influential people according to TIME.

personal life

John Krasinski is married to Emily Blunt, star of the comedy-drama The Devil Wears Prada. The wedding took place in Italy in 2010. The couple has two daughters: 10-year-old Hazel Grace Krasinski and eight-year-old Violet Krasinski.

The actor has two older brothers: Paul Krasinski, who is the CEO of a technology company, and Kevin Krasinski, who works as a surgeon. Meanwhile in the fifth season “Office”, John’s character now has two brothers named Pete and Tom. It turned out that the creators of the project specifically chose tall actors for their roles, as they wanted to emphasize the height of the star’s real relatives. “They thought it would be a funny nod to his family,” said his co-star Jenna Fischer.