I think one of the coolest things about the job is the level of trust we have for each other. The actors fully trust that the writers will write amazing episodes, and the writers trust that the actors will follow their instincts with the characters.

He will appear in and also serve as executive producer alongside Aaron Sorkin on an HBO miniseries about the Chateau Marmont Hotel. More recently he had major roles in the films License to Wed with Mandy Moore and Robin Williams and Leatherheads with George Clooney and Renée Zellweger. Krasinski filmed the footage of Scranton Pennsylvania for The Office including the clips shown in the opening credits.

John Burke Krasinski (/krəˈzɪnski/; born October 20 1979) is an American actor film director and writer. He is most widely known for playing Jim Halpert on the NBC sitcom The Office.