Who is John Krasinski? Emily Blunt’s husband who appears with her in A Quiet Place and starred in The US Office
JOHN Krasinski's role on the US version of the office made him a huge star, opening the door to a series of tasty projects.
The actor has directed the chilling new horror flick A Quiet Place, in which he stars alongside his wife Emily Blunt – here's what you need to know about him...
Who is John Krasinski?
John Krasinksi was born on October 20, 1979 in Boston, Massachusetts, and made his stage debut in a school production of Annie.
He studied theatre at Brown University and also trained at the National Theater Institute in the US and the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon.
After initially appearing in commercials and securing some small film and TV roles, John got his big break when he was cast as Jim Halpert in the US version of The Office in 2005.
He starred in the hit NBC show for eight years and 188 episodes, as well as undertaking on occasional directing and producing duties.
The 38-year-old's performance made him a star in the US, earning him award nominations and critical acclaim and opening the door to a stellar selection of roles.
John has starred in such movies as It's Complicated, Something Borrowed and Aloha, and appeared in hit US TV shows 30 Rock, Arrested Development and the upcoming Amazon original series Jack Ryan.
What is his new film A Quiet Place?
In A Quiet Place, the horror film directed by John, he stars alongside his wife Emily Blunt as parents in a family desperately struggling to survive in the near future.
It's 2020, and the world has gone into lockdown after being tormented by blind extraterrestrial creatures who use their extra-sensitive hearing to hunt humans by sound.
The Abbott family must remain as silent as possible and communicate by sign language to avoid the spider-like creatures hunting the parents and their two young children.
A Quiet Place has received great critical acclaim since premiering at South by Southwest festival in March 2018, with The Sun's critic Jamie East describing it as "just about the most original and scariest horror in years".
Who is John's wife Emily Blunt?
John married her co-star in A Quiet Place, the Devil Wears Prada actress Emily Blunt, in July 2010.
They began dating in November 2008 before getting engaged in August 2009, and tied the knot in Como, Italy.
The couple have two young daughters together, Hazel and Violet.