What is the best John Krasinski acting performance of all time?

John Krasinski started as everyone's favorite deadpan paper salesman and grew into a director-actor with serious range — from CIA thrillers to a horror film where he couldn't make a sound. Which Krasinski performance stands out most to you?

1. 1
   Jim Halpert

   The charming, pranking paper salesman at Dunder Mifflin whose looks to camera became iconic in The Office (2005-2013).
2. 2
   Lee Abbott

   A father fighting to protect his family from sound-hunting creatures in near-silence in A Quiet Place (2018), which Krasinski also directed.
3. 3
   Jack Ryan

   A bookish CIA analyst thrust into global conspiracies in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018-2023) on Amazon.
4. 4
   Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic

   An unexpected cameo as the Illuminati's elasticity-powered superhero from an alternate universe in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022).
5. 5
   Lt. Jack Silva

   A real-life CIA contractor defending the U.S. diplomatic compound during the 2012 Benghazi attack in 13 Hours (2015).
6. 6
   John Hollar

   A directionless New York artist returning home when his mother is diagnosed with a brain tumor in The Hollars (2016), which Krasinski also directed.
7. 7
   Dustin Noble

   An environmentalist organizer opposing natural gas fracking in a small rural community in Promised Land (2012).
8. 8
   Doug Whitfield

   A groom enduring a bizarre marriage preparation course designed by an eccentric minister in License to Wed (2007).
9. 9
   Ben Burns

   A Greenpeace activist helping coordinate the rescue of gray whales trapped under Arctic ice in Big Miracle (2012).
10. 10
    Adam

    Meryl Streep's hapless new love interest navigating a complicated romantic comedy in It's Complicated (2009).
11. 11
    John (Brief Interviews)

    A graduate student interviewing men about their relationships with women in Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009), which Krasinski also directed.