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

Jim Halpert

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

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

Jack Ryan

A bookish CIA analyst thrust into global conspiracies in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018-2023) on Amazon.

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

Lt. Jack Silva

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

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

Dustin Noble

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

8

Doug Whitfield

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

9

Ben Burns

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

10

Adam

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

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.