$80 Million

Info

• Net Worth: $80 Million
• Birthdate: Oct 20, 1979 (44 years young)
• Birthplace: Newton
• Gender: Male
• Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
• Profession: Actor, TV producer, TV Director, Voice Actor, Film Producer, Film director, Screenwriter
• Nationality: United States of America

What is John Krasinski’s Net Worth and Salary?

John Krasinski, the American actor, writer, and director, is worth around $80 million, combined with his wife, actress Emily Blunt. They share their fortune almost equally, with John having a slightly larger share. Known for his role as Jim Halpert on “The Office,” John earned recognition with 2 Online Film & Television Association Awards and various “Best Ensemble” awards. Since 2018, he’s been starring in Amazon Prime’s “Jack Ryan” and his horror movie “A Quiet Place” was a hit, grossing $340.9 million worldwide. The sequel, “A Quiet Place II,” released in 2020, brought in $300 million.

The Office Salary

During the first three seasons of “The Office,” John Krasinski was paid $20,000 per episode. From season 4 onwards, he upped his game to $100,000 per episode for the rest of the series.

Jack Ryan Salary

Between his acting salary and producing fee, John Krasinski made $2 million per episode of “Jack Ryan” in the show’s third season. With eight episodes, John pocketed $16 million in total. Reportedly, Krasinski inked a four-year deal, so if the rate stayed the same, he raked in $12 million for season four’s six episodes in 2023.

Early Life

John Krasinski, known as John Burke Krasinski, was born on October 20, 1979, in Newton, Massachusetts. He grew up in a Catholic household with his mom Mary (a nurse), dad Ronald (an internist), and older brothers Paul and Kevin. Back in sixth grade, John nailed the role of Daddy Warbucks in a school production of “Annie.” He went to Newton South High School with B.J. Novak, who later starred alongside him in “The Office.” When they were seniors, John was in a play written by Novak. After graduating in 1997, he taught English in Costa Rica for the summer. He then pursued playwriting at Brown University, where he got his Bachelor of Arts in English in 2001; in 2019, Brown honored him with a degree. During college, John was part of the sketch comedy group Out of Bounds and coached youth basketball. Post-graduation, he furthered his studies at Connecticut’s National Theater Institute, England’s Royal Shakespeare Company, and New York’s Actors Center.

Career

Krasinski went to New York to dive into acting, appearing in off-Broadway plays, commercials, and guest spots on TV shows. In 2002, he interned as a scriptwriter on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” a launchpad for “The Office” stars like Mindy Kaling and Ellie Kemper. In 2004, he landed the role of Jim Halpert on “The Office,” which ran from 2005 to 2013. Besides acting, Krasinski directed some episodes and shot the Scranton footage in the opening credits.

During his time on “The Office,” John appeared in movies like “License to Wed” (2007), “Leatherheads” (2008), “Away We Go” (2009), “It’s Complicated” (2011), and “The Muppets” (2011). He also voiced characters in “Shrek the Third” (2007) and “Monsters vs. Aliens” (2009). Krasinski wrote, directed, produced, and acted in “Brief Interviews with Hideous Men” (2009) and co-wrote, produced, and starred in “Promised Land” (2012) with Matt Damon. He was considered for “Captain America: The First Avenger” (2011) but lost the role to Chris Evans. In 2012, he starred in the indie film “Nobody Walks.”

Post-“The Office,” John directed, produced, and starred in “The Hollars” (2016) and “A Quiet Place” (2018), and appeared in “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi” (2016) and “Detroit” (2018). He co-created and produced “Lip Sync Battle” and was an executive producer on “Manchester by the Sea” (2016). In 2018, he starred in Amazon Prime’s “Jack Ryan.” Amid the pandemic, he launched the YouTube series “Some Good News,” which he later sold to ViacomCBS. “A Quiet Place II” premiered in 2020, grossing $300 million.

John Krasinski is now working on a fantasy comedy called “IF,” previously known as “Imaginary Friends.” Paramount Pictures has picked up the project, and Krasinski will act alongside Ryan Reynolds and Steve Carell from “The Office.” Look out for the movie around mid-2024!

Personal Life

John started dating English actress Emily Blunt in November 2008, and they got engaged in August of the next year. They tied the knot in a private ceremony on July 10, 2010, at George Clooney’s former estate in Como, Italy. They welcomed daughters Hazel and Violet in 2014 and 2016. Krasinski is a big sports fan, rooting for the Boston Red Sox, Boston Bruins, and New England Patriots.

Awards and Honors

John has racked up a bunch of awards for his work, like ensemble honors for “The Office” from the Screen Actors Guild (2007 and 2008) and the Gold Derby Awards (2007). “A Quiet Place” snagged him a Critics’ Choice Award for Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie, an IGN People’s Choice Award for Best Director, a Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Screenplay, and a Saturn Award for Best Writing. He’s been up for a Primetime Emmy Award four times. Krasinski made it onto “Time” magazine’s 2018 list of the world’s 100 most influential people, and he’s landed in “People” magazine’s annual “Sexiest Man Alive” issue 4 times.

Real Estate

In July 2016, Krasinski and Blunt sold their Hollywood Hills home to Kendall Jenner for $6.5 million. Shortly after, they moved to a pre-war townhouse in Brooklyn, paying $6 million for the 6-bedroom home and investing $300,000 in renovations. They later sold the Brooklyn property in 2018 for $6.5 million. In 2019, they purchased an entire floor in a Brooklyn condominium for $11 million. In June 2012, they bought a 5-acre property in Ojai, California, for $2.15 million, later selling it for $2.4 million in January 2017.

Krasinski and Blunt have a place in East London too.