Krasinski is a fraud. It’s time people become aware of this. His level of celebrity far suppresses his resume. He was fantastic in the Office as the lovable goofy Jim, but his reputation is as if he is an A list actor. I loved him in the Office, but he gets far more press and reputation than he deserves.

His association with other high profile Boston actors and such as Damon and the Afflecks, as well as his more accomplished wife, Blunt, make it easy for people to unknowingly or subconsciously assume he has similar merits to his friends or family. Look through his iMDB page. You will be shocked how little is actually there. The avg person would assume he is in tons of big movies but he’s not, and it’s not surprising that people do, given how much he is at award shows and talk shows. Way more exposure than people with similar repertoires.

He has been in very few movies, and the majority not very good movies. He is in many cartoon shows, animated movies, and badly received movies.

His wife, Emily Blunt did the Adjustment Bureau with Matt Damon in 2011, and ever since he has been mooching off Damon and the Afflecks celebrity status. Now people believe Krasinski is one of the Boston crew and would have you believe he alway has been.

John and Matt make “The Promised Land” in 2012, to mixed reviews.

2015 comes and he stars in “Aloha”, a movie absolutely trashed by critics.

Then in 2016 probably his most high profile movie was “13 Hours” from Michael Bay. Another mixed reviewed movie with John giving a performance which was nothing to write home about. For months all we heard about was how good of shape he was in for the role and no one ever acknowledges his average at absolute best performance.

And, like many other actors, they get it in their heads that they can direct and make a good movie, so he comes out with his directorial debut, The Hollars, garnering overwhelming bad reviews. 6.5 iMDB and 43% on RT.



Then most recently in 2016 what does he do: He directs a live reading of “Good Will Hunting”. The quintessential Matt and Ben Boston movie, which he had nothing to do with. He comes in drags Matt and Ben to be apart of it, gets his wife to play Skylar and puts his name on something he had no business being on. A perfect example of how he grubs off of Matt and Ben.

And then “Manchester by the Sea” for which he somehow finagled his way to an executive producing credit. A Matt Damon, Casey Affleck and Kenneth Lonnerghan film, and John once again finds himself undeservingly attached to their accomplishment. Manchester was universally critically praised, and John deserves none of the credit. Executive producing is one of the least involved positions in any film.

This is basically his resume to date. Mediocre at best. Other than the Office, where he was great as Jim, he has done nothing else of value. Just mixed review movie after mixed review movie, never a huge main A list actor like his reputation has inflated too.

What is coming up in his future. We’ll he landed the role of Jack Ryan, an Amazon produced show. Not exactly the platform for an A-List actor. This year he is in the upcoming “Animal Crackers” animated film, starring Emily Blunt, Ian McKellen, Sylvester Stallone. I wonder how he got the role, I’m sure it had nothing to do with his wife. He is in a Kathryn Bigelow movie upcoming, but not enough is known about the film or his role for me to comment.

Now this news. Another under accomplished actor again thinks he has what it takes to direct. After failing in his first attempt. Who does he get to star but his better half Emily Blunt. This man has been riding the coat tails of his more talented friends and family and fooling everyone else as he goes. I loved him for what he is, and hate him for what he has become.

His resume is barely any different than other popular comedy TV show actors like Ted Mosby from HIMYM or Sheldon in the Big Bang Theory. Accomplished TV comedy actors, good at what they did. Yet, you don’t see Josh Radnor or Jim Parsons being crammed down your throat. Josh Radnor isn’t presenting at award shows, or David Schwimmer (Ross from Freinds) isn’t on morning shows or late night talk shows.

TLDR: I know this is the most fucking ridiculous thing to care about. It’s irrational but I think its accurate. All I’m asking is everyone take into account his resume. What he has actually done. Make the decision for yourself, make the assessment yourself, don’t take it from me. Next time you see him ask yourself if he deserves the exposure? There are countless other actors who have accomplished far more and don’t get a sliver of the credit that Krasinski does.