Jim Halpert | |
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The Office character | |
First appearance | "Pilot" (2005) |
Last appearance | "Finale" (2013) |
Created by | Greg Daniels
Ricky Gervais Stephen Merchant |
Based on | Tim Canterbury (British counterpart) |
Portrayed by | John Krasinski |
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Family | Gerald Halpert (father) Betsy Halpert (mother) Tom Halpert (brother) Pete Halpert (brother) Larisa Halpert (sister) Vanessa Halpert (niece) Unnamed nephew Marcy Halpert (sister-in-law) Helene Beesly (mother-in-law) William Beesly (father-in-law) Penny Beesly (sister-in-law) Sylvia (grandmother-in-law) |
Spouse | |
Significant other | Katy Moore (ex-girlfriend) Karen Filippelli (ex-girlfriend) |
Children | Cecelia Marie Halpert (daughter)[1][2] Phillip Halpert (son)[1] |
Nationality | American |
James Duncan Halpert[3] is a fictional character in the U.S. version of the television sitcom The Office, portrayed by John Krasinski. He is introduced as a sales representative at the Scranton branch of paper distribution company Dunder Mifflin, before temporarily transferring to the Stamford branch in the third season. Upon the merger of Scranton and Stamford branches, he becomes Assistant Regional Manager, and later co-manager alongside Michael Scott during the sixth-season episode arc from "The Promotion" to "The Manager and the Salesman". The character is based on Tim Canterbury from the original version of The Office.
His character serves as the intelligent, mild-mannered straight man role to Michael. He is also notable for his rivalrous pranks on fellow salesman Dwight Schrute and his romantic interest in receptionist Pam Beesly, whom he begins dating in the fourth season, proposes to in the fifth, marries in the sixth, and has children with in the sixth and eighth. Jim's co-worker, Andy Bernard, often calls him by the nickname "Big Tuna".