John Krasinskifirst entered our hearts as lovable Jim Halpert on “The Office.”

The once adorkable Average Joe underwent an abrupttransformationto ripped sex icon to make it change his image.

In a 2018 interview withThe Hollywood Reporter, Krasinski seemed grateful to be taking on new, challenging roles.

John Krasinski posing on red carpet

It’s nice to focus on real people and real heroes."

However, it turns out the Tom Clancy spy isn’t the first superhero role Krasinski was offered.

“In my head I got the part.”

Captain America shield

Of course we’re going to dinner."

Not a bad consolation prize, we’d say.