Acted by John Krasinski, Jim Halpert is a character on The Office based on Tim Canterbury from the original British show. Perhaps the only "normal" and rather sane and
intelligent person in the office run by regional manager
Michael Scott, Jim spends his time playing pranks on
annoying coworker Dwight Schrute and flirting with receptionist and later saleswoman Pam Halpert (née Beesly).