Krasinski then starred with Drew Barrymore in the drama '' Big Miracle '' ( 2012 ) , which covers Operation Breakthrough , the 1988 international effort to rescue gray whales from being trapped in ice near Point Barrow , Alaska . The film saw him play Adam Carlson , a news reporter . The same year , Krasinski starred in Ry Russo-Young 's independent drama '' Nobody Walks '' with Olivia Thirlby and Rosemarie DeWitt . In the film , Krasinski plays Peter , a sound-designer , husband and father of two who starts developing romantic feelings for a young artist while collaborating on her first art film . His performance was praised by critics . Peter Debruge of Variety wrote : " Krasinski is such an appealing actor that his likability serves to complicate Peter 's behavior in interesting ways . " '' Nobody Walks '' premiered in Competition at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and won a special Jury Prize
2012 Sundance Film Festival
2012 Sundance Film Festival
John Krasinski