Jenna Fischer's character may have married Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) in The officebut in real life she is married to Lee Kirk, who fans may have also noticed on the show. Lee Kirk is a screenwriter who often crossed paths with Jenna Fischer as they both worked their way up in Hollywood. Fischer was married to now-superstar director James Gunn from 2000 to 2008, but after their divorce, Kirk and Fischer began working on a project together in 2008 (via People). Work meetings soon became dates and movie planning became relationship planning.
The couple began officially dating soon after, and in 2010, they tied the knot in a small wedding ceremony. A year later, Kirk and Fischer welcomed Weston Lee into the family. Weston gained a sister, Harper Marie, in 2014. Kirk is a screenwriter and director, who wrote and directed Ordinary World and Giant Mechanical Man along with a handful of short films. 2012 The Giant Mechanical Man was presented directly to Fischer, who signed on as producer and actress. They have been strong partners ever since, even appearing in an episode of The office together.
Lee Kirk played Clark in The Office Season 6
Clark is Pam's lactation consultant
Lee Kirk appeared in Season 6, Episode 18, The Delivery: Part 2, where Jim and Pam (Fischer) gave birth to Cece and are dealing with all the hiccups a new baby can present. One problem is that Cece doesn't seem to feed easily. While Jim thinks they can figure it out, Pam insists they call an expert. Lactation consultant Clark arrives to help the parents and is played by none other than Lee Kirk. As Clark gets intimately close to Pam to help with feeding, Jim watches from his chair, looking uncomfortable.
Kirk casts Clark perfectly, playing him innocuously but also with just a touch of weirdnessentering the room and asking the couple: "Do you have milk?"Despite this joke, Pam is completely at ease and Clark is just there to help. Their innocence and effectiveness make Jim's brooding discomfort all the more hilarious. It's as if Clark has experienced this exact type of overprotective new father countless times before and has I've decided that the most effective method of dealing with them is to basically treat them as if they weren't there.
Kirk also directed an episode of The Office
Kirk spoke with Fischer and Kinsey on an episode of the Office Ladies podcast
This isn't the only time Lee Kirk has been involved with The office. He also directed season 9 episode 14, "Vandalism"where Pam's mural in the warehouse is defaced. While Jim is in Philadelphia building Athlead, Pam tries to keep things under control at home and gets a chance to paint a mural in the warehouse. However, after a worker paints a crude picture on him, Pam and Dwight (Rainn Wilson) begin an investigation to find out who is after her and her painting.
This episode is not always remembered fondly in The office ratings because of how Brian the boom operator (Chris Diamantopoulos) features so heavily, but the problems with the episode: Brian, Frank the vandal (Brad William Henke), and the scattered characters and story, are not the fault of of the director. Kirk is content with what he has to work with and moves the plot forward quickly with Pam and Angela (Angela Kinsey), while also expertly staging one of the show's most dramatic moments with Frank and Brian's fight.
Kirk had a lot of fun on set, telling The office ladies podcast,
"We had so much fun. We couldn't do the takes. You know, we were just laughing and joking and having so much fun. I remember the first scene we shot in that apartment was when Darryl came back at lunch and Jim is sitting there and Darryl has that fridge."
Lee Kirk may have only had two moments with The officebut they seemed to be as important to him as the show remains to his many fans.