Name
Chris Messina
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1974-08-11 (52 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Christopher Messina (born August 11, 1974) is an American actor, director, writer, and producer. He is best known for starring as Danny Castellano in the series The Mindy Project (2012–2017), which earned him two nominations for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series.
He has appeared in films such as Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), Julie & Julia (2009), Devil (2010), Argo (2012), Ruby Sparks (2012), Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012), Cake (2014), Birds of Prey (2020), I Care a Lot (2020), Call Jane (2022), Air (2023) and The Boogeyman (2023). Messina wrote, executive produced, and starred in the comedy film Fairhaven (2012). He also directed and starred in the drama film Alex of Venice (2014).
On television, Messina appeared as Ted Fairwell in the HBO drama series Six Feet Under (2005), Chris Sanchez in the Audience Network legal thriller series Damages (2011–2012), Reese Lansing in the HBO political drama series The Newsroom (2012–2014), Richard Willis in the HBO miniseries Sharp Objects (2018), Nick Haas in the USA Network crime drama series The Sinner (2020), Angelo Lano in the Starz political miniseries Gaslit (2022), and as Nathan Bartlett in the Peacock comedy thriller Based on a True Story (2023).
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- 2008 Made of Honor as Dennis
- 2008 Vicky Cristina Barcelona as Doug
- 2023 Dreamin' Wild as Matt Sullivan
- 2009 Julie & Julia as Eric Powell
- 2010 Greenberg as Phillip Greenberg
- 2000 Turn It Up as Baz
- 2009 Brief Interviews with Hideous Men as Subject #19
- 2008 Humboldt County as Max
- 2011 Like Crazy as Mike Appletree
- 2006 Ira & Abby as Ira Black
- 2010 Devil as Detective Bowden
- 2012 Argo as Malinov
- 2009 Away We Go as Tom
- 2023 The Boogeyman as Will Harper
- 2010 Monogamy as Theo
- 2018 Too Long at the Fair as Lee
- 2012 28 Hotel Rooms as Man
- 2012 Celeste & Jesse Forever as Paul
- 2010 An Invisible Sign as Ben Smith
- 2012 The Giant Mechanical Man as Tim
- 2012 Ruby Sparks as Harry
- 2013 Fairhaven as Dave
- 2022 The Aviary as Seth
- 2012 Denise as Brad
- 2023 Air as David Falk
- 2015 Manglehorn as Jacob
- 2014 Showing Up as Self
- 2015 Alex of Venice as George
- Soon We're Just Married
- 2008 Towelhead as Barry
- 2024 Juror #2 as Eric Resnick
- 2015 Digging for Fire as Tango
- 2014 Cake as Jason Bennett
- 2014 Palo Alto as Mitch
- 1998 Rounders as Higgins
- 2019 Zeroville as Brian De Palma
- 2011 The Trouble with Bliss as NJ
- 2014 The Oven as Narrator
- 2016 Ordinary World as Jake
- 2017 The Sweet Life as Kenny
- 2016 Live by Night as Dion Bartolo
- 1998 You've Got Mail as Fox Salesperson
- Soon Lear Rex as Cornwall
- 2018 Blame as Jeremy Woods
- 2019 The True Adventures of Wolfboy as Denny
- 2020 Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) as Victor Zsasz
- 2021 I Care a Lot as Dean Ericson
- 2020 The Secrets We Keep as Lewis
- 2021 Love Is Love Is Love as Jack (segment "Two for Dinner")
- 1998 The Siege as Corporal
- 2020 She Dies Tomorrow as Jason
- 2024 I.S.S. as Gordon Barrett
- 2022 Call Jane as Will
- 2026 Pressure as Irving Krick
- 2005 Road as Larry
- Soon Hellhound
- 2007 Security as Zelly
- Soon Tumor
- 2014 The Mindy Project: Cast and Creators Live at PALEYFEST 2014 as Self
- 2005 Medium ( 1 episode ) as Casey Edward Frank
- 2001 Six Feet Under ( 6 episodes ) as Ted Fairwell
- 2007 Damages ( 16 episodes ) as Chris Sanchez
- 2012 The Mindy Project ( 98 episodes ) as Dr. Danny Castellano
- 2022 Gaslit ( 4 episodes ) as Angelo Lano
- 2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2018 Sharp Objects ( 8 episodes ) as Richard Willis
- 1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as Tommy Bell
- 1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as Kevin Turner
- 1997 The View ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1990 Law & Order ( 1 episode ) as Don Cushman
- 2023 Based on a True Story ( 16 episodes ) as Nathan Bartlett
- 2014 Off Camera with Sam Jones ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2012 The Newsroom ( 14 episodes ) as Reese Lansing
- 1999 Third Watch ( 1 episode ) as Charlie
- 2015 OM CITY ( 1 episode ) as Joseph
- 2005 Made in Hollywood ( 1 episode ) as Self
