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Chris Messina

Chris Messina

Actor · Born 1974-08-11 · New York City, New York, USA

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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 …

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) — Victor Zsasz
  2. Argo (2012) — Malinov
  3. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) — Doug
  4. You've Got Mail (1998) — Fox Salesperson
  5. Devil (2010) — Detective Bowden
  6. I Care a Lot (2021) — Dean Ericson
  7. Juror #2 (2024) — Eric Resnick
  8. Air (2023) — David Falk
  9. Julie & Julia (2009) — Eric Powell
  10. Rounders (1998) — Higgins
  11. Made of Honor (2008) — Dennis
  12. Ruby Sparks (2012) — Harry
  13. The Siege (1998) — Corporal
  14. Live by Night (2016) — Dion Bartolo
  15. Six Feet Under (2001) — Ted Fairwell
  16. The Boogeyman (2023) — Will Harper
  17. Sharp Objects (2018) — Richard Willis
  18. Like Crazy (2011) — Mike Appletree
  19. Cake (2014) — Jason Bennett
  20. Palo Alto (2014) — Mitch
  21. The Newsroom (2012) — Reese Lansing
  22. Law & Order (1990) — Tommy Bell
  23. Away We Go (2009) — Tom
  24. Greenberg (2010) — Phillip Greenberg
  25. Medium (2005) — Casey Edward Frank
  26. Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012) — Paul
  27. I.S.S. (2024) — Gordon Barrett
  28. The Secrets We Keep (2020) — Lewis
  29. Damages (2007) — Chris Sanchez
  30. Third Watch (1999) — Charlie
  31. Manglehorn (2015) — Jacob
  32. Call Jane (2022) — Will
  33. Pressure (2026) — Irving Krick
  34. The Mindy Project (2012) — Dr. Danny Castellano
  35. She Dies Tomorrow (2020) — Jason
  36. The Giant Mechanical Man (2012) — Tim
  37. Digging for Fire (2015) — Tango
  38. Towelhead (2008) — Barry
  39. The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) — Self - Guest
  40. Based on a True Story (2023) — Nathan Bartlett

Directed

  1. Alex of Venice (2015) — Director