Chris Messina
Acting
Born: August 11, 1974 (age 52) · New York City, New York, USA
Highest Rated
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Messina, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
2020
Argo
2012
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
2008
You've Got Mail
1998
Devil
2010
I Care a Lot
2021
Juror #2
2024
Air
2023
Julie & Julia
2009
Rounders
1998
Made of Honor
2008
Ruby Sparks
2012
Photos (6)
Movies (50)
Pressure
Irving Krick
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Victor Zsasz
You've Got Mail
Fox Salesperson
Argo
Malinov
Air
David Falk
The Boogeyman
Will Harper
Juror #2
Eric Resnick
I Care a Lot
Dean Ericson
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Doug
Devil
Detective Bowden
Live by Night
Dion Bartolo
Made of Honor
Dennis
The Siege
Corporal
Rounders
Higgins
Julie & Julia
Eric Powell
Cake
Jason Bennett
Ruby Sparks
Harry
I.S.S.
Gordon Barrett
Celeste & Jesse Forever
Paul
Palo Alto
Mitch
Greenberg
Phillip Greenberg
Call Jane
Will
Like Crazy
Mike Appletree
Towelhead
Barry
The Secrets We Keep
Lewis
Away We Go
Tom
She Dies Tomorrow
Jason
Manglehorn
Jacob
Zeroville
Brian De Palma
The Aviary
Seth
Road
Larry
The True Adventures of Wolfboy
Denny
Love Is Love Is Love
Jack (segment "Two for Dinner")
Alex of Venice
George
Digging for Fire
Tango
Dreamin' Wild
Matt Sullivan
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
Subject #19
Turn It Up
Baz
Blame
Jeremy Woods
Ordinary World
Jake
28 Hotel Rooms
Man
An Invisible Sign
Ben Smith
The Trouble with Bliss
NJ
The Sweet Life
Kenny
The Giant Mechanical Man
Tim
Humboldt County
Max
Ira & Abby
Ira Black
Monogamy
Theo
Fairhaven
Dave
Too Long at the Fair
Lee
TV Shows (13)
Law & Order
Tommy Bell · 1 eps
Law & Order
Kevin Turner · 1 eps
Law & Order
Don Cushman · 1 eps
Third Watch
Charlie · 1 eps
Medium
Casey Edward Frank · 1 eps
Six Feet Under
Ted Fairwell · 6 eps
Damages
Chris Sanchez · 16 eps
The Mindy Project
Dr. Danny Castellano · 98 eps
The Newsroom
Reese Lansing · 14 eps
Sharp Objects
Richard Willis · 8 eps
Based on a True Story
Nathan Bartlett · 16 eps
Gaslit
Angelo Lano · 4 eps
OM CITY
Joseph · 1 eps
