Chris Messina
Acting
1974-08-11 · New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Pressure
2026 · Movie
Juror #2
2024 · Movie
I.S.S.
2024 · Movie
Dreamin' Wild
2023 · Movie
Based on a True Story
2023 · Series
The Boogeyman
2023 · Movie
Air
2023 · Movie
Call Jane
2022 · Movie
The Aviary
2022 · Movie
Gaslit
2022 · Series
Love Is Love Is Love
2021 · Movie
I Care a Lot
2021 · Movie
The Secrets We Keep
2020 · Movie
She Dies Tomorrow
2020 · Movie
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
2020 · Movie
The True Adventures of Wolfboy
2019 · Movie
Zeroville
2019 · Movie
Light of My Life
2019 · Movie
Too Long at the Fair
2018 · Movie
Sharp Objects
2018 · Series
Blame
2018 · Movie
The Sweet Life
2017 · Movie
Live by Night
2016 · Movie
Ordinary World
2016 · Movie
Digging for Fire
2015 · Movie
OM CITY
2015 · Series
Manglehorn
2015 · Movie
Alex of Venice
2015 · Movie
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Series
The Oven
2014 · Movie
Cake
2014 · Movie
The Mindy Project: Cast and Creators Live at PALEYFEST 2014
2014 · Movie
Palo Alto
2014 · Movie
Showing Up
2014 · Movie
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014 · Series
Fairhaven
2013 · Movie
Argo
2012 · Movie
The Mindy Project
2012 · Series
Celeste & Jesse Forever
2012 · Movie
Ruby Sparks
2012 · Movie
Denise
2012 · Movie
The Newsroom
2012 · Series
The Giant Mechanical Man
2012 · Movie
28 Hotel Rooms
2012 · Movie
Like Crazy
2011 · Movie
The Trouble with Bliss
2011 · Movie
An Invisible Sign
2010 · Movie
Devil
2010 · Movie
Monogamy
2010 · Movie
Greenberg
2010 · Movie
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
2009 · Movie
Julie & Julia
2009 · Movie
Away We Go
2009 · Movie
Anatomy of Hope
2009 · Movie
Humboldt County
2008 · Movie
Towelhead
2008 · Movie
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
2008 · Movie
Made of Honor
2008 · Movie
Damages
2007 · Series
Security
2007 · Movie
Ira & Abby
2006 · Movie
Made in Hollywood
2005 · Series
Road
2005 · Movie
Medium
2005 · Series
Six Feet Under
2001 · Series
Turn It Up
2000 · Movie
Third Watch
1999 · Series
You've Got Mail
1998 · Movie
The Siege
1998 · Movie
Rounders
1998 · Movie
The View
1997 · Series
Law & Order
1990 · Series
Tumor
Movie
Lear Rex
Movie
Hellhound
Movie
We're Just Married
Movie