Chris Messina
7.0Acting

Chris Messina

Aug 11, 1974 - 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).

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Credits

Cast

Media
Movie2008Made of HonorDennis
Movie2008Vicky Cristina BarcelonaDoug
Movie2023Dreamin' WildMatt Sullivan
Movie2009Julie & JuliaEric Powell
Movie2010GreenbergPhillip Greenberg
Movie2000Turn It UpBaz
Movie2009Brief Interviews with Hideous MenSubject #19
Movie2008Humboldt CountyMax
Movie2011Like CrazyMike Appletree
Movie2006Ira & AbbyIra Black
Movie2010DevilDetective Bowden
Movie2012ArgoMalinov
Movie2009Away We GoTom
Movie2023The BoogeymanWill Harper
Movie2010MonogamyTheo
Movie2018Too Long at the FairLee
Movie201228 Hotel RoomsMan
Movie2012Celeste & Jesse ForeverPaul
Movie2010An Invisible SignBen Smith
Movie2012The Giant Mechanical ManTim
Movie2012Ruby SparksHarry
Movie2013FairhavenDave
Movie2022The AviarySeth
Movie2012DeniseBrad
Movie2009Anatomy of HopeDr. Gary Caplan
Movie2023AirDavid Falk
Movie2015ManglehornJacob
Movie2014Showing UpSelf
Movie2015Alex of VeniceGeorge
MovieN/AWe're Just Married
Movie2008TowelheadBarry
Movie2024Juror #2Eric Resnick
Movie2014CakeJason Bennett
Movie2015Digging for FireTango
Movie2013Palo AltoMitch
Movie1998RoundersHiggins
Movie2019ZerovilleBrian De Palma
Movie2011The Trouble With BlissNJ
Movie2014The OvenNarrator
Movie2016Ordinary WorldJake
Movie2017The Sweet LifeKenny
Movie2016Live by NightDion Bartolo
Movie1998You've Got MailFox Salesperson
MovieN/ALear RexCornwall
Movie2018BlameJeremy Woods
Movie2019The True Adventures of WolfboyDenny
Movie2020Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)Victor Zsasz
Movie2021I Care a LotDean Ericson
Movie2020The Secrets We KeepLewis
Movie2021Love is Love is LoveJack (segment "Two for Dinner")
Movie1998The SiegeCorporal
Movie2020She Dies TomorrowJason
Movie2024I.S.S.Gordon Barrett
Movie2022Call JaneWill
MovieN/APressureIrving P. Krick
Movie2005RoadLarry
MovieN/AHellhound
TV Show2005MediumCasey Edward Frank1
TV Show2001Six Feet UnderTed Fairwell6
TV Show2007Damages1
TV Show2012The Mindy ProjectDr. Danny Castellano98
TV Show2022GaslitAngelo Lano3
TV Show2015The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf - Guest1
TV Show2018Sharp ObjectsRichard Willis8
TV Show1990Law & OrderTommy Bell1
TV Show1990Law & OrderKevin Turner1
TV Show1997The ViewSelf1
TV Show1990Law & OrderDon Cushman1
TV Show2023Based on a True StoryNathan Bartlett16
TV Show2014Off Camera with Sam JonesSelf1
TV Show2012The NewsroomReese Lansing14
TV Show1999Third WatchCharlie1
TV Show2015OM CITYJoseph1

Crew

Media
Movie2015Alex of VeniceDirectorDirecting
Movie2019Light of My LifeThanksCrew
Movie201228 Hotel RoomsExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2013FairhavenExecutive ProducerProduction