Chris Messina
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
Credits
- 2024 · Juror #2 as Eric Resnick
- 2023 · Dreamin' Wild as Matt Sullivan
- 2023 · Based on a True Story as Nathan Bartlett
- 2023 · The Boogeyman as Will Harper
- 2023 · Air as David Falk
- 2021 · I Care a Lot as Dean Ericson
- 2020 · The Secrets We Keep as Lewis
- 2020 · Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) as Victor Zsasz
- 2019 · The True Adventures of Wolfboy as Denny
- 2019 · Zeroville as Brian De Palma
- 2018 · Sharp Objects as Richard Willis
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- 2014 · Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- 2012 · Argo as Malinov
- 2012 · The Mindy Project as Dr. Danny Castellano
- 2012 · Celeste & Jesse Forever as Paul
- 2012 · The Newsroom as Reese Lansing
- 2012 · The Giant Mechanical Man as Tim
- 2010 · An Invisible Sign as Ben Smith
- 2010 · Devil as Detective Bowden
- 2010 · Greenberg as Phillip Greenberg
- 2009 · Away We Go as Tom
- 2008 · Vicky Cristina Barcelona as Doug
- 2008 · Made of Honor as Dennis
- 2007 · Damages as Chris Sanchez
- 2006 · Ira & Abby as Ira Black
- 2005 · Made in Hollywood as Self
- 2005 · Medium as Casey Edward Frank
- 2001 · Six Feet Under as Ted Fairwell
- 1999 · Third Watch as Charlie
- 1998 · You've Got Mail as Fox Salesperson
- 1998 · The Siege as Corporal
- 1998 · Rounders as Higgins
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1990 · Law & Order as Tommy Bell
- 1990 · Law & Order as Kevin Turner
- 1990 · Law & Order as Don Cushman
- Future · Pressure as Irving P. Krick
- 2024 · I.S.S. as Gordon Barrett
- 2022 · Call Jane as Will
- 2022 · The Aviary as Seth
- 2022 · Gaslit as Angelo Lano
- 2021 · Love Is Love Is Love as Jack (segment "Two for Dinner")
- 2020 · She Dies Tomorrow as Jason
- 2018 · Too Long at the Fair as Lee
- 2018 · Blame as Jeremy Woods
- 2017 · The Sweet Life as Kenny
- 2016 · Live by Night as Dion Bartolo
- 2016 · Ordinary World as Jake
- 2015 · Digging for Fire as Tango
- 2015 · OM CITY as Joseph
- 2015 · Manglehorn as Jacob
- 2015 · Alex of Venice as George
- 2014 · The Oven as Narrator
- 2014 · Cake as Jason Bennett
- 2014 · Palo Alto as Mitch
- 2014 · Showing Up as Self
- 2013 · Fairhaven as Dave
- 2012 · Ruby Sparks as Harry
- 2012 · Denise as Brad
- 2012 · 28 Hotel Rooms as Man
- 2011 · Like Crazy as Mike Appletree
- 2011 · The Trouble with Bliss as NJ
- 2010 · Monogamy as Theo
- 2009 · Brief Interviews with Hideous Men as Subject #19
- 2009 · Julie & Julia as Eric Powell
- 2009 · Anatomy of Hope as Dr. Gary Caplan
- 2008 · Humboldt County as Max
- 2008 · Towelhead as Barry
- 2005 · Road as Larry
- Future · Lear Rex as Cornwall
- 2000 · Turn It Up as Baz
- Future · We're Just Married as
- Future · Hellhound as
- 2007 · Security as Zelly