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