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.
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Full Filmography
All Credits (68)
We're Just Married
as Unknown
Juror #2
as Eric Resnick
I.S.S.
as Gordon Barrett
Dreamin' Wild
as Matt Sullivan
Based on a True Story
as Nathan Bartlett
The Boogeyman
as Will Harper
Air
as David Falk
Call Jane
as Will
The Aviary
as Seth
Gaslit
as Angelo Lano
Love Is Love Is Love
as Jack (segment "Two for Dinner")
I Care a Lot
as Dean Ericson
The Secrets We Keep
as Lewis
She Dies Tomorrow
as Jason
The True Adventures of Wolfboy
as Denny
Zeroville
as Brian De Palma
Too Long at the Fair
as Lee
Sharp Objects
as Richard Willis
Blame
as Jeremy Woods
The Sweet Life
as Kenny
Live by Night
as Dion Bartolo
Ordinary World
as Jake
Digging for Fire
as Tango
OM CITY
as Joseph
Manglehorn
as Jacob
Alex of Venice
as George
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
Cake
as Jason Bennett
The Mindy Project: Cast and Creators Live at PALEYFEST 2014
as Self
Palo Alto
as Mitch
Showing Up
as Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
Fairhaven
as Dave
Argo
as Malinov
The Mindy Project
as Dr. Danny Castellano
Celeste & Jesse Forever
as Paul
Ruby Sparks
as Harry
The Newsroom
as Reese Lansing
The Giant Mechanical Man
as Tim
28 Hotel Rooms
as Man
Like Crazy
as Mike Appletree
The Trouble with Bliss
as NJ
An Invisible Sign
as Ben Smith
Devil
as Detective Bowden
Monogamy
as Theo
Greenberg
as Phillip Greenberg
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
as Subject #19
Julie & Julia
as Eric Powell
Away We Go
as Tom
Humboldt County
as Max
Towelhead
as Barry
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
as Doug
Made of Honor
as Dennis
Damages
as Chris Sanchez
Ira & Abby
as Ira Black
Made in Hollywood
as Self
Road
as Larry
Medium
as Casey Edward Frank
Six Feet Under
as Ted Fairwell
Turn It Up
as Baz
Third Watch
as Charlie
You've Got Mail
as Fox Salesperson
The Siege
as Corporal
Rounders
as Higgins
The View
as Self
Law & Order
as Tommy Bell
Law & Order
as Kevin Turner
Law & Order
as Don Cushman