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