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