Chris Messina
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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
Pressure (2026)
as Irving Krick
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)
as Victor Zsasz
Argo (2012)
as Malinov
You've Got Mail (1998)
as Fox Salesperson
Air (2023)
as David Falk
Juror #2 (2024)
as Eric Resnick
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
as Doug
I Care a Lot (2021)
as Dean Ericson
Rounders (1998)
as Higgins
Made of Honor (2008)
as Dennis
Julie & Julia (2009)
as Eric Powell
The Siege (1998)
as Corporal
Ruby Sparks (2012)
as Harry
The Boogeyman (2023)
as Will Harper
Devil (2010)
as Detective Bowden
Live by Night (2016)
as Dion Bartolo
Like Crazy (2011)
as Mike Appletree
I.S.S. (2024)
as Gordon Barrett
Palo Alto (2014)
as Mitch
Cake (2014)
as Jason Bennett
Call Jane (2022)
as Will
Greenberg (2010)
as Phillip Greenberg
Towelhead (2008)
as Barry
Showing Up (2014)
as Self
Away We Go (2009)
as Tom
The Secrets We Keep (2020)
as Lewis
Ira & Abby (2006)
as Ira Black
The Aviary (2022)
as Seth
Zeroville (2019)
as Brian De Palma
Digging for Fire (2015)
as Tango
Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012)
as Paul
Alex of Venice (2015)
as George
The Giant Mechanical Man (2012)
as Tim
Ordinary World (2016)
as Jake
An Invisible Sign (2010)
as Ben Smith
Dreamin' Wild (2023)
as Matt Sullivan
She Dies Tomorrow (2020)
as Jason
28 Hotel Rooms (2012)
as Man
Turn It Up (2000)
as Baz
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009)
as Subject #19
The True Adventures of Wolfboy (2019)
as Denny
Lear Rex (—)
as Cornwall
Manglehorn (2015)
as Jacob
Blame (2018)
as Jeremy Woods
Love Is Love Is Love (2021)
as Jack (segment "Two for Dinner")
Monogamy (2010)
as Theo
The Oven (2014)
as Narrator
The Trouble with Bliss (2011)
as NJ
The Sweet Life (2017)
as Kenny
Tumor (—)
Actor
Humboldt County (2008)
as Max
Road (2005)
as Larry
We're Just Married (—)
Actor
Anatomy of Hope (2009)
as Dr. Gary Caplan
Hellhound (—)
Actor
Fairhaven (2013)
as Dave
Denise (2012)
as Brad
Security (2007)
as Zelly
Too Long at the Fair (2018)
as Lee