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