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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Juror #2 as Eric Resnick
- 2023 · Dreamin' Wild as Matt Sullivan
- 2023 · Based on a True Story as Nathan Bartlett
- 2023 · The Boogeyman as Will Harper
- 2023 · Air as David Falk
- 2022 · Call Jane as Will
- 2021 · I Care a Lot as Dean Ericson
- 2020 · The Secrets We Keep as Lewis
- 2020 · She Dies Tomorrow as Jason
- 2020 · Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) as Victor Zsasz
- 2018 · Sharp Objects as Richard Willis
- 2018 · Blame as Jeremy Woods
- 2015 · Digging for Fire as Tango
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- 2014 · Palo Alto as Mitch
- 2014 · Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self
- 2012 · Argo as Malinov
- 2012 · The Mindy Project as Dr. Danny Castellano
- 2012 · Ruby Sparks as Harry
- 2012 · Denise as Brad
- 2012 · The Newsroom as Reese Lansing
- 2011 · The Trouble with Bliss as NJ
- 2010 · Devil as Detective Bowden
- 2009 · Julie & Julia as Eric Powell
- 2008 · Vicky Cristina Barcelona as Doug
- 2007 · Damages as Chris Sanchez
- 2007 · Security as Zelly
- 2005 · Made in Hollywood as Self
- 2005 · Medium as Casey Edward Frank
- 2001 · Six Feet Under as Ted Fairwell
- 1999 · Third Watch as Charlie
- 1998 · You've Got Mail as Fox Salesperson
- 1998 · Rounders as Higgins
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1990 · Law & Order as Tommy Bell
- 1990 · Law & Order as Kevin Turner
- 1990 · Law & Order as Don Cushman
- Future · Hellhound as
- 2026 · Pressure as Irving P. Krick
- 2024 · I.S.S. as Gordon Barrett
- 2022 · The Aviary as Seth
- 2022 · Gaslit as Angelo Lano
- 2021 · Love Is Love Is Love as Jack (segment "Two for Dinner")
- 2019 · The True Adventures of Wolfboy as Denny
- 2019 · Zeroville as Brian De Palma
- 2018 · Too Long at the Fair as Lee
- 2017 · The Sweet Life as Kenny
- 2016 · Live by Night as Dion Bartolo
- 2016 · Ordinary World as Jake
- 2015 · OM CITY as Joseph
- 2015 · Manglehorn as Jacob
- 2015 · Alex of Venice as George
- 2014 · The Oven as Narrator
- 2014 · Cake as Jason Bennett
- 2014 · Showing Up as Self
- 2013 · Fairhaven as Dave
- 2012 · Celeste & Jesse Forever as Paul
- 2012 · The Giant Mechanical Man as Tim
- 2012 · 28 Hotel Rooms as Man
- 2011 · Like Crazy as Mike Appletree
- 2010 · An Invisible Sign as Ben Smith
- 2010 · Monogamy as Theo
- 2010 · Greenberg as Phillip Greenberg
- 2009 · Brief Interviews with Hideous Men as Subject #19
- 2009 · Away We Go as Tom
- 2009 · Anatomy of Hope as Dr. Gary Caplan
- 2008 · Humboldt County as Max
- 2008 · Towelhead as Barry
- 2008 · Made of Honor as Dennis
- 2006 · Ira & Abby as Ira Black
- 2005 · Road as Larry
- 2000 · Turn It Up as Baz
- 1998 · The Siege as Corporal
- Future · Lear Rex as Cornwall
- Future · We're Just Married as