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
- 2024 · I.S.S. as Gordon Barrett
- 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
- 2022 · Gaslit as Angelo Lano
- 2021 · I Care a Lot as Dean Ericson
- 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 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- 2014 · Cake as Jason Bennett
- 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 · Like Crazy as Mike Appletree
- 2010 · Devil as Detective Bowden
- 2009 · Julie & Julia as Eric Powell
- 2008 · Vicky Cristina Barcelona as Doug
- 2008 · Made of Honor as Dennis
- 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 · The Siege as Corporal
- 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
- 2023 · Dreamin' Wild as Matt Sullivan
- 2022 · The Aviary as Seth
- 2021 · Love Is Love Is Love as Jack (segment "Two for Dinner")
- 2020 · The Secrets We Keep as Lewis
- 2020 · She Dies Tomorrow as Jason
- 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 · Digging for Fire as Tango
- 2015 · OM CITY as Joseph
- 2015 · Manglehorn as Jacob
- 2015 · Alex of Venice as George
- 2014 · The Oven as Narrator
- 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 · The Trouble with Bliss as NJ
- 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
- 2006 · Ira & Abby as Ira Black
- 2005 · Road as Larry
- 2000 · Turn It Up as Baz
- 1998 · Rounders as Higgins
- Future · Lear Rex as Cornwall
- Future · We're Just Married as


