Chris Messina
58 movies · 11 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 11, 1974 (age 52)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Christopher Messina · 克里斯·梅西納 · کریس مسینا · Christopher "Chris" Messina
Biography
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).
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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
Chris Messina: movies and TV shows
Acting (68)
- Upcoming
- Upcoming Lear Rex
as Cornwall
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- 2026 Pressure
as Irving Krick
- 2024 Juror #2
as Eric Resnick
- 2024 I.S.S.
as Gordon Barrett
- 2023 Dreamin' Wild
as Matt Sullivan
- 2023
- 2023 The Boogeyman
as Will Harper
- 2023 Air
as David Falk
- 2022 Call Jane
as Will
- 2022 The Aviary
as Seth
- 2022
- 2021 Love Is Love Is Love
as Jack (segment "Two for Dinner")
- 2021 I Care a Lot
as Dean Ericson
- 2020 The Secrets We Keep
as Lewis
- 2020 She Dies Tomorrow
as Jason
- 2020
- 2019 The True Adventures of Wolfboy
as Denny
- 2019 Zeroville
as Brian De Palma
- 2018 Too Long at the Fair
as Lee
- 2018
- 2018 Blame
as Jeremy Woods
- 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
- 2015 Manglehorn
as Jacob
- 2015 Alex of Venice
as George
- 2014 Cake
as Jason Bennett
- 2014 The Oven
as Narrator
- 2014 Palo Alto
as Mitch
- 2013 Fairhaven
as Dave
- 2012 Argo
as Malinov
- 2012
- 2012 Celeste & Jesse Forever
as Paul
- 2012 Ruby Sparks
as Harry
- 2012 Denise
as Brad
- 2012
- 2012 The Giant Mechanical Man
as Tim
- 2012 28 Hotel Rooms
as Man
- 2011 Like Crazy
as Mike Appletree
- 2011 The Trouble with Bliss
as NJ
- 2010 An Invisible Sign
as Ben Smith
- 2010 Devil
as Detective Bowden
- 2010 Monogamy
as Theo
- 2010 Greenberg
as Phillip Greenberg
- 2009 Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
as Subject #19
- 2009 Julie & Julia
as Eric Powell
- 2009 Away We Go
as Tom
- 2008 Humboldt County
as Max
- 2008 Towelhead
as Barry
- 2008 Vicky Cristina Barcelona
as Doug
- 2008 Made of Honor
as Dennis
- 2007
- 2007 Security
as Zelly
- 2006 Ira & Abby
as Ira Black
- 2005 Road
as Larry
- 2005
- 2001
- 2000 Turn It Up
as Baz
- 1999
- 1998 You've Got Mail
as Fox Salesperson
- 1998 The Siege
as Corporal
- 1998 Rounders
as Higgins
- 1990
Behind the camera (4)
- 2019 Light of My Life
Thanks
- 2015 Alex of Venice
Director
- 2013 Fairhaven
Executive Producer
- 2012 28 Hotel Rooms
Executive Producer
Talk shows and appearances (6)
- 2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden
1 episode
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014 Off Camera with Sam Jones
1 episode
- 2005 Made in Hollywood
1 episode
- 1997 The View
1 episode