Chris Messina
Acting
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). 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.
Born: August 11, 1974
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Eric Resnick
as Gordon Barrett
as Matt Sullivan
as Nathan Bartlett
as Will Harper
as David Falk
as Will
as Seth
as Angelo Lano
as Jack (segment "Two for Dinner")
as Dean Ericson
as Lewis
as Jason
as Denny
as Brian De Palma
as Lee
as Richard Willis
as Jeremy Woods
as Kenny
as Dion Bartolo
as Jake
as Tango
as Joseph
as Jacob
as George
as Self - Guest
as Jason Bennett
as Self
as Self
as Mitch
as Dave
as Malinov
as Dr. Danny Castellano
as Paul
as Harry
as Reese Lansing
as Tim
as Man
as Mike Appletree
as Ben Smith
as Detective Bowden
as Theo
as Phillip Greenberg
as Subject #19
as Eric Powell
as Tom
as Dr. Gary Caplan
as Max
as Barry
as Doug
as Dennis
as Ira Black
as Self
as Larry
as Casey Edward Frank
as Ted Fairwell
as Baz
as Charlie
as Fox Salesperson
as Corporal
as Higgins
as Self
as Tommy Bell
as Kevin Turner
as Don Cushman
as Cornwall
as Irving P. Krick