Chris Messina
Known For
Acting
Born
1974-08-11 in New York City, New York, USA
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.
Most Known For
Law & Order
as Tommy Bell
Law & Order
as Kevin Turner
Law & Order
as Don Cushman
The View
as Self
Medium
as Casey Edward Frank
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
Third Watch
as Charlie
The Mindy Project
as Dr. Danny Castellano
Six Feet Under
as Ted Fairwell
Damages
as Chris Sanchez
The Newsroom
as Reese Lansing
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
Sharp Objects
as Richard Willis
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
as Victor Zsasz
Made in Hollywood
as Self
Based on a True Story
as Nathan Bartlett
You've Got Mail
as Fox Salesperson
Argo
as Malinov
Air
as David Falk
Zeroville
as Brian De Palma