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Chris Messina

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1974-08-11

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Movies and TV shows :

28 Hotel Rooms

28 Hotel Rooms

2012

5.5

Movie
Air

Air

2023

7.3

Movie
Alex of Venice

Alex of Venice

2015

5.9

Movie
An Invisible Sign

An Invisible Sign

2010

5.2

Movie
Anatomy of Hope

Anatomy of Hope

2009

0.0

Movie
Argo

Argo

2012

7.3

Movie
Away We Go

Away We Go

2009

6.6

Movie
poster

Based on a True Story

2023

7.3

TV
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

2020

6.9

Movie
Blame

Blame

2018

6.7

Movie
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

2009

5.1

Movie
Cake

Cake

2014

6.3

Movie
Call Jane

Call Jane

2022

6.6

Movie
Celeste & Jesse Forever

Celeste & Jesse Forever

2012

6.4

Movie
poster

Damages

2007

7.4

TV
Denise

Denise

2012

7.0

Movie
Devil

Devil

2010

6.1

Movie
Digging for Fire

Digging for Fire

2015

5.1

Movie
Dreamin' Wild

Dreamin' Wild

2023

5.4

Movie
Fairhaven

Fairhaven

2013

5.1

Movie
poster

Gaslit

2022

7.0

TV
Greenberg

Greenberg

2010

5.9

Movie
Humboldt County

Humboldt County

2008

5.5

Movie
I Care a Lot

I Care a Lot

2021

6.6

Movie
I.S.S.

I.S.S.

2024

5.8

Movie
Ira & Abby

Ira & Abby

2006

5.7

Movie
Julie & Julia

Julie & Julia

2009

6.7

Movie
Juror #2

Juror #2

2024

7.0

Movie
poster

Law & Order

1990

7.4

TV
Lear Rex

Lear Rex

0.0

Movie
Like Crazy

Like Crazy

2011

6.4

Movie
Live by Night

Live by Night

2016

6.2

Movie
Love is Love is Love

Love is Love is Love

2021

4.6

Movie
Made of Honor

Made of Honor

2008

6.5

Movie
Manglehorn

Manglehorn

2015

5.4

Movie
poster

Medium

2005

7.5

TV
Monogamy

Monogamy

2010

4.1

Movie
poster

Off Camera with Sam Jones

2014

4.0

TV
Ordinary World

Ordinary World

2016

5.8

Movie
Palo Alto

Palo Alto

2014

6.1

Movie
Pressure

Pressure

0.0

Movie
Rounders

Rounders

1998

7.0

Movie
Ruby Sparks

Ruby Sparks

2012

7.1

Movie
Secret Ingredients: Creating Julie & Julia

Secret Ingredients: Creating Julie & Julia

2009

6.3

Movie
poster

Sharp Objects

2018

7.7

TV
She Dies Tomorrow

She Dies Tomorrow

2020

5.2

Movie
Showing Up

Showing Up

2014

9.2

Movie
poster

Six Feet Under

2001

8.1

TV
The Aviary

The Aviary

2022

5.5

Movie
The Boogeyman

The Boogeyman

2023

6.4

Movie
The Giant Mechanical Man

The Giant Mechanical Man

2012

6.5

Movie
poster

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015

5.4

TV
poster

The Mindy Project

2012

6.3

TV
poster

The Newsroom

2012

8.1

TV
The Oven

The Oven

2014

6.0

Movie
The Secrets We Keep

The Secrets We Keep

2020

6.0

Movie
The Siege

The Siege

1998

6.3

Movie
The Sweet Life

The Sweet Life

2017

6.0

Movie
The Trouble With Bliss

The Trouble With Bliss

2011

5.1

Movie
The True Adventures of Wolfboy

The True Adventures of Wolfboy

2019

5.9

Movie
poster

The View

1997

4.4

TV
poster

Third Watch

1999

7.9

TV
Too Long at the Fair

Too Long at the Fair

2018

0.0

Movie
Towelhead

Towelhead

2008

6.2

Movie
Turn It Up

Turn It Up

2000

5.0

Movie
Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

2008

6.8

Movie
We're Just Married

We're Just Married

0.0

Movie
You've Got Mail

You've Got Mail

1998

6.7

Movie
Zeroville

Zeroville

2019

5.1

Movie