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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

76

Gender

Male

Birthday

1974-08-11 (51 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Christopher Messina

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کریس مسینا

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). 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

Acting

Made of Honor

2008

Made of Honor

as

Dennis

Dreamin' Wild

2023

Dreamin' Wild

as

Matt Sullivan

Julie & Julia

2009

Julie & Julia

as

Eric Powell

Greenberg

2010

Greenberg

as

Phillip Greenberg

Turn It Up

2000

Turn It Up

as

Baz

Like Crazy

2011

Like Crazy

as

Mike Appletree

Ira & Abby

2006

Ira & Abby

as

Ira Black

Devil

2010

Devil

as

Detective Bowden

Argo

2012

Argo

as

Malinov

Away We Go

2009

Away We Go

as

Tom

The Boogeyman

2023

The Boogeyman

as

Will Harper

Monogamy

2010

Monogamy

as

Theo

An Invisible Sign

2010

An Invisible Sign

as

Ben Smith

Ruby Sparks

2012

Ruby Sparks

as

Harry

Fairhaven

2013

Fairhaven

as

Dave

The Aviary

2022

The Aviary

as

Seth

Denise

2012

Denise

as

Brad

Anatomy of Hope

2009

Anatomy of Hope

as

Dr. Gary Caplan

Air

2023

Air

as

David Falk

Manglehorn

2015

Manglehorn

as

Jacob

Showing Up

2014

Showing Up

as

Self

Alex of Venice

2015

Alex of Venice

as

George

Towelhead

2008

Towelhead

as

Barry

Juror #2

2024

Juror #2

as

Eric Resnick

Cake

2014

Cake

as

Jason Bennett

Digging for Fire

2015

Digging for Fire

as

Tango

Palo Alto

2013

Palo Alto

as

Mitch

Rounders

1998

Rounders

as

Higgins

Zeroville

2019

Zeroville

as

Brian De Palma

The Oven

2014

The Oven

as

Narrator

Ordinary World

2016

Ordinary World

as

Jake

The Sweet Life

2017

The Sweet Life

as

Kenny

Live by Night

2016

Live by Night

as

Dion Bartolo

You've Got Mail

1998

You've Got Mail

as

Fox Salesperson

Lear Rex

Lear Rex

as

Cornwall

Blame

2018

Blame

as

Jeremy Woods

I Care a Lot

2021

I Care a Lot

as

Dean Ericson

Love is Love is Love

2021

Love is Love is Love

as

Jack (segment "Two for Dinner")

The Siege

1998

The Siege

as

Corporal

I.S.S.

2024

I.S.S.

as

Gordon Barrett

Call Jane

2022

Call Jane

as

Will

Pressure

Pressure

as

Irving P. Krick

Road

2005

Road

as

Larry

Medium

Medium

as

Casey Edward Frank

Six Feet Under

Six Feet Under

as

Ted Fairwell

The Mindy Project

The Mindy Project

as

Dr. Danny Castellano

Gaslit

Gaslit

as

Angelo Lano

Sharp Objects

Sharp Objects

as

Richard Willis

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Tommy Bell

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Kevin Turner

The View

The View

as

Self

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Don Cushman

Based on a True Story

Based on a True Story

as

Nathan Bartlett

The Newsroom

The Newsroom

as

Reese Lansing

Third Watch

Third Watch

as

Charlie

Production

Crew

Directing