
Chris Messina
Acting
🎂 1974-08-11
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.
Cast credits(73)

Tommy Bell
1990

Kevin Turner
1990

Don Cushman
1990

Casey Edward Frank
2005

Charlie
1999

Self - Guest
2015

Ted Fairwell
2001

Self
1997

Dr. Danny Castellano
2012

2007

Reese Lansing
2012

Self
2014

Victor Zsasz
2020

David Falk
2023

Eric Resnick
2024

Richard Willis
2018

Malinov
2012

Fox Salesperson
1998

Nathan Bartlett
2023

Dean Ericson
2021

Corporal
1998

Doug
2008

Dennis
2008

Jason Bennett
2014

Harry
2012

Eric Powell
2009

Mitch
2013

Higgins
1998

Will Harper
2023

Detective Bowden
2010

Dion Bartolo
2016

Phillip Greenberg
2010

Brian De Palma
2019

Angelo Lano
2022

Will
2022

Denny
2019

Tom
2009

Gordon Barrett
2024

Paul
2012

Lewis
2020
Narrator
2014

Barry
2008

Larry
2005

Max
2008

Jeremy Woods
2018

Jason
2020

Baz
2000

Tango
2015

Ben Smith
2010

Tim
2012

Jake
2016

NJ
2011

Kenny
2017

Matt Sullivan
2023

Jacob
2015

Mike Appletree
2011
Brad
2012

Man
2012

Subject #19
2009

Theo
2010

Seth
2022

Ira Black
2006

George
2015

Dr. Gary Caplan
2009

Jack (segment "Two for Dinner")
2021

Cornwall

Lee
2018

Self
2014

Dave
2013

Joseph
2015

Irving P. Krick
