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).

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Known For

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) Not in library

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

2020

Argo Not in library

Argo

2012

Vicky Cristina Barcelona Not in library

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

2008

You've Got Mail Not in library

You've Got Mail

1998

Devil Not in library

Devil

2010

I Care a Lot Not in library

I Care a Lot

2021

Juror #2 Not in library

Juror #2

2024

Air Not in library

Air

2023

Julie & Julia Not in library

Julie & Julia

2009

Rounders Not in library

Rounders

1998

Acting

2026 Pressure as Irving P. Krick In Library
2024 Juror #2 as Eric Resnick
2024 I.S.S. as Gordon Barrett
2023 Dreamin' Wild as Matt Sullivan
2023 The Boogeyman as Will Harper
2023 Air as David Falk
2023 Based on a True Story as Nathan Bartlett (16 episodes)
2022 The Aviary as Seth
2022 Call Jane as Will
2022 Gaslit as Angelo Lano (4 episodes)
2021 I Care a Lot as Dean Ericson
2021 Love Is Love Is Love as Jack (segment "Two for Dinner")
2020 Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) as Victor Zsasz
2020 The Secrets We Keep as Lewis
2020 She Dies Tomorrow as Jason
2019 Zeroville as Brian De Palma
2019 The True Adventures of Wolfboy as Denny
2018 Too Long at the Fair as Lee
2018 Blame as Jeremy Woods
2018 Sharp Objects as Richard Willis (8 episodes)
2017 The Sweet Life as Kenny
2016 Ordinary World as Jake
2016 Live by Night as Dion Bartolo
2015 Manglehorn as Jacob
2015 Alex of Venice as George
2015 Digging for Fire as Tango
2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2015 OM CITY as Joseph (1 episode)
2014 Showing Up as Self
2014 Cake as Jason Bennett
2014 Palo Alto as Mitch
2014 The Oven as Narrator
2014 Off Camera with Sam Jones as Self (1 episode)
2013 Fairhaven as Dave
2012 Argo as Malinov
2012 28 Hotel Rooms as Man
2012 Celeste & Jesse Forever as Paul
2012 The Giant Mechanical Man as Tim
2012 Ruby Sparks as Harry
2012 Denise as Brad
2012 The Mindy Project as Dr. Danny Castellano (98 episodes)
2012 The Newsroom as Reese Lansing (14 episodes)
2011 Like Crazy as Mike Appletree
2011 The Trouble with Bliss as NJ
2010 Greenberg as Phillip Greenberg
2010 Devil as Detective Bowden
2010 Monogamy as Theo
2010 An Invisible Sign as Ben Smith
2009 Julie & Julia as Eric Powell
2009 Brief Interviews with Hideous Men as Subject #19
2009 Away We Go as Tom
2009 Anatomy of Hope as Dr. Gary Caplan
2008 Made of Honor as Dennis
2008 Vicky Cristina Barcelona as Doug
2008 Humboldt County as Max
2008 Towelhead as Barry
2007 Security as Zelly
2007 Damages as Chris Sanchez (16 episodes)
2006 Ira & Abby as Ira Black
2005 Road as Larry
2005 Medium as Casey Edward Frank (1 episode)
2005 Made in Hollywood as Self (1 episode)
2001 Six Feet Under as Ted Fairwell (6 episodes)
2000 Turn It Up as Baz
1999 Third Watch as Charlie (1 episode)
1998 Rounders as Higgins
1998 You've Got Mail as Fox Salesperson
1998 The Siege as Corporal
1997 The View as Self (1 episode)
1990 Law & Order as Tommy Bell (1 episode)
1990 Law & Order as Kevin Turner (1 episode)
1990 Law & Order as Don Cushman (1 episode)
We're Just Married
Lear Rex as Cornwall
Hellhound
Tumor

Directing

2015 Alex of Venice Director

Production

2013 Fairhaven Executive Producer
2012 28 Hotel Rooms Executive Producer

Crew

2019 Light of My Life Thanks