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Chris Messina

b. 1974 · 46 titles in the catalogue

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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Their work

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  1. Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)2020as Victor Zsasz
  2. Argo2012as Malinov
  3. Vicky Cristina Barcelona2008as Doug
  4. You've Got Mail1998as Fox Salesperson
  5. Devil2010as Detective Bowden
  6. I Care a Lot2021as Dean Ericson
  7. Juror #22024as Eric Resnick
  8. Air2023as David Falk
  9. Julie & Julia2009as Eric Powell
  10. Rounders1998as Higgins
  11. Made of Honor2008as Dennis
  12. Ruby Sparks2012as Harry
  13. The Siege1998as Corporal
  14. Live by Night2016as Dion Bartolo
  15. Six Feet Under2001as Ted Fairwell
  16. The Boogeyman2023as Will Harper
  17. Sharp Objects2018as Richard Willis
  18. Like Crazy2011as Mike Appletree
  19. Cake2014as Jason Bennett
  20. Palo Alto2014as Mitch
  21. The Newsroom2012as Reese Lansing
  22. Law & Order1990as Tommy Bell
  23. Away We Go2009as Tom
  24. Greenberg2010as Phillip Greenberg
  25. Light of My Life2019Thanks
  26. Medium2005as Casey Edward Frank
  27. Celeste & Jesse Forever2012as Paul
  28. I.S.S.2024as Gordon Barrett
  29. The Secrets We Keep2020as Lewis
  30. Damages2007as Chris Sanchez
  31. Third Watch1999as Charlie
  32. Manglehorn2015as Jacob
  33. Call Jane2022as Will
  34. Pressure2026as Irving Krick
  35. The Mindy Project2012as Dr. Danny Castellano
  36. She Dies Tomorrow2020as Jason
  37. The Giant Mechanical Man2012as Tim
  38. Digging for Fire2015as Tango
  39. Towelhead2008as Barry
  40. Based on a True Story2023as Nathan Bartlett
  41. The Late Late Show with James Corden2015as Self - Guest
  42. Blame2018as Jeremy Woods
  43. An Invisible Sign2010as Ben Smith
  44. The View1997as Self
  45. Ordinary World2016as Jake
  46. Zeroville2019as Brian De Palma