Chris Messina
Actor
Born August 11, 1974 in New York City, New York, USA
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).
Filmography
We're Just Married
Lear Rex
Cornwall
Pressure
Irving Krick
Juror #2
Eric Resnick
I.S.S.
Gordon Barrett
Dreamin' Wild
Matt Sullivan
Based on a True Story
Nathan Bartlett
The Boogeyman
Will Harper
Air
David Falk
Call Jane
Will
The Aviary
Seth
Gaslit
Angelo Lano
Love Is Love Is Love
Jack (segment "Two for Dinner")
I Care a Lot
Dean Ericson
The Secrets We Keep
Lewis
She Dies Tomorrow
Jason
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Victor Zsasz
The True Adventures of Wolfboy
Denny
Zeroville
Brian De Palma
Light of My Life
Too Long at the Fair
Lee
Sharp Objects
Richard Willis
Blame
Jeremy Woods
The Sweet Life
Kenny
Live by Night
Dion Bartolo
Ordinary World
Jake
Digging for Fire
Tango
OM CITY
Joseph
Manglehorn
Jacob
Alex of Venice
George
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
Cake
Jason Bennett
The Mindy Project: Cast and Creators Live at PALEYFEST 2014
Self
Palo Alto
Mitch
Showing Up
Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
Fairhaven
Dave
Argo
Malinov
The Mindy Project
Dr. Danny Castellano
Celeste & Jesse Forever
Paul
Ruby Sparks
Harry
The Newsroom
Reese Lansing
The Giant Mechanical Man
Tim
28 Hotel Rooms
Man
Like Crazy
Mike Appletree
The Trouble with Bliss
NJ
An Invisible Sign
Ben Smith
Devil
Detective Bowden
Monogamy
Theo
Greenberg
Phillip Greenberg
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
Subject #19
Julie & Julia
Eric Powell
Away We Go
Tom
Anatomy of Hope
Dr. Gary Caplan
Humboldt County
Max
Towelhead
Barry
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Doug
Made of Honor
Dennis
Damages
Chris Sanchez
Ira & Abby
Ira Black
Made in Hollywood
Self
Road
Larry
Medium
Casey Edward Frank
Six Feet Under
Ted Fairwell
Turn It Up
Baz
Third Watch
Charlie
You've Got Mail
Fox Salesperson
The Siege
Corporal
Rounders
Higgins
The View
Self
Law & Order
Tommy Bell