Chris Messina
Date of birth: 1974-08-11
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Christopher Messina, 克里斯·梅西納, کریس مسینا, Christopher "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.
Movie Credits
Made of Honor
2008-04-30
Tom and Hannah have been platonic friends for 10 years. He's a serial dater, while she wants marriag
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
2008-08-15
Two girlfriends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamored with the same painter, unaware that his
Dreamin' Wild
2023-08-04
The true story of the Emerson family and the tumult that followed the success of their self-recorded
Julie & Julia
2009-08-06
Julia Child and Julie Powell – both of whom wrote memoirs – find their lives intertwined. Though sep
Greenberg
2010-03-26
Roger Greenberg, a failed musician now making a living as a carpenter in New York, returns to Los An
Turn It Up
2000-09-06
Trying to bootstrap his way out of Brooklyn's mean streets is Diamond, a rap musician. With his long
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
2009-09-25
After her boyfriend mysteriously leaves her with little explanation, a doctoral candidate in anthrop
Humboldt County
2008-09-26
Peter is a medical student about to graduate and begin his residency. When his professor fails him,
Like Crazy
2011-10-28
A British college student falls for an American student, only to be separated from him when she's ba
Ira & Abby
2006-06-23
A neurotic, young psychology student, with low self-esteem, has a chance encounter with a free-spiri
Devil
2010-09-16
A group of people are trapped in an elevator high above Philadelphia, and one of them is the devil.
Argo
2012-10-11
As the Iranian revolution reaches a boiling point, a CIA 'exfiltration' specialist concocts a risky
Away We Go
2009-06-05
Verona and Burt have moved to Colorado to be close to Burt's parents but, with Verona expecting thei
The Boogeyman
2023-05-31
Still reeling from the tragic death of their mother, a teenage girl and her younger sister find them
Monogamy
2010-04-24
Exhibitionism, voyeurism, jealousy, lust. Brooklyn wedding photographer Theo’s side business shooti
Too Long at the Fair
2018-07-26
Charlie and Val are best friends and owners of a fledgeling Princess party business in Los Angeles.
28 Hotel Rooms
2012-01-21
While traveling for work in a city far from their homes, a novelist and a corporate accountant find
Celeste & Jesse Forever
2012-08-03
Celeste and Jesse met in high school and got married young. They laugh at the same jokes and finish
An Invisible Sign
2010-10-06
Mona Gray is a 20-year-old loner who, as a child, turned to math for salvation after her father beca
The Giant Mechanical Man
2012-04-27
An offbeat romantic comedy about a silver-painted street performer and the soft spoken zoo worker wh
Ruby Sparks
2012-07-25
Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling
Fairhaven
2013-01-11
Long-time friends reconnect when one returns to their small Massachusetts town for a funeral.
The Aviary
2022-04-29
A twisted journey of two women’s desperate flee to escape the clutches of Skylight, an insidious cul
Denise
2012-07-04
A girl helps a guy untangle his web of lies.
Anatomy of Hope
2009-01-01
Medical drama based on the lives of cancer patients. Based on Jerome Groopman's "The Anatomy of Hope
Air
2023-04-05
Discover the game-changing partnership between a then undiscovered Michael Jordan and Nike's fledgli
Manglehorn
2015-06-03
AJ Manglehorn is an aging, ordinary guy in a small town. He nurses his sick cat, squeezes out a conv
Showing Up
2014-02-25
An unprecedented look at the audition, compiled from more than 50 interviews with notable artists in
Alex of Venice
2015-04-17
After her stay-at-home husband leaves her, a workaholic lawyer finds that she is not completely up t
We're Just Married
A suburban wife ends her marriage after having an affair with her neighbor.
Towelhead
2008-09-12
A young Arab-American girl struggles with her sexual obsession, a bigoted Army reservist, and her st
Juror #2
2024-10-30
While serving as a juror in a high profile murder trial, family man Justin Kemp finds himself strugg
Cake
2014-09-07
After having visions of a member of her support group who killed herself, a woman who also suffers w
Digging for Fire
2015-08-21
Tim and Lee are married with a young child. The chance to stay at a fancy home in the Hollywood Hill
Palo Alto
2014-05-09
A lack of parental guidance encourages teens in an affluent California town to rebel with substance
Rounders
1998-09-11
Poker addict Mike McDermott knows the game inside out, but loses his money one night in a game to Ru
Zeroville
2019-09-19
A young actor arrives in Hollywood in 1969 during a transitional time in the Industry.
The Trouble with Bliss
2011-10-01
35-year-old Morris Bliss is clamped in the jaws of New York City inertia: he wants to travel but has
The Oven
2014-12-18
A young couple get into a fight before a very important party. Little do they know an outsider has t
Ordinary World
2016-10-14
Perry is a happily married father of two living a comfortable but sedate life in the suburbs. On the
The Sweet Life
2017-09-13
Kenny is an ice cream vendor in Chicago with a crisp white uniform and an apathetic heart. When he e
Live by Night
2016-12-25
A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off
You've Got Mail
1998-12-18
Book superstore magnate, Joe Fox and independent book shop owner, Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the
Lear Rex
An aging king splits up his kingdom for his three daughters to govern, but is misled about their aff
Blame
2018-01-05
A drama teacher's taboo relationship with an unstable student strikes a nerve in her jealous classma
The True Adventures of Wolfboy
2019-12-08
Follows a young boy who runs away from home in the search of his estranged mother.
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
2020-02-05
Harley Quinn joins forces with a singer, an assassin and a police detective to help a young girl who
I Care a Lot
2021-02-19
A court-appointed legal guardian defrauds her older clients and traps them under her care. But her l
The Secrets We Keep
2020-09-16
In post-World War II America, a woman, rebuilding her life in the suburbs with her husband, kidnaps
Love Is Love Is Love
2021-10-07
Three stories that explore love, commitment, and loyalty between couples and friends. "Two for
The Siege
1998-11-06
The secret US abduction of a suspected terrorist from his Middle East homeland leads to a wave of te
She Dies Tomorrow
2020-07-31
Amy is ravaged by the notion that she is going to die tomorrow, which sends her down a dizzying emot
I.S.S.
2024-01-19
Tensions flare in the near future aboard the International Space Station as a conflict breaks out on
Call Jane
2022-10-27
A married woman with an unwanted pregnancy lives in a time in America where she can't get a legal ab
Pressure
In the seventy two hours leading up to D-Day, all the pieces are in place except for one key element
Road
2005-06-24
Two exes take a dual-purpose road trip: allow Margaret (Catherine Kellner), a freelance photographer
Hellhound
When a zombie outbreak hits small-town New York, a washed-up veterinarian must team up with his ex-w
Security
2007-03-27
An immigration agent at Newark International Airport confronts an Iranian mother and her son. Based