Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1974-08-11 (Age: 52)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography (55)
Pressure
2026
Juror #2
2024
I.S.S.
2024
Dreamin' Wild
2023
The Boogeyman
2023
Air
2023
Call Jane
2022
The Aviary
2022
Love Is Love Is Love
2021
I Care a Lot
2021
The Secrets We Keep
2020
She Dies Tomorrow
2020
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
2020
The True Adventures of Wolfboy
2019
