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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Acting
Movie
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
as Victor Zsasz
2020
Movie
Argo
as Malinov
2012
Movie
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
as Doug
2008
Movie
You've Got Mail
as Fox Salesperson
1998
Movie
Devil
as Detective Bowden
2010
Movie
I Care a Lot
as Dean Ericson
2021
Movie
Juror #2
as Eric Resnick
2024
Movie
Air
as David Falk
2023
Movie
Julie & Julia
as Eric Powell
2009
Movie
Rounders
as Higgins
1998
Movie
Made of Honor
as Dennis
2008
Movie
Ruby Sparks
as Harry
2012
Movie
The Siege
as Corporal
1998
Movie
Live by Night
as Dion Bartolo
2016
TV
Six Feet Under
as Ted Fairwell
2001
Movie
The Boogeyman
as Will Harper
2023
Movie
Like Crazy
as Mike Appletree
2011
TV
Sharp Objects
as Richard Willis
2018
Movie
Cake
as Jason Bennett
2014
Movie
Palo Alto
as Mitch
2014
TV
The Newsroom
as Reese Lansing
2012
TV
Law & Order
as Tommy Bell
1990
TV
Law & Order
as Kevin Turner
1990
TV
Law & Order
as Don Cushman
1990
