Acting credits
69
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Chris Messina
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.7
Moderate attention
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Movies: 55Series: 15Crew credits: 4
TMDB ID: 61659
IMDb ID: nm0582149
Known for: Acting
Born: August 11, 1974
Age: 51
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1990 - 2026
Years active: 37
Average TMDB rating: 6.28
Wikidata: Q1077549
Also known as
Christopher Messina • 克里斯·梅西納 • کریس مسینا • Christopher "Chris" Messina
Other jobs
Executive Producer (2)Director (1)Thanks (1)
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).
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Chris Messina.
May 29
Pressure
as Irving P. Krick
2026 Movie
6.9
Juror #2
as Eric Resnick
2024 Movie
5.8
I.S.S.
as Gordon Barrett
2024 Movie
6.1
Dreamin' Wild
as Matt Sullivan
2023 Movie
6.4
The Boogeyman
as Will Harper
2023 Movie
7.3
Air
as David Falk
2023 Movie
6.5
Call Jane
as Will
2022 Movie
5.3
The Aviary
as Seth
2022 Movie
4.6
Love Is Love Is Love
as Jack (segment "Two for Dinner")
2021 Movie
6.6
I Care a Lot
as Dean Ericson
2021 Movie
6.0
The Secrets We Keep
as Lewis
2020 Movie
5.1
She Dies Tomorrow
as Jason
2020 Movie
6.9
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
as Victor Zsasz
2020 Movie
5.9
The True Adventures of Wolfboy
as Denny
2019 Movie
5.1
Zeroville
as Brian De Palma
2019 Movie
6.5
Light of My Life
Thanks
2019 Movie
Too Long at the Fair
as Lee
2018 Movie
6.6
Blame
as Jeremy Woods
2018 Movie
6.1
The Sweet Life
as Kenny
2017 Movie
6.3
Live by Night
as Dion Bartolo
2016 Movie
5.7
Ordinary World
as Jake
2016 Movie
5.2
Digging for Fire
as Tango
2015 Movie
5.4
Manglehorn
as Jacob
2015 Movie
5.9
Alex of Venice
as George
2015 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Chris Messina.
7.1
Based on a True Story
as Nathan Bartlett • 16 eps
2023 Series
6.8
Gaslit
as Angelo Lano • 3 eps
2022 Series
7.7
Sharp Objects
as Richard Willis • 8 eps
2018 Series
10.0
OM CITY
as Joseph • 1 eps
2015 Series
5.3
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2015 Series
4.0
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
6.2
The Mindy Project
as Dr. Danny Castellano • 98 eps
2012 Series
8.1
The Newsroom
as Reese Lansing • 14 eps
2012 Series
7.4
Damages
as Chris Sanchez • 16 eps
2007 Series
4.7
Made in Hollywood
as Self • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.5
Medium
as Casey Edward Frank • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.1
Six Feet Under
as Ted Fairwell • 6 eps
2001 Series
7.9
Third Watch
as Charlie • 1 eps
1999 Series
4.3
The View
as Self • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as Tommy Bell • 1 eps
1990 Series