Chris Messina
Born August 11, 1974 (Age: 51)
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New York City, New York, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
Lear Rex
Unknown
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as Cornwall
Juror #2
2024
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as Eric Resnick
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Age: 50
I.S.S.
2024
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as Gordon Barrett
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Age: 49
Dreamin' Wild
2023
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as Matt Sullivan
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Age: 48
The Boogeyman
2023
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as Will Harper
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Age: 48
Air
2023
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as David Falk
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Age: 48
The Secrets We Keep
2020
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as Lewis
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Age: 46
She Dies Tomorrow
2020
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as Jason
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Age: 45
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
2020
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as Victor Zsasz
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Age: 45
Live by Night
2016
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as Dion Bartolo
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Age: 42
Manglehorn
2015
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as Jacob
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Age: 40
Cake
2014
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as Jason Bennett
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Age: 40
Palo Alto
2014
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as Mitch
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Age: 39
Argo
2012
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as Malinov
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Age: 38
Celeste & Jesse Forever
2012
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as Paul
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Age: 37
Ruby Sparks
2012
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as Harry
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Age: 37
28 Hotel Rooms
2012
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as Man
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Age: 37
Like Crazy
2011
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as Mike Appletree
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Age: 37
The Trouble with Bliss
2011
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as NJ
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Age: 37
An Invisible Sign
2010
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as Ben Smith
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Age: 36
Devil
2010
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as Detective Bowden
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Age: 36
Greenberg
2010
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as Phillip Greenberg
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Age: 35
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
2009
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as Subject #19
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Age: 35
Julie & Julia
2009
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as Eric Powell
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Age: 34
Away We Go
2009
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as Tom
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Age: 34
Towelhead
2008
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as Barry
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Age: 34
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
2008
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as Doug
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Age: 34
Made of Honor
2008
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as Dennis
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Age: 33
No Image
Security
2007
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as Zelly
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Age: 32
You've Got Mail
1998
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as Fox Salesperson
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Age: 24
The Siege
1998
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as Corporal
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Age: 24
Rounders
1998
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as Higgins
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Age: 24