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Chris Messina

1974-08-11

The 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.

Chris Messina in

Movies

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Juror #2

7 average rating
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Rounders

7 average rating
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Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

6.9 average rating
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Ruby Sparks

7.1 average rating
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The Boogeyman

6.417 average rating
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Argo

7.278 average rating
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Julie & Julia

6.7 average rating
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I Care a Lot

6.6 average rating
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Air

7.342 average rating
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Towelhead

6.2 average rating
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You've Got Mail

6.7 average rating
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I.S.S.

5.853 average rating
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Devil

6.1 average rating
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Made of Honor

6.449 average rating
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Vicky Cristina Barcelona

6.799 average rating
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The Siege

6.301 average rating
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Live by Night

6.3 average rating
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Cake

6.264 average rating
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Like Crazy

6.378 average rating
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The Giant Mechanical Man

6.5 average rating