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.
| Organization | Category | Movie |
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The Mindy Project
as Dr. Danny Castellano
Episodes: 99
First Aired: Sep 25, 2012
Based on a True Story
as Nathan Bartlett
Episodes: 16
First Aired: Jun 08, 2023
The Newsroom
as Reese Lansing
Episodes: 14
First Aired: Jun 24, 2012
Six Feet Under
as Ted Fairwell
Episodes: 12
First Aired: Jun 03, 2001
Sharp Objects
as Richard Willis
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Jul 08, 2018
Gaslit
as Angelo Lano
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Apr 24, 2022
Medium
as Casey Edward Frank
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 03, 2005
Law & Order
as Tommy Bell
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1990
Law & Order
as Kevin Turner
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1990
Law & Order
as Don Cushman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1990
Third Watch
as Charlie
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 1999
Damages
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 24, 2007
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 23, 2015
The View
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 11, 1997
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 06, 2014
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