Chris Messina

Chris Messina

Acting

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,…

Filmography

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Pressure ★ 7.8 Pressure 2026 Juror #2 ★ 6.9 Juror #2 2024 I.S.S. ★ 5.8 I.S.S. 2024 Dreamin' Wild ★ 6.1 Dreamin' Wild 2023 Based on a True Story ★ 7.0 Based on a True Story 2023 The Boogeyman ★ 6.4 The Boogeyman 2023 Air ★ 7.3 Air 2023 Call Jane ★ 6.5 Call Jane 2022 The Aviary ★ 5.3 The Aviary 2022 Gaslit ★ 6.9 Gaslit 2022 Love Is Love Is Love ★ 4.7 Love Is Love Is Love 2021 I Care a Lot ★ 6.6 I Care a Lot 2021 The Secrets We Keep ★ 6.0 The Secrets We Keep 2020 She Dies Tomorrow ★ 5.1 She Dies Tomorrow 2020 Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) ★ 6.9 Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) 2020 The True Adventures of Wolfboy ★ 5.9 The True Adventures of Wolfboy 2019 Zeroville ★ 5.1 Zeroville 2019 Too Long at the Fair Too Long at the Fair 2018 Sharp Objects ★ 7.8 Sharp Objects 2018 Blame ★ 6.6 Blame 2018 The Sweet Life ★ 6.2 The Sweet Life 2017 Live by Night ★ 6.3 Live by Night 2016 Ordinary World ★ 5.7 Ordinary World 2016 Digging for Fire ★ 5.2 Digging for Fire 2015 OM CITY ★ 10.0 OM CITY 2015 Manglehorn ★ 5.4 Manglehorn 2015 Alex of Venice ★ 5.9 Alex of Venice 2015 The Late Late Show with James Corden ★ 5.2 The Late Late Show with James Corden 2015 The Oven ★ 6.0 The Oven 2014 Cake ★ 6.3 Cake 2014 Palo Alto ★ 6.1 Palo Alto 2014 Showing Up ★ 9.2 Showing Up 2014 Off Camera with Sam Jones ★ 5.0 Off Camera with Sam Jones 2014 Fairhaven ★ 5.2 Fairhaven 2013 Argo ★ 7.3 Argo 2012 The Mindy Project ★ 6.2 The Mindy Project 2012 Celeste & Jesse Forever ★ 6.4 Celeste & Jesse Forever 2012 Ruby Sparks ★ 7.1 Ruby Sparks 2012 Denise ★ 7.0 Denise 2012 The Newsroom ★ 8.1 The Newsroom 2012 The Giant Mechanical Man ★ 6.5 The Giant Mechanical Man 2012 28 Hotel Rooms ★ 5.5 28 Hotel Rooms 2012 Like Crazy ★ 6.4 Like Crazy 2011 The Trouble with Bliss ★ 4.8 The Trouble with Bliss 2011 An Invisible Sign ★ 5.2 An Invisible Sign 2010 Devil ★ 6.1 Devil 2010 Monogamy ★ 4.2 Monogamy 2010 Greenberg ★ 5.9 Greenberg 2010 Brief Interviews with Hideous Men ★ 5.1 Brief Interviews with Hideous Men 2009 Julie & Julia ★ 6.7 Julie & Julia 2009 Away We Go ★ 6.7 Away We Go 2009 Anatomy of Hope ★ 1.0 Anatomy of Hope 2009 Humboldt County ★ 5.6 Humboldt County 2008 Towelhead ★ 6.2 Towelhead 2008 Vicky Cristina Barcelona ★ 6.8 Vicky Cristina Barcelona 2008 Made of Honor ★ 6.5 Made of Honor 2008 Damages ★ 7.5 Damages 2007 Security Security 2007 Ira & Abby ★ 5.6 Ira & Abby 2006 Made in Hollywood ★ 4.7 Made in Hollywood 2005 Road ★ 4.5 Road 2005 Medium ★ 7.5 Medium 2005 Six Feet Under ★ 8.1 Six Feet Under 2001 Turn It Up ★ 4.8 Turn It Up 2000 Third Watch ★ 7.9 Third Watch 1999 You've Got Mail ★ 6.7 You've Got Mail 1998 The Siege ★ 6.3 The Siege 1998 Rounders ★ 7.0 Rounders 1998 The View ★ 4.4 The View 1997 Law & Order ★ 7.3 Law & Order 1990 We're Just Married We're Just Married Lear Rex Lear Rex Hellhound Hellhound Tumor Tumor