Chris Messina

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1974-08-11 (51 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Chris Messina

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 Fa...

Acting

2008

Made of Honor

as Dennis

2023

Dreamin' Wild

as Matt Sullivan

2009

Julie & Julia

as Eric Powell

2010

Greenberg

as Phillip Greenberg

2000

2008

2011

Like Crazy

as Mike Appletree

2006

Ira & Abby

as Ira Black

2010

Devil

as Detective Bowden

2012

Argo

as Malinov

2009

2023

The Boogeyman

as Will Harper

2010

Monogamy

as Theo

2012

2010

An Invisible Sign

as Ben Smith

2012

Ruby Sparks

as Harry

2013

Fairhaven

as Dave

2022

The Aviary

as Seth

2012

Denise

as Brad

2009

Anatomy of Hope

as Dr. Gary Caplan

2023

Air

as David Falk

2015

Manglehorn

as Jacob

2014

Showing Up

as Self

2015

2008

Towelhead

as Barry

2024

Juror #2

as Eric Resnick

2015

2014

Cake

as Jason Bennett

2013

Palo Alto

as Mitch

1998

Rounders

as Higgins

2019

Zeroville

as Brian De Palma

2014

The Oven

as Narrator

2016

2017

2016

Live by Night

as Dion Bartolo

1998

You've Got Mail

as Fox Salesperson

-

Lear Rex

as Cornwall

2018

Blame

as Jeremy Woods

2021

I Care a Lot

as Dean Ericson

2021

Love is Love is Love

as Jack (segment "Two for Dinner")

1998

The Siege

as Corporal

2020

2024

I.S.S.

as Gordon Barrett

2022

Call Jane

as Will

-

Pressure

as Irving P. Krick

2005

Road

as Larry

Production

2015

Alex of Venice

as Director

2019

2012

28 Hotel Rooms

as Executive Producer

2013

Fairhaven

as Executive Producer

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