Chris Messina
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday11 August 1974 (52 years old)
Place of birthNew York City, New York, USA
Known credits75
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, exe…
Pressure
2026 · Irving Krick
Juror #2
2024 · Eric Resnick
I.S.S.
2024 · Gordon Barrett
Dreamin' Wild
2023 · Matt Sullivan
Based on a True Story
2023 · Nathan Bartlett
The Boogeyman
2023 · Will Harper
Air
2023 · David Falk
Call Jane
2022 · Will
The Aviary
2022 · Seth
Gaslit
2022 · Angelo Lano
Love Is Love Is Love
2021 · Jack (segment "Two for Dinner")
I Care a Lot
2021 · Dean Ericson
The Secrets We Keep
2020 · Lewis
She Dies Tomorrow
2020 · Jason
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
2020 · Victor Zsasz
The True Adventures of Wolfboy
2019 · Denny
Zeroville
2019 · Brian De Palma
Light of My Life
2019 · Thanks
Too Long at the Fair
2018 · Lee
Sharp Objects
2018 · Richard Willis
Blame
2018 · Jeremy Woods
The Sweet Life
2017 · Kenny
Live by Night
2016 · Dion Bartolo
Ordinary World
2016 · Jake
Digging for Fire
2015 · Tango
OM CITY
2015 · Joseph
Manglehorn
2015 · Jacob
Alex of Venice
2015 · George
Alex of Venice
2015 · Director
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self - Guest
The Oven
2014 · Narrator
Cake
2014 · Jason Bennett
The Mindy Project: Cast and Creators Live at PALEYFEST 2014
2014 · Self
Palo Alto
2014 · Mitch
Showing Up
2014 · Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014 · Self
Fairhaven
2013 · Dave
Fairhaven
2013 · Executive Producer
Argo
2012 · Malinov
The Mindy Project
2012 · Dr. Danny Castellano
Celeste & Jesse Forever
2012 · Paul
Ruby Sparks
2012 · Harry
Denise
2012 · Brad
The Newsroom
2012 · Reese Lansing
The Giant Mechanical Man
2012 · Tim
28 Hotel Rooms
2012 · Man
28 Hotel Rooms
2012 · Executive Producer
Like Crazy
2011 · Mike Appletree
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