Chris Messina
Born in New York City, New York, USA — Aug 11 1974
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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…
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Law & Order
Tommy Bell
Medium
Casey Edward Frank
Damages
Chris Sanchez
Third Watch
Charlie
The Mindy Project
Dr. Danny Castellano
Six Feet Under
Ted Fairwell
The Newsroom
Reese Lansing
Sharp Objects
Richard Willis
Based on a True Story
Nathan Bartlett
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Victor Zsasz
Argo
Malinov
Gaslit
Angelo Lano
Cake
Jason Bennett
Air
David Falk
Rounders
Higgins
Juror #2
Eric Resnick
I Care a Lot
Dean Ericson
You've Got Mail
Fox Salesperson
The Siege
Corporal
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Doug
Devil
Detective Bowden
Light of My Life
Crew
Ruby Sparks
Harry
The Boogeyman
Will Harper
Live by Night
Dion Bartolo
Palo Alto
Mitch
Pressure
Irving P. Krick
Julie & Julia
Eric Powell
I.S.S.
Gordon Barrett
Made of Honor
Dennis
Call Jane
Will
Like Crazy
Mike Appletree
OM CITY
Joseph
Zeroville
Brian De Palma
Blame
Jeremy Woods
Greenberg
Phillip Greenberg
Turn It Up
Baz
Towelhead
Barry
Away We Go
Tom
Ira & Abby
Ira Black
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
Subject #19
Alex of Venice
George
Dreamin' Wild
Matt Sullivan
Celeste & Jesse Forever
Paul
The Aviary
Seth
The Secrets We Keep
Lewis
Ordinary World
Jake
Manglehorn
Jacob
Showing Up
Self
Love Is Love Is Love
Jack (segment "Two for Dinner")
She Dies Tomorrow
Jason
28 Hotel Rooms
Man
Lear Rex
Cornwall
The Giant Mechanical Man
Tim
Monogamy
Theo
The Trouble with Bliss
NJ
Humboldt County
Max
The Sweet Life
Kenny
The True Adventures of Wolfboy
Denny
Digging for Fire
Tango
Road
Larry
An Invisible Sign
Ben Smith
Anatomy of Hope
Dr. Gary Caplan
Hellhound
The Oven
Narrator
Fairhaven
Dave
Too Long at the Fair
Lee
Security
Zelly
Denise
Brad
We're Just Married