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Chris Messina
Christopher Messina (born August 11, 1974) is an American actor, director, writer, and producer.
Born August 11, 1974 New York City, New York, USA1 movie on MoviHero
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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 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 …
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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).
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- 2026PressureIrving Krick
- 2024Juror #2Eric Resnick
- 2024I.S.S.Gordon Barrett
- 2023Dreamin' WildMatt Sullivan
- 2023The BoogeymanWill Harper
- 2023AirDavid Falk
- 2022Call JaneWill
- 2022The AviarySeth
- 2021Love Is Love Is LoveJack (segment "Two for Dinner")
- 2021I Care a LotDean Ericson
- 2020The Secrets We KeepLewis
- 2020She Dies TomorrowJason
- 2019The True Adventures of WolfboyDenny
- 2019ZerovilleBrian De Palma
- 2018Too Long at the FairLee
- 2018BlameJeremy Woods
- 2017The Sweet LifeKenny
- 2016Live by NightDion Bartolo
- 2016Ordinary WorldJake
- 2015Digging for FireTango
- 2015ManglehornJacob
- 2015Alex of VeniceDirector · George
- 2014CakeJason Bennett
- 2014The OvenNarrator
- 2014The Mindy Project: Cast and Creators Live at PALEYFEST 2014Self
- 2014Palo AltoMitch
- 2014Showing UpSelf
- 2013FairhavenProducer · Dave
- 2012ArgoMalinov
- 2012Celeste & Jesse ForeverPaul
- 2012Ruby SparksHarry
- 2012DeniseBrad
- 2012The Giant Mechanical ManTim
- 201228 Hotel RoomsProducer · Man
- 2011Like CrazyMike Appletree
- 2011The Trouble with BlissNJ
- 2010An Invisible SignBen Smith
- 2010DevilDetective Bowden
- 2010MonogamyTheo
- 2010GreenbergPhillip Greenberg
- 2009Brief Interviews with Hideous MenSubject #19
- 2009Julie & JuliaEric Powell
- 2009Away We GoTom
- 2008Humboldt CountyMax
- 2008TowelheadBarry
- 2008Vicky Cristina BarcelonaDoug
- 2008Made of HonorDennis
- 2007SecurityZelly
- 2006Ira & AbbyIra Black
- 2005RoadLarry
- 2000Turn It UpBaz
- 1998You've Got MailFox Salesperson
- 1998The SiegeCorporal
- 1998RoundersHiggins
- HellhoundActor
- Lear RexCornwall
- TumorActor
- We're Just MarriedActor
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