Chris Messina

ActorCrewDirectorProducer Aug 11 (age 51) New York City, New York, USA 1990–2026 (36 year career)

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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 (2…

Known For

Film

Argo

Malinov

Film

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

Victor Zsasz

Film

Air

David Falk

Film

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Doug

Film

You've Got Mail

Fox Salesperson

Film

Sharp Objects

Richard Willis

Film

Juror #2

Eric Resnick

Film

Ruby Sparks

Harry

Filmography

Acting (75)

Movies (59)

Pressure

2026 Upcoming

as Irving P. Krick

May 28

Juror #2

as Eric Resnick

I.S.S.

as Gordon Barrett

Air

as David Falk

The Boogeyman

as Will Harper

Dreamin' Wild

as Matt Sullivan

Call Jane

as Will

The Aviary

as Seth

I Care a Lot

as Dean Ericson

Love Is Love Is Love

as Jack (segment "Two for Dinner")

4.6

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

as Victor Zsasz

She Dies Tomorrow

as Jason

The Secrets We Keep

as Lewis

Zeroville

as Brian De Palma

The True Adventures of Wolfboy

2019

as Denny

5.9

Too Long at the Fair

2018

as Lee

Blame

as Jeremy Woods

The Sweet Life

as Kenny

Live by Night

as Dion Bartolo

Ordinary World

as Jake

Digging for Fire

as Tango

Alex of Venice

as George

Manglehorn

as Jacob

Palo Alto

as Mitch

Cake

as Jason Bennett

Showing Up

as Self

The Oven

as Narrator

Fairhaven

as Dave

The Giant Mechanical Man

as Tim

Argo

as Malinov

Ruby Sparks

as Harry

Celeste & Jesse Forever

as Paul

28 Hotel Rooms

as Man

Denise

as Brad

Like Crazy

as Mike Appletree

The Trouble with Bliss

as NJ

Devil

as Detective Bowden

Greenberg

as Phillip Greenberg

An Invisible Sign

as Ben Smith

Monogamy

as Theo

Julie & Julia

as Eric Powell

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

as Subject #19

Away We Go

as Tom

Anatomy of Hope

as Dr. Gary Caplan

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

as Doug

Made of Honor

as Dennis

Towelhead

as Barry

Humboldt County

as Max

Security

as Zelly

Ira & Abby

as Ira Black

Road

as Larry

Turn It Up

as Baz

You've Got Mail

as Fox Salesperson

Rounders

as Higgins

The Siege

as Corporal

Lear Rex

as Cornwall

Tumor

We're Just Married

Hellhound

Television (16)

Based on a True Story

as Nathan Bartlett

Gaslit

as Angelo Lano

Sharp Objects

as Richard Willis

The Late Late Show with James Corden

as Self - Guest

OM CITY

as Joseph

Off Camera with Sam Jones

2014

as Self

4.0

The Mindy Project

2012

as Dr. Danny Castellano

6.2

The Mindy Project

2012

as Dr. Danny Castellano

The Newsroom

as Reese Lansing

Damages

as Chris Sanchez

Medium

as Casey Edward Frank

Made in Hollywood

as Self

Six Feet Under

as Ted Fairwell

Third Watch

as Charlie

The View

as Self

Law & Order

as Tommy Bell

Crew (4)

Movies (4)

Light of My Life

Thanks

Alex of Venice

Director

Fairhaven

Executive Producer

28 Hotel Rooms

Executive Producer