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Christopher Messina is an American actor and film director. He has appeared in supporting roles in films such as Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Argo, Julie & Julia, Ruby Sparks, Celeste and Jesse Forever, and You've Got Mail. He starred in the film The Giant Mechanical Man. On television, he appeared in roles as Chris Sanchez in Damages, Reese Lansing in The Newsroom and as Danny Castellano in The Mindy Project, the latter of which earned him two nominations for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series.
Born
Sunday, 11 August 1974
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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I.S.S. | Gordon Barrett | 2024 |
Dreamin' Wild | Matt Sullivan | 2023 |
Based on a True Story | Nathan Bartlett | 2023 |
The Boogeyman | Will Harper | 2023 |
Air | David Falk | 2023 |
Call Jane | Will | 2022 |
The Aviary | Seth | 2022 |
Gaslit | Angelo Lano | 2022 |
Love Is Love Is Love | Jack / Jack (segment "Two for Dinner") | 2021 |
I Care a Lot | Dean Ericson | 2021 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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I.S.S. | Gordon Barrett | 2024 |
Dreamin' Wild | Matt Sullivan | 2023 |
Based on a True Story | Nathan Bartlett | 2023 |
The Boogeyman | Will Harper | 2023 |
Air | David Falk | 2023 |
Call Jane | Will | 2022 |
The Aviary | Seth | 2022 |
Gaslit | Angelo Lano | 2022 |
Love Is Love Is Love | Jack / Jack (segment "Two for Dinner") | 2021 |
I Care a Lot | Dean Ericson | 2021 |
The Secrets We Keep | Lewis | 2020 |
She Dies Tomorrow | Jason | 2020 |
Birds of Prey | Victor Zsasz | 2020 |
The True Adventures of Wolfboy | Denny | 2019 |
Zeroville | Brian De Palma | 2019 |
Sharp Objects | Detective Richard Willis | 2018 |
Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
Blame | Jeremy Woods | 2017 |
The Sinner | Nick Haas | 2017 |
The Sweet Life | Kenny Pantalio / Kenny | 2017 |
Live by Night | Dion Bartolo | 2016 |
Ordinary World | Jake | 2016 |
Harry | Self | 2016 |
Everything Is Copy | Eric Powell / Self | 2016 |
Robert Klein Still Can't Stop His Leg | Self | 2016 |
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | 2015 |
OM City | Joseph | 2015 |
Digging for Fire | Tango | 2015 |
Manglehorn | Jacob | 2015 |
Alex of Venice | George | 2015 |
The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self | 2015 |
The Oven | Narrator | 2014 |
People Magazine Awards | Self | 2014 |
Cake | Jason Bennett | 2014 |
Showing Up | Self | 2014 |
Off Camera with Sam Jones | Self | 2014 |
HitRECord on TV | Gene Casey | 2014 |
Palo Alto | Mitch | 2013 |
Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
Fairhaven | Dave | 2013 |
28 Hotel Rooms | Man | 2012 |
Axe Cop | (voice) | 2012 |
Argo | Malinov | 2012 |
The Mindy Project | Danny Castellano / Dr. Danny Castellano | 2012 |
Celeste & Jesse Forever | Paul | 2012 |
Ruby Sparks | Harry | 2012 |
Denise | Brad | 2012 |
The Newsroom | Reese Lansing | 2012 |
The Giant Mechanical Man | Tim | 2012 |
The Trouble with Bliss | NJ | 2012 |
Like Crazy | Mike Appletree | 2011 |
Conan | Himself - Guest | 2010 |
An Invisible Sign | Ben Smith | 2010 |
Devil | Detective Bowden | 2010 |
Monogamy | Theo | 2010 |
Greenberg | Phillip Greenberg | 2010 |
Julie & Julia | Eric Powell | 2009 |
Away We Go | Tom / Tom Garnett | 2009 |
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men | Subject #19 | 2009 |
Humboldt County | Max | 2008 |
Towelhead | Barry | 2008 |
Vicky Cristina Barcelona | Doug | 2008 |
Made of Honor | Dennis | 2008 |
Damages | Chris Sanchez | 2007 |
Road | Larry | 2006 |
Ira & Abby | Ira Black | 2006 |
Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self - Guest | 2005 |
Medium | Casey Edward Frank | 2005 |
The Crooked Corner | Nephew | 2005 |
Ordinary Sinner | Silvio | 2001 |
Six Feet Under | Ted Fairwell | 2001 |
Big Apple | Ricky | 2001 |
Robot Chicken | Officer Big Mac / Chief Martin Brody / Honda Customer | 2001 |
Turn It Up | Baz | 2000 |
Third Watch | Charlie | 1999 |
The Siege | Corporal | 1998 |
Rounders | Higgins | 1998 |
You've Got Mail | Fox Salesperson | 1998 |
The View | Himself | 1997 |
Access Hollywood | Self | 1996 |
Extra | Self | 1994 |
Law & Order | Tommy Bell / Kevin Turner / Don Cushman | 1990 |
Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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Alex of Venice | 2015 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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Fairhaven | 2013 |
28 Hotel Rooms | 2012 |