Biography
Chris Messina is an American actor. He was born on 11 August 1974 in Northport, New York. He is best known for playing Danny Castellano in the comedy series The Mindy Project (2012–2017), for which he received two Critics' Choice Television Award nominations.
Messina's film credits include Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), Julie & Julia (2009), Devil (2010), Argo (2012), Birds of Prey (2020), I Care a Lot (2021), Air (2023) as David Falk, The Boogeyman (2023) as Will Harper and Juror #2 (2024) as Eric Resnick. He wrote, executive produced and starred in Fairhaven (2012) and directed and starred in Alex of Venice (2014). On television he has appeared in Six Feet Under (2005), Damages (2011–2012), The Newsroom (2012–2014), Sharp Objects (2018), The Sinner (2020), Gaslit (2022) and Based on a True Story (2023).
