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    Chris Messina

    1974-08-11 (50 years old) in New York City, New York, USA

    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 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Messina, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

    Movies

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    Juror #2
    70.1 %|Oct 30, 2024
    Drama, Thriller, Crime
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    I.S.S.
    58 %|Jan 19, 2024
    Science Fiction, Thriller
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    Dreamin' Wild
    59 %|Aug 4, 2023
    Music, Drama
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    The Boogeyman
    64.14 %|May 31, 2023
    Horror, Thriller, Mystery
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    Air
    73 %|Apr 5, 2023
    Drama, History
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    Call Jane
    66 %|Oct 27, 2022
    Drama, History
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    The Aviary
    55 %|Apr 29, 2022
    Thriller, Drama
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    Love is Love is Love
    46 %|Oct 7, 2021
    Comedy, Romance, Drama
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    I Care a Lot
    66 %|Feb 19, 2021
    Crime, Thriller, Drama
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    The Secrets We Keep
    60 %|Sep 16, 2020
    Thriller, History, Drama
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    She Dies Tomorrow
    52 %|Jul 31, 2020
    Drama
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    The True Adventures of Wolfboy
    59 %|Dec 8, 2019
    Drama
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    Zeroville
    51 %|Sep 19, 2019
    Comedy, Drama
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    Too Long at the Fair
    0 %|Jul 26, 2018
    Comedy
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    Blame
    66.88 %|Jan 5, 2018
    Drama
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    The Sweet Life
    60 %|Sep 13, 2017
    Romance, Drama, Comedy
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    Live by Night
    62 %|Dec 25, 2016
    Crime, Drama, Thriller
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    Ordinary World
    58 %|Oct 14, 2016
    Comedy, Drama
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    Digging for Fire
    51 %|Aug 21, 2015
    Comedy, Drama
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    Manglehorn
    54.15 %|Jun 3, 2015
    Drama
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    Alex of Venice
    59.21 %|Apr 17, 2015
    Drama
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    The Oven
    60 %|Dec 18, 2014
    Romance, Comedy
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    Cake
    62.64 %|Sep 7, 2014
    Drama
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    Palo Alto
    61 %|May 9, 2014
    Drama
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    Showing Up
    92 %|Feb 25, 2014
    Documentary
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    Fairhaven
    51 %|Jan 11, 2013
    Comedy, Drama
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    Argo
    72.77 %|Oct 11, 2012
    Drama, Thriller
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    Celeste & Jesse Forever
    64 %|Aug 3, 2012
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    Ruby Sparks
    71 %|Jul 25, 2012
    Comedy, Romance, Fantasy, Drama
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    Denise
    70 %|Jul 4, 2012
    Drama
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    The Giant Mechanical Man
    65.07 %|Apr 27, 2012
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    28 Hotel Rooms
    55 %|Jan 21, 2012
    Drama, Romance
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    Like Crazy
    63.78 %|Oct 28, 2011
    Drama, Romance
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    The Trouble With Bliss
    50.739999999999995 %|Oct 1, 2011
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    An Invisible Sign
    52 %|Oct 6, 2010
    Family, Drama, Romance, Comedy
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    Devil
    60.82 %|Sep 16, 2010
    Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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    Monogamy
    41 %|Apr 24, 2010
    Drama, Romance
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    Greenberg
    58.71000000000001 %|Mar 26, 2010
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
    51 %|Sep 25, 2009
    Comedy, Drama
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    Julie & Julia
    67 %|Aug 6, 2009
    Romance, Drama
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    Away We Go
    66 %|Jun 5, 2009
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
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    Anatomy of Hope
    0 %|Jan 1, 2009
    TV Movie, Drama
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    Humboldt County
    55 %|Sep 26, 2008
    Comedy, Drama
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    Towelhead
    62 %|Sep 12, 2008
    Drama
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    Vicky Cristina Barcelona
    68 %|Aug 15, 2008
    Drama, Romance
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    Made of Honor
    64.47 %|Apr 30, 2008
    Comedy, Romance
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    Ira & Abby
    58 %|Jun 23, 2006
    Comedy, Romance
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    Turn It Up
    50 %|Sep 6, 2000
    Action, Crime, Drama
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    We're Just Married
    0 %|Invalid Date
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
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    You've Got Mail
    67 %|Dec 18, 1998
    Comedy, Romance
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    Rounders
    70 %|Sep 11, 1998
    Drama, Crime
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    Lear Rex
    0 %|Invalid Date
    Drama
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    The Siege
    63 %|Nov 6, 1998
    Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime
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    Pressure
    0 %|Invalid Date
    Thriller, History, War

    Series

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    Based on a True Story
    73 %|Jun 8, 2023
    Comedy, Drama
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    Gaslit
    70.25 %|Apr 24, 2022
    Drama
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    Sharp Objects
    77.32000000000001 %|Jul 8, 2018
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
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    The Late Late Show with James Corden
    54.13 %|Mar 23, 2015
    Talk
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    Off Camera with Sam Jones
    40 %|Feb 6, 2014
    Talk
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    The Mindy Project
    63 %|Sep 25, 2012
    Comedy
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    The Newsroom
    81 %|Jun 24, 2012
    Drama
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    Damages
    74.38 %|Jul 24, 2007
    Mystery, Drama, Crime
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    Medium
    75 %|Jan 3, 2005
    Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Six Feet Under
    81.11000000000001 %|Jun 3, 2001
    Drama
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    Third Watch
    79 %|Sep 23, 1999
    Drama, Crime
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    The View
    45 %|Aug 11, 1997
    Talk
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    Law & Order
    74 %|Sep 13, 1990
    Crime, Drama
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    Law & Order
    74 %|Sep 13, 1990
    Crime, Drama
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    Law & Order
    74 %|Sep 13, 1990
    Crime, Drama