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Chris Messina

Chris Messina

38 movies on Netflix

Biography

Chris Messina is an American actor who grew up in Northport, New York, studied theater in high school and began his career as an off-Broadway performer after training privately with acting teachers in Manhattan. Early on he appeared in episodes of Law & Order and Third Watch, and he had a recurring role in the final season of Six Feet Under as Ted Fairwell. His film credits include Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), Julie & Julia (2009), Devil (2010), Argo (2012), Ruby Sparks (2012) and Cake (2014). He is best known for playing Danny Castellano on The Mindy Project, which brought him two Critics' Choice Television Award nominations. He wrote, executive produced and starred in Fairhaven (2012), directed and starred in Alex of Venice (2014), and appeared in Sharp Objects, Birds of Prey (2020) and I Care a Lot (2021).

52years old

Turns 53 on August 11in 313 days

  • Born New York City
  • Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
  • Also credited as Christopher Messina

Movie Career

Films
38
Career span
26 years2000 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Behind the camera

    Messina starred in and wrote the comedy Fairhaven, which he also executive produced. He directed and starred in the drama Alex of Venice.

  2. Getting ready for a role

    Messina said he took the part of mob killer Victor Zsasz in Birds of Prey because he had played too many nice guys and wanted to let loose.

Chris Messina movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Devil2010 Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thrilleras Detective Bowden

    IMDb rating 6.3168K votes

  2. Air2023 Drama, Historyas David Falk

    IMDb rating 7.4199K votes

  3. Vicky Cristina Barcelona2008as Doug

    IMDb rating 7.1283K votes

  4. Ruby Sparks2012as Harry

    IMDb rating 7.2110K votes

  5. Julie & Julia2009as Eric Powell

    IMDb rating 7.0138K votes

  6. Juror #22024as Eric Resnick

    IMDb rating 7.0131K votes

  7. Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)2020as Victor Zsasz

    IMDb rating 6.1286K votes

  8. I Care a Lot2021as Dean Ericson

    IMDb rating 6.4161K votes

Most often with

Ben Affleck directed three of these films, Lee Kirk two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Ben Affleck, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Ben AffleckBrie Larson, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Brie LarsonJ.K. Simmons, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with J.K. SimmonsToni Collette, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Toni ColletteJennifer Jason Leigh, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Jennifer Jason LeighAnna Kendrick, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Anna KendrickBen AffleckDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Ben AffleckLee KirkDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Lee Kirk

Films together

Box office

What Chris Messina's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.1 billion

26 of the 38 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 38 films: 26 worldwide figure; 6 us gross only; 6 figure not found.

  • 26Worldwide figure
  • 6US gross only
  • 6Figure not found

Top grosser

Argo2012as Malinov$232 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 90% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Argo2012as Malinov
    $232M21.3% of the total
  2. 2
    Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)2020as Victor Zsasz
    $206M18.8% of the total
  3. 3
    Julie & Julia2009as Eric Powell
    $130M11.9% of the total
  4. 4
    Made of Honor2008as Dennis
    $106M9.8% of the total
  5. 5
    Vicky Cristina Barcelona2008as Doug
    $96M8.8% of the total
  6. 6
    Air2023as David Falk
    $90M8.3% of the total
  7. 7
    The Boogeyman2023as Will Harper
    $82M7.6% of the total
  8. 8
    Devil2010as Detective Bowden
    $34M3.1% of the total
Live by Night (2016), $22.7 millionJuror #2 (2024), $21.4 millionPressure (2026), $20.2 millionAway We Go (2009), $15.8 millionRuby Sparks (2012), $9.4 millionI.S.S. (2024), $6.6 millionGreenberg (2010), $6.3 millionLike Crazy (2011), $3.5 millionCeleste & Jesse Forever (2012), $3.1 millionCake (2014), $2.4 millionPalo Alto (2013), $919,591The Secrets We Keep (2020), $615,233She Dies Tomorrow (2020), $398,663Towelhead (2007), $367,638Dreamin' Wild (2023), $296,276Manglehorn (2014), $143,101

$114 millionfrom the other 18 films with a worldwide figure, 10% of the total

Awards

One award and honor, one of them major.

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Chris Messina's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
SAG Awards
2013Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureArgoWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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