Chris Messina

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Chris Messina

Messina in 2014
Born (1974-08-11) August 11, 1974
Northport, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actor and film director
Years active 1995–present
Spouse(s) Rosemarie DeWitt (m. 1995; div. 2006)
Partner(s) Jennifer Todd
Children 2

Chris Messina (born August 11, 1974) is an American actor and film director. He has appeared in films such as Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Argo, Julie & Julia, Ruby Sparks, Celeste and Jesse Forever, and You've Got Mail. On television, he is known for his roles as Chris Sanchez in Damages and as Danny Castellano in The Mindy Project.

Career

Messina was born in Northport, New York. He studied theater in high school, and attended Marymount Manhattan College, but dropped out after one semester.[1] He studied acting privately with teachers around Manhattan, and started his career as an off-Broadway actor. He has appeared in episodes of the television series Law & Order, Third Watch, and Medium. He had a recurring role in the fifth and final season of the HBO drama series Six Feet Under as Ted Fairwell. His film credits include Rounders, The Siege, You've Got Mail, and Towelhead.

He starred in an HBO pilot Anatomy of Hope, directed by J. J. Abrams. Simon Callow also starred, but the pilot was not picked up to series. In October 2007, Daily Variety named him as one of ten actors to watch.[2] He starred in Devil, under the direction of John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle, for producer M. Night Shyamalan and Universal Pictures.[3] In April 2010, Monogamy, directed by Dana Adam Shapiro and starring Messina and Rashida Jones, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, where the film won the jury prize for Best New York Narrative.[4]

Messina joined the cast of Damages for its fourth and fifth seasons.[5] He played a recurring character on HBO's The Newsroom.[6] Messina is a series regular on the Fox sitcom The Mindy Project, playing Dr. Danny Castellano.

In 2014, Messina played the role of a cheating spouse in the music video for Sam Smith's "I'm Not the Only One".

That same year, he directed the independent drama, Alex of Venice, starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Don Johnson and Matthew Del Negro.

Personal life

Messina married Rosemarie DeWitt sometime between the late 1990's and the early 2000's but the two split soon after. Messina and producer Jennifer Todd have two sons, Milo and Giovanni, born in 2008 and 2009, respectively.[7][8] Messina is a Democrat.[9]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1995 When Dating Turns Dangerous Zach Educational film
1998 Rounders Higgins
1998 Siege, TheThe Siege Corporal
1998 You've Got Mail Fox salesperson
2000 Turn It Up Baz
2001 Ordinary Sinner Silvio
2005 Road Larry
2005 Bittersweet Place Seymour
2005 Crooked Corner, TheThe Crooked Corner Nephew
2006 Ira & Abby Ira Black
2007 Security Zelly Short film
2007 Towelhead Barry
2008 Humboldt County Max
2008 Made of Honor Dennis
2008 Vicky Cristina Barcelona Doug
2009 Brief Interviews with Hideous Men Subject #19
2009 Away We Go Tom Garnett
2009 Julie & Julia Eric Powell
2010 Greenberg Philip Greenberg
2010 Monogamy Theo
2010 Devil Detective Bowden
2010 Invisible Sign, AnAn Invisible Sign Ben Smith
2011 Like Crazy Mike Appletree
2011 Trouble with Bliss, TheThe Trouble with Bliss NJ
2012 Celeste and Jesse Forever Paul
2012 28 Hotel Rooms Man Also executive producer
2012 Giant Mechanical Man, TheThe Giant Mechanical Man Tim
2012 Fairhaven Dave Also writer and executive producer
2012 Denise Brad Short film
2012 Ruby Sparks Harry Weir-Fields
2012 Argo Malinov Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Nominated – Critics' Choice Award for Best Acting Ensemble
Nominated – Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble
Nominated – San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble
Nominated – Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble[10]
2013 Palo Alto Mitch
2014 Oven, TheThe Oven Narrator Short film
2014 Showing Up Himself Documentary
2014 Alex of Venice George Also director
2014 Manglehorn Jacob
2014 Cake Jason
2015 Digging for Fire Billy T In post-production
2015 Geezer Jake Filming
2017 Live by Night Dion Bartolo Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Law & Order Tommy Bell Episode: "Rebels"
1996 Law & Order Kevin Turner Episode: "Homesick"
2000 Third Watch Charlie Episode: "History"
2001 Big Apple Ricky Episode: "A Ministering Angel"
2003 Law & Order Don Cushman Episode: "Suicide Box"
2005 Six Feet Under Ted Fairwell 6 episodes
2007 Medium Casey Edward Frank Episode: "The Whole Truth"
2011–12 Damages Chris Sanchez 16 episodes
2012–14 Newsroom, TheThe Newsroom Reese Lansing 12 episodes
2012–present Mindy Project, TheThe Mindy Project Dr. Danny Castellano Main cast

Stage

Year Title Role Run Theater and production Notes
1997 American Clock, TheThe American Clock Sidney Margolies/
Charley/ Ralph/
Walter		 October 19, 1997 –
unknown		 Signature Theatre Company at
The Peter Norton Space		 [11][12][13][14]
1999 Group, TheThe Group Director August 9–20, 1999 All Seasons Theatre Group at
The Ensemble Studio Theatre		 [15]
1999 Refuge Nat November 18 – December 12, 1999 Playwright's Horizon Studio Theater [16]
2000 Hologram Theory, TheThe Hologram Theory Joe Buck March 27 – April 9, 2000 McGinn/Cazale Theater [17][18][19]
2000 Light Outside, TheThe Light Outside Frankie November 5 – December 16, 2000 The Flea Theater [20][21]
2001 Tamicanfly C.J. January 17 – February 4, 2001 McGinn/Cazale Theater [22]
2001 Blur Joey D'Amico May 17 – June 24, 2001 Manhattan Theater Club at
New York City Center Stage II		 [23][24]
2001–02 Good Thing Bobby December 16, 2001 – January 6, 2002 The New Group at
The Theater at St. Clements Church		 [25][26][27]
2002 This Thing of Darkness Abbey/ Reef May 30 – June 16, 2002 Atlantic Theater Company at
Linda Gross Theater		 [28]
2002 Faster Skram September 8 – October 13, 2002 Rattlestick Theater [29][30]
2002–03 Far Away Todd November 11, 2002 –
January 18, 2003		 New York Theater Workshop [31]
2003 Salome by Oscar Wilde:
The Reading		 The Young Syrian
(Captain of the
Guard)		 April 30 – June 12, 2003 Ethel Barrymore Theater Broadway debut
for Messina[32][33]
2003 St. Scarlet Director June 13 – July 12, 2003 Ontological Theater at
St. Mark's Church		 [34][35]
2004 Motel Blues: Management Mike March 25 – April 11, 2004 Apartment 929 at
Greenwich Street Theatre		 [36][37]
2004 Seagull, TheThe Seagull Treplev May 24–29, 2004 White Heron Theater company at
Second Stage Theatre		 [38]
2004 Cherry Orchard, TheThe Cherry Orchard Trofimov August 11–22, 2004 Williamstown Theatre Festival at
Adams Memorial Theater		 [39][40][41]
2004 Late Night, Early Morning October 21–31, 2004 2004 Tribeca Theatre Festival [42]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2011 CinEuphoria Award Best Supporting Actor - International Competition Away We Go Won
2012 Awards Circuit Community Award Best Cast Ensemble Shared with Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Victor Garber, Scoot McNairy, Kyle Chandler, Clea DuVall, Tate Donovan, Rory Cochrane, Christopher Denham, and Kerry Bishé Argo Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society Award Best Ensemble Performance Shared with Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Victor Garber, Scoot McNairy, Kyle Chandler, Clea DuVall, Tate Donovan, Rory Cochrane, Christopher Denham, Kerry Bishé, Željko Ivanek, Titus Welliver, and Sheila Vand Nominated
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award Best Ensemble Acting Shared with Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Victor Garber, Scoot McNairy, Kyle Chandler, Clea DuVall, Tate Donovan, Rory Cochrane, Christopher Denham, Kerry Bishé, Željko Ivanek, Titus Welliver, and Sheila Vand Nominated
2013 Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award Best Ensemble Shared with Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Victor Garber, Scoot McNairy, Kyle Chandler, Clea DuVall, Tate Donovan, Rory Cochrane, Christopher Denham, Kerry Bishé, Željko Ivanek, Titus Welliver, and Sheila Vand Nominated
Palm Springs International Film Festival Best Ensemble Shared with Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Victor Garber, Scoot McNairy, Kyle Chandler, Clea DuVall, Tate Donovan, Rory Cochrane, Christopher Denham, Kerry Bishé, Željko Ivanek, Titus Welliver, and Sheila Vand Won
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Shared with Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Victor Garber, Scoot McNairy, Kyle Chandler, Clea DuVall, Tate Donovan, Rory Cochrane, Christopher Denham, Kerry Bishé, Željko Ivanek, Titus Welliver, and Sheila Vand Won
2014 Critics' Choice Television Award Best Actor in a Comedy Series The Mindy Project Nominated
Seattle International Film Festival New American Cinema Award Alex of Venice Nominated
2015 Critics' Choice Television Award Best Actor in a Comedy Series The Mindy Project Nominated

References

  1. ↑ Chang, Kee (23 January 2012). "Sundance ‘12: Q&A with Chris Messina". Anthem. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Champagne, Christine (October 19, 2007). "10 Actors To Watch: Chris Messina : 'Six Feet Under' Actor Emerges With Full Slate". Variety. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  3. ↑ Messina goes to the DEVIL for Shyamalan and the Dowdles
  4. ↑ Duboff, Josh (April 29, 2010). "When We Leave Scores Top Honors At Tribeca Film Festival". Vulture. Retrieved July 27, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Chris Messina Joins Damages". TVGuide.com. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Chris Messina on Starring in What Seems Like Everything". Vulture. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  7. ↑ Christopher Rosen (August 3, 2012). "Chris Messina, 'Celeste And Jesse Forever' Star, On His Crazy Year". Huffington Post. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  8. ↑ Caitlyn Callegari (September 9, 2014). "Who Is Jennifer Todd? 'Mindy Project' Star Chris Messina Has a Highly Successful Partner". bustle.com. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  9. ↑ Kramer, Gary (19 November 2012). "28 QUESTIONS FOR CHRIS MESSINA ABOUT "28 HOTEL ROOMS"". Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards list (2012)". Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  11. ↑ "Lortel Archives: Internet Off-Broadway Database listing for "The American Clock"".
  12. ↑ "The American Clock". The Commonwealth Foundation. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  13. ↑ Sommer, Elyse. "A CurtainUp Review: The American Clock". CurtainUp.com. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  14. ↑ Daniels, Robert L. (October 25, 1997). "Legit Reviews: The American Clock". Variety.
  15. ↑ McGrath, Sean. "All Seasons Group at NYC's E.S.T., Aug. 9-20". The Group. Playbill. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  16. ↑ Goldberg, Jessica. Refuge. Dramatists Play Service Inc. p. 3.
  17. ↑ Weber, Bruce. "Theater Review: Those Credible Aliens, Not Quite Adult and Well Beyond Reason". The Hologram Theory. New York Times. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  18. ↑ "PHOTO CALL: Colors Come Out At Hologram Theory Opening March 27". Hologram Theory. Playbill. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  19. ↑ Finkle, David. "Review: The Hologram Theory". Theatermania.com.
  20. ↑ Bacalzo, Dan. "Review: The Light Outside". Theatermania.com.
  21. ↑ "The Light Outside: Ticket information". Theatermania.com.
  22. ↑ VanGelder, Lawrence (January 20, 2001). "THEATER REVIEW; Got the Horse Right Here, Its Name Is Tamicanfly". New York Times. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
  23. ↑ "Lortel Archives: Internet off-Broadway Database listing for "Blur"".
  24. ↑ Weber, Bruce. "Theater Review: Through the Eyes of the Beholder". Blur. New York Times. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  25. ↑ "Lortel Archives: Internet Off-Broadway Database listing for "Good Thing"".
  26. ↑ Weber, Bruce. "Theater Review: A Competition in Squalor From Adjoining Kitchens". Good Thing. New york Times. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  27. ↑ Finkle, David. "Review: Good Thing". Theatermania.com.
  28. ↑ "Lortel Archives: Internet Off-Broadway Database listing for "This Thing of Darkness"".
  29. ↑ "Lortel Archives: Internet Off-Broadway Database listing for "Faster"".
  30. ↑ Isherwood, Charles. "Legit Reviews: Faster". Variety. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  31. ↑ "Lortel Archives: Internet Off Broadway Database listing for "Far Away"".
  32. ↑ "IBDB listing for "Salome"".
  33. ↑ "Who's Who in the Cast: Salome". Playbill. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  34. ↑ "OffOffOff Theater Review of "St. Scarlet"". OffOffOff.com.
  35. ↑ Weber, Bruce. "Theater Review: Siblings at Odds, A Stranger Uninvited". St. Scarlet. New York Times. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  36. ↑ "Motel Blues: Show information". Theatermania.com.
  37. ↑ "CurtainUp Review of "Motel Blues"". CurtainUp.com.
  38. ↑ Isaac, Dan. "Review: The Seagull". Backstage.com.
  39. ↑ Brantley, Ben. "THEATER REVIEW; Conflicting Impulses Of Chekhov's Last Play". The Cherry Orchard. New York Times.
  40. ↑ Rizzo, Frank. "Legit Reviews: The Cherry Orchard". Variety. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  41. ↑ "Williamstown Theatre Festival webpage". wtfestival.org.
  42. ↑ Willis, John; Ben Hodges. Theatre World, Vol 61, 2004-2005. p. 231.

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