Chris Messina

Chris Messina

Actor (b. 1974)
i How is this score calculated?

The ThumbScore for Chris Messina (67.8%) is the average audience approval rating across 20 films. Each movie's ThumbScore represents the percentage of real audiences who rated it positively. A higher score means more of Chris's films are well-received by everyday viewers.

20
Movies
67.8%
Avg ThumbScore
Drama
Top Genre

Audiences rate Chris Messina’s films lower than 82% of the 3,467 people with 10 or more films on ThumbScore. See the full ranking

Free to watch now (26 Oct): Air (Prime Video (free)) · Vicky Cristina Barcelona (YouTube, The CW, Fandango at Home, Plex, Tubi, Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome) · Julie & Julia (YouTube) · Devil (YouTube) · Palo Alto (Roku Channel, The CW, Fandango at Home, Pluto TV, Plex, Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome) · The Secrets We Keep (Fandango at Home, Plex, Tubi, Kanopy, Hoopla) and 3 more.

Frequent Collaborators

Ben Affleck (4)Damian Young (2)Emma Roberts (2)Margot Robbie (1)Rosie Perez (1)

Christian Messina (born August 11, 1974) is an American actor. 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. Messina's film appearances include 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).

Born 1974-08-11 in New York City, New York, USA.

On ThumbScore, Chris Messina appears in 20 films with an average audience score of 67.8%, most frequently in the Drama genre.

Sources: Wikipedia, TMDB

Every Chris Messina movie, ranked by audience score

Celeste & Jesse Forever
Celeste & Jesse Forever
2012
👍 93%
Made of Honor
Made of Honor
2008
👍 84%
Air
Air
2023
👍 82%
Juror #2
Juror #2
2024
👍 81%
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
2008
👍 77%
Julie & Julia
Julie & Julia
2009
👍 76%
Ordinary World
Ordinary World
2016
👍 75%
Pressure
Pressure
2026
👍 73%
The Boogeyman
The Boogeyman
2023
👍 70%
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
2020
👍 69%
Ruby Sparks
Ruby Sparks
2012
👍 69%
Devil
Devil
2010
👍 64%
I Care a Lot
I Care a Lot
2021
👍 64%
Palo Alto
Palo Alto
2014
👍 61%
The Secrets We Keep
The Secrets We Keep
2020
👍 57%
Live by Night
Live by Night
2016
👍 55%
Cake
Cake
2014
👍 55%
I.S.S.
I.S.S.
2024
👍 53%
Greenberg
Greenberg
2010
👍 52%
Like Crazy
Like Crazy
2011
👍 45%