Christopher Messina was born in Northport, New York, United States, on August 11, 1974, is an American actor. Young Chris Messina began his professional acting career in 1995. He made his big screen debut in drama film Rounders (1998) in role as Higgins. He got his television debut in NBC police procedural and legal drama series Law & Order (1995) in episode "Rebels", in role as Tommy Bell. Chris's breakthrough performance came as Tom Garnett in comedy drama film Away We Go (2009). He landed his Broadway debut in a play "Salome" (2003) in role as The Young Syrian (Captain of the Guard), at Ethel Barrymore Theater. He made his directorial debut with drama film Alex of Venice (2014), also he starred as George.
Chris Messina height is 5' 7" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 170 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 156.5 іn pоunds or 71 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 50 years old. His net worth is around 4 million dollars.
Chris Messina
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Birth Date:
August 11, 1974
Age:
50 years old
Nationality:
United States
Sun Sign:
Leo
Natural hair color:
Black
Eye Color:
Dark Brown
Height:
5 ft 7 in | 170 cm
Net Worth:
$4 Million
Weight:
71 kg | 156.5 lbs
Shoe Size:
Not available
He won the CinEuphoria Award for Best Supporting Actor - International Competition for his role as Tom Garnett in comedy drama film Away We Go (2009).
He won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture and was nominated for the Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Cast Ensemble for his role as Malinov in historical drama thriller film Argo (2012).
Made of Honor (2008) - Dennis
Julie & Julia (2009) - Eric Powell
Devil (2010) - Detective Bowden
Greenberg (2010) - Philip Greenberg
Ruby Sparks (2012) - Harry Weir-Fields
Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012) - Paul
The Giant Mechanical Man (2012) - Tim
Birds of Prey (2020) - Victor Zsasz
I Care a Lot (2020) - Dean Ericson
The Secrets We Keep (2020) - Lewis Reid
Call Jane (2022) - Will
Dreamin' Wild (2022) - Matt Sullivan
Air (2023) - David Falk
Juror #2 (2024) - Eric Resnik
He was nominated for two Critics' Choice Television Awards for Best Actor in a Comedy Series and the Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical for his role as Dr. Daniel Castellano in Fox and Hulu romantic comedy series television The Mindy Project (2012–2017).
He was nominated for the OFTA Television Award for Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Limited Series for his role as Detective Richard Willis in HBO psychological thriller television miniseries Sharp Objects (2018).
Six Feet Under (2005) HBO - Ted Fairwell
Damages (2011-2012) FX - Chris Sanchez
The Newsroom (2012-2014) HBO - Reese Lansing
The Sinner (2020) USA Network - Nick Haas
Gaslit (2022) Starz - Agent Angelo Lano
Based on a True Story (2023-2024) Peacock - Nathan Bartlett
Graduated from Northport High School.
Studied at Marymount Manhattan College.
Has Italian ancestry.
He played Treplev in a play "The Seagull" (2004), at Second Stage Theatre.
He was married to actress Rosemarie DeWitt (1995-2006).
Has been in a long-term relationship with movie producer Jennifer Todd, they have two sons, Milo and Giovanni.