Chris Messina: movies and TV shows
Chris Messina has 81 credits in the archive: 64 films and 17 TV series, from 1990 to 2026. Highest rated: The Newsroom (8.1/10).
Career timeline
1990 – 2026 · busiest year: 2012 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pressure | Irving Krick | Film | 7.5 | 51 |
| 2024 | I.S.S. | Gordon Barrett | Film | 5.7 | 49 |
| 2024 | Juror #2 | Eric Resnick | Film | 6.9 | 49 |
| 2023 | Based on a True Story | Nathan Bartlett | TV | 7.0 | 48 |
| 2023 | Air | David Falk | Film | 7.3 | 48 |
| 2023 | The Boogeyman | Will Harper | Film | 6.4 | 48 |
| 2023 | Dreamin' Wild | Matt Sullivan | Film | 6.1 | 48 |
| 2022 | Gaslit | Angelo Lano | TV | 6.9 | 47 |
| 2022 | Call Jane | Will | Film | 6.5 | 47 |
| 2022 | The Aviary | Seth | Film | 5.3 | 47 |
| 2021 | I Care a Lot | Dean Ericson | Film | 6.6 | 46 |
| 2021 | Love Is Love Is Love | Jack (segment "Two for Dinner") | Film | 4.7 | 46 |
| 2020 | Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) | Victor Zsasz | Film | 6.9 | 45 |
| 2020 | She Dies Tomorrow | Jason | Film | 5.1 | 45 |
| 2020 | The Secrets We Keep | Lewis | Film | 5.9 | 45 |
| 2019 | Light of My Life | Film | 6.5 | 44 | |
| 2019 | Zeroville | Brian De Palma | Film | 5.0 | 44 |
| 2019 | The True Adventures of Wolfboy | Denny | Film | 5.9 | 44 |
| 2018 | Sharp Objects | Richard Willis | TV | 7.8 | 43 |
| 2018 | Blame | Jeremy Woods | Film | 6.6 | 43 |
| 2018 | Too Long at the Fair | Lee | Film | — | 43 |
| 2017 | The Sweet Life | Kenny | Film | 6.2 | 42 |
| 2016 | Live by Night | Dion Bartolo | Film | 6.3 | 41 |
| 2016 | Ordinary World | Jake | Film | 5.7 | 41 |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest | TV | 5.1 | 40 |
| 2015 | Alex of Venice | George | Film | 5.9 | 40 |
| 2015 | Alex of Venice | Film | 5.9 | 40 | |
| 2015 | Manglehorn | Jacob | Film | 5.4 | 40 |
| 2015 | OM CITY | Joseph | TV | 10.0 | 40 |
| 2015 | Digging for Fire | Tango | Film | 5.2 | 40 |
| 2014 | Off Camera with Sam Jones | Self | TV | 5.0 | 39 |
| 2014 | Cake | Jason Bennett | Film | 6.3 | 39 |
| 2014 | Palo Alto | Mitch | Film | 6.1 | 39 |
| 2014 | Showing Up | Self | Film | 9.2 | 39 |
| 2014 | The Oven | Narrator | Film | 6.0 | 39 |
| 2014 | The Mindy Project: Cast and Creators Live at PALEYFEST 2014 | Self | Film | 10.0 | 39 |
| 2013 | Fairhaven | Dave | Film | 5.2 | 38 |
| 2013 | Fairhaven | Film | 5.2 | 38 | |
| 2012 | The Mindy Project | Dr. Danny Castellano | TV | 6.3 | 37 |
| 2012 | The Newsroom | Reese Lansing | TV | 8.1 | 37 |
| 2012 | Argo | Malinov | Film | 7.3 | 37 |
| 2012 | Ruby Sparks | Harry | Film | 7.1 | 37 |
| 2012 | Celeste & Jesse Forever | Paul | Film | 6.4 | 37 |
| 2012 | The Giant Mechanical Man | Tim | Film | 6.5 | 37 |
| 2012 | 28 Hotel Rooms | Man | Film | 5.5 | 37 |
| 2012 | 28 Hotel Rooms | Film | 5.5 | 37 | |
| 2012 | Denise | Brad | Film | 7.0 | 37 |
| 2011 | Like Crazy | Mike Appletree | Film | 6.4 | 36 |
| 2011 | The Trouble with Bliss | NJ | Film | 4.8 | 36 |
| 2010 | Devil | Detective Bowden | Film | 6.1 | 35 |
| 2010 | An Invisible Sign | Ben Smith | Film | 5.2 | 35 |
| 2010 | Greenberg | Phillip Greenberg | Film | 5.9 | 35 |
| 2010 | Monogamy | Theo | Film | 4.2 | 35 |
| 2009 | Julie & Julia | Eric Powell | Film | 6.7 | 34 |
| 2009 | Away We Go | Tom | Film | 6.7 | 34 |
| 2009 | Brief Interviews with Hideous Men | Subject #19 | Film | 5.1 | 34 |
| 2009 | Anatomy of Hope | Dr. Gary Caplan | Film | 1.0 | 34 |
| 2008 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | Doug | Film | 6.8 | 33 |
| 2008 | Made of Honor | Dennis | Film | 6.5 | 33 |
| 2008 | Towelhead | Barry | Film | 6.2 | 33 |
| 2008 | Humboldt County | Max | Film | 5.6 | 33 |
| 2007 | Damages | Chris Sanchez | TV | 7.4 | 32 |
| 2007 | Security | Zelly | Film | — | 32 |
| 2006 | Ira & Abby | Ira Black | Film | 5.6 | 31 |
| 2005 | Medium | Casey Edward Frank | TV | 7.5 | 30 |
| 2005 | Made in Hollywood | Self | TV | 4.7 | 30 |
| 2005 | Road | Larry | Film | 4.5 | 30 |
| 2001 | Six Feet Under | Ted Fairwell | TV | 8.1 | 26 |
| 2000 | Turn It Up | Baz | Film | 4.8 | 25 |
| 1999 | Third Watch | Charlie | TV | 7.9 | 24 |
| 1998 | You've Got Mail | Fox Salesperson | Film | 6.7 | 23 |
| 1998 | Rounders | Higgins | Film | 7.0 | 23 |
| 1998 | The Siege | Corporal | Film | 6.3 | 23 |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 22 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Tommy Bell | TV | 7.3 | 15 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Kevin Turner | TV | 7.3 | 15 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Don Cushman | TV | 7.3 | 15 |
| Tumor | Film | — | — | ||
| We're Just Married | Film | — | — | ||
| Lear Rex | Cornwall | Film | — | — | |
| Hellhound | Film | — | — |