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Chris Messina

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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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Chris Messina is the 8,429th most popular actor (up from 9,286th in 2024), the 12,914th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,617th in 2019) and the 3,921st most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Chris Messina ranks 8,429 out of 13,578. Before him are Annette Crosbie, Loudon Wainwright III, Sarah Gadon, Anders Holm, Walter Catlett, and Tia Mowry. After him are Juan Diego Botto, Àlex Brendemühl, Jeong Da-bin, Domenick Lombardozzi, Valeria Marini, and Yui Aragaki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Chris Messina ranks 385. Before him are Wu Jing, Mr. Oizo, Denis Berezovsky, Dave Filoni, Jeff Strasser, and Alessandro Birindelli. After him are Nelly Ciobanu, Tony Kanaan, Lukas Ridgeston, Rokia Traoré, David Faustino, and Dimitar Kovačevski.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Messina ranks 12,918 out of 20,380. Before him are Clyde McPhatter (1932), George S. Boutwell (1818), Mary Haas (1910), Adam Shankman (1964), Anders Holm (1981), and Walter Catlett (1889). After him are Marin Raykov (1960), Mustafa Ali (1986), Al Sharpton (1954), Peter Welch (1947), Jerry Harrison (1949), and Domenick Lombardozzi (1976).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Chris Messina ranks 3,923. Before him are Nora Dunn (1952), Rochelle Hudson (1916), Elle King (1989), Loudon Wainwright III (1946), Anders Holm (1981), and Walter Catlett (1889). After him are Domenick Lombardozzi (1976), Joan Severance (1958), Marguerite MacIntyre (1965), Robert Wuhl (1951), Timothy Omundson (1969), and Noel Neill (1920).

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