Chris Messina is an American actor as well as a film director best known for his performances in movies like “Julie and Julia”, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”, “You’ve Got Mail”, “Ruby Sparks”, and several others. Messina has also played in TV projects like The Newsroom, The Mindy Project, etc.
Messina, age 43, also made a few directorial projects of his own. Find out about Chris’s net worth, wife, life and more.
Chris Messina: early life, career, and nationality
Chris Messina was born on August 11, 1974, in Northport, New York, which makes his nationality an American. Messina first studied theatre in his high school after which he went to Marymount Manhattan College. However, he dropped out of college after a semester. After some private tutoring in acting, Messina then started his career in off-broadway. Similarly, he appeared in many TV shows like Law and Order, Medium and he even had a repeating role for HBO’s drama called Six Feet Under. In addition, Messina also appeared in smaller roles for other movies like You’ve got mail, The Siege, and Towelhead.
Apart from that, Messina starred in many other projects like Devil, Monogamy, and he even joined the cast of the series, Damages for its two seasons. Chris was also given a recurring role in HBO’s The Newsroom. Including that he also became a regular on The Mindy Project where he played Dr. Danny Castellano. Chris turned a director after making his directorial debut in the year 2014 with his independent drama starring Elizabeth Winstead in Alex of Venice.
Chris Messina: wife and personal life
The American actor was first married to actress Rosemarie Dewitt for 12 long years. However, they ended their marriage in the year 2006. He then started dating his current girlfriend and producer Jennifer Todd. The couple has two sons together Milo, born in 2008 and Todd, born in the year 2009.
The couple is together for a long time now but they haven’t married yet. Both of the parties have chosen to keep their private matters away from the limelight and the media.
Chris Messina: net worth
Chris Messina started out in theatres and now he has made it to the entertainment industry successfully. Messina is an actor and director who has been a part of numerous big movie names in Hollywood. The actor with his work with a long career in Tv and in the movies has made good money throughout his career. Messina’s net worth estimation is a good $4 million. However, his monthly salary and income are not differentiated.
If you have been wondering if this charming actor has a social media profile then here’s the sad news. The actor isn’t active on any social media sites as we said he is pretty private about his personal life. Some of his fans have made some pages on Instagram on his name so that’s all it is.
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