chris messina played danny castellano on the mindy project.
chris messina played danny castellano on the mindy project.
who plays danny castellano on the mindy project?
chris messina
casting announcements for the remaining series regular roles began in february 2012, with ed weeks cast in the role of dr. jeremy reed, a sexy, british doctor in the practice. zoe jarman and dana delorenzo then joined in series regular roles. jarman signed on to play betsy putch, an upbeat receptionist at the practice; whilst delorenzo joined as shauna dicanio, a young, party loving receptionist in the practice. in mid-march, chris messina joined the cast as dr. danny castellano, an arrogant doctor who works at the practice. shortly after, anna camp boarded the series as gwen grandy, a stay-at-home mom and mindy's best friend.
the mindy project
the series follows obstetrician/gynecologist mindy lahiri (mindy kaling) as she tries to balance her personal and professional life, surrounded by quirky co-workers in a small medical practice in new york city. the character was inspired by kaling's own mother, an ob/gyn. mindy explores life with the help of her co-workers: danny castellano, her best friend and love interest, whose religious sensibilities occasionally cause some tension; jeremy reed, an english physician who manages the practice; peter prentice, another physician who was a fraternity jock while attending dartmouth; morgan tookers, a wacky, yet loveable registered nurse and an ex-con; tamra webb, a blunt nurse; and beverley, the libidinous older office receptionist.
the mindy project