Golden Globe-nominated actor Chris Noth was born in Madison, Wisconsin on November 13, 1954. After studying at the Marlboro College in Vermont, and later at the Yale School of Drama where he earned his MFA degree and appeared in plays and minor film roles, he made his film debut in the 1988 low-budget film Jakarta. He also appeared in television series such as Another World and Hill Street Blues.
In 1988, Noth appeared in the television pilot Law & Order. He played junior detective Mike Logan, a chauvinist whose short temper is caused by troubles and abuse he went through when he was a child. The program was eventually shown on NBC in 1990, and he rose to prominence as the show gained audiences. In 1995, however, he was fired over a salary dispute, and his character was written off.
In 1998, Noth made a return to television screens in the HBO comedy Sex and the City, where he played “Mr. Big,” Carrie Bradshaw’s (Sarah Jessica Parker) on-again, off-again boyfriend. He also patched up his differences with the producers of Law & Order, which led to the television movie Exiled, centering on his character’s whereabouts after leaving the program. He also had roles in films such as The Confession, Cast Away, Double Whammy and The Glass House. He also made a guest appearance on the television series Crossing Jordan in 2001.
Noth’s role as Mike Logan was resurrected in 2005, when he was made a regular in the spin-off series Law & Order: Criminal Intent. That time, Logan became part of the Major Case Squad, which investigates high-profile cases. He has also reprised his role as “Mr. Big” in the film version of Sex and the City: The Movie, which was released in 2008. Noth was also seen in the movie The Perfect Man, and has completed the film Frame of Mind.
# The youngest of three boys whose widowed mother, CBS reporter Jeanne Parr, was often at work, Noth was no stranger to mischief. He was sent to boarding school by his mother after he stole and damaged a neighbor's car.
# Lived in a cabin he built himself while studying American transcendentalism at Vermont's nontraditional Marlboro College.
# Performed in 25 plays while a student at the Yale School of Drama
2006 Nominated TV Land Award
2003 Nominated Golden Satellite Award
2000 Nominated Golden Globe
# My One and Only (2009) (filming) .... Harlan
# Frame of Mind (2008) (completed) .... Steve Lynde
# "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" .... Detective Mike Logan / ... (32 episodes, 2005-2008)
... aka Law & Order: CI (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- Assassin (2008) TV episode .... Detective Mike Logan
- Contract (2008) TV episode .... Detective Mike Logan
- Senseless (2007) TV episode .... Detective Mike Logan
- Offense (2007) TV episode .... Detective Mike Logan
- Courtship (2007) TV episode .... Detective Mike Logan
(27 more)
# Sex and the City (2008) .... Mr. Big
# The Perfect Man (2005) .... Ben Cooper
# Tooth Fairy (2004) .... Dad
# Mr 3000 (2004) .... Schiembri
# "Sex and the City" .... Mr. Big (41 episodes, 1998-2004)
- An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux (2004) TV episode .... Mr. Big
- An American Girl in Paris: Part Une (2004) TV episode .... Mr. Big
- The Cold War (2004) TV episode (voice) .... Mr. Big
- The Domino Effect (2003) TV episode .... Mr. Big
- Hop, Skip, and a Week (2003) TV episode .... Mr. Big
(36 more)
# Bad Apple (2004) (TV) .... Tozzi
# This Is Your Country (2003) (TV) .... Host
# Julius Caesar (2002) (TV) (as Christopher Noth) .... Pompey
... aka Caesar (USA)
... aka Giulio Cesare (Italy)
... aka Julius Caesar (Germany)
# Searching for Paradise (2002) .... Michael De Santis
# "Crossing Jordan" .... FBI Agent Haley / ... (2 episodes, 2001)
- Digger: Part 2 (2001) TV episode .... FBI Special Agent Drew Haley
- Digger: Part 1 (2001) TV episode .... FBI Agent Haley
# The Glass House (2001) .... Uncle Jack
# The Judge (2001) (TV) .... Paul Madriani
... aka Steve Martini's The Judge (USA: complete title)
# Double Whammy (2001) .... Chick Dimitri
# Cast Away (2000) .... Jerry Lovett
# The Acting Class (2000) .... Martin Ballsac
# Pigeonholed (1999) .... Devon's Father
# A Texas Funeral (1999) .... Clinton
# Getting to Know You (1999) .... Sonny
... aka Getting to Know All About You (USA)
# The Confession (1999) .... Campuso
# Exiled (1998) (TV) .... Detective Mike Logan
... aka Exiled: A Law & Order Movie (USA: promotional title)
# The Broken Giant (1998) .... Jack Frey
# Medusa's Child (1997) (TV) .... Tony DiStefano
# Cold Around the Heart (1997) .... T
# The Deli (1997) .... Sal The Trash Man
# Rough Riders (1997) (TV) .... Craig Wadsworth
# "Touched by an Angel" .... Carl Atwater (1 episode, 1997)
- Full Moon (1997) TV episode .... Carl Atwater
# Born Free: A New Adventure (1996) (TV) .... Dr. David Thompson
# Abducted: A Father's Love (1996) (TV) .... Larry Coster
... aka Fugitive from Justice
# Nothing Lasts Forever (1995) (TV) .... Dr. Ken Mallory
# "Law & Order" .... Detective Mike Logan (111 episodes, 1990-1995)
... aka Law & Order Prime (USA: informal title)
- Pride (1995) TV episode .... Detective Mike Logan
- Switch (1995) TV episode .... Detective Mike Logan
- Purple Heart (1995) TV episode .... Detective Mike Logan
- Bad Faith (1995) TV episode .... Detective Mike Logan
- Cruel and Unusual (1995) TV episode .... Detective Mike Logan
(106 more)
# "Homicide: Life on the Street" .... NYPD Det. Mike Logan (1 episode, 1995)
... aka Homicide (USA: informal short title)
- Law and Disorder (1995) TV episode .... NYPD Det. Mike Logan
# Burnzy's Last Call (1995) .... Kevin
# Where Are My Children? (1994) (TV) .... Cliff Vernon
# In the Shadows, Someone's Watching (1993) (TV) (as Christopher Noth) .... Dr. Ferris
... aka With Harmful Intent
# Naked in New York (1993) .... Jason Brett
# "Monsters" .... The Devil (1 episode, 1989)
- Satan in the Suburbs (1989) TV episode .... The Devil
# "A Man Called Hawk" .... Mr. Stringer (1 episode, 1989)
- Beautiful Are the Stars (1989) TV episode .... Mr. Stringer
# Jakarta (1988) (as Christopher Noth) .... Falco
... aka Peluru dan wanita (Indonesia: Bahasa title)
# Baby Boom (1987) (as Christopher Noth) .... Yuppie Husband
# "I'll Take Manhattan" (1987) TV mini-series (as Christopher Noth)
# At Mother's Request (1987) (TV) .... Steve Klein
# Apology (1986) (TV) .... Roy Burnette
... aka Apology for Murder (UK)
# Off Beat (1986) (as Christopher Noth) .... Ely Wareham Jr.
# "Hill Street Blues" .... Off. Ron Lipsky (3 episodes, 1986)
- Come and Get It (1986) TV episode .... Off. Ron Lipsky
- Slum Enchanted Evening (1986) TV episode .... Off. Ron Lipsky
- Look Homeward, Ninja (1986) TV episode .... Off. Ron Lipsky
# Killer in the Mirror (1986) (TV) .... Johnny Mathews
# "Another World" (1964) TV series .... Dean Whitney / ... (unknown episodes, 1988)
... aka Another World: Bay City
# Waitress! (1982) (as Christopher Noth) .... Cowley's Office
... aka Soup to Nuts
# Smithereens (1982) .... Prostitute
Chris: (on doing "Law & Order") An hour-long procedural program can be deadening-and you have to fight it, you really have to fight it. It's excruciating hours and it's tough to do, but given what I just talked about, with all the factors and the people, I think we're doing some worthwhile stuff and I think people are starting to pay attention to that.
Chris: New York used to be so much more than just a place to shop. It was life on the street for the eccentrics; it was an eccentric city. It had many different tastes. Now it's just one-a really rich one-with big tall glass buildings.
Chris: (on getting involved with Rainforest Action Network) I'm an actor, and I'm not going to go off and be an activist for them because I'm doing my thing. But I just want to support people who have a commitment that is so strong-I want people to know, to join them.
Chris: (on the movie "Sex and the City") I never, ever been on a set where there was that much interest in trying to figure out what was going on. Everyone got it in the papers completely wrong because everything is so out of context they don't understand just because they see someone in a wedding dress, it doesn't necessarily mean what they think it's going to mean. That's the beauty of the movie.
Chris: (on closure between Mr. Big and Carrie in "Sex and the City: The Movie") It's a continuation. I mean, I'm not sure anything needs to be resolved. They're a part of each other's lives, through all the twists and turns, and there's a lot of different twists and turns, but it's life I guess. He's a big part of her life.
Chris: I never talk about my private life. When you're in this business it becomes so precious. I don't understand when people open up about themselves to the press – it's so strange to me.
Chris: Since women ask me about male motives all the time, I can offer a bit of advice. If you feel like you're going to get hurt then you shouldn't be there in the first place. That's the way I look at relationships.
Chris: People are so phobic and crazed about this word commitment. It's weird. Everyone has taken this word to a new height of morality.
Chris: We want to find a quick and easy solution to love like they offer in Cosmo magazine. We want to solve our lives in an article titled 'How to Please Your Man and Keep Him Happy.' Please! Nothing is quick and easy in this life.
Chris: (on why he left "Law & Order") Law & Order is completely story-driven and completely characterless, really. If you do that format for five years and you're an actor, you're bound to get bored. It wears on you. And it was really wearing on me. But you need a job, and I felt awfully blessed to be in New York City and to be doing a show that was considered intelligent in the world of TV. But hey, five years is enough time.
Chris: I don't like NYPD Blue because it tries to pretend it's a New York show. You know it's shot in a Hollywood back-lot. It's so LA, so un-New York. They all try to talk New York. They all sound stupid. Law & Order is one hundred times more authentic.
He spent three years as an undergraduate at
Marlboro College in southern Vermont.
Proud owner of a Manhattan bar called "The Cutting Room." So named after the cutting-room floor, where a lot of actors' best performances often end up.
Mother, Jeanne Parr, was a television news reporter (European correspondent) for CBS.
Became more well-known as Sarah Jessica Parker's on-again, off-again romancer Mr. Big in the TV cable hit "Sex and the City" (1998), after becoming a heart-throb playing Detective Mike Logan in "Law & Order" (1990).
Studied with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse in Manhattan before graduating from the Yale School of Drama.
He toured Vietnam with singer Nanci Griffith to support the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation's campaign against land mines.
Has been confirmed that he will return as detective Mike Logan in a guest appearance on "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (2001) in January, 2005. He last appeared as Mike Logan in the TV movie, Exiled (1998) (TV) in 1998.
Is incorrectly believed to be purely Irish-American, like his character "Mike Logan" on "Law & Order" (1990).
Was the last original cast member of "Law & Order" (1990) to leave the series. Although Steven Hill (District Attorney Adam Schiff) is often touted as an original cast member, he did not appear in the series until after its first episode.
Lives with actress Tara Wilson, whom he met while she was working at his bar, "The Cutting Room". [2002]
Ranked #8 on Tropopkin's Top 25 Most Intriguing People [Issue #100]
His father's name, Noth, originates from the Strasbourg region of eastern France on the border of Germany--now called Alsace-Lorraine, where the name is properly pronounced "note." In his case, however, it rhymes with "both.".
Along with Jerry Orbach, Dann Florek and Fred Dalton Thompson, he is one of four "Law & Order" (1990) cast members who later joined the regular cast of one of the spin-off series. He played Detective Mike Logan in "Law & Order" (1990) from 1990 to 1995 and in "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (2001) since 2005.
His brother made a few appearances on "Law & Order" (1990) as a court clerk.
Was a guest at Sarah Jessica Parker's 40th birthday party.
Was in a longterm relationship with supermodel/actress Beverly Johnson.
He won the World Theater Award 2001- Best Broadway Debut for "Best Man".
Co-owns The Cutting Room, a lounge and music club in New York City's Flatiron District, with Steve Walter, a Berklee College of Music alumnus. Since opening in 1999, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sheryl Crow, and Norah Jones are among the many people who have performed there.
Met his longtime girlfriend, Tara Wilson, while she was working at The Cutting Room, the New York City lounge and music club that he co-owns.
He and his longtime girlfriend, Tara Wilson, welcomed their son, Orion Christopher, on January 18, 2008 in Los Angeles, weighing seven pounds, ten ounces.
His father, Charles Noth, was an insurance salesman.
Grew up in Stamford, Connecticut. His father died when he was young. Got into delinquent-styled trouble while he was young.
Attended Vermont's Marlboro College before going to the Yale School of Drama
His favorite restaurants in New York are Da Marino (on 49th Street between Broadway and Eighth Avenue), Knickerbocker, for its steaks, and Gotham, a Greek place in his neighborhood.
Chris' last name is pronounced as rhyming with "both".
In July 2004, Chris did an advertising campaign for a famous hand cream company in Israel.
In 2001, Chris visited land mine victims in Phnom Penh, Cambodia as part of the awareness camapaign of the non-profit, non-governmental organization Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation (VVAF) on banning the use of land mines.
Chris read for the audiobook The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton in 2004. He also read for the audiobook "Kiss the Girls (Alex Cross Novels)" by James Patterson.
Chris appeared in several stage productions including Just a Little Bit Less Than Normal, Arms and the Man, Gore Vidal's The Best Man, What Didn't Happen, The Torch, Hamlet, and Patronage among others.
Chris and his girlfriend Tara Wilson welcomed their first child on January 18, 2008. Born in Los Angeles, Orion Christopher Noth weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces.
Chris starred in the Emmy considered TV movie Bad Apple, which aired February 15, 2004.
Chris is a writer and producer, in addition to being an actor.
In 2001, Chris appeared in a print ad campaign for Lane Bryant clothing. He has stated he finds fuller figured women quite attractive.
Chris appeared in TV commercials for PSINet (an internet service provider) in 1998. Chris appeared in a TV commercial for MicroWarehouse in 2000.
In 2000, Chris was nominated for a Golden Globe for "Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV" for his work on Sex and the City. He was also nominated for a Golden Satellite Award for the same role in 2003.
Chris was ranked #8 one of Tropopkin's Top 25 Most Intriguing People in Issue #100.
Unlike his Law & Order character, Chris is not of Irish-American descent.
Chris gained notoriety in his long lasting role as Mike Logan on Law & Order.
Chris dated Sarah Jessica Parker for a time. He was also in a long-term relationship with model/actress Beverly Johnson.
Chris co-owns a bar called The Cutting Room in Manhattan. He also co-owns the semi-private Manhattan club, The Plumm. He and his girlfriend Tara Wilson also owns Once Upon A Tea Cup in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Chris attended three years at Marlboro College in Vermont as an undergraduate.
Chris is 6’1 ?" tall.
Chris is the son of CBS-TV European news reporter Jeanne Parr and Charles, an insurance salesman. His father passed away when he was just eight