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Noth in 2008
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Born |
Christopher David Noth November 13, 1954 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Other names | Christopher Noth |
Alma mater |
Marlboro College Yale School of Drama |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1981–present |
Spouse(s) | Tara Lynn Wilson (m. 2012) |
Children | 1 |
Christopher David "Chris" Noth (/ˈnoʊθ/ NOHTH; born November 13, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as Detective Mike Logan on Law & Order (1990–95), Mr. Big on Sex and the City (1998–2004), and Governor Peter Florrick on The Good Wife (2009–16). He reprised his role of Mike Logan on Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2005–08), and reprised his role of Mr. Big in the films, Sex and the City (2008) and Sex and the City 2 (2010). He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television for Sex and the City in 1999 and for The Good Wife in 2010.
Noth was born in Madison, Wisconsin, one of three sons of Jeanne L. Parr (March 30, 1924 - May 20, 2016), a former CBS News correspondent, and Charles James Noth, an insurance salesman turned marketing-company executive who died after a car accident in 1966.
Noth has German and Irish ancestry. During childhood, Noth traveled with his mother and brothers throughout the United Kingdom, Spain and Czechoslovakia. Chris reminds people that his last name rhymes with "both."