Mike Logan (Law & Order)
| Det. Mike Logan | |
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| Law & Order character | |
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| First appearance | Season 1 (L&O): "Prescription for Death" Season 4 (CI): "Stress Position" |
| Last appearance | Season 5 (L&O): "Pride" Season 7 (CI): "Last Rites" |
| Portrayed by | Chris Noth |
| Time on show | 1990–1995 (Law & Order) 1998 (Exiled - movie) 2005–2008 (Criminal Intent) |
| Seasons |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (L&O) 4, 5, 6, 7 (CI) |
| Credited appearances | 111 episodes (L&O) 1 episode (HLOTS) 36 episodes (CI) 148 episodes (total) |
| Succeeded by |
Rey Curtis (Law & Order) Zack Nichols (Criminal Intent) |
| Information | |
| Nickname(s) | Mike Mikey (by Phil Cerreta, Don Cragen, Tony Profaci, and occasionally Lennie Briscoe) |
| Occupation | Police Officer |
| Title |
NYPD Detective (L&O) Senior Detective (CI) |
| Family | Dave (cousin) |
| Partner |
L&O Max Greevey Phil Cerreta Lennie Briscoe Exiled Tony Boyer Frankie Silvera L&O: CI Carolyn Barek Megan Wheeler Nola Falacci |
Michael "Mike" Logan is a fictional character in the police procedural and legal drama television series Law & Order franchise, played by Chris Noth. He appears in 148 episodes of the franchise (111 episodes of Law & Order, 1 episode of Homicide: Life on the Street, and 36 episodes of Law & Order: Criminal Intent). He also appeared in Exiled: A Law & Order Movie.
Logan initially appeared on Law & Order from the show's pilot episode. He appeared in every episode beginning with the first season in 1990 until Noth's dismissal from the series in 1995. After appearing in the franchise telemovie Exiled, the character then guest-starred in the Law & Order: Criminal Intent Season 4 episode "Stress Position". Logan subsequently became a regular on Criminal Intent, starting with the first episode of season five, "Grow," which originally aired on September 25, 2005. Logan then left the series in the 21st episode of season seven, "Last Rites," which originally aired on August 17, 2008.
Mike Logan was born in 1958 in New York City's Lower East Side into a working-class Irish-Catholic family. His father was also a police officer. He spent 10 years attending Our Lady of Mercy, where he was often in trouble and sent to see the guidance counselor. Little is revealed about his extended family, but he has stated that his family crest has a griffin on it, suggesting a European maternal line distinct from that of his surname. He is originally portrayed as a womanizing misanthrope with a short fuse, which his captain, Donald Cragen, refers to as his "famous temper". Later episodes, however, reveal a darker, more complex side to the character; it is gradually revealed that he had been abused as a child, both physically (by his unstable, alcoholic mother) and sexually (by his parish priest, whom he later confronts and brings to justice). These early traumas lead to his rather cynical view of the church; he quips in one episode that "My mother beat me with one hand while she held a Rosary with the other. The next time I enter a church, it'll be in a pine box carried by six of my friends." When he was a young man, his pregnant girlfriend had an abortion against his wishes.
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