Chris Noth

About Chris Noth

Christopher David "Chris" Noth (born November 13, 1954) is a golden globe nominated American actor of film, stage, and television. He is known for two long-running television roles: as Det. Mike Logan on Law & Order and as Mr. Big on Sex and the City.

Noth, the youngest of three sons, was born in Madison, Wisconsin, the son of Jeanne Parr, a former CBS news reporter, and Charles Noth, an insurance salesman. Noth's father died when Noth was eight. During his childhood, Noth traveled with his mother and brothers throughout the United Kingdom, Yugoslavia, and Spain.

Noth's undergraduate years were spent at Marlboro College in Vermont, where he built himself a log cabin. He also wrote poetry during this time. He earned an MFA from Yale School of Drama where he acted in some twenty-five plays and was a pupil of acting coach Sanford Meisner.