Christopher David "Chris" Noth (, born
November 13 1954) is an
American actor and
poet. He is known for two long-running television roles: as
Det. Mike Logan on
Law & Order and
Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and as
Mr. Big on
Sex and the City. For the latter role, he has been nominated for a
Golden Globe Award.
Biography
Early life
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.
[Chris Noth Biography (1957?-)] Noth's father died when he was eight. During his childhood, Noth traveled with his mother and brothers throughout the
United Kingdom,
Yugoslavia, and
Spain.
Noth spent a part of his
undergraduate years 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.
