Chris Noth
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| Born | Christopher David Noth (1954-11-13) November 13, 1954 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Other names | Christopher Noth |
| Education | Marlboro College (BA) Yale University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Spouse(s) | Tara Wilson (m. 2012) |
| Children | 1 |
Christopher David "Chris" Noth (/noʊθ/ NOHTH;[1] born November 13, 1954) is an American actor.[2] He is known for his television roles as NYPD Detective Mike Logan on Law & Order (1990–95), Big on Sex and the City (1998–2004), and 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. Chris Noth also studied acting at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City. He also portrayed Pompey the Great, in the 2003 miniseries Julius Caesar.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
3 Personal life
4 Filmography
4.1 Film
4.2 Television
5 Awards and nominations
6 References
7 External links
Early life
Noth was born in Madison, Wisconsin, the youngest of three sons of Jeanne L. Parr (March 30, 1924 – May 20, 2016), later a CBS News correspondent, and Charles James Noth, an insurance salesman turned marketing-company executive who died in a car accident in 1966.[2][3][4]
Noth has German, Irish and English ancestry.[5] During childhood, Noth traveled with his mother and brothers throughout the United Kingdom, Spain and Czechoslovakia.
Noth spent part of his undergraduate years at Marlboro College, where he built a cabin for himself.[2][6] He earned an MFA from the Yale School of Drama in 1985, where he acted in some 25 plays and was a pupil of acting coach Sanford Meisner.[7]
Career
Noth played small parts in films, including Smithereens (1982) and Baby Boom (1987) before his first starring role in the low-budget 1988 film Peluru dan Wanita (Bullets & Women) in Indonesia. Noth joined the cast of Hill Street Blues in the sixth season in 1986, where he was billed as "Christopher Noth." He also appeared in Another World. He filmed a pilot for the legal/police drama series Law & Order in 1988. In 1990, NBC began airing the show, which slowly gained recognition from critics and fans.[8] Noth was fired from the show in 1995.[9] He reprised the Logan character in 1998 for the Law & Order TV movie, Exiled: A Law & Order Movie.
In 1998, Noth returned to prime-time television when he took the role of Carrie Bradshaw's enigmatic on-again, off-again boyfriend "Big" on HBO's Sex and the City.[8] He played the role for six years, during which he also appeared in a small role as Helen Hunt's husband in the hit film Cast Away (2000), and starred in a Broadway revival of The Best Man. In 2001, he played an FBI agent on a three-episode arc of Crossing Jordan, re-uniting him with Law & Order co-star Jill Hennessy. Noth returned to the role of Mike Logan on Law & Order: Criminal Intent in 2005, joining the show in its fifth season following a guest appearance on a fourth season episode.[8] On this spin-off of the original Law & Order, Noth's detective team alternated episodes with Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe's characters. On June 26, 2008, it was announced that Noth was leaving the series, and that Jeff Goldblum would be joining the cast as Detective Zach Nichols.[10]
Noth reprised the role of Big for the Sex and the City film, released on May 30, 2008.[11] and its 2010 sequel. Noth starred with Julianna Margulies in the CBS series The Good Wife, which debuted on September 22, 2009. Also in 2009, Noth became the spokesperson for the North American market for the Biotherm line of male skincare products.[12]
Noth starred in a revival of Gore Vidal's 1960 Broadway play The Best Man in 2000, and also starred in a Broadway revival of the 1972 play That Championship Season in 2011, playing Phil Romano, a role originated by his one-time Law & Order co-star Paul Sorvino.[13] In 2013 he appeared in the Napa Valley, California, theater festival Plaza Del Sol with other performers including Dennis Haysbert.[citation needed]
Noth played the character Jack Robertson in the Doctor Who episode "Arachnids in the UK".[14][15]
Personal life
Noth is co-owner of The Cutting Room, a music venue in New York City that opened in late 1999, with Steve Walter, a former student at Berklee College of Music.[16][17][18][19]
Noth met his wife, actress Tara Lynn Wilson, while she was working the bar at The Cutting Room. The couple began dating in 2002. Their son, Orion Christopher Noth, was born in January 2008,[20] and the couple married on April 6, 2012.[21][22][23]
Noth also owned the semi-private club The Plumm with, among others, David Wells, Damon Dash, Joey McIntyre, and Bo Dietl.[24][25] Noth and Wilson owned Once Upon a Tea Cup, a tea-party themed restaurant franchise with branches in Windsor and London, Ontario (both locations now closed).[26]
He frequents Da Marino in New York City, where he has performed as a singer.[27][28]
Noth purchased the Ambhar Tequila artisan maker in 2018. [29]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Cutter's Way | Guard | Uncredited |
| Waitress! | Cowley's office | ||
| 1982 | Smithereens | Prostitute | |
| 1986 | Off Beat | Ely Wareham, Jr. | |
| 1987 | Baby Boom | Yuppie Husband | |
| 1988 | Peluru dan Wanita | Falco | |
| 1991 | Boyz In The Hood | Waiter | |
| 1993 | Naked in New York | Jason Brett | |
| 1995 | Burnzy's Last Call | Kevin | |
| Nothing Last Forever | Dr. Ken Mallory | ||
| 1997 | The Deli | Sal | |
| Cold Around the Heart | T | ||
| 1998 | The Broken Giant | Jack Frey | |
| 1999 | Getting to Know You | Sonny | |
| 1999 | The Confessions | Camposo | |
| A Texas Funeral | Clinton | ||
| Pigeonholed | Devon's father | ||
| 2000 | The Acting Class | Martin Ballsac | |
| Cast Away | Jerry Lovett | ||
| 2001 | Double Whammy | Chick Dimitri | |
| The Glass House | Uncle Jack | ||
| 2002 | Searching for Paradise | Michael De Santis | |
| 2004 | Mr. 3000 | Schiembri | |
| Tooth Fairy | Dad | Short film | |
| 2005 | The Perfect Man | Ben Cooper | |
| 2008 | Sex and the City | Mr. Big | |
| Frame of Mind | Steve Lynde | ||
| 2009 | My One and Only | Harlan | |
| 2010 | Sex and the City 2 | Mr. Big | |
| Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths | Lex Luthor (voice) | ||
| Sure Fire Hit | Tony | ||
| 2011 | From Up on Poppy Hill | Akio Kazama (voice) | |
| 2012 | 3,2,1... Frankie Go Boom | Jack | |
| 2013 | Lovelace | Anthony Romano | |
| 2014 | Elsa & Fred | Jack | |
| 2015 | After the Ball | Lee Kassell | |
| 2016 | White Girl | George Fratelli | |
| Chronically Metropolitan | Christopher |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Killer in the Mirror | Johnny Mathews | Television movie |
| Hill Street Blues | Officer Ron Lipsky | 3 episodes | |
| Apology | Roy Burnette | Television movie | |
| 1987 | At Mother's Request | Steve Klein | Television movie |
| I'll Take Manhattan | Fred Knox | Television movie | |
| 1989 | Monsters | The Devil | Episode: "Satan in the Suburbs" |
| 1990–1995 | Law & Order | Mike Logan | 111 episodes |
| 1993 | With Harmful Intent | Dr. Ferries | Television movie |
| 1994 | Where Are My Children? | Cliff Vernon | Television movie |
| 1995 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Mike Logan | Episode: "Law & Disorder" |
| 1996 | Abducted: A Father's Love | Larry Coster | Television movie |
| Born Free: A New Adventure | Dr. David Thompson | Television movie | |
| 1997 | Rough Riders | Craig Wadsworth | Television movie |
| Touched by an Angel | Carl Atwater | Episode: "Full Moon" | |
| Medusa's Child | Tony DiStefano | Television movie | |
| 1998–2004 | Sex and the City | Mr. Big | 41 episodes |
| 1998 | Exiled: A Law & Order Movie | Mike Logan | Television movie |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan | FBI Special Agent Drew Haley | 2 episodes |
| The Judge | Paul Madriani | Television movie | |
| 2003 | Julius Caesar | Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus | Television miniseries |
| 2004 | Bad Apple | Mike Tozzi | Television movie |
| 2005–2008 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Mike Logan | 36 episodes |
| 2009–2016 | The Good Wife | Peter Florrick | 101 episodes |
| 2012 | Titanic: Blood and Steel | J. P. Morgan | 6 episodes |
| 2016 | Tyrant | General Cogswell | 10 episodes |
| 2017 | Manhunt: Unabomber | Don Ackerman | 7 episodes |
| 2017–2018 | Gone | FBI Agent Frank Booth | Lead role; 12 episodes[30] |
| 2018 | Doctor Who | Jack Robertson | Episode: "Arachnids in the UK" |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Viewers for Quality Television | Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Law & Order | Nominated |
| 1995 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated | |
| 1996 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated | |
| 2000 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | Sex and the City | Nominated |
| 2003 | Satellite Awards | Best Supporting Actor – Television Series | Nominated | |
| 2009 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Cast | Sex and the City | Nominated |
| 2011 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film | The Good Wife | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated |
References
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^ abc "Chris Noth". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
^ "Chris Noth Biography (1957?–)". FilmReference.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.Full name, Christopher David Noth; born November 13, 1957 (some sources cite 1954 or 1956), in Madison, WI...
^ "Charles James Noth". The New York Times. 15 March 1966. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.Surviving are his widow, who is Jeanne Parr, the television weather reporter on Channel 2; three sons, Charles James 2nd, Michael and Christopher....
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^ Andrews, Amy (21 February 2010). "Mr. Big Chris Noth drops 20 pounds for 'Sex and the City 2'". IrishCentral.com. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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^ abc Stated in interview on Inside the Actors Studio
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^ Cosmetics mag Retrieved 21 June 2010
^ Desk, BWW News. "Cox, Gaffigan, Noth, Patric & Sutherland to Star in THE CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON".
^ "Coming Soon, Series 11, Doctor Who". BBC. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
^ "BBC One - Doctor Who, Series 11, Arachnids in the UK". BBC. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
^ Cutting Room web site Archived 4 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ Meredith Goldstein & Christopher Muther (7 October 2007). "Grab a bite at a star-owned eatery". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
^ Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 21 June 2010
^ Lee, Linda (12 May 2002). "GOOD COMPANY; There's a Party (and a Host) Somewhere Around Here". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
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^ Baltimore Sun Retrieved 21 June 2010
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^ Chris Noth Biography – Yahoo! Movies Archived 2 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ Once Upon a Tea Cup; Retrieved 21 June 2010.
^ Brunner, Jeryl (2011). My City, My New York: Famous New Yorkers Share Their Favorite Places. Helena, Montana: Globe Pequot. p. 63. ISBN 9780762777167. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
^ Smith, Austin (29 September 2010). "Chris Noth has second calling as singer". New York Post. New York City: News Corp. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
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^ Andreeva, Nellie (30 November 2016). "NBCU International Studios, RTL & TF1 Greenlight 'Gone' Procedural Drama Series Starring Chris Noth". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
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