Chris Noth - wikipedia Chris Noth Chris Noth Noth in 2008 Christopher David Noth ( 1954 - 11 - 13 ) November 13, 1954 ( age 62 ) 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 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 ), 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 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. 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 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. '' Noth spent part of his undergraduate years at Marlboro College, where he built a cabin for himself. He earned an MFA from the Yale School of Drama, where he acted in some 25 plays and was a pupil of acting coach Sanford Meisner. 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. Noth was fired from the show in 1995. Personality differences between Noth and L&O creator / executive producer Dick Wolf settled down long enough to film a TV movie, Exiled : A Law & Order Movie ( 1998 ). 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. 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. 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. Noth reprised the role of Big for the Sex and the City film, released on May 30, 2008. and its 2010 sequel. Noth stars 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 skin - care products. 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. In 2013 he appeared in the Napa Valley, California, theater festival Plaza Del Sol with other performers including Dennis Haysbert. 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. Noth met his wife, actress Tara Lynn Wilson, while he was working the bar at The Cutting Room. Wilson has appeared in Frame of Mind and Law and Order : Criminal Intent before Noth joined the cast. The couple began dating in 2004. Their son, Orion Christopher Noth, was born in January 2008, and the couple married on April 6, 2012. Noth also owned the semi-private club The Plumm with Noel Ashman, David Wells, Damon Dash, Ann Dexter - Jones, Joey McIntyre, and Bo Dietl. 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 ). He is also a supporter of Da Marino in New York City, where he has performed as a singer. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1981 Cutter 's Way Guard Uncredited 1981 Waitress ! Cowley 's office 1982 Smithereens Prostitute 1986 Off Beat Ely Wareham, Jr. Baby Boom Yuppie Husband Peluru dan Wanita Falco 1993 Naked in New York Jason Brett 1995 Burnzy 's Last Call Kevin 1995 Nothing Last Forever Dr. Ken Mallory 1997 The Deli Sal 1997 Cold Around the Heart 1998 The Broken Giant Jack Frey 1999 Getting to Know You Sonny 1999 The Confessions Camposo 1999 A Texas Funeral Clinton 1999 Pigeonholed Devon 's father 2000 The Acting Class Martin Ballsac 2000 Cast Away Jerry Lovett 2001 Double Whammy Chick Dimitri 2001 The Glass House Uncle Jack 2002 Searching for Paradise Michael De Santis Mr. 3000 Schiembri Tooth Fairy Dad Short film 2005 The Perfect Man Ben Cooper 2008 Sex and the City Mr. Big 2008 Frame of Mind Steve Lynde 2009 My One and Only Harlan 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 2016 Chronically Metropolitan Christopher Television Year Title Role Notes 1986 Killer in the Mirror Johnny Mathews Television movie 1986 Hill Street Blues Officer Ron Lipsky 3 episodes 1986 Apology Roy Burnette Television movie At Mother 's Request Steve Klein Television movie I 'll Take Manhattan Fred Knox Television movie 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 '' 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 1997 Touched by an Angel Carl Atwater Episode : `` Full Moon '' 1997 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 2001 The Judge Paul Madriani Television movie 2003 Julius Caesar Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus Television miniseries 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 2017 Gone FBI Agent Frank Booth Lead role ; in production Awards and nominations Year Association 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 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 ^ Jump up to : `` Chris Noth ''. TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Chris Noth Biography ( 1957 ? -- ) ''. FilmReference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2016. Full name, Christopher David Noth ; born November 13, 1957 ( some sources cite 1954 or 1956 ), in Madison, WI... Jump up ^ `` Charles James Noth ''. The New York Times. March 15, 1966. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Surviving are his widow, who is Jeanne Parr, the television weather reporter on Channel 2 ; three sons, Charles James 2nd, Michael and Christopher... ( subscription required ) Jump up ^ `` Mr. Big Chris Noth drops 20 pounds for ' Sex and the City 2 ' ''. IrishCentral.com. 2010 - 02 - 21. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 30. ^ Jump up to : Starpulse.com Retrieved June 21, 2010 Jump up ^ Yahoo Movies Archived October 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 21, 2010 ^ Jump up to : Stated in interview on Inside the Actors Studio Jump up ^ Vancouver Sun Archived August 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 21, 2010 Jump up ^ `` Jeff Goldblum Has ' Criminal Intent, ' Chris Noth leaving ' Law & Order ' series ''. Zap2it. Retrieved 2008 - 06 - 26. Jump up ^ Yahoo news : `` More ' Sex ' puts Big on big screen '' Retrieved June 21, 2010 Jump up ^ Cosmetics mag Retrieved June 21, 2010 Jump up ^ Broadwayworld.Com Jump up ^ Cutting Room web site Archived May 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 21, 2010 Jump up ^ Meredith Goldstein & Christopher Muther ( 2007 - 10 - 07 ). `` Grab a bite at a star - owned eatery ''. The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 26. Jump up ^ Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved June 21, 2010 Jump up ^ Lee, Linda ( May 12, 2002 ). `` GOOD COMPANY ; There 's a Party ( and a Host ) Somewhere Around Here ''. The New York Times. Retrieved April 29, 2010. Jump up ^ Caplan, David ( 2008 - 01 - 20 ). `` Chris Noth & His Girlfriend Have a Boy ''. People. Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 26. Jump up ^ Chris Noth & His Girlfriend Have a Boy people.com retrieved June 21, 2010 Jump up ^ Baltimore Sun Retrieved June 21, 2010 Jump up ^ Jordan, Julie ; Lehner, Marla ( 2012 - 04 - 11 ). `` Chris Noth Is Married ''. People. Retrieved 2016 - 03 - 26. Jump up ^ `` Chris Noth ''. Cityfile. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved 2010 - 05 - 30. Jump up ^ Chris Noth Biography -- Yahoo ! Movies Archived October 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2010 - 05 - 30 Jump up ^ Once Upon a Tea Cup Retrieved June 21, 2010 Jump up ^ Jeryl Brunner ( 2011 ). My City, My New York : Famous New Yorkers Share Their Favorite Places. Globe Pequot. p. 63. ISBN 9780762777167. Retrieved November 14, 2013. Jump up ^ Austin Smith ( September 29, 2010 ). `` Chris Noth has second calling as singer ''. PageSix. Retrieved November 14, 2013. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( November 30, 2016 ). `` NBCU International Studios, RTL & TF1 Greenlight ' Gone ' Procedural Drama Series Starring Chris Noth ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 14, 2016. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chris Noth. 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Question: who played big on sex and the city
Answer: Christopher David "Chris" Noth