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Chris Noth

Chris Noth

Actor, also producer and writer · Born November 13, 1954 (71) · Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Golden Globe nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Christopher David Noth (born November 13, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as NYPD Detective Mike Logan on Law & Order (1990–1995), Big on Sex and the City (1998–2004), and Peter Florrick on The Good Wife (2009–2016). 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. He reprised his role of Mike Logan on Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2005–2008), and reprised his role of Big in the films Sex and the City (2008) and Sex and the City 2 (2010). He starred in the first two seasons of the 2021 revival of The Equalizer, on CBS, and appeared in And Just Like That..., the revival of Sex and the City. His roles in both series were curtailed after the emergence of multiple sexual assault allegations against him in December 2021.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 13, 1954 (71)
From
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
47 on MovieCove · 70 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 18% in 30 days

What are Chris Noth's films like?

Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Morality
30%
Self
19%
Survival
10%
Society
4%
Power
2%
Ideas
1%
Justice12 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth4 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 12 · Serious 10 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 10 · Charged 9 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 13 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 15 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 10 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 5 of 16 analyzed roles.

Shadow
5 of 16
Hero
4 of 16
Mentor
3 of 16
Threshold guardian
2 of 16
Shapeshifter
2 of 16
Show the 16 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Warm
7
Hopeful
10
Melancholic
9
Bittersweet
7
Other
33

How their films linger

Hopeful18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet12
  • Ambiguous5
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Chris Noth's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 47 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Chris Noth's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

70 credits, 47 with a MovieCove page; 12 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Cutman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Loren

  • And Just Like That...(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mr. Big

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Red Giant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Dad (voice)

  • The Equalizer(2021)

    Show 15 episodes · as William Bishop

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Doctor Who: Revolution of the Daleks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Robertson

  • A New York Christmas Wedding(2020)

    Executive Producer · as Father Kelly

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Jitters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer

  • Gone(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · as Frank Booth

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Manhunt(2017)

    Show 7 episodes · as Don Ackerman

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • White Girl(2016)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Chronically Metropolitan(2016)

    as Christopher

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • After the Ball(2015)

    as Lee

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Metropolis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Elsa & Fred(2014)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Lovelace(2013)

    as Anthony Romano

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom(2012)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Titanic: Blood and Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 6 episodes · as J.P. Morgan

  • Sex and the City 2(2010)

    as Mr. Big

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths(2010)

    as Lex Luthor (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 101 episodes · as Peter Florrick

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • My One and Only(2009)

    as Dr. Harlan Williams

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Frame Of Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Steve Lynde

  • Sex and the City(2008)

    as Mr. Big

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Man(2005)

    as Ben Cooper

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Robertson

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Tooth Fairy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Dad

  • Mr. 3000(2004)

    as Schiembri

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Bad Apple(2004)

    Producer · as Tozzi

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Julius Caesar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Pompeu

  • Searching for Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Michael De Santis

  • Double Whammy(2001)

    as Chick Dimitri

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 36 episodes · as Mike Logan

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Crossing Jordan(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as FBI Special Agent Drew Haley

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Glass House(2001)

    as Uncle Jack

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Judge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Paul Madriani

  • The Judge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Paul Madriani

  • Cast Away(2000)

    as Jerry Lovett

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Acting Class (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Martin Ballsac

  • Pigeonholed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • The Confession(1999)

    as Campuso

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Getting to Know You(1999)

    as Sonny

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • A Texas Funeral(1999)

    as Clinton

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Exiled(1998)

    Story · as Detective Mike Logan

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Sex and the City(1998)

    Show 40 episodes · as Mr. Big

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Medusa's Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Tony DiStefano

  • Cold Around the Heart(1997)

    as T

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Deli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Sal the Trash Man

  • The Broken Giant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Jack Frey

  • Rough Riders(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Craig Wadsworth

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Born Free: A New Adventure(1996)

    as Dr. David Thompson

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Abducted: A Father's Love(1996)

    as Larry Coster

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Nothing Lasts Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Ken Mallory

  • Nothing Lasts Forever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Dr. Ken Mallory

  • Burnzy's Last Call(1995)

    as Kevin

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Carl Atwater

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Where Are My Children?(1994)

    as Cliff Vernon

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Naked in New York(1993)

    as Jason Brett

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • With Harmful Intent(1993)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Homicide: Life on the Street(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective Mike Logan

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 111 episodes · as Mike Logan

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Monsters(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as The Devil

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Jakarta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Falco

  • Baby Boom(1987)

    as Yuppie Husband

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Apology (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Roy Burnette

  • Off Beat(1986)

    as Ely Wareham Jr.

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Killer in the Mirror(1986)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Smithereens(1982)

    as Prostitute

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Waitress! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Guy in Cowley's Office

  • Hill Street Blues(1981)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Block (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 70 titles, 69 of them dated from 1981 to 2025; peak year 2009.

Biggest box office

Cast Away (2000)

$430M worldwide

Highest rated

Cast Away (2000)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Law & Order (1990)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19812025

Peak 2009 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting69 of 70: 67 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thWriting1 of 70: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing2 of 70: 1 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1980s9 · acting1990s22 · 22 acting · 1 crew2000s19 · acting2010s13 · 12 acting · 1 crew2020s6 · 6 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 18 roles
820212

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

6 major nominations and no wins, 1995–2012.

  1. 2012
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  2. 2011
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  3. 2000
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
  4. 1996
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
  5. 1995
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Chris Noth's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 32; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 47 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 47 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic7
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

The Equalizer (2021)

92nd percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Cast Away (2000)

Midcredits 97th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 22 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Chris Noth's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles14–68 · median 54 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles18–80 · median 42 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles36–74 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles26–70 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles19–61 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Chris Noth work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chris Noth's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cynthia Nixon shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers