Co-owns The Cutting Room, a lounge and music club in New York City's Flatiron District, with Steve Walter, a Berklee College of Music alumnus. Since opening in 1999, Gwyneth Paltrow, Sheryl Crow, and Norah Jones are among the many people who have performed there.

Very happily a confirmed bachelor, and proud owner of a Manhattan bar called "The Cutting Room." So named after the cutting-room floor, where a lot of actors' best performances often end up.

Lives with actress Tara Wilson, whom he met while she was working at his bar, "The Cutting Room". [2002]

Ranked #8 on Tropopkin's Top 25 Most Intriguing People [Issue #100]

Was in a longterm relationship with supermodel/actress Beverly Johnson.

Attended Vermont`s Marlboro College before going to the Yale School of Drama.

Grew up in Stamford, Connecticut. His father died when he was young. Got into delinquent-styled trouble while he was young.

He and his longtime girlfriend, Tara Wilson, welcomed their son, Orion Christopher, on January 18, 2008 in Los Angeles, weighing seven pounds, ten ounces.

Met his longtime girlfriend, Tara Wilson, while she was working at The Cutting Room, the New York City lounge and music club that he co-owns.

He won the World Theater Award 2001- Best Broadway Debut for "Best Man".

Was a guest at Sarah Jessica Parker`s 40th birthday party.

His brother made a few appearances on "Law & Order" (1990) as a court clerk.

Along with Jerry Orbach, Dann Florek and Fred Dalton Thompson, he is one of four "Law & Order" (1990) cast members who later joined the regular cast of one of the spin-off series. He played Detective Mike Logan in "Law & Order" (1990) from 1990 to 1995 and in "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (2001) since 2005.

His father`s name, Noth, originates from the Strasbourg region of eastern France on the border of Germany--now called Alsace-Lorraine, where the name is properly pronounced "note." In his case, however, it rhymes with "both.".

Was the last original cast member of "Law & Order" (1990) to leave the series. Although Steven Hill (District Attorney Adam Schiff) is often touted as an original cast member, he did not appear in the series until after its first episode.

Is incorrectly believed to be purely Irish-American, like his character "Mike Logan" on "Law & Order" (1990).

Has been confirmed that he will return as detective Mike Logan in a guest appearance on "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" (2001) in January, 2005. He last appeared as Mike Logan in the TV movie, Exiled (1998) (TV) in 1998.

He toured Vietnam with singer Nanci Griffith to support the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation`s campaign against land mines.

Studied with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse in Manhattan before graduating from the Yale School of Drama.

Became more well-known as Sarah Jessica Parker`s on-again, off-again romancer Mr. Big in the TV cable hit "Sex and the City" (1998), after becoming a heart-throb playing Detective Mike Logan in "Law & Order" (1990).

Mother, Jeanne Parr, was a television news reporter (European correspondent) for CBS.

Proud owner of a Manhattan bar called "The Cutting Room." So named after the cutting-room floor, where a lot of actors` best performances often end up.

He spent three years as an undergraduate at Marlboro College in southern Vermont.