John Corbett is an American actor who received Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor, for his role as Chris Stevens in
Northern Exposure (1990), and a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Aidan Shaw in
Sex and the City (1998).
John was born John Joseph Corbett on May 9, 1961 in Wheeling, West Virginia, to Sandra (Pavilack) and John Marshall Corbett. He is of English, Irish, Lithuanian, and Russian-Jewish descent. John was raised Catholic, and graduated from Wheeling Central Catholic High School in 1979. He subsequently worked at a boiler-making factory in California for six years. After sustaining an injury, he left the factory to enroll at Cerritos College in Norwalk, California to study hairdressing, and took acting classes in the evenings.
Corbett began his acting career with a guest role in
The Wonder Years (1988). His breakthrough role came two years later when he was cast as Chris Stevens in
Northern Exposure (1990), for which he received Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. He then played the lead role in
The Visitor (1997), for which he received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Actor. Corbett portrayed one of
Sarah Jessica Parker's love interests in
Sex and the City (1998), for which he received his second Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
In 2002, he starred as the male lead opposite
Nia Vardalos in the blockbuster romantic comedy
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002), and reprised his role in its sequel,
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016). Corbett also starred as the husband of
Toni Collette's character in
United States of Tara (2009), and portrayed guitarist Josiah 'Flash' Bacon in
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2015).
Corbett has been in a relationship with actress
Bo Derek since 2002, and the couple reside on a ranch in Santa Ynez, California. Aside from acting, he has released two country music albums, "John Corbett" in 2006 and "Leaving Nothin' Behind" in 2013.
The Hunting Party(2025)as Xander Wax
Soul on Fire(2025)as Denny O'Leary
And Just Like That...(2021)as Aidan Shaw
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3(2023)as Ian
XO, Kitty(2023)as Dan Covey
On the Set: Serendipity(2001)
Sex and the City(1998)
Northern Exposure(1990)
Sherri(2022)as Self
Northern Disclosure(2025)as Self
Entertainment Tonight(1981)as Self
AFI Life Achievement Award(1973)as Self
The Talk(2010)as Self - Guest
Say Goodnight Kevin(2014)as Pearce Hill
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters(2006)as Ian Miller
It's Good to Be...(2003)as Self
