John Joseph Corbett, Jr. (born May 9, 1961) is an American actor and
country music singer. He is best known for playing
Chris Stevens on
Northern Exposure from 1990 to 1995; and Aidan,
Carrie Bradshaw's boyfriend, on
Sex and the City—a role which he reprised for the series movie sequel
Sex and the City 2. He also played the leading male role opposite
Nia Vardalos in Vardalos's film,
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002). He starred in
United States of Tara as Max Gregson, and has appeared on
NBC dramedy
Parenthood as Seth Holt. Corbett started his acting career in television commercials, and in recent years, he has done TV and radio
voiceovers for
Applebee's Restaurants and
Walgreens drug stores, among others. Aside from acting, Corbett has recorded and released two
country music albums.