Chris Orbach
Christopher Ben Orbach (born 11 November 1968 in Manhattan, New York) is an actor/singer/songwriter who is the son of late Law & Order star Jerry Orbach and his first wife Marta Curro. A long-established voiceover artist, he has worked for companies like L'Oreal, Ethan Allen, Delphi, Wrangler, Astrazeneca and Kodak.
Orbach graduated from the High School of Performing Arts in New York City in 1986, studied acting briefly at SUNY Purchase, and went on to get a BFA in film and television production from New York University. A self-taught musician, he sings and plays guitar, bass and keyboards. He has recorded two albums of original songs, Safely Through the Night (2004) and Secession (2009). The latter was co-produced by Grammy Award-winning engineer Troy Halderson.
Orbach played Detective Ken Briscoe, nephew of Lennie Briscoe (his father's character) in the first season of Law & Order: SVU (1999–2000). On stage in New York he appeared in Peg O' My Heart at the Irish Repertory Theater and in two plays at La Mama ETC's Club Theater, Modern Living, and Lost In Staten Island. He also appeared in a revival of the theatrical documentary Charlie Victor Romeo at 3LD.
He wed Nicole J. Vallance on August 20, 2011.