Christopher Milne


Christopher Milne is an Australian actor and writer who has scripted episodes of Prisoner and Neighbours, as well as appearing on the shows as a performer.

Early life

Milne studied a Bachelor of Civil Engineering at Melbourne's Monash University. After graduating, he worked as an engineer for 18 months, before realising it wasn't for him. He then joined a theatre group and trained with a film and television school, before auditioning for various television roles. Between acting roles, he drove a taxi and picked potatoes for extra income.

Career

Milne originated the character of Philip Martin on Neighbours in 1985, when the program debuted on Network Seven, before Ian Rawlings took over the role in 1992. He returned to Neighbours in 1998, to play the character of List of [Neighbours characters introduced in 1998|Declan Hewitt].
He also played Ben Mazzini in 1980 miniseries Water [Under the Bridge |Water Under The Bridge], based on the Australian book of the same name, alongside Judy Davis.
Milne also appeared in feature films, including the 1979 vampire horror Thirst and 1979 sexploitation film Felicity.
Milne was a script editor for Crawford Productions, and an award winning writer who penned numerous episodes of Prisoner and Neighbours. He has written children's books for many years and his Naughty Stories for [Good Boys and Girls] is a winner of The Young Australians Best Book Award. He recorded 13 of the stories for the BBC in London.

Filmography

Film

Television

Personal life

Milne was married to Gold [Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television|Gold Logie]-winning television presenter Denise Drysdale for ten years, until their separation in 1989. Together, they had two sons, Peter and Rob, but split when they realised they didn't have much in common. Milne subsequently remarried, and has a grandson through Rob.