Christopher Milne (born 24 May 1950) is an Australian actor and writer who has scripted episodes of Prisoner and Neighbours, as well as appearing on the shows as a performer.
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.
Milne played Chris in the soap opera Bellbird from 1967 until 1977. He appeared in the 1979 vampire horror film Thirst and the 1979 sexploitation film Felicity.
He played Ben Mazzini in 1980 miniseries Water Under The Bridge, based on the Australian book of the same name, alongside Judy Davis.
Milne originated the character of Philip Martin on Neighbours in 1985, when the program aired on Network Seven, before Ian Rawlings took over the role in 1992. He returned to Neighbours in 1998, to play journalist Declan Hewitt.
Milne was a script editor for Crawford Productions, and wrote scripts for numerous episodes of Prisoner, Neighbours and Starting Out. He has written children's books (ages 6âÂÂ13) for many years and his Naughty Stories for Good Boys and Girls (based on his two sons) is a winner of The Young Australians Best Book Award. He recorded 13 of the stories for the BBC in London.
Milne was married to television presenter Denise Drysdale for ten years, until their separation in 1989. Together, they had two sons, but ended their marriage when they realised they did not have much in common. They have a grandson. Milne subsequently remarried.