Christopher Pate is an Australian actor and executive. In 1966, he starred in the television western series, Gunsmoke, as Curtis in "The Whispering Tree". Pate had a regular role in the early 1970s on the TV series Bellbird. In 1977 he played the lead role in The Mango Tree, which was written and produced by his father Michael Pate. He has appeared on stage in such musicals as Hair and Little Shop of Horrors and played in the original Australian production of Godspell. Christopher is the son of Australian film actor Micahel Pate and American actress Felippa Rock.