Chris Warner

Dr. Christopher Alexander "Chris" Warner is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street who has been portrayed by Michael Galvin since the show's first episode, making him the longest running original character. Galvin quit the show in 1996, but returned four years later as part of a revamp.

Affectionately referred to by fans and the media as "Dr. Love", Chris made his first appearance in the show's first episode having an affair with his aerobics instructor is an ultimately infamous and controversial scene. Portrayed as spoiled and from a wealthy family, the character of Chris was characterised by his patronising and illicit manner, contrasted in a 1994 storyline that saw him become addicted to morphine. Known primarily for romance storyliness, Chris has been married four times and participated in over 20 romances as well as being the father to 6 children. Chris' initial appearance saw him the catalyst for the Warner family, being joined by half brother Guy Warner (Craig Parker) and in later years, the patriarch of a family unit made up of his sons Harry (Reid Walker) and Phoenix (Geordie Holibar). Chris has been involved in several high profile and highly rated storyliness, including a 1994 car crash, nearly getting murdered by brother in law Dominic Thompson (Shane Cortese), losing his wife to his drug addicted brother Guy, and ending up in jail after being framed for murder.

Chris Warner (comics)

Chris Warner is a comic book writer and artist for Dark Horse Comics. He worked extensively on their mid-1990s line of Comics' Greatest World and Dark Horse Heroes. He has also worked sporadically for other companies, such as Marvel Comics and DC Comics.

He is listed as the creator of Barb Wire and the developer of the setting of Steel Harbor for these lines. His work on this line includes writing and penciling the mini-series Barb Wire: Ace of Spades (1-4), penciling issues 10-12 of X, being the image illustrator (i.e., the visual creator) of characters like Ghost and is given creator credit on Wolf Gang, Pit Bulls and Motorhead. He also worked on Will to Power (issues 4-6 as writer & 10-12 as penciler) and the second volume of Ghost, on which he acted as writer and later co-writer for the majority of that title's run.

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