 At the age of twelve he was cast as Tolly in the BBC adaptation of Lucy M. Boston's "The Children of Green Knowe".He went on to appear alongside Richard Griffiths, Frances de la Tour and Tim Healy in the situation comedy "A Kind of Living".After graduating with a BA Hons in Film and Literature from the University of Warwick, Christie embarked on a career in film, television and theatre, beginning with the film "East is East", then on the Edinburgh Fringe First award-winning play "BBA and Proud"  written and directed by BAFTA award winners Manoj and Maria Raithatha which went on to tour England.