christopher ewing is a fictional character from the american prime time drama series "dallas" and the continuation series. the character was first written into the series in the episode "starting over", which first aired on december 11, 1981. the role was portrayed by joshua harris from 1985 until the conclusion of the original series in 1991. in the continuation series, the role is portrayed by jesse metcalfe. christopher is the adopted son of bobby and the late pam ewing and the biological son of kristin shepard (sue ellen ewing's sister) and jeff farraday.