Chris Wood


Chris Wood Biography

Christopher Charles "Chris" Wood (born April 14, 1988) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Malachai "Kai" Parker in the sixth season of the CW Network's television series The Vampire Diaries in 2014, after previously appearing on The CW's The Carrie Diaries in the role of writer Adam Weaver in 2013. He also starred in the 2016 CW television series Containment in the leading role of Atlanta police officer Jake Riley. Since 2016 he has played Mon-El on The CW superhero drama series Supergirl.

Career

Wood was born in Dublin, Ohio. He attended Elon University in North Carolina, where he graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Music Theater. After graduation, he played Melchior in the national tour of Spring Awakening. He made his film debut in a made-for-TV movie entitled Browsers in early 2013. In September 2013, producers of The Carrie Diaries announced that Wood would join the show in its second season.

Wood appeared as the recurring role of Malachai 'Kai' Parker on season six of The Vampire Diaries as the main antagonist; he returned to the role in a guest appearance in the eighth and final season of The Vampire Diaries. He appeared also in a guest role as Paul, in the episode "Beach House" of Girls. He was cast in a starring role in the 2016 CW drama series Containment, portraying officer Jake Riley. In April 2016, Wood was cast in a role on the second season of the PBS period drama Mercy Street. In July 2016, Wood was cast as a series regular in the role of Mon-El for season 2 of Supergirl.

Filmography

Television and film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2010 The Magazine Girl Devin Short film
2013 Browsers Justin Television film
2013 Major Crimes Brandon North Episode: "Poster Boy"
2013-2014 The Carrie Diaries Adam Weaver Recurring role; 6 episodes
2014 Girls Paul Episode: "Beach House"
2014-2015, 2017 The Vampire Diaries Kai Parker Recurring role (season 6); archival footage (season 7); guest star (season 8)
2016 Comedy Bang! Bang! Perry Daffodil Episode: "Tony Hale Wears a Blue Flannel Shirt and Fuchsia Sneakers"
2016 Containment Jake Riley Main role; 13 episodes
2016 Mercy Street Captain Lance Van Der Berg Episodes: "Balm in Gilead", "The House Guest"
2016-present Supergirl Mon-El Main role

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2015 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Villain The Vampire Diaries



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