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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