Chris Wood

Christopher Charles Wood (born April 14, 1988) is an American actor who portrays Malachai Parker. He is known for his role as Malachai Parker in the sixth season of The CW'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.

Life
Wood was born in Dublin, Ohio. He attended Elon University in Elon, North Carolina, where he graduated in 2010, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Music Theater.] He has been friends with actor Grant Gustin since college.

Wood is an active ambassador for Mental Health America and often advocates ending the stigma surrounding mental illness, following his father's death from an untreated condition. In October 2017, Wood launched his website “I Don’t Mind” that works to put a stop to the stigma of mental illness.

Career
After graduation, he played Melchior in the national tour of Spring Awakening. He also played Joe Hardy in Paper Mill Playhouse's production of Damn Yankees in 2012. 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.

He was cast in a starring role in the 2016 CW drama series Containment, portraying officer Jake Riley. Wood gained 30 pounds for the role.

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. playing the first live-action adaptation of the DC Comics superhero.