Chris Wood

Christopher Charles Wood is an American actor who portrays Malachai and Kaiaphas Parker as well as Brandon North.

Early 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.

Wood appeared as the recurring role of Malachai Parker on season six of The Vampire Diaries; 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. 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, he was cast as a series regular in the role of Mon-El for the second season of Supergirl, playing the first live-action adaptation of the DC Comics superhero. He left the series at the end of the third season.

Personal Life
as of 2019, Wood is engaged to Melissa Benoist whom he met on the set of Supergirl. The two were previously dating as spotted in Cancun, Mexico.