Chris Wood is an American actor who made his film debut at the age of 22 in a short film entitled The Magazine Girl. He went on to appear in numerous television and film productions. Wood is known for appearing as Malachai Parker on The Vampire Diaries and for the role of Adam Weaver on The Carrie Diaries . He has a huge social media following with more than 3 million followers on Instagram and more than 500,000 followers on Twitter.

Born name

Christopher Charles Wood

nickname

Chris

Sun sign

Aries

Place of birth

Dublin, Ohio, USA

Residence

Los Angeles, California, United States

nationality

training

Wood attended Dublin public school Jerome High School , where he was encouraged by his drama teacher to act and write professionally.

Chris later attended Elon University in Elon, North Carolina, graduating in 2010 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theater.

occupation

actor

family

• Father – unknown
• mother – unknown
• Siblings – He has one sister who is a dancer and dance teacher.

Manager

He is represented by –

• William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (talent and literary agency), Beverly Hills, California, USA
• Untitled Entertainment (Talent Management Company), Beverly Hills, Kalifornien, USA

Build

Athletic

Height

6ft or 183cm

weight

78 kg or 172 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Chris dated –

1. Erin Burniston (1995-2013) – Chris and actress Erin began dating in 1995. The couple kept their relationship out of the limelight. After dating for almost 18 years, they split in 2013.
2. Annasophia Robb (2013-2014; 2017) – Chris and actress AnnaSophia Robb met on the set of TV series The Carrie Diaries in 2013. The couple started dating after they first met. They dated for a year and broke up in 2014. In 2017 they met again on Mercy Street and started dating again. They separated again in March 2017.
3. Nina Dobrev (2014) – Chris reportedly dated actress Nina Dobrev in 2014.
4. Hanna Mangan-Lawrence (2016) – Dating from 2016, Chris and Australian-British actress Hanna Mangan-Lawrence co-starred in the series Containment .
5. Melissa Benoist (2017-Present) – Chris Wood started dating his Supergirl co -star Melissa Benoist in 2017. The pair can be seen together in many of his Instagram posts. On February 10, 2019, Melissa and Chris announced that they are engaged.

race/ethnicity

White

He is of English descent.

hair colour

Dark Brown (Natural)

eye color

Blau

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

Thick eyebrows

brand promotion

He has used his social media presence to promote brands such as:

• IDONTMIND
• Salomon
• Everything for gun safety

Religion

He has not spoken publicly about his religious views.

Known for

• Appears as Malachai Parker in the CW series The Vampire Diaries in 2014
• Playing the role of writer Adam Weaver on The CW’s The Carrie Diaries from 2013 to 2014 and also for playing the character of Mon-El on CW’s Supergirl from 2016 to 2018

first movie

He has not yet made his cinema debut.

First TV show

Chris made his first TV appearance as Brandon North in the crime series Major Crimes in 2013.

Personal trainer

He enjoys exercising with resistance bands and lifting weights. Wood isn’t a big fan of cardio. He had to gain 30 pounds in 30 days through Pilates training for his role on the CW series ‘Containment’ in 2016.

He used to train 90-120 minutes twice a day. Chris also did weightlifting and chose heavy objects to specifically prepare for his character, which involved moving a lot of corpses.

Diet-wise, Chris started to go healthier, cutting down on fats and proteins instead of carbs. He started his day with a drink where he mixed water with lime water and Himalayan sea salt. The drink would cause his body to absorb more nutrients.

He had 6 small meals a day along with shakes containing wholesome grains, protein and veggies. Chris also followed a 90-10 rule in which he was only allowed to indulge 10% of the time and the rest of the 90% was followed by a healthy diet.

Chris Wood favorite things

• animal – monkey
• Exercise – sprinting
• Sport – Baseball
• CD/Recording/Album – Led Zeppelin’s mothership collection
• Movie – Singing in the Rain (1952)
• Pizza – Hawaiianer

Chris Wood Facts

1. As a child, Chris spent all his free time writing plays and performing them with his friends.
2. He is an Ambassador for Mental Health America and works selflessly to raise awareness for mental health. Also, in October 2017, he launched his own website called “I Don’t Mind” to help people struggling with mental illness.
3. Chris made his acting debut at the age of 22 with a short film titled “The Magazine Girl” in 2010.
4. In 2012, Chris played the role of Joe Hardy in the production of The Damn Yankees .
5. Wood left the Supergirl series at the end of its 3rd season in 2018.
6. He has a dog named Drift.
7. He appeared in an episode of The Flash in 2017.
8. Chris was nominated 4 times at the Teen Choice Awards for his Superior Acting in The Vampire Diaries and Supergirl , in 2015 and 2017.
9. Follow him on Instagram and Twitter.