[8] In August of the same year, it was announced Wood had joined the cast for the second season of The CW's The Carrie Diaries as Adam Weaver in a recurring role.

[9] In 2014, Wood joined the sixth season of The Vampire Diaries in a recurring role, playing the villain Malachi "Kai" Parker.

[13][14] In February 2015, Wood was cast in the pilot for the drama series Containment, portraying Jake Riley, a police officer trapped inside a quarantine zone.

"[17] The series consisted of 13 episodes, running from April 19 to July 16, 2016, with The CW confirming in May Containment would not return for a second season.

[18] In that April it was also announced Wood had been cast in a 2-episode guest arc on the second season of the PBS period drama Mercy Street, reuniting with Carrie Diaries costar AnnaSophia Robb.

[19] On July 20, 2016, it was announced Wood had joined the cast of Supergirl as a series regular in an undisclosed role,[20] his fourth project with The CW.

"[25] In 2019, Wood wrote, directed, and produced his first short film The Stew, a comedy about a toxic marriage, starring Supergirl costar Melissa Benoist as the wife and Carlos Valdes as the husband.

[30][31] Also in February 2020, Wood joined the voice cast for Kevin Smith's Masters of the Universe: Revelation series as Prince Adam/He-Man.

In addition to writing, directing, and producing the short, Wood starred opposite longtime friend Grant Gustin.

[40][41] Wood played baseball throughout his childhood until the end of high school, having considered pursuing the sport professionally at one point.

[46][47] The first campaign launched by Wood raised $115,000 for National Alliance on Mental Illness through a line of minimalistic tee shirts bearing the organization's name.