# Christopher Larkin (actor)
**Christopher Larkin** (born 1987) is a Korean American actor, musician, writer, and producer best known for playing Monty Green on the CW post-apocalyptic drama *[The 100](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-100-tv-series)* from 2014 to 2019.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0488273/) He was born in Taegu (Daegu), South Korea, adopted by parents of Irish and French-Canadian descent, and raised in Hebron, Connecticut; his birth name is Woon-Ha Chung.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0488273/) • [2](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/christopher-larkin/bio/3030085588/) He should not be confused with the British actor [Chris Larkin](https://www.edgepedia.org/chris-larkin) (born 1967), the son of Dame Maggie Smith and Sir Robert Stephens, who uses Christopher Larkin as an alternative professional name.[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0488271)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1987, Taegu (Daegu), South Korea; adopted and raised in Hebron, Connecticut[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0488273/) |
| Birth name | Woon-Ha Chung[2](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/christopher-larkin/bio/3030085588/) |
| Breakthrough role | Monty Green on *The 100* (The CW), 2014–2019[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0488273/) |
| Screen debut | Abraham Jacob Lee in the 2001 TV movie *The Flamingo Rising*, cast by director Martha Coolidge[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0488273/) • [2](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/christopher-larkin/bio/3030085588/) |
| Training | Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts; B.A. in theater, Fordham College at Lincoln Center, 2009[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0488273/) |
| Music | Founding member of the acoustic folk band d'Artagnan; solo album *The News Today* recorded as Carry Hatchet[2](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/christopher-larkin/bio/3030085588/) • [4](https://www.myfanbase.de/the-100/interviews/?pid=22155) |
| Other screen work | Jonathan Raven Winter in *Tales of the City* (2019); Timmis in *The Orville* (2022)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0488273/) |
## Early life and training
Larkin was born in South Korea and adopted into an Irish and French-Canadian American family in [Connecticut](https://www.edgepedia.org/connecticut).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0488273/) In 2001, at age 13, director Martha Coolidge discovered him and cast him in the lead role of the young son, Abraham Jacob Lee, in Hallmark Entertainment's television movie *The Flamingo Rising*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0488273/) He has said he was too young at the time to grasp how unusual the opportunity was, noting that roles of that size are nearly non-existent for an Asian male in Hollywood.[5](https://theoutsiderarg.wordpress.com/2014/06/08/christopher-larkin-the-survival-of-monty-on-the-100/)
He trained at the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts and entered Fordham College at [Lincoln Center](https://www.edgepedia.org/lincoln-center) as a theater major. Midway through his sophomore year he made his professional stage debut in the off-Broadway production of *Back from the Front*, and before graduating he took a semester off to play the title role in *Kafka on the Shore* at Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago. He graduated in 2009.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0488273/) Acting began earlier still: he has credited a middle school production of *Hamlet*, which he says made him fall in love with the process at age twelve.[6](https://nessword.blogspot.com/2015/09/christopher-larkin-interview.html)
Before his television breakthrough he worked day jobs in New York, including as a doorman and janitor in [Times Square](https://www.edgepedia.org/times-square) and as a bus driver, acting in off-Broadway productions when he could. He left the bus driving job to shoot the *The 100* pilot, and has described the financial stability the series brought as the biggest change in his daily life.[7](https://the100fans.blogspot.com/2015/10/entrevista-con-christopher-larkin.html)
## Monty Green on The 100
Larkin's audition for *The 100* became one of his strangest casting experiences. The appointment came through while he was in Hawaii for a wedding, so he submitted a self-taped audition after a sleepless red-eye flight. He added text to both of his scenes and ate tortilla chips throughout, choices he credits with catching the eye of show creator Jason Rothenberg.[6](https://nessword.blogspot.com/2015/09/christopher-larkin-interview.html) • [5](https://theoutsiderarg.wordpress.com/2014/06/08/christopher-larkin-the-survival-of-monty-on-the-100/)
Monty Green debuted in the series premiere as one of the original 100 juvenile delinquents sent from the Ark space colony to the ground, and Larkin played him as a starring cast member through seasons one to five, with a guest appearance in season six.[8](https://the100.fandom.com/wiki/Monty_Green) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0488273/) In Larkin's telling, Monty's parents grew the pharmaceuticals on the Ark, several of which Monty illegally distributed, a petty crime that marked him as a delinquent and got him sent to Earth.[5](https://theoutsiderarg.wordpress.com/2014/06/08/christopher-larkin-the-survival-of-monty-on-the-100/) Larkin decided in his own head that Monty was 15 in season one, which would make the character about 21 or 22 after the six-year time jump preceding season five.[9](https://novastreamnetwork.com/magazine/interview-christopher-larkin/)
**Character development.** Monty began as half of the show's comic relief alongside his best friend Jasper Jordan ([Devon Bostick](https://www.edgepedia.org/devon-bostick)); Larkin estimated that 97 percent of his scenes went to Devon Bostick.[4](https://www.myfanbase.de/the-100/interviews/?pid=22155) Larkin has described Monty as loyal to a fault, so concerned with others that he forgets himself, and said the most interesting arc was watching the character take control of his own agency and motivations.[4](https://www.myfanbase.de/the-100/interviews/?pid=22155) • [10](https://starrymag.com/christopher-larkin-the-100/) In season three, Monty was torn between loyalty to the 100 and to his mother after his father's death; Larkin framed the season as Monty finally acting for himself rather than for Clarke, Jasper, or his mother.[11](https://www.showbizjunkies.com/tv/the-100-christopher-larkin-interview/) The rift with Jasper was something both actors welcomed as a chance to branch out beyond comedy, and by the end of that season the characters were reconciled.[12](https://fangirlish.com/2016/08/09/the-100-sdcc-2016-interview-christopher-larkin/) A romance with Harper McIntyre developed toward the end of season three; Larkin said he was surprised by it but believed their shared history of surviving Mount Weather played a key role.[13](https://www.nerdophiles.com/2016/08/19/sdcc-2016-the-100-cast-discusses-new-threats-redemption-potential-and-dark-turns/) Reviewers singled out his work even in small doses; one 2017 review of the episode "We Will Rise" called his role small but strong, and Monty the only character who could look at anything with logic.[14](https://emertainmentmonthly.org/2017/03/26/the-100-review-we-will-rise/)
## Music
Music runs alongside Larkin's acting. He started a band called Dexter Prep in 2004 with Timmy Oborski, in which he plays guitar, and is a founding member of the acoustic folk band d'Artagnan, whose song "Confession" was featured in *The 100* episode "Fog of War" (2.06) and on the soundtrack of the film *We Made This Movie*.[2](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/christopher-larkin/bio/3030085588/) • [4](https://www.myfanbase.de/the-100/interviews/?pid=22155) He released his first solo album, *The News Today*, under the pseudonym Carry Hatchet.[4](https://www.myfanbase.de/the-100/interviews/?pid=22155) He has said he is always writing or thinking about writing, and that when inspiration strikes it is important to drop everything and pick up a guitar, because it is not guaranteed to come back.[9](https://novastreamnetwork.com/magazine/interview-christopher-larkin/)
## Later career
After *The 100*, Larkin played Jonathan Raven Winter in the 2019 miniseries *Tales of the City* and Timmis in a 2022 episode of *The Orville*, with recent short-film work including *Fetus Monster* (2024).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0488273/) He has continued to alternate mediums, appearing in the play *Nomad Motel* during a hiatus from the series, and has said changing mediums keeps things fresh.[9](https://novastreamnetwork.com/magazine/interview-christopher-larkin/) He is a regular at fan conventions for the series, appearing at events such as [San Diego Comic-Con](https://www.edgepedia.org/san-diego-comic-con) and Oz Comic-Con in Melbourne, which he called a way to get involved with fans directly.[12](https://fangirlish.com/2016/08/09/the-100-sdcc-2016-interview-christopher-larkin/) • [15](https://themusic.com.au/features/oz-comic-con-melbourne-2018-cyclone-the-100-riverdale/5rn5-Pv6_fw/14-06-18) • [10](https://starrymag.com/christopher-larkin-the-100/)
## Namesake
The British actor **Chris Larkin** (born 1967 in London), whose screen credits include *Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World*, *Black Sails*, and *Outlander*, is the son of Dame Maggie Smith and Sir Robert Stephens and the brother of actor [Toby Stephens](https://www.edgepedia.org/toby-stephens); he is sometimes credited under the alternative name Christopher Larkin, and the two actors are frequently confused in online discussion.[3](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0488271)
## References
1. [Christopher Larkin (II), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0488273/)
2. [Christopher Larkin Biography, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/christopher-larkin/bio/3030085588/)
3. [Chris Larkin (I), IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0488271)
4. [Interview with Christopher Larkin, myFanbase (September 29, 2015)](https://www.myfanbase.de/the-100/interviews/?pid=22155)
5. [Christopher Larkin: the survival of Monty on The 100, The Outsider Argentina (June 8, 2014)](https://theoutsiderarg.wordpress.com/2014/06/08/christopher-larkin-the-survival-of-monty-on-the-100/)
6. [Christopher Larkin from "The 100": Interview, Ness'Word (September 2015)](https://nessword.blogspot.com/2015/09/christopher-larkin-interview.html)
7. [Entrevista con Christopher Larkin, The 100 Fans (October 1, 2015)](https://the100fans.blogspot.com/2015/10/entrevista-con-christopher-larkin.html)
8. [Monty Green, The 100 Wiki, Fandom](https://the100.fandom.com/wiki/Monty_Green)
9. [Interview: Christopher Larkin, Novastream (May 29, 2018)](https://novastreamnetwork.com/magazine/interview-christopher-larkin/)
10. [Christopher Larkin – The 100, StarryMag (October 6, 2015)](https://starrymag.com/christopher-larkin-the-100/)
11. ['The 100' Christopher Larkin Interview: Monty's Difficult Choices, Showbiz Junkies (April 5, 2016)](https://www.showbizjunkies.com/tv/the-100-christopher-larkin-interview/)
12. [The 100 SDCC 2016 Interview: Christopher Larkin, Fangirlish (August 9, 2016)](https://fangirlish.com/2016/08/09/the-100-sdcc-2016-interview-christopher-larkin/)
13. [SDCC 2016: The 100 Cast Discusses New Threats, Redemption Potential, and Dark Turns, Nerdophiles (August 19, 2016)](https://www.nerdophiles.com/2016/08/19/sdcc-2016-the-100-cast-discusses-new-threats-redemption-potential-and-dark-turns/)
14. ['The 100' Review: "We Will Rise", Emertainment Monthly (March 26, 2017)](https://emertainmentmonthly.org/2017/03/26/the-100-review-we-will-rise/)
15. [Oz Comic-Con 2018: Shipping Wars On 'The 100' & Dark Times In 'Riverdale', The Music (June 14, 2018)](https://themusic.com.au/features/oz-comic-con-melbourne-2018-cyclone-the-100-riverdale/5rn5-Pv6_fw/14-06-18)
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