Join AKA for A Podcast-style conversation with Christopher Larkin, a Korean adoptee actor and singer, about how he’s navigated the entertainment industry as a transracial adoptee. We will talk about growing up in a small town in Connecticut, working his way up in entertainment, and how he his experience has impacted him as an adoptee. There will be an open Q&A at the end of the discussion to ask Christopher any questions you may have for him.

Who: Open to public
When: Monday, March 21st, 2022, 6-7 pm EST (3-4pm PST)
Where:  Zoom (Link will be shared shortly)
RSVP: No registration required

Bio:

Christopher Larkin was born in Daegu, South Korea on October 2,1987. At four months old, he was adopted by an Irish father and French-Canadian mother. Both he and his sister, Ashley (also a Korean adoptee) were raised in Hebron, Connecticut. 

Larkin's first acting gig was playing the titular role of Hamlet in a middle school production. He went on to train at the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts before earning a BA in Theater from Fordham College at Lincoln Center.

In 2012, he left New York City for Los Angeles. It was also the year he went to Korea, and tracked down and met his birthmother for the first time. 

In the decade since relocating to LA, he has been fortunate enough to earn a living working in television and theater. His most well-known role to date is Monty Green in the CW series "The 100."

In his spare time, he composes and records songs on GarageBand that only his mother listens to. He has released 3 albums under the moniker, Carry Hatchet.