Matthew Davis

Matthew Davis (born May 8, 1978), credited as Matt Davis, is an American actor who portrays Alaric Saltzman on The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, and Legacies. He's best known for his roles on TV show What About Brian and movies Blue Crush and Legally Blonde. He has also done a lot other movies.
==Biography==
Davis was born on May 8, 1978 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He attended Woods Cross High School in Woods Cross, Utah where he was raised. Matt first became interested in acting while attending the University of Utah. Post-college, Davis moved to New York to further his studies at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. His first starring role came in 2000, when he was only 22, with Colin Farrell in Tigerland.
In March 2008, Matt began dating actress Leelee Sobieski. In September of the same year, they got married, but filed for divorce just two months later - The divorce was finalised in February 2009. In August 2012, Matt began dating Afghan-American actress, Azita Ghanizada.
==Filmography==
Year 	Title 	Type 	Role
2018–Present	Legacies 	TV Series	Alaric Saltzman
2017-2018 	The Originals 	TV Series	Alaric Saltzman
2009-2017 	The Vampire Diaries 	TV Series	Alaric Saltzman
2019 	Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses	Movie 	Nick Sinclair
2013-2014 	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 	TV Series	Sean Yeager
2013 	Cult 	TV Series	Jeff Sefton
2010 	When Vampires Don't Suck 	TV Short 	Himself
2009-2010 	Damages 	TV Series	Josh Reston
2010 	Waiting for Forever 	Movie 	Aaron
2009 	S. Darko 	Movie 	Pastor John
2009 	In Plain Sight 	TV Series	Lewis Fowler / Lewis Ford
2009 	Finding Bliss 	Movie 	Jeff Drake
2009 	Limelight 	TV Movie 	David
2008 	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 	TV Series	P.J. Bartlett
2007 	Aaah! Zombies!! 	Movie 	Mike
2006-2007 	What About Brian 	TV Series	Adam Hillman
2006 	Bottoms Up 	Video 	Johnny Cocktail
2006 	Mentor 	Movie 	Carter
2005 	BloodRayne 	Movie 	Sebastian
2005 	Into the Sun 	Movie 	FBI Agent Sean Mack
2005 	Heights 	Movie 	Mark
2004 	Shadow of Fear 	Movie 	Harrison French
2004 	Seeing Other People 	Movie 	Donald
2003 	Something Better 	Movie 	Skip
2002 	Below 	Movie 	Odell
2002 	Blue Crush 	Movie 	Matt Tollman
2002 	Lone Star State of Mind 	Movie 	Jimbo
2001 	Legally Blonde 	Movie 	Warner
2001 	Pearl Harbor 	Movie 	Joe
2000 	Urban Legends: Final Cut 	Movie 	Travis Stark / Trevor Stark
2000 	Tigerland 	Movie 	Pvt. Jim Paxton
==Appearances==
==Trivia==
*He likes the colors red and blue.
*Matt's Twitter alter-ego is Ernesto Riley.
*He first went for the role of Logan, but he got the role of Alaric who killed Logan (his first vampire kill).
*He, Zach Roerig, Michael Trevino, Nina Dobrev and Paul Wesley are the only cast members that played 3 different characters (Matt played Alaric, Klaus and Silas).
*He and Zach Roerig are the only actors from the TVD/TO/Legacies universe to appear in all three shows.
==References==
==External links==
*IMDb
*Twitter
*Instagram
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