Matthew Davis

Matthew W. Davis (born May 8, 1978) is an American actor who is known for his roles as Warner Huntington III in Legally Blonde, Adam Hillman on the ABC comedy-drama What About Brian from 2006 to 2007 and Alaric Saltzman on The CW fantasy drama The Vampire Diaries from 2009 to 2017 also spin-off series Legacies since 2018. He starred on the short-lived CW mystery and horror drama Cult as Jeff Sefton, and had a recurring role on the CBS police drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Sean Yeager.
== Career ==
Davis co-starred with Reese Witherspoon and Selma Blair in the comedy Legally Blonde (2001), as Warner Huntington III, who breaks up with Elle Woods (Witherspoon). His notable film credits include Blue Crush (2002) with Kate Bosworth and Michelle Rodriguez, Tigerland (2000) with Colin Farrell and BloodRayne (2005) with Kristanna Loken.
Davis starred in The CW fantasy drama The Vampire Diaries, as Alaric Saltzman since 2009 and starred in the short-lived CW mystery and horror drama Cult, as Jeff Sefton that same year. Davis had a recurring role in the CBS police drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation from 2013 to 2014 in the 14th season, as swing shift CSI Sean Yeager. He appeared in the sixth episode titled "Passed Pawns", the eighth episode titled "Helpless", and the 13th episode titled "Boston Brakes".[1] He later returned to the hit The CW show The Vampire Diaries as Alaric Saltzman once again as a series regular. Davis currently stars in The CW series Legacies, a spin-off of The Originals, where he reprises his role as Alaric Saltzman.
== Personal life ==
Davis was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He attended Woods Cross High School,[2]and the University of Utah. He is of Welsh descent.[citation needed] He has been married twice: actress Leelee Sobieski, m. 2008; div. 2009. He married actress Kiley Casciano on December 23, 2018.[3]
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2000	Tigerland 	Private Jim Paxton 	
2000	Urban Legends: Final Cut	Travis Stark / Trevor Stark	
2001	Pearl Harbor 	Joe 	as Matt Davis
2001	Legally Blonde 	Warner Huntington III 	
2002	Lone Star State of Mind 	Jimbo 	
2002	Blue Crush 	Matt Tollman 	
2002	Below 	Odell 	
2003	Something Better 	Skip 	
2004	Seeing Other People 	Donald 	
2004	Shadow of Fear 	Harrison French 	as Matt Davis
2004	Heights 	Mark 	as Matt Davis
2005	Into the Sun 	Sean Mack 	
2005	BloodRayne 	Sebastian 	as Matt Davis
2006	Mentor 	Carter 	
2006	Bottoms Up 	Johnny Cocktail 	as Matt Davis
2007	Wasting Away 	Mike 	
2009	Finding Bliss 	Jeff Drake 	as Matt Davis
2009	S. Darko 	Pastor John Wayne 	
2010	Waiting for Forever 	Aaron 	
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
2006–2007 	What About Brian 	Adam Hillman 	Main role
2008 	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Pearson Junior "PJ" Bartlett	Episode: "Trade"
2009 	Limelight 	David 	Television film
2009 	In Plain Sight 	Lewis Folwer 	Episode: "Rubble With A Cause"; as Matt Davis
2009–2010 	Damages 	Josh Reston 	Recurring role; 5 episodes
2009–2017 	The Vampire Diaries 	Alaric Saltzman 	Main role (seasons 1–3, 6–8); recurring role (season 4); guest star (season 5)
2013 	Cult 	Jeff Sefton 	Main role
2013–2014 	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 	Sean Yeager 	3 episodes; as Matt Davis
2017–2018 	The Originals 	Alaric Saltzman 	Special guest star (seasons 4–5)
2018–present	Legacies 	Alaric Saltzman 	Main role