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Matthew Davis

For other people named Matthew Davis, see Matthew Davis (disambiguation).

Matthew Wadsworth Davis (born May 8, 1978) is an American actor. He is mostly known for his roles as Warner Huntington III in Legally Blonde, Adam Hillman on the ABC comedy-drama What About Brian (2006-2007) and Alaric Saltzman on The CW fantasy drama The Vampire Diaries (2009-2017) as well as the spin-off series Legacies (2018-2022). 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.

Matt Davis
Davis in 2013
Born
Matthew Wadsworth Davis

(1978-05-08) May 8, 1978 (age 46)
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Utah
Occupationactor
Years active2000–present
Spouse
Kiley Casciano
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(m. 2018; div. 2024)​
Children2

Early life

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Davis was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He attended Woods Cross High School[1] and the University of Utah.

Career

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In 2000, Davis was cast in the Vietnam War film, Tigerland as Private Jim Paxton opposite Colin Farrell and in a dual role as Travis / Trevor Stark in the second installment of Urban Legend film series.[2][3] The following year, Davis co-starred with Reese Witherspoon and Selma Blair in the comedy Legally Blonde (2001), as Witherspoon's love interest Warner Huntington III.[4][5] The film was a commercial success and garnered generally positive reviews from critics, grossing over $96.5 million in North America and $141.7 million worldwide.[6] He also appeared in Michael Bay's war drama, Pearl Harbor as Second Lieutenant Joe McKinnon in 2001.[7] Davis then played the role of Matt Tollman in the 2002 surfing movie Blue Crush.[8]

In the mid-2000s, Davis appeared in films such as Seeing Other People (2004), Heights (2004), Into the Sun (2005), BloodRayne (2005) and Bottoms Up (2006). That same year he began starring in the ABC comedy drama television series What about Brian as Adam Hillman, a lawyer and the best friend of the titular character.[9] He was in the show for two seasons until it ended in 2007.

 
Davis in 2013

Davis starred in The CW fantasy drama The Vampire Diaries, as Alaric Saltzman since 2009. He also played the role of Jeff Drake, an award-winning director of adult films in the comedy film Finding Bliss in June 2010.[10][11][12] In April 2012, Davis was cast as Jeff Sefton, a journalist blogger on the short-lived CW psychological thriller series Cult.[13] He also 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.[14][15] He appeared in the sixth episode titled "Passed Pawns", the eighth episode titled "Helpless", and the 13th episode titled "Boston Brakes".[16] He later returned to the hit The CW show The Vampire Diaries for its sixth season as Alaric Saltzman once again as a series regular.[17]

Davis starred in The CW series Legacies, a spin-off of The Originals, from 2018 to 2022 where he reprised his role as Alaric Saltzman.[18][19] He also starred as Nick Sinclair in the 2019 Hallmark Christmas film, Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses alongside Jill Wagner.[20]

In April 2024, it was announced that Davis will be starring in the upcoming NBC drama pilot Grosse Pointe Garden Society.[21]

Personal life

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Davis was married to actress Kiley Casciano on December 23, 2018, and their two daughters were born in 2020 and 2022, respectively.[22][23][24][25] The couple's marriage ended in February 2024. Davis and Casciano share joint custody of their daughters. [26]

In April 2020, the headline #matthewdavisisoverparty trended on Twitter following a series of controversial posts by Davis that many fans had deemed racist and xenophobic. In response, he tweeted: "What I am NOT: is a racist, bigot, xenophobic, transphobic, homophobic, white supremacist, pedophile. All vile names I’ve been called by those on the Tolerant Left. Anyone who knows me knows these slanderous and despicable accusations are flagrantly untrue."[27][28]

Filmography

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Davis at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2000 Tigerland Private Jim Paxton
Urban Legends: Final Cut Travis Stark / Trevor Stark
2001 Pearl Harbor Joe McKinnon
Legally Blonde Warner Huntington III
2002 Lone Star State of Mind Jimbo
Blue Crush Matt Tollman
Below Odell
2003 Something Better Skip
2004 Seeing Other People Donald
Shadow of Fear Harrison French
Heights Mark
2005 Into the Sun Sean Mack
BloodRayne Sebastian
2006 Mentor Carter
Bottoms Up Johnny Cocktail
2007 Wasting Away Mike
2009 Finding Bliss Jeff Drake
S. Darko Pastor John Wayne
2010 Waiting for Forever Aaron

Television

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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
In Plain Sight Lewis Folwer Episode: "Rubble With A Cause"; as Matt Davis
2009–2010 Damages Josh Reston Recurring role
2009–2017 The Vampire Diaries Alaric Saltzman Main role (seasons 1–3, 6–8)
2013 Cult Jeff Sefton Main role
2013–2014 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Sean Yeager 3 episodes
2017–2018 The Originals Alaric Saltzman Special guest star (seasons 4–5)
2018–2022 Legacies Alaric Saltzman Main role
2019 Christmas Wishes & Mistletoe Kisses Nick Sinclair Main role

References

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  1. ^ Pierce, Scott D. (April 13, 2006). "Another lovable jerk — Actor/Utah native Matthew Davis plays bad guys you love to hate". Deseret News. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
  2. ^ "Trouble shooter". The Guardian. 25 May 2001. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  3. ^ Chute, David (22 September 2000). "'Final Cut' Isn't Last Word in Stalker Films". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Scene from Legally Blonde featuring Matthew Davis and Reese Witherspoon". Herald Sun. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Warner from "Legally Blonde" Had a HUGE Crush on This Co-Star". Teen Vogue. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Legally Blonde (2001) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com.
  7. ^ Grubbs, Jefferson (25 February 2016). "14 Things I Noticed Rewatching 'Pearl Harbor' As An Adult". Bustle. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  8. ^ Horn, Steven (14 August 2002). "Interview with Matthew Davis". IGN. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  9. ^ Stanley, Alessandra (15 April 2006). "In 'What About Brian,' a Hopelessly Single Guy Has a Dirty Little Secret". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  10. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (13 March 2012). "'Vampire Diaries' Co-Star Matt Davis Cast As The Male Lead In CW Drama Pilot 'Cult'". Deadline. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  11. ^ Ng, Philiana (19 February 2013). "'Cult': Matt Davis Breaks Down Premise, 'Vampire' Similarities and Talks Media Manipulation". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  12. ^ Kaufman, Amy (June 25, 2010). "You'll find Spokane, porn in 'Finding Bliss'". The Spokesman Review. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  13. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (April 17, 2012). "The Faces of TV Pilot Season 2012-13". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  14. ^ "'Vampire Diaries' Alum Joins 'CSI'". Huffington Post. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Matt Davis lands major 'CSI' role". Digital Spy. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  16. ^ Ausiello, Michael. "'CSI' Season 14: Matt Davis Joins Cast - TVLine". TVLine.
  17. ^ Ng, Philiana (15 May 2014). "'Vampire Diaries': Matt Davis Returning as Regular for Season 6". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  18. ^ Otterson, Joe (6 March 2018). "'The Originals' Spinoff Moves Forward at CW With Danielle Rose Russell, Matt Davis Set to Star". Variety. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  19. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (6 March 2018). "'TVD/The Originals' Universe Spinoff: Matt Davis & Danielle Rose Russell Lead Cast of Hope-Centric Series In Works At the CW". Deadline. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  20. ^ Britt Lawrence (16 March 2019). "The Vampire Diaries' Matt Davis To Star In His First Hallmark Christmas Movie". CINEMABLEND. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  21. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (12 April 2024). "Matthew Davis & Alexander Hodge Join 'Grosse Pointe Garden Society' NBC Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  22. ^ "Legally Blonde's Matthew Davis Ties the Knot Hours After Proposing: 'A Very Married Christmas'". People. December 24, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  23. ^ "Vampire Diaries' Matthew Davis Welcomes Baby Girl With Kiley Casciano". E! Online. April 1, 2020.
  24. ^ "'Vampire Diaries' Star Matthew Davis Welcomes Baby Girl". Entertainment Tonight.
  25. ^ "Vampire Diaries' Matthew Davis and Wife Kiley Casciano Welcome Baby Girl". PEOPLE.com.
  26. ^ "DeKalb County - Judicial Information System". portal-gadekalb.tylertech.cloud. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  27. ^ "Matthew Davis Is in Hot Water With 'Vampire Diaries' Fans". Distractify. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  28. ^ "Matt Davis: The Issue". Retrieved 2024-07-31.
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