Matthew Davis

Matthew W. Davis (born May 8, 1978) is an American actor 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 as well as the 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.

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

(1978-05-08) May 8, 1978
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Utah
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present
Spouse(s)
Kiley Casciano
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(m. 2018)​
Children1

Early life

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

Career

Davis co-starred with Reese Witherspoon and Selma Blair in the comedy Legally Blonde (2001), as Witherspoon's love interest Warner Huntington III. 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".[2] 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 married actress Kiley Casciano on December 23, 2018, and their first child, a daughter, was born in 2020.[3][4][5][6]

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
2019 Christmas Wishes & Mistletoe Kisses Nick Sinclair Main role

References
  1. Pierce, Scott D. (April 13, 2006). "Another lovable jerk — Actor/Utah native Matthew Davis plays bad guys you love to hate". Deseret News. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
  2. Ausiello, Michael. "'CSI' Season 14: Matt Davis Joins Cast - TVLine". TVLine.
  3. "Legally Blonde's Matthew Davis Ties the Knot Hours After Proposing: 'A Very Married Christmas'". People. December 24, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  4. "Vampire Diaries' Matthew Davis Welcomes Baby Girl With Kiley Casciano". E! Online. April 1, 2020.
  5. "'Vampire Diaries' Star Matthew Davis Welcomes Baby Girl". Entertainment Tonight.
  6. "Vampire Diaries' Matthew Davis and Wife Kiley Casciano Welcome Baby Girl". PEOPLE.com.


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