Matthew Wadsworth Davis (born May 8, 1978) is an American actor. He is mostly known for his roles as Warner Huntington III in ''

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'', Adam Hillman on the

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comedy-drama ''

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'' from 2006 to 2007 and Alaric Saltzman on

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fantasy drama ''

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'' from 2009 to 2017 as well as the spin-off series ''

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'' from 2018 to 2022. He starred on the short-lived CW mystery and horror drama ''

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'' as Jeff Sefton, and had a recurring role on the

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police drama ''

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'' as Sean Yeager.

Early life

Davis was born in

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, Utah. He attended

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and the

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Career

In 2000, Davis was cast in the

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film, ''

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'' as Private Jim Paxton and in the second installment of '' Urban Legend film series'' as Travis / Trevor Stark. The following year, Davis co-starred with

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and

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in the comedy ''

'' (2001), as Witherspoon's love interest Warner Huntington III. 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. He also appeared in

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's war drama, ''

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'' as Second Lieutenant Joe McKinnon in 2001. Davis then played the role of Matt Tollman in the 2002 surfing movie ''

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''. In the mid-2000s, Davis appeared in films such as '' Seeing Other People'' (2004), '' Heights'' (2004), '' Into the Sun'' (2005), ''

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'' (2005) and '' Bottoms Up'' (2006). 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". 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. Davis starred in The CW series ''

'', a spin-off of '' The Originals'', from 2018 to 2022 where he reprised his role as Alaric Saltzman. He also starred as Nick, a local businessman in the 2019

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Christmas film, ''Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses'' alongside

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Personal life

Davis married actress Kiley Casciano on December 23, 2018, and their first child, a daughter, was born in 2020.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Matthew 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors Living people University of Utah alumni Male actors from Salt Lake City Fellows of the American Physical Society 1978 births