Matthew Davis (born May 8, 1978) is an American actor best known for his roles as Warner Huntington III in Legally Blonde, Adam Hillman on What About Brian, Josh Reston on Damages, and Alaric Saltzman on The CW fantasy drama The Vampire Diaries from 2009 to 2017 as well as the spin-off series Legacies from 2018 to 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.

Filmography

• Grosse Pointe Garden Society — Joel
• The Waterfront — Curtis Scott
• 2024Held Hostage in My House — Matt Reynolds
• 2019Christmas Wishes & Mistletoe Kisses — Nick Sinclair
• Legacies — Alaric Saltzman
• Cult — Jeff
• 2013Parker — Stunts
• The Originals — Alaric Saltzman
• 2010Waiting for Forever — Aaron
• 2009Finding Bliss — Jeff Drake
• 2009Limelight — David
• 2009S. Darko — Pastor John
• The Vampire Diaries — Alaric Saltzman
• In Plain Sight — Lewis Fowler / Lewis Ford
• Damages — Josh Reston
• 2007Wasting Away — Mike
• 2006BloodRayne — Sebastian
• 2006Bottoms Up — Johnny Cocktail
• 2006Mentor — Carter
• What About Brian — Adam Hillman
• 2005Heights — Mark
• 2005Into the Sun — Sean Mack
• 2004Seeing Other People — Donald
• 2004Shadow of Fear — Harrison French
• 2002Below — Odell
• 2002Blue Crush — Matt Tollman
• 2002Lone Star State of Mind — Jimbo
• 2001Legally Blonde — Warner Huntington III
• 2001Pearl Harbor — Joe
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Sean Yeager
• 2000Tigerland — Pvt. Jim Paxton
• 2000Urban Legends: Final Cut — Travis / Trevor
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — P.J. Bartlett
• Samodiva

Appearances as themselves (1)

• The Tony Danza Show — Self