| Matthew Davis | |
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| Born | Matthew W. Davis May 8, 1978 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Matthew W. Davis (born May 8, 1978) is an American actor.
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Davis was born in Salt Lake City. He attended Woods Cross High School,[1] and the University of Utah.
Davis is best known for having played Warner Huntington III, boyfriend of Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) in the smash hit comedy Legally Blonde (2001) (opposite Reese Witherspoon and Selma Blair). Other notable film credits include Blue Crush (2002) (opposite Kate Bosworth and Michelle Rodriguez), Tigerland (2000) (opposite Colin Farrell) and BloodRayne (2005).
He is currently starring in The Vampire Diaries as high school history teacher/vampire hunter Alaric Saltzman, he also featured in the ABC drama What About Brian (2006–7) as "Adam Hillman".
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Urban Legends: Final Cut | Travis Stark / Trevor Stark | |
| Tigerland | Private Jim Paxton | ||
| 2001 | Pearl Harbor | Joe | |
| Legally Blonde | Warner Huntington III | Michael | |
| 2002 | Below | Odell | |
| Lone Star State of Mind | Jimbo | ||
| Blue Crush | Matt Tollman | ||
| 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 | Bottoms Up | Johnny Cocktail | |
| Mentor | Carter | ||
| 2007 | Wasting Away | Mike | |
| 2009 | Finding Bliss | Jeff Drake | |
| S. Darko | Pastor John Wayne | ||
| 2011 | Waiting for Forever | Aaron | |
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006–2007 | What About Brian | Adam Hillman | Regular role: 24 Episodes |
| 2008 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | PJ | |
| 2009 | Limelight | David | |
| 2009–present | The Vampire Diaries | Alaric Saltzman | Recurring role Season 1: Episodes 9 - 13 Series Regular Season 1: Episode 14 - Present |
| 2010 | In Plain Sight | Lewis Folwer | |
| 2010 | Damages | Josh Reston | |
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