Matthew Davis

Birthday: 8 May 1978, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Birth Name: Matthew W. Davis

Height: 186 cm

Matthew W. Davis (born May 8, 1978), also professionally known as Matt Davis, is an American actor who is known for his roles as Adam Hillman on the ABC comedy-drama What About Brian from 2006 to 2007 ...Show More

One of the reasons I do like 'Cult' is that it plays along the same vibe as the movie 'Seven,' which Show more One of the reasons I do like 'Cult' is that it plays along the same vibe as the movie 'Seven,' which I absolutely love. There was a period of cinema in the mid-'90s that I was a huge fan of, with 'Heat' and 'Seven' and the Tarantino era. If I've ever been fanatical, it was about those films, back in the day. Hide

To become a villain, you had to have become disillusioned, and in order to become disillusioned you Show more To become a villain, you had to have become disillusioned, and in order to become disillusioned you had to have been passionate about something you believed in that was shaken and ripped from your grasp as a protagonist in that stage of your life, leaving you disillusioned with God, if you will. Hide

If a show is good, it helps people learn about themselves in some way and in some function. Whatever Show more If a show is good, it helps people learn about themselves in some way and in some function. Whatever the genre is, if it's executed well, audiences grow and learn from it, and that's where their passion and enthusiasm comes from. Hide

I'm one of those people where, the more responsibility I have, the better I become. The more I rise Show more I'm one of those people where, the more responsibility I have, the better I become. The more I rise up to it. The less responsibility I have, the more I can easily devolve. Hide

I find the trick to playing a villain is that you can't be bad for the sake of being bad. It has to Show more I find the trick to playing a villain is that you can't be bad for the sake of being bad. It has to be rooted in some sort of heartbreak. Hide

I can't say that I have ever been fanatical about a show. To be honest, I'm not a big TV watcher. Wh Show more I can't say that I have ever been fanatical about a show. To be honest, I'm not a big TV watcher. When I do watch TV, I watch the news. Hide

I think that if Hollywood has a problem, it constantly underestimates the intelligence and integrity Show more I think that if Hollywood has a problem, it constantly underestimates the intelligence and integrity of fans. Hide

I'm very opinionated, and when you're put in a position where you're getting the storylines that are Show more I'm very opinionated, and when you're put in a position where you're getting the storylines that are not necessarily what's cranking at the back of your mind, or digging at the potential of your character and you have to sit on your hands, that's frustrating. Hide

Initially, I had started doing theater, where the actor has a direct relationship to the audience. S Show more Initially, I had started doing theater, where the actor has a direct relationship to the audience. So, moving into film and television disconnected me. When you do a film, you start to get the character, and then it disappears for a year before it's released and you get feedback. Hide

Matthew Davis's FILMOGRAPHY

as Actor (49)

Grosse Pointe Garden Society - Season 1

The Vampire Diaries - Season 5

The Vampire Diaries - Season 8

Legacies - Season 4

Tigerland

The Originals - Season 2

Legally Blonde

The Vampire Diaries - Season 6

The Vampire Diaries - Season 3

Damages - Season 2

Damages - Season 4

Damages - Season 3

The Vampire Diaries - Season 2

In Plain Sight - Season 3 (2008)

Waiting for Forever

Aaah! Zombies!!

What About Brian - Season 2

The Vampire Diaries - Season 1

Bottoms Up

The Originals - Season 5

Finding Bliss

In Plain Sight - Season 1 (2008)

In Plain Sight - Season 5 (2008)

Christmas Wishes & Mistletoe Kisses

The Originals - Season 4

Below (2002)

Matthew Davis'S roles

Adam Hillman

Sebastian

Pastor John

Alaric Saltzman

Sean Yeager

Odell

Warner

Pvt. Jim Paxton

Alaric Saltzman

Josh Reston

Matt Tollman

Alaric Saltzman