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.