Matthew Davis

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Biography

As so many had before him, Davis' first break came with a role in a horror film, in his case the sequel "Urban Legends: Final Cut" (2000), although his performance opposite Farrell in the Vietnam-era drama "Tigerland" (2000) provided a better demonstration of his talent. He was perfectly cast as the rich, shallow boyfriend of Witherspoon in the comedy "Legally Blonde" (2001) then performed well as a stalwart naval officer in the WWII thriller …
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Job Title

Actor

Born

May 8, 1978

Career Milestones

2006

Played Adam, Brian's best friend on the ABC series "What About Brian"

2006

Starred as Sebastian, a vampire hunter in the big-screen version of the popular video game "BloodRayne"

2005

Co-starred with Glenn Close, James Marsden and Jesse Bradford in "Heights" a drama following five New Yorkers over 24-hours

2004

Appeared in the comedy "Seeing Other People"

2002

Cast as the love interest to Kate Bosworth in the summer hit "Blue Crush"

2002

Starred as an American submarine officer in the thriller "Below"

2002

Appeared as a gay mechanic alongside Joshua Jackson in "Lone Star State of Mind"

2001

Cast as a preppy Harvard Law student opposite Reese Witherspoon in "Legally Blonde"

2001

Had featured role as a fighter pilot in "Pearl Harbor"; credited as Matt Davis

2000

Appeared as Jim Paxton, the enlistee with literary aspirations, in the Vietnam War-era ensemble drama "Tigerland"

2000

First feature role, played twins in "Urban Legends: Final Cut"

Appeared as a contestant on the MTV dating game show "Singled Out"

Spent a summer studying acting in NYC after leaving college