Doug Savant

Douglas Peter Savant (born June 21, 1964) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Matt Fielding in the Fox prime time soap opera Melrose Place (1992–97), Tom Scavo in ABC comedy-drama Desperate Housewives (2004–12), and as Sgt. O'Neal in Godzilla.

Early life Savant was born and raised in Burbank, California. He attended University of California, Los Angeles, but left before graduating to pursue his acting career. However, his role was censored greatly by the network - notably a kiss between Matt and guest star Ty Miller during the Season 2 finale was edited out at the last minute by FOX. Savant left the series after five seasons and, a year later, his character was killed off-screen in a car crash. In 1998, he appeared in monster film Godzilla playing Sgt. O'Neal, and the following years had guest-starring roles on The Outer Limits, Profiler, Firefly, JAG, Nip/Tuck, NYPD Blue, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In 2004, he had a four-episode arc on 24. Savant also has two children from a previous marriage whom Leighton helped raise, Arianna (born January 17, 1992) and Madeline (born July 20, 1993).

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes1984 Swing Shift Actor 1985 Secret Admirer Boy Teen Wolf Brad 1986 Trick or Treat Tim Hainey 1987 The Hanoi Hilton Ashby 1988 Masquerade Mike McGill 1989 Paint It Black Eric Hinsley 1990 Red Surf Attila Shaking the Tree Michael 1993 Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence Dr. Peter Myerson 1998 Godzilla Sgt. O'Neal 1999 First Daughter Grant Coleman 2000 Dropping Out Doctor 2001 The One Cop Uncredited 2006 All You've Got Sam McDonald 2014 April Rain Special Agent Singleton

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