Doug Savant Desperate Housewives

Doug Savant first gained national attention when he was cast in the role of Matt Fielding on the Fox series Melrose Place. It marked one of the first times an openly gay character was portrayed on network television. The series, which could only be described as a cultural phenomenon, became a television fixation, continually sparking water cooler conversations week after week. He`s currently back for a second turn on another television cultural phenomenon, Desperate Housewives, in which he portrays former ad exec and current house husband Tom Scavo.

Prior to his primetime notoriety, Savant had roles on the big screen in films like Masquerade, opposite Rob Lowe, Hanoi Hilton and in Red Surf, opposite George Clooney. Following Melrose, he took on a supporting role in the Dean Devlin/Roland Emmerich mega-production of Godzilla, starring Matthew Broderick.

His television appearances include such hit shows as 24, According to Jim and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Savant is married to actress Laura Leighton and they have four children.