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Doug Savant (Role) : Tom Scavo

Birthday : June-21-1964

Birthplace : Burbank, California, USA

Birth Name : Doug Peter Savant

AKA : Doug Savant

Recent Role : Tom Scavo on Desperate Housewives

Doug Savant portrayed Matt Fielding on ‘Melrose Place’ from 1992 to 1997 and this character is known as one of the first mainstream openly gay characters on television. Savant left the series after six successful seasons and after one year of his departure; his character was killed in a car crash (off-screen).

He next appeared on several successful series such as ‘Profiler’, ‘Harsh Realm’, ‘Firefly’, ‘JAG’, ‘NCIS’, ‘Nip/Tuck’, ‘NYPD Blue’, and a four-episode arc on ‘24′. On the film, ‘Godzilla’, he portrayed the role of Sgt. O’Neal. His next movie appearances were on ‘Masquerade’, ‘Teen Wolf’, ‘Trick or Treat’ etc. Doug Savant was next seen as a central character in an episode of ‘The Outer Limits’ entitled ‘The Hunt’.

On ABC hit ‘Desperate Housewives‘, he played the part of Tom Scavo. Doug Savant is married to Melrose Place co-star Laura Leighton and has two children with her, namely, Jack and Lucy. He also has two daughters from his previous marriage.