Matthew G. "Matt" Donovan is one of the tritagonists of The Vampire Diaries and a guest character in the third season of The Originals and first season of Legacies.
He is the best friend of Jeremy Gilbert and Matt Donovan, the ex-boyfriend/best friend of Elena Gilbert, the ex-boyfriend of Caroline Forbes and Rebekah Mikaelson and former fiancé of Penny Ares. He is the son of Kelly Donovan and Peter Maxwell. He had an older sister Vicki Donovan, who was turned into a vampire, and was later killed because she was unable to control her blood lust.
Despite his breakup with Elena, they still remained close friends, having known each other since they were children