LOS ANGELES, California (X17online) - Jesse Metcalfe escaped serious injury after falling 40 feet down two flights of stairs at a party following the World Music Awards in Monaco, The Sun reports.

Metcalfe, best known for his role on "Desperate Housewives," was seen in a wheelchair in a London hospital Monday night, where he was taken following the accident.

The actor's spokes person tells X17online, "Jesse is doing fine. He accidentally slipped off a balcony and was knocked unconscious but he is recovering from some minor bruises in a London hospital."

Earlier in the evening Jesse had hosted the World Music Awards at Monte Carlo's Sporting Club.