Matthew "Matt" Staton Bomer, born October 11, 1977[1], is an American actor. He is known for his role as Neil Caffrey in White Collar and he guest starred as Cooper Anderson, Blaine's older brother.
Personal life[]
Bomer was born In Spring, Texas to Sissi and John Bomer.[1] He has one brother, Neill, and one sister, Megan.[1] Bomer attended Klein High School with fellow future actor, Lee Pace, and graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2000.[2][3][4]
Bomer (whom addressed his sexuality in February 2012) has been secretly married to his publicist Simon Halls since 2011.[5] The couple have three sons via surrogacy: Kit, Henry and Walker (twins).[6]
Career[]
Bomer televison debut was on the soap All My Children in 2000, for two years he was on another soap Guiding Light.
He starred as Luc, Tru's (Eliza Dushku) ill-fated love interest, in Tru Calling (2003–2004), a supernatural, science-fiction television series on the FOX television network.
Bomer appeared on North Shore (2004–2005), a prime-time television soap opera, as well as in Flightplan (2005), a thriller film with Jodie Foster.
In the slasher film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006), Bomer portrayed Eric, a Vietnam-War veteran who is driving across Texas to re-enlist after his brother is drafted. The brothers run afoul of Sheriff Hoyt and are taken captive by the Hewitt family. Bomer costarred in Traveler (2007), a short-lived midseason replacement television series which premiered on ABC on May 30, 2007. He has had the recurring role of Bryce Larkin on action-comedy series Chuck (2007–2009) on the NBC television network.
On October 23, 2009, Bomer began starring in White Collar, which chronicles the fictional partnership between a con artist named Neal Caffrey (Bomer) and FBI agent Peter Burke (Tim DeKay); it would ended on Decmeber 18, 2014 after six seasons.
BuddyTV ranked him #1 on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011."
AfterElton also ranked him #3 on its list of "Sexiest Men of 2012."
In October 2011 Bomer appeared in the science fiction thriller film In Time, in which he plays a 105-year-old man Henry Hamilton, who gives his "time" to Justin Timberlake before committing suicide, setting the main plot into motion.
He was Ken in the 2012 film, Magic Mike, and it's 2015 sequel, Magic Mike XXL. Bomer sang two songs "Heaven" and "Untitled (How Does to Feel)" on the original motion soundtrack for the latter, which was featured in the film.
Bomer was announced, in August 2014, to be in an episode of American Horror Story: Freak Show[7], according to Spoiler TV the episode will be "Pink Cupcakes".
Bomer was announced, in January 2015, that he will star in HBO's Monty Clift as the title character; the biopic is centered around the acclaimed actor tumultuous life.[8]
He was announced to have joined the cast of American Horror Story: Hotel in March 2015, which may or may not include a romance with Lady Gaga's character.[9] His character was revealed at the 2015 Comic Con as Donovan.[10]
He was announced in May 2015 to have joined the cast of the MGM's remake The Magnificent Seven. He will portray Haley Bennett's husband.[11]
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | All My Children | Ian Kipling | credited as Matthew Bomer; (dated on 14 December 2000) |
| 2001 | Guiding Light | Ben Reade #3 | credited as Matthew Bomer; 2001 - 2003 |
| 2002 | Relic Hunter | Driver agent | ("Fire in the Sky " and uncredited) |
| 2003 | War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator | John McGavock Grider | video documentary |
| Tru Calling | Luc Johnston | credited as Matthew Bomer, 2003 - 2004 (17 episodes) | |
| 2004 | North Shore | Ross | ("Bellport") |
| 2005 | Flightplan | Eric | |
| 2006 | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning | Eric | |
| Amy Coyne | Case | TV movie | |
| 2007 | Chuck | Bryce Larkin | 2007 - 2009 (7 episodes) |
| Traveler | Jay Burchell | (8 episodes) | |
| 2009 | White Collar | Neal Caffrey | 2009 - 2014 (82 episodes) |
| 2011 | In Time | Henry Hamilton | |
| 2012 | Magic Mike | Ken | |
| Glee | Cooper Anderson | ("Big Brother") | |
| 8 | Jeff Zarrillo | video | |
| 2013 | The New Normal | Monty | ("The Goldie Rush") |
| Winter's Tale | Peter's Father | ||
| Superman: Unbound | Superman/Clark Kent | voice | |
| 2014 | The Normal Heart | Felix Turner | |
| Space Station 76 | Ted | ||
| American Horror Story: Freak Show | Andrew "Andy" | ("Pink Cupcakes") | |
| 2015 | Magic Mike XXL | Ken | |
| American Horror Story: Hotel | Donovan | 2015 - 2016 (9 episodes) | |
| 2016 | The Nice Guys | John Boy | |
| The Magnificent Seven | Matthew Cullen | ||
| The Last Tycoon | Monroe Stahr | 2016 - 2017 (9 episodes) | |
| 2017 | Walking Out | Cal | |
| Anything | Freda Von Rhenburg | ||
| 2018 | Titans | Larry Trainor/Negative Man | voice ("Doom Patrol") |
| Viper Club | Sam | ||
| Papi Chulo | Sean | ||
| Jonathan | Ross Craine | ||
| Will & Grace | McCoy Whitman | 2018 - 2020 (6 episodes) | |
| 2019 | Doom Patrol | Larry Trainor/Negative Man | voice, 2019 - present |
| 2020 | The Sinner | Jamie | (8 episodes) |
Trivia[]
- Fans petitioned for him and Alexis Bledel to be in "50 Shades of Grey," based off the erotic novels by E.L. James, when it revealed that Dakota Johnson and Charlie Hunnam got the roles in September 2013.[12] They made a second petition to have Bomer portray Grey when Hunnam dropped out in October 2013.[13]
- Bomer is the second Glee guest-star to appear on American Horror Story, having appeared in Freak Show (season 4) and Hotel (season 5). He is preceded by Tanya Clarke (Mary Evans) and followed by Neil Patrick Harris (Bryan Ryan), Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson), Cheyenne Jackson (Dustin Goolsby), Jacob Artist (Jake Puckerman), Dot-Marie Jones (Sheldon Beiste), and Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester).
- He appeared in the same season as Neil Patrick Harris (season 4) and Darren Criss and Cheyenne Jackson (season 5).
- He later appeared in the spin-off show American Horror Stories, which also stars Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams).
- Bomer has worked on several Ryan Murphy TV shows, including Glee, The New Normal, The Normal Heart, and American Horror Story.
- Bomer would win a Golden Globe for his portrayal in The Normal Heart in Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or TV Movie category.
- Bomer attended Carnegie Mellon University with Magic Mike costar and friend, Joe Manganiello.
Social Network Site[]
- Matt Bomer's Twitter - @MattBomer
- Matt Bomer's Instagram - @mattbomerinsta
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matt Bomer Bio
- ↑ Check out Matt Bomer's High School Yearbook Photo
- ↑ The Best of Primetime
- ↑ Why Matt Bomer Was 'Thanking God' for Joe Manganiello's Insane Mini-Mart Scene in Magic Mike XXL
- ↑ Matt Bomer Is More Than Just a Pretty Face
- ↑ Matt Bomer Acknowledges Partner, Family
- ↑ 'American Horror Story' Adds Matt Bomer
- ↑ Bomer to Star in ‘Monty Clift’ Biopic for HBO
- ↑ 'American Horror Story': Matt Bomer, Cheyenne Jackson Check Into 'Hotel'
- ↑ Cast reveals American Horror Story: Hotel character names at Comic-Con
- ↑ Matt Bomer Joining Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt in 'Magnificent Seven' (Exclusive)
- ↑ Fans Petition For Alexis Bledel & Matt Bomer To Star In ’50 Shades’
- ↑ Matt Bomer’s Fans Tweet That They Want Him Cast In ’50 Shades Of Grey’