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Matt Bomer
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Bomer in 2015
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Matthew Staton Bomer
October 11, 1977 Webster Groves, Missouri, U.S.
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| Education | Carnegie Mellon University (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1994–present |
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Simon Halls
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| Children | 3 |
Matthew Staton Bomer (born October 11, 1977) is an American actor. He has won several awards for his acting, including a Golden Globe Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award. He has also been nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards.
Matt Bomer first appeared on TV in 2000 in the show All My Children. He studied acting at Carnegie Mellon University. After that, he acted in the show Guiding Light and other TV series like Tru Calling. In 2005, he made his first movie, Flightplan. He became more well-known in 2007 for his role in the TV series Chuck. From 2009 to 2014, he starred as Neal Caffrey in the popular USA Network series White Collar.
Matt Bomer has also been in movies like In Time (2011), Magic Mike (2012), and its sequel Magic Mike XXL (2015). In 2015, he won a Golden Globe Award for his role in the TV film The Normal Heart. He also appeared in the TV show American Horror Story and later became a main cast member. More recently, he played Larry Trainor in the series Doom Patrol (2019–2023) and a veteran in the miniseries Fellow Travelers (2023), earning more award nominations.
On stage, Bomer has acted in plays like 8 on Broadway. In 2018, he starred in a Broadway show called The Boys in the Band, and he also appeared in the movie version of the play in 2020.
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Early Life and Education
Matthew Staton Bomer was born in Webster Groves, Missouri. His parents are Elizabeth Macy and John O'Neill Bomer IV. His father used to play football for the Dallas Cowboys. Matt has a sister, Megan, and a brother, Neill, who is an engineer. Matt Bomer has said that his parents were very understanding when he was growing up. He is also a distant cousin of the singer Justin Timberlake. His family has roots from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Switzerland, and France.
Matt grew up in Spring, Texas. He went to Klein High School where he was classmates with actors Lee Pace and Lynn Collins. In high school, he played football like his dad, but he later decided to focus on acting.
When he was 17, he performed on stage for the first time as Young Collector in a play called A Streetcar Named Desire at the Alley Theatre in Houston. He also performed in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in 1998.
Bomer attended Carnegie Mellon University with fellow actor Joe Manganiello. He earned a degree in Fine Arts in 2001. Before graduating, in 1999, Bomer lived in Galway, Ireland, for a year and worked as a bartender.
Career Highlights
Early Roles (2000–2004)
After college, Matt Bomer moved to New York City and started acting in theater and on TV. His first TV role was in 2000 on the show All My Children, where he played Ian Kipling. In 2002, he made a guest appearance in the mystery series Relic Hunter.
In 2001, he got a regular role on the soap opera Guiding Light, playing Ben Reade. He received an award nomination for his performance in the series. In 2015, Bomer mentioned that he learned a lot from his time on the show.
His next role was in the drama series Tru Calling (2003–2004), where he played Luc Johnston, a love interest for the main character. In 2003, Bomer returned to the stage in a play called Roullete. A year later, he appeared in an episode of the TV show North Shore.
Moving to Film and White Collar (2005–2009)
Matt Bomer made his first movie appearance in the 2005 thriller Flightplan, starring alongside Jodie Foster. He played a flight attendant. This movie was very successful, earning over $223 million worldwide. In the film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006), Bomer played Eric, a veteran traveling across Texas.
He then acted in his first TV film, Amy Coyne (2006). His first main role in a TV series was in Traveler (2007). This show was about two students who become suspected of terrorism. It was canceled after eight episodes.
He had a supporting role in the TV series Chuck (2007–2009). In this show, he played Bryce Larkin, an old friend of the main character, Chuck Bartowski, who works for the CIA. In 2007, Bomer also played Ernest Hemingway in a play called Villa America.
A big moment in Bomer's career was in 2009 when he began starring as con artist Neal Caffrey in the TV series White Collar. He worked with actors like Tim DeKay and Tiffani Thiessen. The show was very popular, with over 5.40 million viewers for its first episode. Critics praised his performance and the show's exciting story. He won a People's Choice Award in 2015 for his role. Bomer also helped produce 19 episodes of White Collar.
Growing Recognition (2010–2015)
In 2010, Bomer was invited to sing at the Kennedy Center Honors. In 2011, he starred in a play called 8, which was a re-enactment of a real court case about a law in California. Bomer played Jeff Zarrillo in this play.
In 2011, Bomer was in the science fiction movie In Time, where he played a 105-year-old man alongside Justin Timberlake. On April 10, 2012, Bomer made a guest appearance in the TV series Glee, playing Cooper Anderson, the older brother of the character Blaine. His performance on Glee was highly praised, and he won an award for Best Comedy Guest Actor.
For his next film, Bomer starred with Channing Tatum in the comedy-drama Magic Mike (2012). He trained with a group to prepare for his role as a dancer. The movie was a success, and his performance was praised. Bomer and Tatum were nominated for an MTV Movie & TV Awards for their performance.
In 2013, Bomer made two appearances. He was a guest on the TV show The New Normal. He also voiced Superman in the animated movie Superman: Unbound, which was based on a comic book story.
In 2014, Bomer was in five projects. His first two films, Winter's Tale and Space Station 76, were not very successful. Winter's Tale was a romantic fantasy film where Bomer played a young father. Space Station 76 was a science fiction comedy.
Bomer's next big project was the drama film The Normal Heart (2014), where he starred with Mark Ruffalo and Julia Roberts. The film was about the rise of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City. Bomer's performance was highly praised by critics, who noted his powerful acting. He won his first Golden Globe Award for this role and was nominated for his first Primetime Emmy Award.
After narrating a documentary about LGBT people in Russia, Bomer was cast in an episode of American Horror Story in 2014. His appearance was very memorable. Bomer's first film in 2015 was Magic Mike XXL, the sequel to Magic Mike. This movie also did well at the box office. He also sang two songs for the film's soundtrack. After his guest role, Bomer became a main cast member in the fifth season of American Horror Story: Hotel.
Expanding Roles and Broadway (2016–Present)
In 2016, Bomer appeared in two films. He played a villain named John Boy in The Nice Guys, which also starred Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe. The movie received good reviews. His next role was in the Western action film The Magnificent Seven. He also played the main character, Monroe Stahr, in the 2016 TV series The Last Tycoon. He also had an uncredited voice role in American Horror Story: Roanoke.
In 2017, he starred in the drama Walking Out, playing a father who is not close to his son. Bomer said he felt a strong connection to the character. Critics praised his performance, noting how well he played a different kind of role.
Bomer's last film release of 2017 was the drama Anything. In 2017, Bomer was also a guest narrator at Disney's Candlelight Processional.
In 2018, Bomer directed an episode of the series The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story. He had wanted to direct for a while and studied a lot about it. He also made his Broadway debut in a revival of the play The Boys in the Band. This play won a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. Bomer's first film in 2018 was the science fiction movie Jonathan.
Two of Bomer's films in 2018 premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival: the comedy-drama Papi Chulo and the drama Viper Club. In Papi Chulo, Bomer played a TV weather forecaster, and his performance was highly praised. In Viper Club, he played a journalist helping a mother save her kidnapped son. He also had a guest role on the TV series Will & Grace (2018–2019) and appeared as Negative Man in the superhero series Doom Patrol (2019).
In 2020, Bomer played Jamie Burns in the TV series The Sinner. In 2023, he was an executive producer and actor for the miniseries Fellow Travelers.
In 2022, Bomer joined the cast of the film Maestro, which was nominated for an Academy Award. He played David Oppenheim alongside Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan. In March 2024, Bomer joined the upcoming film Outcome, starring with Keanu Reeves and Cameron Diaz.
In June 2024, it was announced that Bomer would star in a new TV series inspired by Golden Girls, playing a character similar to Betty White's.
Personal Life
Matt Bomer is a supporter of LGBT rights. He publicly shared that he is gay in 2012 when he thanked his partner and their children during an award speech. In 2012, he also received an Inspiration Award for his work at the GLSEN Awards.
Bomer married publicist Simon Halls in 2011. Their marriage became public in 2014. Bomer shared that their wedding was a small, private event in New York City with close family and friends. He said it brought a feeling of security and validity to their family. The couple has three children through surrogacy, born in 2005 and 2008.
Bomer has practiced Transcendental Meditation since his early 20s. In 2013, he spoke about his support for the David Lynch Foundation.
In 2018, Bomer supported Democratic candidate Beto O'Rourke in the U.S. Senate election in Texas.
Acting Credits and Awards
Some of Matt Bomer's most successful films, according to critics and box office results, include Flightplan (2005), In Time (2011), Magic Mike (2012), Superman: Unbound (2013), The Normal Heart (2014), Magic Mike XXL (2015), The Magnificent Seven (2016), The Nice Guys (2016), and Walking Out (2017). On stage, he has appeared in a Broadway revival of The Boys in the Band (2018).
Bomer won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film in 2015. He was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie in 2014 and won a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries in 2014.
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In Spanish: Matt Bomer para niños
