Acting · Webster Groves, Missouri, USA · Born October 11, 1977
Matthew Staton Bomer (born October 11, 1977) is an American actor. He is the recipient of accolades such as a Golden Globe Award, a Critics' Choice Television Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. In 2000, he made his television debut on the long-running soap opera All My Children. Bomer graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Soon after, he had a contract role on Guiding Light, as well as appearing on primetime shows, including Tru Calling. In 2005, Bomer made his film debut in the mystery-thriller Flightplan, then in 2007 gained recognition with his recurring role in the NBC television series Chuck. 2009 saw Bomer then land the lead role of con-artist and thief Neal Caffrey in the USA Network series White Collar with the series lasting to 2014. He has featured in supporting roles in the 2011 science fiction thriller In Time, the 2012 comedy-drama Magic Mike and its 2015 sequel, the 2014 supernatural-drama Winter's Tale, and the 2016 neo-noir film The Nice Guys. In 2015, he won a Golden Globe Award and received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for playing a closeted writer of The New York Times in the drama television film The Normal Heart about the rise of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City. Bomer made a guest appearance on the fourth season of FX's horror anthology series American Horror Story. He was later upgraded to the main cast during the fifth season. In 2017 he received praise for his performances in the drama films Walking Out, Anything, and the 2018 comedy-drama Papi Chulo. He portrays Larry Trainor in the DC Universe series Doom Patrol, which premiered in 2019. On stage, Bomer starred in the Dustin Lance Black play 8 on Broadway, and at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles as Jeff Zarrillo, a plaintiff in the federal case that overturned California's Proposition 8. In 2018 he starred in revival of the Mart Crowley play The Boys in the Band on Broadway playing Donald; he reprised his role for the 2020 film of the same name.
MovieOutcome
2026
as Xander Alexander
TVMid-Century Modern
2025
as Jerry Frank
MovieJustice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three
2024
as The Flash (voice)
MovieJustice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One
2024
as The Flash / Barry Allen (voice)
TVOff Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
as Self
MovieMaestro
2023
as David Oppenheim
TVFellow Travelers
2023
as Hawkins 'Hawk' Fuller
MovieJustice League: Warworld
2023
as Old Man (voice)
MovieAll Man: The International Male Story
2023
as Narrator
MovieMagic Mike's Last Dance
2023
as Ken
MovieLegion of Super-Heroes
2023
as The Flash (voice)
TVEchoes
2022
as Jack Beck
TVAmerican Horror Stories
2021
as Michael
MovieJustice Society: World War II
2021
as Flash (voice)
MovieThe Boys in the Band
2020
as Donald
MovieThe Boys in the Band: Something Personal
2020
as Self
MovieTogether in Pride: You Are Not Alone
2020
as Self
MovieOne World: Together at Home
2020
as Self
TVStars in the House
2020
as Self
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
TVRuPaul
2019
as Self
MoviePapi Chulo
2019
as Sean
TVDoom Patrol
2019
as Larry Trainor / Negative Man (voice)
MovieJonathan
2018
as Ross Crane
MovieViper Club
2018
as Sam
TVTitans
2018
as Larry Trainor / Negative Man (voice)
MovieAnything
2018
as Freda Von Rhenburg
TVWill & Grace
2017
as McCoy Whitman
TVThe Sinner
2017
as Jamie Burns (archive footage)
TVThe Last Tycoon
2017
as Monroe Stahr
MovieWalking Out
2017
as Cal
MovieThe Magnificent Seven
2016
as Matthew Cullen
MovieThe Nice Guys
2016
as John Boy
MovieMagic Mike XXL
2015
as Ken
TVDinner at Tiffani's
2015
as Self
MovieHunted: The War Against Gays in Russia
2014
as Narrator (voice)
MovieSpace Station 76
2014
as Ted
MovieThe Normal Heart
2014
as Felix Turner
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
MovieWinter's Tale
2014
as Young Man
MovieSuperman: Unbound
2013
as Clark Kent / Superman (voice)
TVThe New Normal
2012
as Monty
MovieMagic Mike
2012
as Ken
Movie8
2012
as Jeff Zarrillo
MovieIn Time
2011
as Henry Hamilton
TVAmerican Horror Story
2011
as Donovan
TVWhite Collar
2009
as Neal Caffrey
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
TVGlee
2009
as Cooper Anderson
TVChuck
2007
as Bryce Larkin
TVTraveler
2007
as Jay Burchell
MovieDown to the Bone: Anatomy of a Prequel
2007
as Self
MovieThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
2006
as Eric
MovieFlightplan
2005
as Eric
TVTru Calling
2003
as Luc Johnston
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
TVRelic Hunter
1999
as Driver agent
TVPeople's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter
TVAll My Children
1970
as Ian Kipling
Monty Clift
as Montgomery Clift
War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator
as John McGavock Grider
The Book of Ruth
