He played wide receiver and defensive back for his school's football team before deciding to concentrate on acting. In high school, Bomer followed in his dad's footsteps. Ĭarnegie Mellon University, where Bomer attendedīomer was raised in Spring, Texas, and attended Klein High School he was a classmate of Lee Pace and Lynn Collins. Bomer's family is of English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish, Swiss-German and French descent. He is a distant cousin to American singer Justin Timberlake. "I've always had an active imagination," says Bomer. Bomer credits his own parents for being understanding when they sensed their young child was a little different from other kids. Matt Bomer has a sister, Megan Bomer, and a brother, Neill Bomer, who is an engineer. His father, a Dallas Cowboys draft pick, played for the team from 1972 to 1974. Matthew Staton Bomer was born in Webster Groves, Missouri, to Elizabeth Macy (née Staton) and John O'Neill Bomer IV.
2.4 2016–present: Professional expansion, independent films and Broadway.2.2 2005–2009: Transition to film and breakthrough with White Collar.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. 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.
He portrays Larry Trainor in the DC Universe series Doom Patrol, which premiered in 2019. In 2017 he received praise for his performances in the drama films Walking Out, Anything, and the 2018 comedy-drama Papi Chulo. He was later upgraded to the main cast during the fifth season. Bomer made a guest appearance on the fourth season of FX's horror anthology series American Horror Story. 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. 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. 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. 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. Soon after, he had a contract role on Guiding Light, as well as appearing on primetime shows, including Tru Calling. Bomer graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
In 2000, he made his television debut on the long-running soap opera All My Children. He is the recipient of accolades such as a Golden Globe Award, a Critics' Choice Television Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Matthew Staton Bomer (born October 11, 1977) is an American actor.