Matt Bomer

His father, a Dallas Cowboys draft pick, played for the team from 1972 to 1974.

Matt Bomer has a sister, Megan Bomer, and a brother, Neill Bomer, who is an engineer.

Bomer credits his parents for being understanding when they sensed their young child was a little different from other kids.

"I've always had an active imagination," says Bomer.

He is a distant cousin to American singer Justin Timberlake.

Bomer's family is of English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish, Swiss-German and French descent.

Bomer was raised in Spring, Texas, and attended Klein High School; he was a classmate of Lee Pace and Lynn Collins.

In high school, Bomer followed in his dad's footsteps.

He played wide receiver and defensive back for his school's football team before deciding to concentrate on acting.

At age 17, he made his professional stage debut as Young Collector in a production of Tennessee Williams A Streetcar Named Desire staged by the Alley Theatre in downtown Houston.

Matthew Staton Bomer (born October 11, 1977) is an American actor.

He is the recipient of accolades such as a Golden Globe Award and a Critics' Choice Television Award, in addition to a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award.

He also appeared in a 1998 production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Utah Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City, Utah.

Speaking about his first role in a production, Bomer said:

"I started acting professionally when I was 17. I quit the team and did a production of A Streetcar Named Desire at the Alley Theatre in Houston. I used to drive down at the end of the school day, do the show, do my homework during intermission and drive an hour back to Spring to go to school the next day."

In 1999, Bomer worked as a bartender while spending a year living in Galway, Ireland.

Shortly after graduating from Carnegie Mellon University, Bomer moved to New York City.

Bomer made his television debut in 2000 on the long-running soap opera All My Children.

He 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.

His television debut came in 2000 on the ABC network, when he played Ian Kipling on the 1970s drama soap opera All My Children.

Bomer attended Carnegie Mellon University with fellow actor Joe Manganiello and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2001.

In 2001, he landed a contract role on the soap opera Guiding Light.

He played Ben Reade, a character connected to several core families on the show.

Two years later he made a guest appearance in the mystery fantasy series Relic Hunter (2002).

When Bomer left the show in 2003, his exit was controversial; Ben was suddenly revealed to be a male prostitute and serial killer.

He received a Gold Derby Awards for Younger Actor – Daytime Drama for his performance in the series.

His next role was in the supernatural drama series Tru Calling (2003–2004).

Starring alongside Eliza Dushku, Bomer starred as Luc Johnston, the love interest of the protagonist of the series played by Dushku, in the first season.

In 2005, Bomer made his film debut in the thriller Flightplan, then in 2007 gained recognition with his recurring role in the NBC television series Chuck.

From 2009 to 2014, he starred as con artist Neal Caffrey in the USA Network series White Collar.

Bomer has supporting roles in the 2011 thriller In Time, the 2012 comedy-drama Magic Mike and its 2015 sequel, and the 2016 neo-noir film The Nice Guys.

In 2015, he won a Golden Globe Award and received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for playing a closeted writer in the television film The Normal Heart.

Bomer made a guest appearance on the fourth season of FX's horror anthology series American Horror Story, and was upgraded to the main cast for its fifth season.

Years later in 2015, Bomer talked about his participation in the series, saying: "I told them to just throw the kitchen sink at me, and they did."

In 2018 he starred in a 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.

Matthew Staton Bomer was born in Webster Groves, Missouri, to Elizabeth Macy (née Staton) and John O'Neill Bomer IV.

He has since starred as Larry Trainor in the Max series Doom Patrol (2019–2023) and a closeted World War II veteran in the miniseries Fellow Travelers (2023).

The latter earned him another Golden Globe nomination.

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.