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BIO

Theater credits include Spring Awakening, Grey Gardens, Villa America (Williamstown Theater Festival), and both the Broadway and Los Angeles readings of Dustin Lance Black’s play 8. His television credits include “Traveler,” “Tru Calling,” “Chuck,” “White Collar,” “Glee,” “The New Normal,” “American Horror Story: Hotel,” and “The Last Tycoon.” In 2014, he won a Golden Globe Award and a Critics’ Choice Award, as well as an Emmy Award nomination, for his performance in the HBO screen adaptation of “The Normal Heart.” His film credits include Flight Plan, In Time, Space Station 76, Magic Mike, Magic Mike XXL, The Nice Guys, The Magnificent Seven, and Walking Out. Matt will make his directorial debut next year with an episode of “American Crime Story: Versace.”



In 2000, Bomer 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 in 2001, soon after, he was a recurring guest on several television 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 land then 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 currently 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.

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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2018
Donald


Movies

Flightplan
[ 2005 ] Eric Matthew Bomer
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
[ 2006 ] Eric
In Time
[ 2011 ] Henry Hamilton
Magic Mike
[ 2012 ] Ken
Space Station 76
[ 2014 ] Ted
Winter's Tale
[ 2014 ] Young Man
Magic Mike XXL
[ 2015 ] Ken
The Nice Guys
[ 2016 ] John Boy
The Magnificent Seven
[ 2016 ] Matthew Cullen
Walking Out
[ 2017 ] Cal
Anything
[ 2017 ] Freda Von Rhenburg
Jonathan
[ 2018 ] Ross Craine
Viper Club
[ 2018 ] Sam
Papi Chulo
[ 2018 ] Sean
The Boys in the Band
[ 2020 ] Donald
Justice Society: World War II
[ 2021 ] Flh, Barry Allen
Legion of Super-Heroes
[ 2023 ] The Flh

TV Shows

American Horror Story
Donovan, Andy
Chuck
Bryce Larkin
Doom Patrol
Larry Trainor, Negative Man
Guiding Light
Ben Reade
The Last Tycoon
Monroe Stahr
Tru Calling
Luc Johnston
White Collar
Neal Caffrey
Will & Grace
McCoy Whitman

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Matt Bomer been in?

Matt Bomer has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

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Matt Bomer has not appeared in the West End.

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