---
name: "Matt Bomer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/matt-bomer"
fi1m_id: "matt-bomer"
imdb_id: "nm0093589"
tmdb_id: 66743
wikidata_id: "Q315340"
roles: ["Actor","Director"]
born: "11 October 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 63
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-05T03:55:32.016604+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Matt Bomer

## Identity

Matt Bomer

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/matt-bomer
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** matt-bomer
- **IMDb ID:** nm0093589
- **TMDB ID:** 66743
- **Wikidata ID:** Q315340
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Bomer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q315340, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0093589/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/66743

Actor and director. Born 11 October 1977 in Webster Groves, Missouri, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Director
- **Born:** 11 October 1977, Webster Groves, Missouri, USA
- **Active:** 2005–present
- **Also known as:** Matthew Bomer, Меттью Бомер, مت بومر, Метью Бомер, Метју Бомер, Мэттью Бомер, Matthew Staton Bomer
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 7: 6 acting, 1 directing
- **Frequently works with:** [Daniel Minahan](https://film.one/person/daniel-minahan.md)
- **Golden Globes:** 1 Golden Globe (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 63, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 63 (1), 2010s 67 (3), 2020s 64 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 63 to 60 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 4 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Comedy 2, Romance 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Music 1
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $605m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Bomer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q315340, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0093589/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/66743

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*American Crime Story*](https://film.one/tv/american-crime-story.md) (78)
- **Netflix:** [*Maestro*](https://film.one/film/maestro.md) (72)
- **Hulu:** [*Fellow Travelers*](https://film.one/tv/fellow-travelers.md) (68)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Magnificent Seven*](https://film.one/film/the-magnificent-seven-2016.md) (54)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Matt Bomer

> Matt Bomer is the handsome man in the good suit, and the cinema has rarely asked him for anything more. Television has, in *White Collar* and *Fellow Travelers*, and that is where his acting lives; the films so far have used him as scenery.

In *Maestro* (2023) he is the man in the bed when the telephone rings. Leonard Bernstein takes the call that will put him on the Carnegie Hall podium that afternoon, throws back a curtain, and Michelle Tesoro cuts straight onto the stage. It is the best cut in the film and it comes in the first five minutes, and Bomer's David Oppenheim is the one left in the bedroom. Eleven years earlier, in *Magic Mike* (2012), he is Ken, and Ken works a sailor suit. That is a fair summary of what films have wanted from Matt Bomer: to look right, in the right clothes, in somebody else's scene.

We laughed out loud at the *Magic Mike* routines, and the sailor suit was part of it. Soderbergh keeps the camera at the back of the club so we see the whole body and the women reaching for it, and Bomer, next to Joe Manganiello's fireman and Kevin Nash's Tarzan, plays the number with the same complete absence of shame that made us laugh in the first place. It is good work. It is also the kind of work that tells you nothing about whether he can act, which for most of his film career has been the difficulty.

Television is where he has been given room. After soap work in the early 2000s, *All My Children* and a contract role on *Guiding Light*, he spent six seasons as Neal Caffrey in *White Collar* (2009 to 2014), a con artist in tailored suits, and the part fixed his type: charm, physical presence, good cloth. The complaint that followed him, that he was cast for his face and little else, was reasonable up to that point. *The Normal Heart* (2014), as Felix Turner, was the reply, a physically demanding part in period drama that critics took seriously, and *Fellow Travelers* (2023), as Hawkins Fuller across decades of closeted life, is the longer version of the same case. He also produced it, which suggests he knows where his chances are.

Ryan Murphy has used him five times and Darren Criss has been alongside him four, and the stories of gay lives that run through his career mostly arrive by that route. He directed an episode of *American Crime Story* in 2018, a series we rate, and has done voice work on *Doom Patrol* and *Titans*, which is a sensible way to keep busy when the films offer you a bedroom and a curtain.

If you want to know what he can do, do not start with the films. They have treated him as furniture, and it is not his fault the furniture was handsome. Start with the long television parts, where somebody has finally handed him a whole character rather than a costume.

## Biography

Matt Bomer is an American actor. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. He made his television debut in 2000 on the soap opera *All My Children* and later had a contract role on *Guiding Light*.

Bomer gained recognition for his lead role as Neal Caffrey in the series *White Collar* (2009–2014). His film credits include *Flightplan* (2005), *Magic Mike* (2012) and its sequels, *In Time* (2011), *The Nice Guys* (2016) and *Maestro* (2023), in which he played David Oppenheim. He received a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his performance in the television film *The Normal Heart* (2014).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

### Performed in (6) — the average rests on these

- *Fellow Travelers* (2023), Fi1m 68, as Hawkins 'Hawk' Fuller — [page](https://film.one/tv/fellow-travelers.md)
- *Maestro* (2023), Fi1m 72, as David Oppenheim — [page](https://film.one/film/maestro.md)
- *Magic Mike's Last Dance* (2023), Fi1m 52, as Ken — [page](https://film.one/film/magic-mikes-last-dance.md)
- *The Magnificent Seven* (2016), Fi1m 54, as Matthew Cullen — [page](https://film.one/film/the-magnificent-seven-2016.md)
- *Magic Mike* (2012), Fi1m 70, as Ken — [page](https://film.one/film/magic-mike.md)
- *Flightplan* (2005), Fi1m 63, as Eric — [page](https://film.one/film/flightplan.md)

### Directed (1)

- *American Crime Story* (2016), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/american-crime-story.md)

## Complete filmography (53)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Outcome* (2026), as Xander Alexander
- *Mid-Century Modern* (2025), series, as Jerry Frank · Executive Producer
- *Cashing Out* (2024), Executive Producer
- *Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three* (2024), as The Flash (voice)
- *Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One* (2024), as The Flash / Barry Allen (voice)
- *Maestro* (2023), as David Oppenheim — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/maestro.md)
- *Fellow Travelers* (2023), series, as Hawkins 'Hawk' Fuller · Executive Producer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/fellow-travelers.md)
- *Justice League: Warworld* (2023), as Old Man (voice)
- *All Man: The International Male Story* (2023), as Narrator
- *Magic Mike's Last Dance* (2023), as Ken — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/magic-mikes-last-dance.md)
- *Legion of Super-Heroes* (2023), as The Flash (voice)
- *Echoes* (2022), series, as Jack Beck
- *American Horror Stories* (2021), series, as Michael
- *Justice Society: World War II* (2021), as Flash (voice)
- *The Boys in the Band* (2020), as Donald
- *Papi Chulo* (2019), as Sean
- *Doom Patrol* (2019), series, as Larry Trainor / Negative Man (voice)
- *Jonathan* (2018), as Ross Crane
- *Viper Club* (2018), as Sam
- *Titans* (2018), series, as Larry Trainor / Negative Man (voice)
- *Anything* (2018), as Freda Von Rhenburg
- *Will & Grace* (2017), series, as McCoy Whitman
- *The Sinner* (2017), series, as Jamie Burns (archive footage), Jamie Burns
- *The Last Tycoon* (2017), series, as Monroe Stahr
- *Walking Out* (2017), as Cal
- *The Magnificent Seven* (2016), as Matthew Cullen — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-magnificent-seven-2016.md)
- *The Nice Guys* (2016), as John Boy
- *American Crime Story* (2016), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/american-crime-story.md)
- *Magic Mike XXL* (2015), as Ken
- *Hunted: The War Against Gays in Russia* (2014), as Narrator (voice)
- *Space Station 76* (2014), as Ted
- *The Normal Heart* (2014), as Felix Turner
- *Winter's Tale* (2014), as Young Man
- *Superman: Unbound* (2013), as Clark Kent / Superman (voice)
- *The New Normal* (2012), series, as Monty
- *Magic Mike* (2012), as Ken — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/magic-mike.md)
- *8* (2012), as Jeff Zarrillo
- *In Time* (2011), as Henry Hamilton
- *American Horror Story* (2011), series, as Donovan, Andy
- *White Collar* (2009), series, as Neal Caffrey · Producer
- *Glee* (2009), series, as Cooper Anderson — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/glee.md)
- *Chuck* (2007), series, as Bryce Larkin — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/chuck.md)
- *Traveler* (2007), series, as Jay Burchell
- *The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning* (2006), as Eric
- *Flightplan* (2005), as Eric — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/flightplan.md)
- *North Shore* (2004), series, as Ross
- *Tru Calling* (2003), series, as Luc Johnston
- *Relic Hunter* (1999), series, as Driver agent
- *All My Children* (1970), series, as Ian Kipling
- *War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator*, as John McGavock Grider
- *Monty Clift*, as Montgomery Clift
- *Nashville*, series, Producer, Creator
- *The Book of Ruth*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Matt Bomer](https://film.one/media/person/9422/gallery-20a9138e4860.jpg) Matt Bomer — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Matt_Bomer_Comic-con_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-Matt_Bomer_Comic-con_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actor Matthew Bomer during the June 7, 2011 production of "On the Fence", the ninth episode of the third season of the American TV series White Collar at 10 Dow](https://film.one/media/person/9422/gallery-f9c30b720572.jpg) Actor Matthew Bomer during the June 7, 2011 production of "On the Fence", the ninth episode of the third season of the American TV series White Collar at 10 Dow — NightscreamThis is an edited version of File:6.7.11MattBomerByLuigiNovi1.jpg by jjron - cropped and adjusted lighting to remove some harshness resulting from flash., CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/6.7.11MattBomerByLuigiNovi1-edit1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Actor Matthew Bomer during the June 7, 2011 production of "On the Fence", the ninth episode of the third season of the American TV series White Collar at 10 Dow](https://film.one/media/person/9422/gallery-dd32c305b157.jpg) Actor Matthew Bomer during the June 7, 2011 production of "On the Fence", the ninth episode of the third season of the American TV series White Collar at 10 Dow — Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/6.7.11MattBomerByLuigiNovi1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Actors Matthew Bomer during the June 7, 2011 production of "On the Fence", the ninth episode of the third season of the American TV series White Collar at 10 Do](https://film.one/media/person/9422/gallery-4639a721ead0.jpg) Actors Matthew Bomer during the June 7, 2011 production of "On the Fence", the ninth episode of the third season of the American TV series White Collar at 10 Do — Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/6.7.11MattBomerByLuigiNovi2.jpg/1280px-6.7.11MattBomerByLuigiNovi2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Matt Bomer](https://film.one/media/person/9422/gallery-342d104089c3.jpg) Matt Bomer — Image via TMDB
- ![Matt Bomer](https://film.one/media/person/9422/gallery-94f213d71af0.jpg) Matt Bomer — Image via TMDB
- ![Matt Bomer](https://film.one/media/person/9422/gallery-2824df8f1a92.jpg) Matt Bomer — Image via TMDB
- ![Actors Tim DeKay (left) and Matthew Bomer (right), examining a photograph taken by a production person (center) during the June 7, 2011 production of "On the Fe](https://film.one/media/person/9422/gallery-b88bd682307d.jpg) Actors Tim DeKay (left) and Matthew Bomer (right), examining a photograph taken by a production person (center) during the June 7, 2011 production of "On the Fe — Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/6.7.11WC3.9OnTheFenceBomerDeKayByLuigiNovi.jpg/1280px-6.7.11WC3.9OnTheFenceBomerDeKayByLuigiNovi.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actors Matthew Bomer and Eliza Dushku, at 10 Downing, a restaurant in Manhattan's West Village, during the June 7, 2011 filming of "On the Fence", the ninth epi](https://film.one/media/person/9422/gallery-03ca74f21b55.jpg) Actors Matthew Bomer and Eliza Dushku, at 10 Downing, a restaurant in Manhattan's West Village, during the June 7, 2011 filming of "On the Fence", the ninth epi — Nightscream, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/6.7.11WC3.9OnTheFenceDushkuBomerByLuigiNovi1.jpg/1280px-6.7.11WC3.9OnTheFenceDushkuBomerByLuigiNovi1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Matt Bomer](https://film.one/media/person/9422/gallery-065f19db2161.jpg) Matt Bomer — Image via TMDB
- ![Matt Bomer](https://film.one/media/person/9422/gallery-e90dd9f11761.jpg) Matt Bomer — Image via TMDB
- ![Matt Bomer](https://film.one/media/person/9422/gallery-5cd5684be42e.jpg) Matt Bomer — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Golden Globes — 1 won

- 2015: Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (won), for *The Normal Heart*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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