List of roles and awards of Matt Bomer
Matt Bomer is an American actor who, as of 2022, has appeared in 19 films, 22 television productions and 6 stage productions. His first stage appearance was at the age of seventeen as one of the young collector in an Alley production of the play A Streetcar Named Desire, while in high school.[1][2] Bomer went on to appear in several television shows in the 2000s, including the soap operas All My Children (2000) and Guiding Light (2002–2003), and the supernatural series Tru Calling (2003–2004).[2] He made his film debut as a flight attendant in Robert Schwentke's psychological thriller Flightplan (2005), his highest-grossing release.[3][4] Bomer's first leading role came in the David DiGilio's drama series, Traveler (2007), he gained a higher profile after that.[5][2]
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From 2009 to 2014, he starred in the USA Network police-procedural drama series White Collar as Neal Caffrey.[6] For his performance in the series he won a People's Choice Award at the 2015 ceremony.[7] He also served as a producer on the series.[8] In 2011, Bomer was cast as a 105-year-old man in Andrew Niccol's science fiction thriller film In Time.[9] The following year, he played a supporting role as a stripper in Steven Soderbergh's comedy drama, Magic Mike (2012).[10] He next portrayed the New York Times reporter Felix Turner in Ryan Murphy's television film The Normal Heart (2014),[11] for which he received his first Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film and nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.[12][13]
In 2015, he reprised his role of Ken in Magic Mike XXL.[14] The following year, he appeared in the neo-noir action comedy The Nice Guys (2016),[15] and in Western action film The Magnificent Seven (2016).[16] Bomer played a hunter in Alex & Andrew Smith's drama Walking Out[17] and a trans woman in Timothy McNeil's drama Anything (both in 2017).[18] In 2018, he made his directorial debut in the second season of Ryan Murphy's anthology series American Crime Story (2016), about the murder of Gianni Versace.[19] Also in 2018, Bomer made his Broadway debut with a revival of The Boys in the Band.[20]
Roles
Films
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | All My Children | Ian Kipling | Episode: "7485" | [44] |
2001–2003 | Guiding Light | Ben Reade | 6 episodes | [44] |
2002 | Relic Hunter | Driver Agent | Episode: "Fire in the Sky" | [45] |
2004 | Tru Calling | Luc Johnston | 14 episodes | [46] |
North Shore | Ross | Episode: "Bellport" | [47] | |
2005 | Amy Coyne | Chase | Television film | [48] |
2007 | Traveler | Jay Burchell | 8 episodes | [49] |
2007–2009 | Chuck | Bryce Larkin | 7 episodes | [50] |
2009–2014 | White Collar | Neal Caffrey | 81 episodes; also producer (19 episodes) | [51] |
2012 | Glee | Cooper Anderson | Episode: "Big Brother" | [52] |
2013 | The New Normal | Monty | Episode: "The Goldie Rush" | [53] |
2014 | The Normal Heart | Felix Turner | Television film | [54] |
Hunted: The War Against Gays in Russia | Narrator | Documentary | [55] | |
American Horror Story: Freak Show | Andy | Episode: "Pink Cupcakes" | [56] | |
2015–2016 | American Horror Story: Hotel | Donovan | 9 episodes | [57] |
2016–2017 | The Last Tycoon | Monroe Stahr | 9 episodes | [58] |
2018 | The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story | None | Director; Episode: "Creator / Destroyer" | [59] |
2018, 2023 | Titans | Larry Trainor / Negative Man (voice) | 2 episodes | [60] |
2018–2020 | Will & Grace | McCoy Whitman | 6 episodes | [61] |
2019–2023 | Doom Patrol | Larry Trainor / Negative Man | Main role | [62] |
2020 | The Sinner | Jamie Burns | 8 episodes | [63] |
2021 | American Horror Stories | Michael Winslow | 2 episodes | [64] |
2022 | Echoes | Jack Beck | 7 episodes | [65] |
2023 | Fellow Travelers † | Hawkins “Hawk” Fuller | 8 episodes; also executive producer | [66] |
Stage
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1995 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Young Collector | Alley Theatre | [1] |
1998 | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Issachar | Utah Shakespeare Festival | [67] |
2003 | Roulette | Jock | Powerhouse Theater | [68] |
2007 | Villa America | Ernest Hemingway | Williamstown Theatre Festival | [69] |
2011 | 8 | Jeff Zarrillo | Eugene O'Neill Theatre | [70] |
2012 | Wilshire Ebell Theatre | [71] | ||
2018 | The Boys in The Band | Donald | Booth Theatre | [72] |
Discography
Year | Soundtrack | Song | Notes | Label | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | Glee: The Music, The Complete Season Three | "Hungry Like the Wolf/Rio" | Uncredited; as Glee Cast [73] | Columbia Records | [74] |
"Somebody That I Used to Know" | |||||
2015 | Magic Mike XXL (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | "Heaven" | WaterTower Music | [75] | |
"Untitled (How Does It Feel)" | |||||
2019 | Non-album singles | "People Like Us" (feat. Alan Mingo Jr.) | [76] |
Awards and nominations
References
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After moving to New York City right out of college, Bomer soon landed work on both All My Children and Guiding Light.
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Matt Bomer (White Collar) has a small, uncredited role in this episode.
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- White Collar:
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- Doom Patrol:
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External links
- Matt Bomer at IMDb
- Matt Bomer at the Internet Broadway Database