The actor who made his debut in the TV series "Chuck" and became famous: Who is Matt Bomer?

His full name is Matthew Staton Bomer, he was born on October 11, 1977, in Webster Groves, Missouri. He was born to his mother, Elizabeth Macy Staton, and father, John O'Neill Bomer IV. Bomer has a sister named Megan and a brother named Neill Bomer who is an engineer. A distant cousin of American singer Justin Timberlake, Bomer has English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish, Swiss-German and French roots in his family.

Growing up in Spring, Texas, Bomer was educated at Klein High. Following in his father's footsteps in high school, Bomer played as a wide receiver and defender for his school's football team before acting. At the age of 17, he made his professional stage debut in the play "A Streetcar Named Desire" by Tennessee Williams, staged by the Alley Theater in Houston. He also appeared in the 1998 musical production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" at the Utah Shakespeare Festival in Utah.

Bomer attended Carnegie Mellon University, graduating from the university in 2001 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. While studying at university, he supported herself by working as a bartender for a year while living in Galway, Ireland. Moving to New York City shortly after graduating from college, Bomer made his television debut in 2000 on the ABC network as Ian Kipling in the 1970s soap opera "All My Children." Two years later, he guest-starred in the mysterious fantasy TV series "Relic Hunter" (2002).

In 2001, he played Ben Reade, a character tied to several nuclear families, as a contracted role in the TV series "Guiding Light." Controversial departure from the show in 2003, Bomer won the Golden Derby Award for Young Actor - Daytime Drama for his performance.

His next role was in the supernatural tv drama series "Tru Calling" (2003–2004) as the protagonist of the series, Luc Johnston, with Eliza Dushku. At the same time, Bomer made a comeback in theater with a role in a Powerhouse Theater production of Paul Weitz's play "Roullete" in New York. A year later, he starred in the TV show 'Bellport', which aired for the first time in the soap opera 'North Shore'.

Bomer's big screen debut came in 2005 when he appeared alongside Jodie Foster in the mystery thriller "Flightplan," directed by Robert Schwentke. In the movie, Bomer's character was a flight attendant and was acclaimed for his performance. In addition, the film became the seventeenth highest-grossing film of the year with its worldwide gross. Thus, it managed to become Bomer's most lucrative film to date.

The following year, in the slasher sequel "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning" (2006), he played the character Eric, a Vietnam War veteran who travels across Texas to re-enlist after his brother is drafted. Upon its release, the film received mixed reviews and a successful box office success. In the same year, he made his television debut as Case in "Amy Coyne" (2006). The film tells the story of a young woman who takes over her father's sports company.

He made his lead role with Logan Marshall-Green, Aaron Stanford, and Viola Davis in "Traveler" (2007), a short-lived mid-season thriller drama television series that premiered on ABC on May 30, 2007. In the series, it was mentioned that two graduate students came under suspicion of terrorism after they competed in a skateboard race at a museum. But the Series was stopped and canceled after eight episodes. He later appeared in a supporting role in the NBC action comedy spy-drama TV series "Chuck" (2007–09). In 2007, Bomer starred as Ernest Hemingway in the Williamstown Theater Festival production of Crispin Whittell's play "Villa America" with Jennifer Mudge and Nate Corddry.

In 2009, he had a major career turning point when he landed the role of con man Neal Caffrey in the cop drama TV series "White Collar." Along with Bomer, the series had a cast that included Tim DeKay, Willie Garson, and Tiffani Thiessen. The series, which premiered on USA Network on August 23, 2009, has reached more than 5.40 million views. Performances by Bomer and the other cast were praised. For his performance, he won the People's Choice Award at the 2015 ceremony. Bomer also produced 19 episodes of the series.

2010, Bomer's recognition began when he was invited to sing with actress and singer Kelli O'Hara at the Kennedy Center Honors. The following year, he appeared as Jeff Zarrillo in Dustin Lance Black's play "8," a staged reenactment of California's federal lawsuit that overturned Proposition 8, and directed by Joe Mantello. The production was presented at the Eugene O'Neill Theater in New York City.

Later that year, he starred alongside Justin Timberlake as a 105-year-old man in Andrew Niccol's sci-fi thriller "In Time." The film, which received mixed reviews upon release, was able to achieve successful financial gains at the box office. On April 10, 2012, Bomer guest-starred as Cooper Anderson in the third season of the musical comedy-drama television series "Glee". Bomer, who received great acclaim for his performance, was also praised by the critics. Additionally, he won the Golden Derby Award in the category of Best Comedy Guest Actor for his performance.

Bomer's next film came with her co-starring with Channing Tatum in the comedy drama film "Magic Mike" (2012) directed by Steven Soderbergh. Working with a group called the Hollywood Men in Los Angeles for the role, Bomer was admired for his performance. Premiering on June 24, 2012 as the closing film of the 2012 Los Angeles Film Festival, the film was met with generally positive reviews. It was also a commercial success at the box office. As lead roles, Bomer and Tatum earned nominations for the MTV Movie & TV Awards in the category of Best Musical Moment at the 2013 ceremony.

Later that year, Bomer made a guest appearance on the NBC sitcom "The New Normal" as Monty, the ex-boyfriend of the series' protagonist Bryan Collins, played by Andrew Rannells. He then voiced the character of Superman in the animated superhero video "Superman: Unbound", based on Geoff Johns' 2008 comic book story "Superman: Brainiac". His voiceover was invited to the Behind the Voice Actors Awards 2013.

In 2014, Bomer first appeared as the young father of Colin Farrell's character in the romantic fantasy movie "Winter's Tale," based on the novel of the same name and directed by Akiva Goldsman. The film resulted in negative reviews and a box office failure. His second movie of the year was when he appeared with Liv Tyler and Patrick Wilson in the parody science fiction movie "Space Station 76" directed by Jack Plotnick.

Bomer's next project was starring alongside Mark Ruffalo, Jim Parsons and Julia Roberts in Ryan Murphy's romantic drama film "The Normal Heart" (2014), based on the play of the same name. In the movie, Bomer appeared as Felix Turner. The film won many awards and nominations, as well as receiving great acclaim. Bomer's performance was praised by critics, who saw his acting as the highlight of the production. Bomer earned his first Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor and his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his performance.

In the same year, after describing the documentary "Hunted: The War Against Gays in Russia", which follows LGBT people in Russia, Bomer appeared in the episode "Pink Cupcakes" in the fourth season of the anthology horror TV series "American Horror Story" created by Murphy. took. Bomer's 2015 debut came when he co-starred with Channing Tatum and Joe Manganiello in the comedy drama "Magic Mike XXL", a sequel to the popular 2012 film. The film received moderate reviews, in addition to grossing $122 million worldwide. Bomer also sang two songs for the soundtrack of the film, "Heaven" and "Untitled (How Does It Feel)". Later that year, after Bomer appeared on "American Horror Story: Freak Show," Murphy added Bomer to the main cast of the fifth season of "American Horror Story: Hotel," including Iris' son (Kathy Bates) and the Countess' sweetheart (Lady Gaga) added to the role.

Bomer appeared in two more films in 2016. The first of these was when he portrayed a psychopathic murderer named John Boy with Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe in the action comedy movie "The Nice Guys" directed by Shane Black. The film received both positive reviews and was a moderate box office success. His next role came as Matthew Cullen, who plays the farming husband of Haley Bennett's character in the western action movie "The Magnificent Seven" directed by Antoine Fuqua. The film received mixed reviews from critics, even though its cast and action scenes were praised. Additionally, it was a moderate financial gain, grossing $162.4 million worldwide at the box office. Later in the year, he played the lead role of Monroe Stahr in the TV series "The Last Tycoon" based on the novel of the same name by F.Scott Fitzgerald, directed by Billy Ray, alongside Kelsey Grammer, Lily Collins and Dominique McElligott.

The following year, he appeared in the survival drama movie "Walking Out," directed by Alex & Andrew Smith, as the estranged father of a 14-year-old son (played by Josh Wiggins). The film, which was screened in the US Dramatic Competition section of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, was released on October 6, 2017. The film, which received great acclaim, was also praised for Bomer's outstanding performance. In addition, Bomer's performance was added to the list of "17 Most Overlooked Performances" of 2017.

In the sequel to 2017, he appeared alongside John Carroll Lynch in the role of Freda Von Rhenburg in the drama film "Everything" directed by Timothy McNeil and adapted from the play of the same name. Released on June 17, 2017, the film received mixed and average reviews from critics. Bomer, who received some criticism for his role, won an award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

The following year, he began work on his directorial debut, "The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story," written by Tom Rob Smith. The series starred Jon Jon Briones and Darren Criss in the roles of father and son, respectively, and the episode directed by Bomer was watched by more than 1 million people. He then took part in the 2018 remake of the March Crowley play "The Boys in the Band", which was staged at the Booth Theatre and celebrated its Broadway debut. He won the Tony Award for Best Animation of a Play for his performance in the play.

Bomer's 2018 film debut came as Ross Craine in the science fiction movie "Jonathan" directed by Bill Oliver. He then appeared alongside Alejandro Patiño as Sean, a local television weather forecaster, in the comedy-drama film "Papi Chulo" directed by John Butler. He then co-starred with Susan Sarandon as journalist Sam in the drama film "Viper Club" directed by Maryam Keshavarz. Both films premiered at the 43rd Toronto International Film Festival.

Later, he made a guest appearance on the NBC TV series "Will & Grace" (2018–2019). He also acted as the Negative Man superhero in the DC Universe superhero TV series "Doom Patrol" (2019). In 2020, Bomer portrayed the character of Jamie Burns in the USA Network anthology TV series "The Sinner."

In 2020, he appeared in the drama movie "The Boys in the Band" based on the play of the same name and directed by Joe Mantello. The movie, which was released on Netflix on September 30, 2020, received generally positive feedback. In 2021, he voiced himself as Barry Allen / The Flash in the animated superhero movie "Justice Society: World War II." The following year, he appeared in the Nexflix drama television miniseries "Echoes."

In 2023, he reprized as Barry Allen / The Flash in the animated superhero movie "Legion of Super-Heroes," based on the superhero team of the same name. In the same year, he appeared in the sequel "Magic Mike's Last Dance" comedy-drama directed by Steven Soderbergh. The film, which was released on February 10, 2023, had both mixed reviews and moderate box office success.

Personal life

In 2011, Bomer got married to publisher Simon Halls. The couple announced their marriage to the public in 2014. The couple has three children, Kit Bomer Halls, who were born via surrogacy, followed by twin brothers Walker and Henry Bomer Halls.

Bomer publicly announced that he is gay, thanking Halls and his children while giving an acceptance speech for the "Steve Chase Humanitarian Award" in 2012. Also in 2012, Bomer was honored with the "Inspiration Award" for his work with the organization "GLSEN". Bomer is an activist for LGBT rights.

Having practiced Transcendental Meditation since his early 20s, Bomer stands out with his looks. Besides, he is seen as a sex symbol. The website BuddyTV ranked Bomer as number one on their list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011". The following year, it took third place on the same list. In June 2013, Bomer was ranked #2 on the "Hot 100" as voted by AfterEllen.com and TheBacklot.com readers, making Bomer the highest ranked man on the list.