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8 | Matthew Staton Bomer (born October 11, 1977 in Webster Groves, Missouri) is an American actor. |
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10 | He's primarily known for his roles in television, such as Neal Caffrey on Creator/{{USA|Network}}'s ''Series/WhiteCollar'', and various characters on Creator/{{FX|Networks}}'s ''Series/AmericanHorrorStory''. He also starred in the acclaimed Creator/{{HBO}} film adaptation of ''Theatre/TheNormalHeart''. |
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12 | Matt is one of the most prominent openly gay actors in Hollywood; he married his partner Simon Halls in 2011, and they're fathers to three children. He's also close friends with ''Film/MagicMike'' co-star Creator/JoeManganiello, with whom he attended Carnegie Mellon University in UsefulNotes/{{Pittsburgh}}. |
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14 | !! Selected filmography: |
15 | * ''Series/GuidingLight'' (2001 -- 2003) as Benjamin "Ben" Reade |
16 | * ''Series/TruCalling'' (2003 -- 2004) as Luc Johnston |
17 | * ''Series/{{Traveler|2007}}'' (2007) as Jay Burchell |
18 | * ''Series/{{Chuck}}'' (2007 -- 2009) as Bryce Larkin |
19 | * ''Series/WhiteCollar'' (2009 -- 2014) as Neal Caffrey |
20 | * ''Film/InTime'' (2011) as Henry Hamilton |
21 | * ''Series/{{Glee}}'' (2012) as Cooper Anderson |
22 | * ''Film/MagicMike'' (2012) as Ken |
23 | ** ''Film/MagicMikeXXL'' (2015) |
24 | ** ''Film/MagicMikesLastDance'' (2023) |
25 | * ''WesternAnimation/SupermanUnbound'' (2013) as Clark Kent / ComicBook/{{Superman}} (voice) |
26 | * ''Film/TheNormalHeart'' (2014) as Felix Turner |
27 | * ''Film/SpaceStation76'' (2014) as Ted |
28 | * ''Series/AmericanHorrorStory'' (2014 -- present) in various roles: |
29 | ** ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryFreakShow'' (2014) as Andy |
30 | ** ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryHotel'' (2015 -- 2016) as Donovan |
31 | ** ''Series/AmericanHorrorStories: [[Recap/AmericanHorrorStoriesS1E1S1E2RubberWoman Rubber (Wo)man]]'' (2021) as Michael |
32 | * ''Series/TheLastTycoon'' (2017) as Milton Sternberg aka Monroe Stahr |
33 | * ''Series/WillAndGrace'' (2018 -- 2019) as [=McCoy=] Whitman |
34 | * ''Series/{{Titans|2018}}'' (2018) as Larry Trainor / Negative Man (voice) |
35 | * ''Series/{{Doom Patrol|2019}}'' (2019) as Larry Trainor / Negative Man |
36 | * ''Series/TheSinner'' (2020) as Jamie Burns |
37 | * ''WesternAnimation/JusticeSocietyWorldWarII'' (2021) as Barry Allen / Comicbook/TheFlash (voice) |
38 | * ''Series/{{Echoes}}'' (2022) as Jack Beck |
39 | * ''Series/FellowTravelers'' (2023) as Hawkins "Hawk" Fuller |
40 | * ''Film/{{Maestro}}'' as David Oppenheim |
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42 | !! His roles provide examples of the following: |
43 | * TheCastShowoff: Many, ''many'' directors he's worked with have taken advantage of his wonderful singing voice. |
44 | * MrFanservice: Many of his roles have positioned him as this trope; his character in the ''Magic Mike'' films [[WalkingShirtlessScene is the most blatant example of it]]. |
45 | * QueerCharacterQueerActor: Has played a number of gay characters since coming out in 2012 including: |
46 | ** Felix in the HBO adaptation of ''Theatre/TheNormalHeart'' |
47 | ** Andy on ''Series/AmericanHorrorStoryFreakShow'' |
48 | ** Larry Trainor on ''Series/{{Doom Patrol|2019}}'' |
49 | ** Donald in the 2018 stage production and 2020 film adaptation of ''Theatre/TheBoysInTheBand'' |
50 | ** Hawk in ''Series/FellowTravelers''. |
51 | ** David Oppenheim in ''Film/{{Maestro}}'' |
52 | * TallDarkAndHandsome: He's six feet tall, dark-haired and his striking good looks are regularly noted. |
53 | * UnkemptBeauty: A few of his roles have dressed him down a bit with a few days of stubble, a casual wardrobe and messy hair and he's claimed he dresses much the same in real life, opting for jeans and t-shirts when not working. It does absolutely ''nothing'' to take away from his good looks. |
54 | * WhatBeautifulEyes: His striking blue eyes get a ''lot'' of focus from directors. |
55 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen: Matt was slated to play ComicBook/{{Superman}} in Creator/BrettRatner's canceled ''Superman Flyby'', which ultimately became ''Film/SupermanReturns'', with Creator/BrandonRouth in the title role. When Creator/WarnerBros started casting their new Superman for ''Film/ManOfSteel'' (the first entry in the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse), Matt's name was again thrown into the mix, eventually losing out to Creator/HenryCavill -- who, coincidentally, also screen-tested for ''Flyby'' years earlier. |
56 | ** [[CastingGag Perhaps because of this]], Matt was tapped to voice the character in ''WesternAnimation/SupermanUnbound'', which was released the same year as ''Man of Steel''. |
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