Matt Bomer
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Matthew Staton Bomer was born in Webster Groves, Greater St. Louis, Missouri, to Elizabeth Macy (Staton) and John O'Neill Bomer IV, a Dallas
Cowboys draft pick. Matt was raised in Spring, Texas, and educated at
Klein High School, near Houston. After school, he attended Carnegie
Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, graduating with a
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Bomer then relocated to New York to forge
a career in acting.
Theater work followed, but his television break came with a small part in La force du destin (1970). This lead to a reoccurring role in Haine et passion (1952) as murderous Ben Reade. Further success in TV followed including parts in Tru Calling: compte à rebours (2003), Chuck (2007) and the lead role in Traveler: Ennemis d'État (2007). Bomer also scored film roles in projects such as Flight Plan (2005) and Massacre à la tronçonneuse : Le Commencement (2006). In 2009, he was cast in the lead role of criminal mastermind Neal Caffrey in Fox's FBI: Duo très spécial (2009).
Theater work followed, but his television break came with a small part in La force du destin (1970). This lead to a reoccurring role in Haine et passion (1952) as murderous Ben Reade. Further success in TV followed including parts in Tru Calling: compte à rebours (2003), Chuck (2007) and the lead role in Traveler: Ennemis d'État (2007). Bomer also scored film roles in projects such as Flight Plan (2005) and Massacre à la tronçonneuse : Le Commencement (2006). In 2009, he was cast in the lead role of criminal mastermind Neal Caffrey in Fox's FBI: Duo très spécial (2009).
