Matthew Bomer

Personal life

Bomer enjoys participating in sports such as football , baseball and tennis , as well as playing the guitar .

He is good friends with high school classmates Lee Pace and Lynn Collins .

In an interview published in the January 2010 issue ofDetails, when asked about media reports regarding his sexual orientation , Bomer stated, "I don't care about that at all. I'm completely happy and fulfilled in my personal life."He declined to elaborate further, stating, "I have a network and a show riding on my shoulders," referring to his starring role on USA'sWhite Collar.

List of credits

Film

Year	Film	Role
2005	Flightplan	Eric
2006	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning	Eric
2012	I'm.mortal	Henry

Television

Year	Title	Role	Network	Notes
2001–2003	Guiding Light	Ben Reade	CBS	Main cast
2003–2004	Tru Calling	Luc Johnston	FOX	Season 1
2004–2005	North Shore	Ross	FOX	Season 1, Episode 12 "Bellport"
2006	Amy Coyne	Case	FOX	Pilot
2007	Traveler	Jay Burchell	ABC	Main cast
2007–2009	Chuck	Bryce Larkin	NBC	Recurring character (7 episodes)
2009–present	White Collar	Neal Caffrey	USA	Main cast

Career

After graduating from Carnegie Mellon University (School of Drama) in 2000, he moved to New York City , New York , and worked on stage until he was cast in a small role, as Ian Kipling, onAll My Children,a daytime soap-opera serial on the ABC television network . From 2001 to 2003, he portrayed the role of Ben Reade on another daytime television soap opera,Guiding Light, on the CBS television network.

He starred as Luc, Tru's ( Eliza Dushku ) ill-fated love interest, inTru Calling(2003–04), a supernatural , science-fiction television series on the Fox television network.

Although Bomer was director Brett Ratner 's favorite choice to portray Superman / Clark Kent for the project that later becameSuperman Returns(2006), Ratner left the project in 2003 and was replaced by director Bryan Singer ; Singer cast actor Brandon Routh in the role in October 2004. But Bomer had the chance to play both Clark Kent and Superman in a series of Japanese commercials and press ads for Toyota in 2009.

Bomer appeared onNorth Shore(2004–05), a prime-time television soap opera, as well as inFlightplan(2005), a thriller film with Jodie Foster .

InThe Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning(2006), Bomer portrayed Eric, a Vietnam-War veteran who is driving across Texas to re-enlist after his brother is drafted . The brothers run afoul of Sheriff Hoyt and are taken captive by the Hewitt family . Bomer costarred inTraveler(2007), a short-lived midseason replacement television series which premiered on ABC on May 30, 2007. He has had the recurring role of Bryce Larkin on action - comedy seriesChuck(2007–09) on the NBC television network.

On October 23, 2009, Bomer began starring inWhite Collar, a police-procedural drama television series on the USA Network . The series chronicles the partnership between a con artist (Bomer) and a U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation agent ( Tim DeKay ).

Early life and education

Bomer was born in Spring , a suburb of Houston , Texas , the son of Sissi and John Bomer,a final round draft pick of the Dallas Cowboys , although he did not make the team. He attended Klein High School , located outside of Houston, with fellow actor Lee Pace .In addition, they both acted at Houston's Alley Theatre , a non-profit theatre company . In 2001, Bomer graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

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