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Matt Bomer

Matt Bomer

Actor and producer · Born October 11, 1977 (49) · Webster Groves, Missouri, USA

Golden Globe winner · Primetime Emmy nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Matthew Staton Bomer (born October 11, 1977) is an American actor. He is the recipient of accolades such as a Golden Globe Award, a Critics' Choice Television Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. In 2000, he made his television debut on the long-running soap opera All My Children. Bomer graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Soon after, he had a contract role on Guiding Light, as well as appearing on primetime shows, including Tru Calling. In 2005, Bomer made his film debut in the mystery-thriller Flightplan, then in 2007 gained recognition with his recurring role in the NBC television series Chuck. 2009 saw Bomer then land the lead role of con-artist and thief Neal Caffrey in the USA Network series White Collar with the series lasting to 2014. He has featured in supporting roles in the 2011 science fiction thriller In Time, the 2012 comedy-drama Magic Mike and its 2015 sequel, the 2014 supernatural-drama Winter's Tale, and the 2016 neo-noir film The Nice Guys. In 2015, he won a Golden Globe Award and received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for playing a closeted writer of The New York Times in the drama television film The Normal Heart about the rise of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City. Bomer made a guest appearance on the fourth season of FX's horror anthology series American Horror Story. He was later upgraded to the main cast during the fifth season. In 2017 he received praise for his performances in the drama films Walking Out, Anything, and the 2018 comedy-drama Papi Chulo. He portrays Larry Trainor in the DC Universe series Doom Patrol, which premiered in 2019. On stage, Bomer starred in the Dustin Lance Black play 8 on Broadway, and at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles as Jeff Zarrillo, a plaintiff in the federal case that overturned California's Proposition 8. In 2018 he starred in revival of the Mart Crowley play The Boys in the Band on Broadway playing Donald; he reprised his role for the 2020 film of the same name.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 11, 1977 (49)
From
Webster Groves, Missouri, USA
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
41 on MovieCove · 53 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 12% in 30 days

What are Matt Bomer's films like?

Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Animation5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
27%
Self
20%
Morality
17%
Society
13%
Survival
9%
Power
7%
Ideas
6%
Identity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 10 · Intense 10

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 5

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 12 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 9 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 8

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 19 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

17 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 7 of 17 analyzed roles.

Hero
7 of 17
Ally
4 of 17
Shadow
2 of 17
Shapeshifter
2 of 17
Mentor
1 of 17
Herald
1 of 17
Show the 17 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Melancholic
16
Hopeful
12
Warm
8
Contemplative
6
Other
27

How their films linger

Hopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Matt Bomer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 41 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Matt Bomer's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

53 credits, 41 with a MovieCove page; 14 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Outcome(2026)

    as Xander Alexander

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Mid-Century Modern(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer · as Jerry Frank

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Cashing Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part Three(2024)

    as The Flash (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One(2024)

    as The Flash / Barry Allen (voice)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Maestro(2023)

    as David Oppenheim

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Fellow Travelers(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Hawkins 'Hawk' Fuller

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Justice League: Warworld(2023)

    as Old Man (voice)

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • All Man: The International Male Story(2022)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Magic Mike's Last Dance(2023)

    as Ken

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Legion of Super-Heroes(2023)

    as The Flash (voice)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Echoes(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · as Jack Beck

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • American Horror Stories(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Michael

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Justice Society: World War II(2021)

    as Flash (voice)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Boys in the Band(2020)

    as Donald

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Papi Chulo(2018)

    as Sean

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Doom Patrol(2019)

    Show 46 episodes · as Larry Trainor / Negative Man (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Jonathan(2018)

    as Ross Crane

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Viper Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Sam

  • Titans(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Larry Trainor / Negative Man (voice)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Anything(2017)

    as Freda Von Rhenburg

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Will & Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as McCoy Whitman

  • The Sinner(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Jamie Burns · as Jamie Burns (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Tycoon(2016)

    Show 9 episodes · as Monroe Stahr

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Walking Out(2017)

    as Cal

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Magnificent Seven(2016)

    as Matthew Cullen

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Nice Guys(2016)

    as John Boy

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • American Crime Story(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Magic Mike XXL(2015)

    as Ken

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Hunted: The War Against Gays in Russia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Space Station 76(2014)

    as Ted

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Normal Heart(2014)

    as Felix Turner

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Winter's Tale(2014)

    as Young Man

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Superman: Unbound(2013)

    as Clark Kent / Superman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The New Normal(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Monty

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Magic Mike(2012)

    as Ken

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • 8(2012)

    as Jeff Zarrillo

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • In Time(2011)

    as Henry Hamilton

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • American Horror Story(2011)

    Show 12 episodes · as Andy · as Donovan

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • White Collar(2009)

    Show 81 episodes · Producer · as Neal Caffrey

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Glee(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Cooper Anderson

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Chuck(2007)

    Show 7 episodes · as Bryce Larkin

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Traveler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 8 episodes · as Jay Burchell

  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning(2006)

    as Eric

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Flightplan(2005)

    as Eric

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • North Shore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Ross

  • Tru Calling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 14 episodes · as Luc Johnston

  • Relic Hunter(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Driver agent

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • All My Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 2,338 episodes · as Ian Kipling

  • Monty Clift (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Montgomery Clift

  • Nashville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Creator · Producer

  • The Book of Ruth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as John McGavock Grider

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 53 titles, 49 of them dated from 1970 to 2026; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

In Time (2011)

$174M worldwide

Highest rated

The Normal Heart (2014)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

White Collar (2009)

Film career

MilestoneAward win
19702026

Peak 2024 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 19 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting50 of 53: 47 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thDirecting1 of 53: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing5 of 53: 1 only producing, 4 with another roleOther crew1 of 53: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

53 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · acting1990s1 · acting2000s8 · 8 acting · 1 crew2010s24 · 23 acting · 1 crew2020s15 · 14 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 26% of 23 roles
051520

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Golden Globe from 6 major nominations, 2014–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
  2. 2015
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
  3. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Matt Bomer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 26; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 41 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 41 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

8 (2012)

95th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Normal Heart (2014)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 20 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Matt Bomer's work okay for kids?

Across up to 20 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles14–77 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity20 titles15–75 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity16 titles31–89 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles31–71 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles9–67 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Matt Bomer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matt Bomer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sam Register shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles